Mrs Maisel's Alex Borstein praises survivor grandmother at this year's Emmy Awards

Jewish actors, writers, producers and directors have won awards for their work in television in this year’s nominees at this year’s Emmy awards.

Alex Borstein won best supporting actress in a comedy series for her role in Marvelous Mrs Maisel, which is about a Jewish woman.

In her acceptance speech, she dedicated the award to her wartime ancestors: “my grandmother, Naji, they are immigrants, they are Holocaust survivors.

“My grandmother turned to a guard, she was in line to be shot into a pit and she said, ‘What happens if I step out of line?’ and he said, ‘I don’t have the heart to shoot you, but somebody will’  and she stepped out of line.

“And for that, I am here and for that, my children are here, so step out of line, ladies, step out of line!”

Patricia Arquette won best supporting actress in a limited series for her role in The Act, while Game of Thrones – written by David Benioff and D B Weiss, both of whom are Jewish – won outstanding drama series.

Craig Mazin won best writer of a limited series for Chernobyl, which also won outstanding limited series.