Ray Liotta's daughter comments on his posthumous Emmy nomination

The late actor Ray Liotta was nominated posthumously for an Emmy Award overnight.

His daughter Karsen Liotta celebrated the bittersweet acknowledgment in a statement.

"I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honouring my Dad with this nomination," Karsen Liotta wrote.

Watch the video above.

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"He was so incredibly proud of his performance in Black Bird, and it would mean the world to him to be nominated alongside Taron [Egerton] and Paul [Walter Hauser]," Karsen Liotta's statement continued.

Liotta is nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his work in the Apple TV+ drama Black Bird, which was released in mid-2022.

He plays James Keene Sr., the father of football star-turned–drug dealer James Keene Jr., played by Taron Egerton.

The show earned four nominations in total.

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Liotta died in May 2022 of heart and respiratory issues.

At the time, Egerton paid him tribute on Instagram.

"I have never felt such an easy, warm connection with another performer," he wrote. "He was so generous. If I went one way he followed me. Always dancing. Always listening. Never self-generated."

Black Bird is currently streaming on Apple TV+.

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