Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIwon the honor for best supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his role in HBO'sWatchmen,at the72nd annual Emmy Awardson Sunday.
After shouting out his family, co-star Regina King and showrunner Damon Lindelof,the actor described the HBO series as a story about "trauma." "It was a story about the lasting scars of white domestic violence — white domestic terrorism, pardon me.
It was a story about police corruption and brutality," he said. "But in the midst of all that, it was also a story about a guy who came down to earth to reciprocate to a black woman all the love that she deserved." "He offers her sacrifices and support.
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