Nicole Kidman Wins Her First Emmy Award Sunday Sep 17,2017

Nicole Kidman Wins Her First Emmy Award

Nicole Kidman won her first ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series, for her role in Big Little Lies. She called domestic abuse a "complicated, insidious disease".

Kidman played Celeste, a wife, and mother who becomes the victim of domestic violence at the hands of her husband Perry, essayed by Alexander Skarsgard, who also won an Emmy on Sunday Sep 17,2017

Big Little Lies was nominated for a total of 16 Emmys this year and won eight, including Outstanding Limited Series.

Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who served as executive producers on the series, were pitted against each other in the Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series.

"Reese, I share this with you," Kidman said, adding: "Without you, I would not be standing up here."

Later, when the team took the stage to accept the Outstanding Limited Series honor, Witherspoon said: "It has been an incredible year for women, (to) bring women to the front of the stories."

"More great roles for women, please," Kidman added.

Even Laura Dern, who won the Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series for her role in Big Little Lies, gave a speech empowering women.

"I've been acting since I was 11-years-old and I think I've worked with maybe 12 women," Dern said.

The actress also thanked Kidman, Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley, by saying: "I share this with my tribe of four ladies. I feel very proud to be a part of reflecting fierce women and mothers."

List of winners of the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards

Best Drama Series- "The Handmaid`s Tale" Hulu

Best Comedy Series- "Veep" HBO

Best Limited Series- "Big Little Lies" HBO

Best Actor, Drama- Sterling K. Brown "This is Us"

Best Actress, Drama- Elisabeth Moss "The Handmaid`s Tale"

Best Actor, Comedy- Donald Glover 'Atlanta'

Best Actress, Comedy- Julia Louis- Dreyfus- 'Veep'

Best Actor, Limited Series of TV Movie- Riz Ahmed 'The Night Of'

Best Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie- Nicole Kidman 'Big Little Lies'

Variety Talk Series- 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Variety Sketch Series- 'Saturday Night Live'

Reality Competition Program- 'The Voice' 

Best supporting actor in a drama series- John Lithgow, 'The Crown'

Best supporting actress in a drama series- Ann Dowd, 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Best supporting actor in a comedy series- Alec Baldwin, 'Saturday Night Live'

Best supporting actress in a comedy series- Kate McKinnon, 'Saturday Night Live'

Best supporting actress in a limited series or movie- Laura Dern, 'Big Little Lies'

Best supporting actor in a limited series or movie- Alexander Skarsgard, 'Big Little Lies'

Best director for a comedy series-Donald Glover, 'Atlanta' 

Best writing for a drama series- Bruce Miller, 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Best writing for a comedy series- Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, 'Master of None'

Best directing for a drama series- Reed Morano, 'The Handmaid's Tale'