Succession star Sarah Snook paid tribute to her 'fake husband' Matthew MacFadyen in a sweet moment from Sunday's Critics Choice Awards.
The actress added yet another gong to her collection for her role as Shiv Roy in the smash hit series, winning in the Best Actress In A Drama Series category.
Taking to the stage for her speech, Sarah thanked onscreen husband Matthew and their co-star Kieran Culkin, who plays her brother Roman, for being 'great scene partners.'
'This job was extraordinary and such a joy to go into work every day and play dress up, I play dress up for a living like all of us in this room do. What a silly thrill that is!' she began.
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Succession star Sarah Snook paid tribute to her 'fake husband' Matthew MacFadyen in a sweet moment from Sunday's Critics Choice Awards
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Taking to the stage for her speech, Sarah thanked onscreen husband Matthew, who blew her a kiss from his seat
'I just wanted to say thank you to Matthew and Kieran for being such great scene partners. You are so funny and fun to work with and stubborn and annoying and the best because of it.'
Turning to her onscreen husband, Sarah continued: 'And Matthew you are so gracious and wonderful and lovely, and such a playful, fun partner to work with, thanks for being my fake husband.'
An emotional looking Matthew beamed back at Sarah and blew her a kiss as the crowd applauded.
Sarah ended her speech with a mention for her 'real husband' Dave Lawson 'for being the best husband in a supporting role,' and called him 'the joy of my life.'
Succession nearly swept the television drama categories at the Critics Choice Awards, with wins for Best Drama Series and individual honors for Sarah and Kieren Culkin.
Sarah beat out stiff competition including Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Keri Russell – The Diplomat ( Netflix ), and Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+).
Meanwhile Kieran won over Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+), Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX), Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max), Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC), and Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max).
The Morning Show star Billy Crudup beat Matthew to the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series gong.
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Matthew and Sarah play Tom Wambsgans and Shiv Roy in the hit series, which aired its final season last year
![The actress added yet another gong to her collection for her role as Shiv Roy in the smash hit series, winning in the Best Actress In A Drama Series category](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/15/10/80024291-12964387-image-a-13_1705315045576.jpg)
The actress added yet another gong to her collection for her role as Shiv Roy in the smash hit series, winning in the Best Actress In A Drama Series category
![Succession nearly swept the television drama categories at the Critics Choice Awards, with wins for Best Drama Series and individual honors for Sarah and Kieren Culkin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/15/10/80016409-12964387-Snook_36_and_Culkin_41_emerged_victorious_in_their_respective_ca-a-14_1705315070578.jpg)
Succession nearly swept the television drama categories at the Critics Choice Awards, with wins for Best Drama Series and individual honors for Sarah and Kieren Culkin
![The Morning Show star Billy Crudup beat Matthew to the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series gong but the cast celebrated their Best Drama Series win together](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/15/10/80016385-12964387-The_group_was_seen_beaming_as_the_HBO_series_has_been_well_recog-a-15_1705315072890.jpg)
The Morning Show star Billy Crudup beat Matthew to the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series gong but the cast celebrated their Best Drama Series win together
But Matthew triumphed a week ago, becoming the first person in the Succession cast to earn a Golden Globe.
The 49-year-old British actor beat out two of his castmates on the highly-popular HBO series to win Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television.
Next up for the stars are Monday's 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, for which Succession garnered a leading 27 total nominations.
Among the acting nominations include Snook for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Culkin is nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, against both Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, among others.
In the category for Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Macfadyen faces competition from Succession castmates Nicholas Braun, Alan Ruck and Alexander Skarsgård, among others.