WATCH: Director of Academy Awards Glenn Weiss proposes to girlfriend at Emmy’s

The director of the Academy Awards, Glenn Weiss, proposed to his girlfriend at the Emmy’s last night.

The 57-year-old took to the stage to propose to his girlfriend, Jan Svendsen, while accepting the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special.

The director gave an emotional speech regarding his mother who passed away recently and said that she always told him to never let go of his sunshine.

 

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Still crying over this: Director #GlennWeiss proposed—and honored his late mother—while accepting the #Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special. Click the link in our bio for all the details on this touching moment. #theknot #emmys ????: @gettyimages

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Glenn then told his girlfriend that she was his sunshine and said “You wonder why I don’t call you my girlfriend? Because I want to call you my wife.”

The crowd erupted as Jan joined the director on stage and he gave her a gorgeous engagement ring that belonged to his mother.

There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as the couple walked off-stage with their arms wrapped around each other.

You can check out the emotional proposal below:

Meet the acceptance speech that saved the #Emmys, courtesy of the winner of Directing for a Variety Special Glenn Weiss. Not a dry eye in the house!! My house. (I am home alone.) ????????❤️ pic.twitter.com/DdQzjALDmf

— Michelle Collins (@michcoll) September 18, 2018