In this video grab captured on Sept. 20, 2020, courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and ABC Entertainment, Zendaya accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for "Euphoria" during the 72nd Emmy Awards broadcast.
(The Television Academy and ABC Entertainment via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Zendaya said her โheart was filledโ when she saw her fellow nominees, including Jennifer Aniston, cheering on the โEuphoriaโ actress for becoming the youngest drama lead actress to win an Emmy.
She is only the second Black actress to claim the lead drama actress award, following Viola Davisโ groundbreaking 2015 win for โHow To Get Away With Murder.โZendaya along with her gleeful family and friends screamed, cheered, hugged and cried behind her as a stunned she accepted the award in what appeared to be a hotel suite.
Itโs pretty crazy.โOn โEuphoria,โ Zendaya plays Rue Bennett, a teenage addict struggling with her sobriety and recovery on the series that delves into sex, drugs, trauma and identity among high-schoolers.
โI definitely felt like this wrapping of love around me as I was sitting here,โ Zendaya continued.