jaam Lee Curtis was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series on September 8th 2024 for her performance as Donna bado in the bear the 65-year-old actress delivered a standout performance that earned her the prestigious award distinguishing her among other nominees such as Divine Joy Randolph from only murders in the building Caitlyn Olsen from hacks Christen wig and myia Rudolph from Saturday Night Live and Olivia Coleman who was also nominated for her role in the in her acceptance speech Curtis expressed her deep appreciation for the honor she remarked on the challenges of portraying a character that evokes strong emotions stating to be the source of someone's pain is very difficult it's astonishing that I got this opportunity at this point in my life she took a moment to praise the cast and crew of The Bear highlighting their Collective effort in creating what she described as a beautiful beautiful beautiful piece of television Curtis also shared her feelings with reporters in The Press Room where she expressed how fortunate she felt to receive such recognition I just never thought in my life that I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence she said Curtis reflected on the recent years of her career describing them as the most thrilling period of her creative life due to the depth and quality of the projects she has been involved in she concluded by expressing her humility and immense gratitude for the opportunities she has has received