United Kingdom, Sept. 15 -- Katherine LaNasa fought back tears as she picked up the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Emmy Award on Sunday (14.09.25).

The 58-year-old actress was a surprise winner in a category that also included Severance star Patricia Arquette, Paradise's Julianne Nicholson and The White Lotus quartet Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell and Amy Lou Wood and she paid tribute to the real-life nurses who had influenced her performance in The Pitt as Dana Evans.

Speaking on stage at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, she grew emotional as she said: "Oh my goodness, I am so proud and honoured to receive this award from the Acadmy. My whole career I wanted to work with John Wells, he elevates everything in his wa...