United Kingdom, Sept. 15 -- Allison Janney tied the record for most Emmys won by a performer on Monday (14.09.26) night.

The 66-year-old actress' portrayal of US President Grace Penn in The Diplomat saw her take home her eighth award at the annual event, scooping the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series prize and matching the record previously set by Julia Louis Dreyfus and Cloris Leachman and also equalled earlier in the evening by Hacks' Jean Smart.

Visibly stunned, she said on stage at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater: "This is not what I planned for this category at all.

"I'm very surprised and very, very grateful to be here. I thank all the members of the Television Academy. And of course I have to thank Debra Kahn who is ...