The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards are tonight and to celebrate, we're counting down our eight favorite Emmy acceptance speeches of all time!

Scroll down to see videos of the winners and hear their sweet words of thanks.

8. Melissa McCarthy

Rob Lowe and Sofia Vergara presented the star her statue for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Molly in the CBS series Mike & Molly in 2011.

7. Meryl Streep

The actress won the Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or Movie award (her second career Emmy) for her role in Angels in America in 2004.

6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

The Seinfeld star won her third career Emmy in 2013 when she was presented the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award for Veep.

5. Jane Lynch

The 54-year-old Glee star won her first Emmy in 2010.

4. Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, her first Emmy for acting, in 2004 after receiving ten nominations for her acting and producing on HBO's Sex and the City.

3. Tina Fey

Tina won her fourth Emmy (and second in that evening alone!) for her portrayal of Liz Lemon on NBC's 30 Rock in 2008.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqgcGqiAMIo

2. Kristin Chenoweth

In 2009, Kristin won her first Emmy Award for her role in Pushing Daisies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jSk8yzlm94

1. Merritt Weaver

Amy Poehler and Tina Fey presented Merritt with her Emmy for her portrayal of Zoey Barkow in Nurse Jackie and the actress's speech was nothing but short and sweet!