Jason Sudeikis (pictured above) continued the award season winning streak forĀ Ted LassoĀ on Sunday. He was won in theĀ Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards 2021 for his turn as the football turned soccer coach in the Apple TV+ comedy.
Ted LassoĀ Opens the Show andĀ Jason Sudeikis Wins at SAG Awards 2021
However, it wasn’t a full house forĀ Ted Lasso.Ā The show lost out toĀ Schitt’s Creek in the OutstandingĀ Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series category. The AFC Richmond squad did though open the show with a new clip, featuring them receiving a pep talk from their ever-enthusiastic coach. The whole thing is now available to view on Twitter.Ā It’s rather reminiscent of the sketches and adverts in which the character of Ted Lasso first appeared and has some genuinely funny moments. TheĀ Schitt’s Creek team seemed to appreciate it too:
It’s the second successive year an actor has picked up a SAG Awards win for a performance in an Apple TV+ show. In 2020, Jennifer AnistonĀ won in theĀ Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category for her role inĀ The Morning Show.
Update:Ā According toĀ The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Sudeikis also won in the Lockdown Awards Season Fashion category too.
