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Sep 20, 2021 · Accepting her award at the 2021 Emmys, Coel, becoming the first Black woman to take home the prize, dedicated her prize to "every survivor of sexual assault" and gave a nod to aspiring writers...
- Molli Mitchell
Sep 20, 2021 · Rich Fury/Getty Images. In one of the shortest but perhaps most powerful speeches of the night, Michaela Coel took the stage to accept her history-making Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a...
- Brittney Mcnamara
Sep 20, 2021 · British star Michaela Coel has become the first Black woman ever to win the Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series award at the Emmys, and she dedicated it to survivors of sexual abuse.
Sep 20, 2021 · Coel’s was the rare speech that understood what ceremonies such as the Emmys continue to overlook: what the audience at home truly wants to see. This year’s Emmys tried several glossy methods to...
Sep 20, 2021 · Michaela Coel won her first Emmy for outstanding writing in a limited or anthology series on 19 September, and promptly gave one of the most moving speeches of the night.
- Emma Specter
Sep 19, 2021 · Wearing a stunning neon Christopher John Rogers gown, Coel ascended the steps to a standing ovation and delivered a short but powerful speech, addressed specifically to writers like herself.
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Sep 20, 2021 · In a powerful speech, Michaela Coel dedicated her Emmy win to sexual assault survivors. Coel won for outstanding writing for a limited or anthology series or movie for "I May Destroy You."