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“RBG” filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen did planks onstage at the Creative Arts Emmys Saturday night to honor the fitness routine of Ruth Bader Ginsburg — and said the 86-year-old Supreme Court justice is still going strong.

“Her level of determination and stamina is like nothing we’ve ever seen from anyone we’ve ever met,” Cohen told TheWrap backstage.

The “RBG” filmmakers shared the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking with HBO’s “The Sentence” in a rare Emmy tie.

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The filmmakers said Ginsburg, with whom they have kept in close touch since the documentary, is still going strong even after health scares this year, which included radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer last month.

“We saw Justice Ginsburg this summer and she looked fantastic, she looked really good,” West said. “She has… had some radiation recently but she seems to be tolerating that very well, and she’s been out and about and, in fact, she was in New York and going to the theater at night when she was having her radiation. And she’s been traveling and speaking and getting ready for the new court season. All indications are that she’s in good shape.”

The film with which “RBG” tied also involved the court system.

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“The Sentence” director Rudy Valdez made his film after his sister, Cindy Shank, received a 15-year sentence for conspiracy charges related to the crimes of a deceased ex-boyfriend. She joined him onstage Saturday.

“Spoiler alert,” he said joyfully. “She’s out! She’s out, she’s out, she’s out!”

Emmys 2018: 9 Snubs and Surprises (Photos)

The 70th Annual Emmy Awards were held on Monday night, and as is typical, the list of winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Click through for TheWrap's list of biggest surprises and see the full rundown of winners here.
Surprise: Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" came out swinging in the early portion of the show, taking home four awards straight out of the gate, including two acting statuettes for stars Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Bornstein. The dramedy also cleaned up at the end of the night, taking home the comedy series award.
Amazon
Snub: Longtime Donald Glover collaborator Hiro Murai has been a key player in shaping the look and feel of "Atlanta" since its inception, but the director missed out on his first Emmy on Monday, part of a larger shutout of the experimental comedy's second season.
FX
Surprise: "Barry" was the only new comedy to give "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" a run for its money on Monday, with both Henry Winkler and Bill Hader winning in the male acting categories, besting previous winners like Louie Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Donald Glover.
HBO
Snub: Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz was widely expected to win for her portraying Donatella Versace in FX's "American Crime Story," but the Ryan Murphy anthology was beat out in a number of high-profile categories this season, including supporting actress, which was won by "Godless" Merritt Wever.
FX
Surprise: In what was otherwise a noticeably white evening, "Seven Seconds" star Regina King took home a lead actress award, besting "The Tale" star Laura Dern, Jessica Biel of "The Sinner" and "American Horror Story" mainstay Sarah Paulson, among others.
Netflix
Snub: Showtime's "Twin Peaks" revival was divisive in its run, and the drama clearly failed to resonate with Emmy voters. The series missed out on a number of key nominations earlier this year, and series mastermind David Lynch lost in both the writing and directing categories on Monday.
Showtime
Surprise: "The Americans" went criminally unrecognized by the Emmys throughout much of its run, but the FX drama finally got some acknowledgement for its final season, with a writing award for co-showrunners Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg and an acting win for star Matthew Rhys.
FX
Snub: "Killing Eve" star Sandra Oh became the first Asian woman nominated in the lead actress in a drama series category, making history for her role in the BBC America spy-versus-spy thriller from "Fleabag" creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge. However, she lost out to "The Crown's" Claire Foy in her final year of eligibility.
BBC America
Surprise: "RuPaul's Drag Race's" long-overdue recognition from the TV Academy began a few years ago, with multiple hosting wins for its titular host, but the Logo-turned-VH1 competition finally broke through into the main show with an Outstanding Reality Competition Program win for its 10th season.
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From “Killing Eve” star Sandra Oh’s loss to an “Atlanta” shutout, and some overdue recognition for “The Americans”

The 70th Annual Emmy Awards were held on Monday night, and as is typical, the list of winners ranged from the woefully expected to the pleasantly surprising. Click through for TheWrap's list of biggest surprises and see the full rundown of winners here.

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