Screen Actors Guild awards 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once breaks record

During this year’s Screen Actors Guild awards, Everything, Everywhere, All at Once was king, taking home four major honours and setting a new record for most wins by a single film.

The ensemble in a motion picture award, the female actress award for Michelle Yeoh, and the supporting actor prizes for Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan all went to the multiverse fantasy film.

Yeoh began her impassioned address by saying, “I believe if I talk, my heart would burst.” She referred to Cate Blanchett and Viola Davis, both of whom had won Academy Awards, as the “titans” she was competing against. “This is for every girl who looks like me,” she proclaimed. “Please accept my gratitude for being included in this conversation.”

Being the first Asian male to win an individual award in any film category at the SAG awards, Quan gave a heartfelt acceptance speech. Having claimed that the time belonged to those who “called for change,” he acknowledged that it was no longer his.

Curtis proclaimed, “I love actors, I love performing, I love the work we get to do.” Indeed, I understand that when you see me, the first thing that comes to mind is “nepo baby.” But the reality is, I’m 64 years old, and this is incredible.

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Just four other films have received more than three SAG awards since the awards were established in 1995, but Everything, Everywhere, All at Once has earned a record-breaking four.

Brendan Fraser, star of the film The Whale, won the award for best actor, besting other finalists including Colin Farrell and Austin Butler. The cast of The White Lotus on HBO took home the award for ensemble in a drama series, while Jennifer Coolidge took home the award for outstanding female performance in a drama. Actor F. Murray Abraham stated, “This was the finest work I ever had,” and then he prayed for the people of Syria and Ukraine who had been affected by the recent earthquakes.

Abbott Elementary’s cast was honoured as the best comedic ensemble. “To be a part of this ensemble makes me a better actress every day,” said creator and star Quinta Brunson. This was the first prize for a network show in nine years.

The last season of Ozark earned Jason Bateman the award for outstanding male actor in a drama series, while Jeremy Allen White, star of The Bear, became the youngest winner in the category of male actor in a comedy series with his triumph.

Nevertheless, Jean Smart, who won the award for best female performer in a comedy series for her work on Hacks, was unable to be present. It was reported this week that Smart is doing well after a cardiac operation.

Jessica Chastain, who won an Oscar for her performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, took home the trophy for best female performer in a television movie or limited series for her work in George and Tammy. She dedicated her acceptance remarks to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman and mentioned Michael Shannon, “one of our best surviving performers,” as a co-recipient.

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