Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Godsick and Brad Hall. Photo courtesy Haddad Media.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the SAG Awards Sunday night. Louis-Dreyfus portrays former president Selina Meyer on HBO’s Veep. Now, she is taking her formidable speaking skills into the real world to defend American immigrants.
The 2017 Screen Actors Guild kicked off with numerous passionate political speeches, and Louis-Dreyfus began by taking a humorous look at the presidential predicament, before her speech quickly took a serious turn.
She began by joking about current events and President Trump’s propensity to exaggerate and use “alternative facts.”
“Whether the Russians did or did not hack the voting of tonight’s SAG awards, I look out at the million or probably even a million and a half people in this room, and I say this award is legitimate and I won. I’m the winner. The winner is me. Landslide!” Louis-Dreyfus said to a roar of laughter from the audience.
Taking a more serious tone, Louis-Dreyfus referenced her family’s immigrant history and described Trump’s recent immigration ban as a “blemish” on the country and “un-American.”
“My father fled religious persecution in Nazi-occupied France, and I’m an American patriot and I love this country, Louis-Dreyfus continued. “I am horrified by its blemishes.”
The seven-time Emmy Award-winner concluded her speech by quoting a statement from SAG’s “sister guild” the WGA.
“Our guilds are unions of storytellers who have always welcomed those from other nations, and of varying beliefs, who wish to share their creativity with America. We are grateful to them, we stand with them, we will fight for them.”
Bryan Cranston, friend of White House Correspondents’ Insider, also won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his role as LBJ in a Television Movie or Miniseries for HBO’S “All the Way.”
You must be logged in to post a comment.