Sarah Paulson was Katherine LaNasa's 'Emmys coach'

Sarah Paulson helped her friend Katherine LaNasa navigate her first Primetime Emmy Awards.

The 50-year-old actress said her pal gave her the nickname "Emmys coach" after Sarah told Katherine, 58, to stay calm and enjoy the awards bash - which was held at the Peacock Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on September 14.

Sarah told People: "She calls me her Emmys coach because I've been really fortunate to have gone and run that gauntlet a couple of times, and I've won and I've lost.

"I just sort of was trying to remind her of all the things that nobody was there to tell me about, which is to try to breathe and take it all in and enjoy the moment and just try to be where your feet are."

The American Horror Story actress went on to share that Hollywood legend Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, had previously given her similar advice.

Sarah said of the Freakier Friday actress: "When I was going through a particularly anxious time … [Curtis] said, 'More will be revealed. Be where your feet are.' And so I said the same to Katherine.

"[It's} this beautiful chain of women sharing with other women the things that they've learned and helping them sort of move through these very bizarre things that we're asked to do in terms of Emmy Awards and all that stuff."