After years of being nominated and being robbed by other (always well-deserving) nominees, Tatiana Maslany won the Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy on Sunday and the Clone Club finally got what it’s wanted since Orphan Black debuted. The actress laid a big kiss on current boyfriend Tom Cullen when her name was announced and proceeded to go on stage to accept the award in a gracious, if unsurprisingly shocked, manner.
Of course, the internet went absolutely nuts with the win because even though Orphan Black may be at a critically mixed stage of its life, the show and Maslany’s performance will always have a multitude of fans online. Plus, anybody who can pull off more than half a dozen performances of completely varied, complicated, and truthful characters (even if they’re clones) deserves many times the excitement of almost any other winning actor or actress of the night.
It was definitely one of the biggest shocks of the show, and a great one at that.
HOLY SHIT. I think the #CloneClub just fucking exploded. #Emmys
— Amber Dowling (@amber_dowling) September 19, 2016
TATIANA WINS!!! I JUST SCREAMED SO LOUD I SCARED MY NEIGHBORS!!! #OrphanBlack #Emmys pic.twitter.com/htUTjZXhET
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) September 19, 2016
Legitimately just exclaimed "HOLY SHIT" for @tatianamaslany's #Emmys win. So well deserved!!! #EmmyForMaslany pic.twitter.com/x8yEqHOx5Z
— Terri Schwartz (@Terri_Schwartz) September 19, 2016
TATIANA MASLANY JUST WON A MOTHERFUCKING EMMY HOLY SHIT #Emmys
— Carrie Raisler (@TVandDinners) September 19, 2016
Me at this moment. Congrats! @tatianamaslany #Emmys pic.twitter.com/yLfYmmNVz0
— Diana L. (@dlaura_es) September 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/scATX/status/777699666766868480
EMMY AWARD WINNER TATIANA MASLANY????? FUCKING FINALLY
— kayla kumari upadhyaya (@KaylaKumari) September 19, 2016
If we can get Tatiana Maslany Emmy justice years after it was due, we can certainly defeat Trump in November. #Emmys #StrongerTogether
— itsonlyzach (@itsonlyzach) September 19, 2016
Wow #Emmys, Rami Malek AND Tatiana Maslany? Suck it, Oscars. TV 4-EVA
— Michael Schneider (@franklinavenue) September 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/kerensacadenas/status/777699601570758656
YESSSS Tatiana let's party like it's 2013!!! #Emmys
— itsonlyzach (@itsonlyzach) September 19, 2016
So…they give Tatiana Maslany, like, nine Emmys instead of the traditional one statue, right?
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) September 19, 2016
Of course, even Maslany’s wish-fulfillment win couldn’t happen without a bit of “Adele Dazeemin’ing” by presenter Keifer Sutherland.
https://twitter.com/TVMcGee/status/777699784366981120
https://twitter.com/TheFienPrint/status/777700249858998272
https://twitter.com/sepinwall/status/777699649280806912
And if you are thinking that the Academy should have been paying attention and rewarding Maslany all the way back in Season one for her work on the show, you’re not alone.
https://twitter.com/soniasaraiya/status/777699830084894721
https://twitter.com/tvoti/status/777699741861711873
