- Hit documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham' was awarded five Emmys on Sunday
- Ryan Reynolds gave a brilliant acceptance speech as Deadpool
- It's about survival! FA Cup replays must continue for the good of English football It all starts
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Ryan Reynolds gave an epic Emmys acceptance speech by toasting one of Wrexham's five wins in the role of Deadpool.
The Hollywood A-Lister celebrated on Sunday night when it was announced that the hit documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham', which charts the rise of Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's Welsh football team, had won five Emmys.
The Disney+ show was crowned the winner in the following categories:
- Cinematography for a reality program
- Unstructured reality program
- Direction for a reality program
- Image editing for an unstructured reality program
- Mixing sound for a reality show
And Reynolds, as he often does, provided a hilarious response in the form of a thank you on behalf of Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds chose to accept one of Wrexham's five Emmy awards in the role of Deadpool
The Hollywood A-Lister toasted Welcome to Wrexham's historic night of five wins
Reynolds also paid tribute to Wrexham and its supporters for the 'greatest privilege' of his life
In a video message shared with his 21.5 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, the Wrexham co-chairman, starting with McElhenney, paid tribute to the Welsh team's supporters.
“Wow, an Emmy, what an incredible honor,” McElhenney said.
'There are so many people I have to thank. I've waited sixteen years for this moment, so I have a lot to say. I want to start by thanking…'
The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star is then cut off as he heads to another location where Reynolds – dressed as Deadpool and calling himself Mr Lively, his wife Blake's last name – takes control of the acceptance speech.
'Wow! Wow, um…Mr. Lively couldn't be here to accept this broken Emmy, so he sent me on his behalf,” Reynolds began.
'First of all, Wrexham, we love you.
“Thanks for letting Rob and the other guy tell your story. Cymru ben byth, b****es.”
Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney started a video message but was interrupted by Deadpool
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star paid tribute 'especially to the people of Wrexham'
He continued, “I would also like to thank The Academy for this honor and for not asking us to attend the televised awards ceremony with the real celebrities.
'I would also like to thank FX and Disney for their support and in return Mr Lively promises not to mess up my next film.
“Lastly, the Oscars, you're in the loop, motherfuckers.”
Reynolds spent his weekend with Deadpool 3 co-star Hugh Jackman, watching Wales' third round FA Cup win over Shrewsbury Town.
Reynold posted a photo of himself with the Australian and captioned it it: '@WrexhamAFC watching the @EmiratesFACup with inmate 24601.'
That last bit is a reference to when Jackman played Jean Valjean in the 2013 film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables.
Reynolds and Hugh Jackman played together in the third round of the FA Cup in Wrexham on Sunday
Jackman captured the moment Reynolds celebrated Wrexham's winning goal as he burst in
The League Two high-flyers now wait to find out who they will face in the fourth round of the FA Cup
While Reynolds calmly placed the two on the bench – with an incomplete puzzle in front of him – it was different to what Jackman dealt later in the match after Wrexham had taken the lead against the higher-placed team.
Jackman showed a joyfully screaming Reynolds after Wrexham scored late in their match against Shrewsbury Town to book a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Reynolds and McElhenney will know who Wrexham will face in the next round of Monday night's draw.