Samuel L Jackson and his Tony Awards ‘losing face’ went viral

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Samuel L. Jackson attends The 76th Annual Tony Awards at United Palace Theater on June 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

The 76th annual Tony Awards were held Sunday night (Jun. 11, 2023), and Samuel L. Jacksonโ€˜s unimpressed reaction to losing has gone viral.

Jackson was nominated in the Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play category for his role in The Piano Lesson โ€“ a Broadway play by his wife LaTanya Richardson.

After Jackson was beaten to the award by Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt), cameras panned to the distinctly unimpressed look on his face.

Samuel L Jackson and his Tony Awards losing face went viral
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Jackson, who also appeared to give an eye-roll at missing out on the award, has now become an immediate meme.

โ€œSamuel L. Jackson does not have a good non-winner face. Iโ€™m sure his eye roll will be a meme,โ€ one wrote, with another adding: โ€œSamuel L. Jackson looked like Nick Fury after realizing he didnโ€™t win his category.โ€

This year was the Django Unchained actorโ€™s first time being nominated for a Tony. He received an honorary Oscar in 2022 and has won two NAACP Image awards.

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