At the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, the creator and star of Abbott Elementary sought to retrieve misplaced jewelry. As Quinta Brunson accepted her award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series, her focus was on her missing earrings:
“Thank you so much! Thank you guys,” Brunson, 34, said before requesting help. “I lost both my earrings. So if anybody sees my earrings, could you just…?”
For those needing more info, she added,
“They’re little dangly things, cost a lot — so if you guys see them…”
Regrettably, from photos of the actress on the red carpet, it appears that Brunson’s earrings were missing before she arrived at the venue. She wasn’t seen wearing them as she posed for photographers in her elegant Naeem Khan gown, though she adorned several silver rings.
Following her acknowledgment of the missing accessories, Brunson utilized her acceptance speech to convey gratitude to friends, collaborators, and the wider Black community.
“Let me just say thank you so much, it’s such an honor. I love coming to this ceremony and getting to see all of my friends and all the people that I don’t get to see on a daily basis while we’re working,” she said.
“I’m just extremely honored, yet again. I’m very proud of the work I get to do in Abbott. I’m very proud of my cast.”
She added,
“Thank you to my family. I hope my mom and dad are watching, and all the Black people in my life.”
Securing victory in her category wasn’t Brunson’s sole chance to grace the stage, as Abbott Elementary also clinched the title for Best Comedy Series.
