Golden Globes 2024: Elizabeth Debicki breaks down as she wins an award for her portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown and dedicates the award to her late godmother

Elizabeth Debicki has won a Golden Globe for her incredible portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown.

The Australian actress, 33, has snared Abby Elliott (The Bear), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), J. Smith-Cameron (Succession), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and even Hollywood veteran Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the building). ).

The talented women were nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in the Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television categories.

During her acceptance speech, Elizabeth broke down while dedicating her win to her late godmother.

“I just want to thank my beloved and dear godmother who left us too soon, too soon. This one is for you, baby,” she said through tears.

The Melbourne native also thanked her “children” in the Netflix series – Ed McVey, Rufus Kampa, Luther Ford and Flyn Edward, who play younger and older versions of Diana's sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.

“Thank you to the creatives of this show for trusting me in this role, to our cast and crew, to my beautiful fantasy children who I adore,” she said.

She also joked that during her acceptance speech, her partner Christian begged her not to thank him so he wouldn't have to appear on television.

During her acceptance speech, Elizabeth burst into tears as she dedicated her award to her late godmother

“Thanks to my mum and my dad and Cash and Tommy who are in Australia, hopefully in their pajamas, to watch this. To my partner Christian who said, 'Don't thank me so I don't get on TV,' but I'm going to thank you anyway,” she said.

The blonde beauty fittingly wore a gold chain mail dress for the exciting evening.

The gown complimented her beautiful porcelain complexion, as did the two diamond necklaces that sat across her cleavage.

The blonde beauty fittingly wore a gold chain mail dress for the exciting evening

The gown complimented her beautiful porcelain skin tone, as did the two diamond necklaces that sat across her cleavage

While many are used to seeing Elizabeth with Diana's signature hairstyle in The Crown, the blonde beauty wore her long platinum locks in a poker style.

Crown fans admitted they were reduced to tears watching the sixth and final series of the royal Netflix drama.

The third episode recreated the car crash that killed Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed in Paris in 1997, showing the moments until the car entered the Pont de l'Alma tunnel.

Viewers admitted they cried watching the harrowing episodes, which follow the eight weeks leading up to Princess Diana's tragic death.

While many are used to seeing Elizabeth with Diana's signature hairstyle in The Crown, the blonde beauty wore her long platinum locks in a poker style.

They took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their emotional reactions to the scenes, as they were left devastated by the heavy recreation.

Many viewers praised Elizabeth's 'award-winning' performance as Diana and also called for Dominic West to be nominated for awards for his portrayal of King Charles.

One wrote: 'Just finished the first part of the final season of #TheCrown and I'm in tears. Give Elizabeth Debiki all the prizes.”

Another gushed: 'I'm actually crying. Elizabeth Debicki's portrayal of Princess Diana is terrifying. I have moved. Congratulations to everyone who put this production together.'

A third said: 'Episode 4 of the new season of #TheCrown is absolutely heartbreaking. Yes, it's THAT episode and omg, I cried the entire time. If Dominic West wins an Emmy for his portrayal of the current King Charles, it will be for this episode.”

A fourth tweeted: “The way you can feel the pain in this,” and another said: “Just finished watching #TheCrown and my face is swollen from crying.”

Viewers have praised Elizabeth's 'award-winning' performance as Diana in the Netflix miniseries

The series' opening moments show the moments leading up to the car crash that killed Diana and Dodi (Khalid Abdalla), before flashing back to eight weeks earlier.

The third episode then returns to the tragic moment and sees Diana and Dodi gets into a car outside the Ritz Hotel in Paris to return to the Egyptian film producer's apartment.

The car then accelerates through the streets of the French capital before entering the tunnel at high speed, leaving viewers in tears as they watched the harrowing scenes.

Netflix emphasized during production of series six that viewers will not see the moment of the crash that killed Diana and Dodi Fayed. But the episode does play audio of the fatal incident.