Elizabeth Debicki Wins Best Supporting Actress

By Hannah McLaren

Critics Choice Awards © Elizabeth Debicki has won the best supporting actress in a drama series, for her role in The Crown. Image shows the actress holding up the award on the red carpet, she's wearing a sparkly gown and now has long blonde hair.

Elizabeth Debicki takes home a Critics Choice Award for her stunning performance as Princess Diana in The Crown. She was practically her double…

Fans of The Crown called Elizabeth Debicki’s performance as Princess Diana “Perfection”, and the critics agree!

In her acceptance speech on Sunday evening, the Australian actress paid a touching tribute to Princess Diana after being named Best Supporting Actress in television at the Critics Choice Awards.

It came as a huge surprise to Elizabeth Debicki, 33, who beautifully captured Diana’s essence in her final years before such an untimely death. When the Australian actress took to the stage at The Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, she admitted how unprepared she was.

‘Thank you, I truly did not expect this. This role has been an incredible gift to me,’ she said. “It has been a terrifying challenge and I will always be grateful for it.

“My only hope really was that I would do this remarkable woman, incredible, glorious woman, proud by playing her in this show.’

Debicki also gave a special shout-out to her co-star Khalid Abdalla. She thanked him for his performance as Diana’s lover, Dodi Al Fayed, and the chemistry they had onscreen.

‘[He’s) just the most amazing man. I adore you,’ she said to the actor as he watched from the audience. ‘Every actor in this room knows that what we do is not a singular venture at all, and if I did anything good in this show you are half of it.

‘You held me through it and I thank you forever! You are a dear friend.’

Best Supporting actor in television went to Billy Crudup for his role in The Morning Show.

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, The Crown. Image features Elizabeth Debicki in character during a tense scene. she is wearing all black, pearl earrings and looks very stern and dissatisfied.

Elizabeth Debicki is the spitting image of Princess Diana in The Crown. Image: Netflix.

It was a star studded night with lots of famous presenters and big wins.

Margot Robbie presented the SeeHer Award to America Ferrera. This award is the for the silver screen’s leading ladies who advocate for gender equality and portray authentic, boundary-pushing characters as America Ferrera did in box-office hit Barbie. While James Mangold took to the stage to honour Harrison Ford with the Career Achievement Award.

Where have we seen Elizabeth Debicki before?

If you feel like you’ve seen the actress somewhere before, you likely have! Debicki has also been in a number of blockbuster hits including The Great Gatsby and Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as some other popular TV shows such as The Night Manager.