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Lily Gladstone made history on Saturday night, being named the winner in the outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role category at Saturday’s SAG Awards in Los Angeles.
She is the first Indigenous performer to win a SAG Award in that category. She began her acceptance speech with a brief intro in her native Blackfoot language.
Gladstone was the breakout star from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. She portrayed Osage woman Mollie Kyle, the wife of Ernest Burkhart (played by Leonardo DiCaprio). The film tells the story of the Osage murders at the hands of crime boss William Hale (portrayed by Robert De Niro).
“My friends, fellow actors, I feel the good in what you have done — what you do,” Gladstone followed in English in her acceptance. “This has been a hard year for all of us. Those in this room, those not in this room, I’m so proud that we have gotten here in solidarity with all of our other unions.”
“It’s truly a gift that we get to do this for a living. That’s the win.”
She urged the assemble to “all bravely keep feeling, and that humanizes people. That brings people out of the shadows; it brings visibility. Keep telling stories to everybody in this room, to everybody watching abroad. Those of you who are not actors, but have a voice, have a story that needs to be heard. Thank you for all of the compassionate souls in this room and all of the storytellers here tonight. Keep speaking your truths, and keep speaking up for each other.”
The SAG Awards win was the second breakthrough for Gladstone. Earlier this yar, she was the first Native American woman to win a Golden Globe, again delivering her acceptance speech in her native Blackfoot language. She became the first Native American to be nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars.
Gladstone added to her moment with extensive comments backstage at the SAG Awards. See the video above for details.
