SAG Awards 2022: Ariana DeBose wins maiden award for supporting position

By IANS

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress Ariana DeBose took dwelling the award for excellent efficiency by a feminine actor in a supporting position for “West Side Story” on the 2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday.

She was nominated alongside Caitriona Balfe, Cate Blanchett, Kirsten Dunst and Ruth Negga. The award marked DeBose’s first nomination and win.

In “West Side Story”, DeBose portrays Anita, a San Juan Hill seamstress and the older sister to the film’s feminine lead Maria.

The movie reimagines the basic story of forbidden love between star-crossed lovers Maria (Zegler) and Tony (Ansel Elgort) and the rivalry between teen gangs, the Jets and Sharks, set within the backdrop of mid-Nineteen Fifties New York.

“It’s taken a long time for me to feel comfortable calling myself an actor. My roots come from the dance world and the Broadway stage,” she mentioned.

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Talking concerning the movie, she mentioned: “The Anita that we see on the screen, took every bit of me, but she took 10 years to make and I’m extremely proud of her and of our film. And I really do believe that when you recognise one of us, you recognise all of us in a way.”

She later thanked director Steven Spielberg for “believing in the possibility of not only my talent but of that of my colleagues” and her forged and crew which represented a “labour of love” and “beautiful cinematic experience”.

She completed her speech by thanking all these in attendance on the SAG Awards: “I have watched so many of you for a very long time. You inspire me and you continue to do so and I am just thrilled to be among you.”

DeBose’s win comes amid the actress receiving her first Oscar nomination for greatest supporting actress, experiences hollywoodreporter.com.

She has already gained a Golden Globe for the position.