2024 Emmys: Lamorne Morris Swears He Knows Where Babies Come From—And No, It's Not From the Butt
Lamorne Morris might need a quick anatomy lesson.
While picking up the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie for his work in Fargo at the 2024 Emmy Awards Sept. 15, Lamorne had the audience rolling with his unconventional acceptance speech. (Click here for all the red carpet arrivals and click here for the complete list of winners.)
"I wanna thank God," he began from the stage at the Peacock Theater, "for allowing me to be here. I also wanna thank God for my beautiful mother who raised me."
And that's where things went off the rails for the New Girl alum as he added about his mother Gwennett, "She's been my biggest champion ever since I, you know, came out of, you know, I dropped out of her—her butt."
"Whatever," he quipped. "I know where babies come from."
The 41-year-old quickly switched gears, sending a heartfelt "I love you" to his 4-year-old daughter Lily.
"I told you I would do it," he proclaimed, "you always doubted me."
And as he told E! News earlier on the red carpet, Lily has been less than impressed by her father's feat, especially when he initially earned the nomination, which saw him going up against Jonathan Bailey (Fellow Travelers), John Hawkes (True Detective: Night Country), Robert Downey Jr. (The Sympathizer), Tom Goodman-Hill (Baby Reindeer) and Treat Williams (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans).
"It was early in the morning and me and my daughter were eating," Lamorne told E! about finding out he was nominated. "She didn't give a damn. She did, 'Why are you crying daddy? Daddy is crying!' How are you laughing at a person who is crying, honey?"
He added, "She hasn't learned yet. So disrespectful. These kids, man!"
And while his win tonight will hopefully earn his daughter's respect, Lamorne had other things on his mind: namely calling out former Jake Johnson for holding up the hopes of a New Girl reboot.
"Everybody is on the same page that we want to, except for Jake Johnson," he explained. "Jake Johnson, man, you've been a problem."
And Lamorne is not above putting Jake on blast about it.
"We all love the fans so much that we want to give them what they want. What's wrong, Jake? You don't love the fans?" He joked on the red carpet. "Jake Johnson hates the fans!"
To see more winners from the 2024 Emmy Awards, keep reading.
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
WINNER: Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Jon Hamm, Fargo
Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Andrew Scott, Ripley
WINNER: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Juno Temple, Fargo
Sofía Vergara, Griselda
Naomi Watts, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Dakota Fanning, Ripley
Lily Gladstone, Under The Bridge
WINNER: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Aja Naomi King, Lessons in Chemistry
Diane Lane, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Nava Mau, Baby Reindeer
Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country
Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers
John Hawkes, True Detective: Night Country
Robert Downey Jr., The Sympathizer
WINNER: Lamorne Morris, Fargo
Tom Goodman-Hill, Baby Reindeer
Treat Williams, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
WINNER: Baby Reindeer
Fargo
Lessons in Chemistry
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
WINNER: The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Amazing Race
Top Chef
RuPaul’s Drag Race
WINNER: The Traitors
The Voice
The Crown
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Fallout
WINNER: Shogun
The Gilded Age
Slow Horses
The Morning Show
3 Body Problem
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Curb Your Enthusiasm
WINNER: Hacks
Only Murders In The Building
Palm Royale
Reservation Dogs
What We Do In The Shadows
Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age
Greta Lee, The Morning Show
Nicole Beharie, The Morning Show
Lesley Manville, The Crown
WINNER: Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Karen Pittman, The Morning Show
Holland Taylor, The Morning Show
Tadanobu Asano, Shogun
WINNER: Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show
Jon Hamm, The Morning Show
Takehiro Hira, Shogun
Jack Lowden, Slow Horses
Jonathan Pryce, The Crown
Carol Burnett, Palm Royale
WINNER: Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary
Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
Lionel Boyce, The Bear
Paul Rudd, Only Murders in the Building
Paul W. Downs, Hacks
Tyler James Williams, Abbott Elementary
WINNER: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Idris Elba, Hijack
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
Walton Goggins, Fallout
Dominic West, The Crown
Donald Glover, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
WINNER: Anna Sawai, Shogun
Carrie Coon, The Gilded Age
Imelda Staunton, The Crown
Maya Erskine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Maya Rudolph, Loot
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
Matt Berry, What We Do In The Shadows
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tie, Reservation Dogs
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