Ayo Edebiri winning big this award season for her work as Sydney in The Bear has ushered in a love fest for the actress, and rightfully so.
Taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series really cements just how brilliant Edebiri is in The Bear and why she’s one of the best out there.
“This is a show about found family and real family, and my parents are here tonight,” Edebiri said during her acceptance speech. “I’m making them sit kind of far away from me because I’m a bad kid. But I love you so much. Thank you so much for loving me and letting me feel beautiful and Black and proud of all of that. I just love you so much.” Her win was for season 1 of The Bear.
She went on to joke, “Probably not a dream to immigrate to this country and to have your kid be like, ‘I want to do improv.’ But you’re real ones.” It was just truly a beautiful speech that shows Edebiri’s charm and hilarity while also highlighting why she is perfect as Sydney.
In The Bear, which highlights the stressful kitchen life of “The Beef” restaurant, we meet Sydney in the first season when she comes to work for Carmy (Jeremy Allen White). Throughout the first season, we saw as Carmy and Sydney’s relationship grew, and when the two had to become partners while making their new restaurant in season 2, it was through Edebiri and White’s performances that fans really began to connect more deeply with the show.
The allure of Edebiri as Sydney
It’s not easy to hold your own against Jeremy Allen White as Carmy, especially in that first season when they weren’t equals yet. Seeing the evolution of their trust in one another, that small break when she made an honest mistake, and then the buildup to Carmy trusting her enough to go into season 2 with her at his side as a partner? That was some brilliant TV storytelling, and it really did make The Bear a top-tier show.
Seeing the small nuances that Edebiri brings to Sydney makes this win so special, and it is great to see her being recognized right out the gate.
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