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Aussie Elizabeth Debicki wins Emmy Award for The Crown

Elizabeth Debicki has won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a drama for The Crown. (AP PHOTO)

Aussie actress Elizabeth Debicki's Emmy Award win has left her "in a real pickle".

The 34-year-old picked up the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on Sunday for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown, but admitted she had been too "superstitious" to prepare a speech beforehand.

However, as she took to the stage at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater when her name was called ahead of fellow nominees, she offered a string of thank yous to the people she had worked with on Netflix's regal drama and hailed her role a "gift".

She said: "Wow. I didn't write anything down because I'm very superstitious and now I'm in a real pickle so I'm going to do this very quickly.

"Peter (Morgan) thank you. Thank you for making this show and thank you for trusting me with this.

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Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, in a scene from The Crown. (AP PHOTO)

"To our producers, thank you for working so hard. Deb Ormrod, my hair and make-up, amazing woman who transformed me every day, Kate and Emily who created the hair and make-up, costume designers, I love you.

"Our cast are so beautiful, it was such a gift to work with you. Gosh. Playing this part based on this unparalleled incredible human being has been my great privilege, it has been a gift. Thank you so much."

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