United Kingdom, Sept. 15 -- Cristin Milioti wrote her Emmy Awards acceptance speech "on the back of [her] therapy notes".

The 40-year-old actress took home the Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie prize at Sunday's (14.09.25) ceremony for her work on The Penguin and she admitted working on the programme had been a "bright spot" during a dark time for the world.

Cristin - who won the award ahead of Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer), Meghann Fahy (Sirens), Rashida Jones (Black Mirror) and Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex) - said: "Sorry, I wrote this on the back of notes I took in therapy the other day, so don't look at the back.

"It's very hard to make sense of being alive right now in this world, so I'm deeply grateful for ...