This Emmys Acceptance Speech Turned Into A Surprise Proposal And Things Got Emotional

There's a formula to delivering the best acceptance speech. You need to rehearse, yet not sound too rehearsed. You have got to thank team, your family members, your costars, and still somehow have to come off as effortlessly charming funny. Oh, and also you've got to carry out fulfill all of that in roughly 60 seconds. So, yeah, it's not easy.


However Emmy winner Glenn Weiss rewrote the script on acceptance speeches at the 2018 Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 17), delivering one of the most memorable moments in the telecast's 70-year history if he planned to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen, live on stage.


*Cue Leslie Jones reaction shot*


While accepting the Emmy for outstanding directing for a variety special, the Oscars telecast director — who has been known to keep calm, cool, and collected under immense pressure — took the time to honor his late mother, who'd passed just two weeks prior. Although in honoring her and her educated words, he also acknowledged the woman who has been a constant source of light in his life.


"Jan, you are the sunshine in my life," he mentioned. "And mom was right, don't ever let go of your sunshine. You wonder why I don't like to call you my girlfriend? Because I'd like to call you my wife."


That's any time the star-studded crowd erupted into cheers — presenter Sterling K. Brown's jaw practically hit the floor; nominee Claire Foy had literal tears in her eyes — and also a stunned Svendsen, escorted by Milo Ventimiglia, made her way to the stage.


"I aspire to put this ring that my mom wore on your finger in front of all these people and in front of my mom and your parents watching from above," he mentioned, before getting down on one knee. "Will you marry me?"


(She mentioned yes. Don't worry.)


Who understands what he would have done if he had lost the Emmy, although seeing as this is the guy who dealt with the single-worst gaffe in Oscars history (aka envelopegate), I feel like he probably had a backup plan.