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Sausage fingers, googly eyes, and bagel black holes are the sorts of things getting the film/TV awards ceremonies all hot and stuffy.
The multiverse fantasy film has been totally dominating this award season, bagging wins left, right and centre, and breaking a few well-deserved records.
Indeed, we all feel personally vindicated that Everything Everywhere All at Once is reigning supreme.
At this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards, it won four major awards and broke the record for most wins for a single film, notes The Guardian.
The 29th Annual SAG Awards will be held tonight. pic.twitter.com/HCE3RzCRfa
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It bagged the night’s biggest award for ensemble in a motion picture, female actor for Michelle Yeoh and both supporting actor awards, for Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan:
“I think if I speak, my heart will explode,” Yeoh said at the start of her emotional speech. She said she was up against “titans”, referring to competition from Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Viola Davis. “This is not just for me, this is for every girl who looks like me,” she said. “Thank you for giving me a seat at the table.”
Tissue time:
Grab your tissues and prepare to be moved by the ICONIC Michelle Yeoh! #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/ZPHoOkHb7u
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 27, 2023
The win is a welcome sign for Asian folk in the film industry:
In a tearful acceptance speech, Quan spoke about being the first Asian man to win an individual award in any film category in the history of the SAG awards. He said the moment no longer belonged to him, but to everyone who “asked for change”.
It is also vindicating that Brendan Fraser won the outstanding actor award for his heartbreaking role in The Whale, beating out fellow nominees including Colin Farrell and Austin Butler.
What an inspiration. Thank you, Brendan! #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/6bgVi7LZ33
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 27, 2023
The award ceremony continued to serve as HBO’s The White Lotus won for ensemble in a drama series, while Jennifer Coolidge won outstanding female actor in a drama series.
“Oh my God!” @JENCOOLIDGE pic.twitter.com/ENTeyxRBgD
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 27, 2023
The cast of Abbott Elementary brought home the award for ensemble in a comedy series, Ozark‘s Jason Bateman won outstanding male actor in a drama series, The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White won for male actor in a comedy series, and Jean Smart was named best female actor in a comedy series for Hacks.
Meanwhile, the wins for Everything Everywhere All at Once don’t stop at the SAG Awards.
The film has won several major awards in the lead-up to the Academy Awards, including the Producers Guild award for best picture and best director at the Directors Guild awards.
It leads the nominations for this year’s Oscars, which will take place on March 12.
We’re holding all our sausage thumbs!
[source:guardian]
