Welcome to Wrexham Emmys: Ryan Reynolds' tribute to city
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Welcome to Wrexham has swept the Creative Arts Emmys winning five out of six nominations
Ryan Reynolds declared his love for Wrexham after the documentary about the Hollywood takeover of the football club won big at the Creative Arts Emmys.
"Cymru am byth bitches," [Wales forever] he said, dressed as his Marvel character Deadpool, after the Disney+ show Welcome to Wrexham's five awards.
Co-owner Rob McElhenney called it "an incredible honour," with many to thank.
"I've been waiting for this moment for 16 years," he said on video - before Reynolds cut him off.
"First and foremost, Wrexham we love you... thank you for letting Rob and the other guy tell your story," said Reynolds' Deadpool - the actor's best known film character.
The series follows the running of Wrexham AFC after it was taken over by Reynolds and McElhenney.
The latest season documented the club's triumphant return to the Football League following a long 15-year absence.
Warning: Speech contains explicit language
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Reynolds joked that, following the Emmy wins, the Academy Awards - famously only awarded to films - were next on the list.
"The Oscars, you're on notice," he said.
"Maybe we can get a token VFX nod next year. The amount of work on Hugh [Jackman] and Ryan's face alone is at least worth a nod."
Ryan Reynolds accepted the awards as Marvel character Deadpool, his best-known film role
On social media, Reynolds - out of character - wrote: "Thank you to the town of Wrexham and Wrexham AFC for allowing us to witness your story and tell it.
"This has been the greatest privilege of my life. Thank you Emmy Awards for the honour."
The show won for best unstructured reality program, best directing, cinematography, picture editing and sound mixing for a reality show.
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