2023 SAG Awards Give 'The White Lotus' Hope It Can Do As Good As Drama

"The Peer Award has a different impact, doesn't it? I feel good," said "Abbott Elementary" creator and star Quinta Brunson as she accepted the Outstanding Ensemble Award in a comedy series at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night.

That same sentiment was shared by those giving acceptance speeches for the other seven television categories, as the SAG Awards are the first US awards show of the season where winners are determined by their fellow actor members of the union. Since many of these members vote for Oscars and Emmys, the show is also seen as an indicator of what to expect at those big awards shows where the winners are also determined by their peers. industry.

However, on the television front, the eligibility window is very different from the Primetime Emmys, so some 2023 SAG Award winners like recipient of Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman ("Ozark" ) and Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Series Movie or Limited Series recipient Sam Elliott (“1883”) already finished his Emmy runs last fall (nor won), and will not be from back in action in September. Still, it was nice to hear Elliott, 78, begin his acceptance speech by saying, “What can I say in 45 seconds after receiving the most significant recognition of my 55-year career from a band of my peers, many of whom I don't even know?"

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The biggest takeaway from the 2023 SAG Awards was that “The White Lotus” will do just fine if it makes it into the Drama categories at the Emmys. The hit HBO series returned to the SAG Awards this year and fared even better than last year, where Season 1 nominee star Jennifer Coolidge lost Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or TV Movie. limited series to benefit the "Mare of Easttown" actress. Kate Winslet.

This year, a serious Coolidge got to take the stage as the winner for Best Actress in a Drama Series and say, "I want you all to know how grateful I am." She will later return with the rest of the cast to accept the award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series and stand by co-star F. Murray Abraham, as the Oscar-winning actor said "The White Lotus was "the best job I've done". never had."

Despite being kicked out of the Limited or Anthology Series Emmy categories by the TV Academy for an ongoing screenplay, “The White Lotus” was given the option of choosing between the Drama or Comedy categories. But just looking at the shows it should have competed in in the Comedy categories at the SAG Awards, it's unlikely the Mike White-led show will go that route, given the even stiffer competition.

Voters have spread the wealth widely this year, awarding a second trophy for Best Female Lead in a Comedy Series to 'Hacks' star Jean Smart, and Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series to Jeremy Allen White , star of freshman Hulu comedy-drama “The Bear,” in addition to the aforementioned win for “Abbott Elementary,” his first year of SAG Awards eligibility.

Finally, though Elliott won't be returning to the Paramount+ anthology series "1883," the surprise win for Outstanding Female Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series for Jessica Chastain, for the miniseries of sister network Showtime's winter "George & Tammy," beating Emmy winner Amanda Seyfried ("The Dropout"), brings parent company Paramount hope it can enter more categories at the Emmys this year, even if it undergoes a major restructuring.

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