Lamorne Morris Begs Robert Downey Jr. to 'Please Sign' the Poster He Has of Him After Win at Emmys 2024

Mar. 15, 2025

It was a night to remember forLamorne Morris!

The actor, 41, took home the prize for outstanding supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie at the 2024Emmy Awards.

He began, “I want to thank God for allowing me to be here. I also want to thank God for my beautiful mother, who raised me. She’s been my biggest champion ever since you know came out of, I dropped out of her, her butt, whatever, I know where babies come from.”

He also thanked his 4-year-old daughter Lily, teasing, “I told you I would do it, you always doubted me.”

Lamorne Morris at the 2024 Emmys.ABC

ABC

“All the folks at FX, my beautiful cast, my management team, God I am forgetting so many people….My fellow nominees,Robert Downey Jr., I got a poster of you at my house, please sign it, seriously,” he continued.

“And I love you to all my friends and my family if you have my number that means I love you,” he added. “Who am I forgetting, lets see John Landgraf, Noah Hawley. Noah Hawley — you put together one hell of a cast and thank you for trusting and believing in me and everyone over at FX and Hulu. I’ll do another thing on my podcast and thank the rest of the people I forgot to thank.”

Lamorne Morris.Michelle Faye/FX

Michelle Faye/FX

ForFargo,Morris and his costarsJuno TempleandJon Hammwere all nominated. In a statement, Morris took the opportunity to joke about his career and call out Downey Jr.

“Thank you to the Television Academy for finally recognizing all my hard work onNew Girl! Although I believe it’s a lock, I do see I’m nominated alongside Robert Downey Jr. who stole my role inTropic Thunder," he said. “My fellow nominees and I won’t let this slide.”

“This is a great honor, and I couldn’t be more excited!” he continued. “Truly blessed to work with such a talented cast and crew! Special thank you Noah for the opportunity and trusting me to bring Witt Farr to life! GoFargo!”

Fargo,a thriller anthology with five seasons, was also nominated for outstanding limited series.

The other nominees in Morris' category includedJonathan Bailey,Robert Downey Jr.,Tom Goodman-Hill,Lewis PullmanandTreat Williams.

Jonathan Bailey (left) and Matt Bomer (right).Courtesy of SHOWTIME

Courtesy of SHOWTIME

Bailey, 36, who was nominated forFellow Travelers,released a heartfelt statement following the announcement, both thanking fans and honoring his character.

“Playing Tim Laughlin was the experience of a lifetime, and I will carry him with me always. For this experience to be recognized in this way, and alongside Matt, my ultimate co-pilot, is truly beyond measure.”

Bailey added, “I share this with Ron, Matt, Noah, Jelani, Allison, the entire Fellow Travelers family. And of course, with Tim and all the other angels who fought before us.”

Robert Downey Jr.Beth Dubber/HBO

Beth Dubber/HBO

Nominated for his role inThe Sympathizer,Downey Jr., 59 — who earned the show’s only nomination this year — praised his castmates in his statement at the time.

“I share this nomination with the incomparable Director Park, Hoa Xuande, Sandra Oh and my remarkably talented Vietnamese cast mates,” he said. “It was a privilege to participate in this extraordinary, cross-cultural project. I thank the Television Academy for acknowledging my five small parts withinThe Sympathizer’s larger whole.”

Tom Goodman-Hill.Courtesy of Netflix

Courtesy of Netflix

“It’s all emotionally 100 percent true, if that makes sense. It’s all borrowed from instances that happened to me and real people that I met,” Gadd toldVarietyin April. “But of course, you can’t do the exact truth, for both legal and artistic reasons. I mean, there’s certain protections, you can’t just copy somebody else’s life and name and put it onto television.”

Pullman, 31, was nominated forLessons in Chemistry,one of four total nominations for the show — one being outstanding limited series. Alongside Pullman,Brie Larsonwas nominated for outstanding actress and Aja Naomi King for outstanding supporting actress.

In aninterview with PEOPLEin October, Bonnie Garmus, writer of the book, which was then adapted into the show, praised the “really good” performances of both Larson and Pullman, the latter of whom plays Elizabeth’s fellow chemist and love interest Calvin Evans.

She said that while she initially questioned Pullman’s physical build fitting that of the character Calvin, who is also an avid rower, she quickly realized “he does such a good job” with the role.

Treat Williams.Pari Dukovic/FX

Pari Dukovic/FX

InFeud: Capote vs. the Swans,Williams gained recognition for his part as William S. Paley. The show followed the life of author Truman Capote and his socialite female friends, deemed his “swans,” whose secrets he exposed in a chapter of one of his books.

Williamsdied in a motorcycle crashat age 71 in June 2023, and the late actor was honored in the series with atributeat the end of a Valentine’s Day episode.

“He was delighted every day with these incredible scenes,” costarNaomi Wattstold PEOPLE at the time. “He talked about it, ‘I cannot believe I’ve got such good material.’ And I think we all felt like that, even some of those scenes where he was behaving horribly — the character, not Treat!”

His castmates were also nominated:Tom Hollanderfor outstanding actor, Watts for outstanding actress,Diane Lanefor outstanding supporting actress.

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