The very pregnant Longoria jokingly said it's her soon-to-be-born son that was making her so emotional at the ceremony.
But in reality, this was the fulfillment of a dream she had since she first stepped foot on Hollywood Boulevard some 20 years ago.
"I feel like I'm still a little girl from Corpus Christie, Texas who had a big dream - and big hair," said Longoria. "And I want to say as a woman and as a Latina I represent a lot of communities, and I want to tell all those communities that this isn't my star, this is our star."
Her co-star and good friend from the hit series "Desperate Housewives," Felicity Huffman, explained what it is about Eva that makes her extraordinary.
"Not because she's raised over $40 million for charity, not because she's an actress, a director, a producer, a philanthropist, a restaurateur, a filmmaker, a documentarian. No. But because she is kind and because she is hopeful. She is kind to everyone and she is hopeful for the world."
We'll see Longoria on the big screen May 4 in the comedy "Overboard."