The speech is already drawing praise.
In an evening that's been light onacceptance speeches, Williams used her opportunity to make a statement about pay inequality in Hollywood.
"When I asked for more dance classes, I heard 'yes'; more voice lessons, 'yes.' A different wig; a pair of fake teeth not made out of rubber, 'yes.' All of these things they require effort and they cost more money but my bosses never presumed to know more than I did about how to do my job and honor Gwen Verdon."
"Thank you so much to FX for paying me equally. Because they understood that when you put value into a person, it empowers that person," she said. "The next time a woman, and especially a woman of color, because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her white, male counterpart, tells you what she needs in order to do her job, listen to her. "
Williams' speech was met with cheers from the audience, and immediately set of a storm of tweets from admirers.
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