Nigerian Hollywood star, Uzo Aduba, wins Emmy Award

It’s Emmy season again and the first round got off to a crying start on Saturday as Nigerian-American actress, Uzoamaka Nwaneka Aduba, star of Netflix’s “Orange Is The New Black” hit series  welcomed her award for Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards with tears and a prayer.

Uzo Aduba as Crazy Eyes in ‘Purple is the New Black’. 

In her speech after her award an emotional Aduba said: “I’m stuffed. I’m beyond full. My cup runneth over right now. I feel absolutely all of those things: I feel full of joy, like a fountain. Mission accomplished.”

33-year-old Aduba, nominated alongside costars Natasha Lyonne and Laverne Cox, is considered a ‘guest’ in the series for the purpose of the Creative Arts Emmy. Aduba is of Nigerian ancestry but was born and raised in the U.S.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards precedes the prime time show that will take place August 25, 2014.

Photos from: HitFix