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Betty Gilpin Jabs at Sam Altman During ‘Manic Poem’ Acceptance Speech at the Emmys

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Betty Gilpin Jabs at Sam Altman During ‘Manic Poem’ Acceptance Speech at the Emmys
Sep 7, 2026 9:35am PT Betty Gilpin Jabs at Sam Altman During ‘Manic Poem’ Acceptance Speech at the Emmys

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Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

franklinavenue See All Betty Gilpin wins the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award for "Widow's Bay" at the 78th Emmy Awards Night 2 held at Peacock Theater on September 06, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. JC Olivera

“Widow’s Bay” guest star Betty Gilpin accepted her Emmy win for outstanding guest actress in a comedy by reading a poem she had written in jest — and very much in the unique style of the show. But it was one line that especially got the TV Academy audience at the Peacock Theatre to cheer: “Let’s all lean toward Sam Shepard and less toward Sam Altman.”

Gilpin won for playing Sarah Westcott Warren, the long-suffering wife of town founder Richard Warren in the “Widow’s Bay” flashback episode “Our History.”

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