Samuel L. Jackson’s disappointed facial expression went viral after losing at the 2023 Tony Awards to Brandon Uranowitz.
Brandon Uranowitz won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Performance By An Actor in a featured Role in a Play for his work in Leopoldstadt, but it was Samuel L. Jackson‘s performance when the winner was announced that grabbed everyone’s attention.
Jackson was nominated last night (June 11) in the same category, alongside Arian Moayed, Jordan Coope and David Zayas. He was being recognized for his work in the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson, which was directed by his wife, LaTanya Richardson.
But when the Uranowitz was announced as the winner, audiences noticed that Jackson remained stoic and his facial expression didn’t change, prompting fans to speculate about what he was thinking in the moment.
This isn’t the first time that Jackson has gone viral for losing at an awards show.
