Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Linda Cardellini has won her first Emmy after more than three decades in the industry, taking home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in HBO's DTF St. Louis at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, September 6.

Speaking backstage, an emotional Cardellini described the moment as difficult to fully process. "I feel so honoured," she told E! News. "It's an amazing feeling. I feel very, very grateful."

She explained why the recognition felt especially immediate compared to the slower nature of screen work.

"In this business, we put it on film and then months later, sometimes a year later, it comes out, so it's nothing so immediate. But this is a very immediate feeling ...