The Holdovers' Da'Vine Joy Randolph Inspires Tears from Fellow SAG Nominees in Heartfelt Speech: 'Beyond Humbled'

Da’Vine Joy Randolph is getting kudos from her fellow actors for her role in The Holdovers!

At Saturday's SAG Awards, the actress won the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role. She was up against Emily Blunt for Oppenheimer, Danielle Brooks for The Color Purple, Penélope Cruz for Ferrari and Jodie Foster for Nyad.

As Randolph walked up to the stage, Blunt was shown tearing up for her fellow nominee. Randolph, 37, began by telling the other nominated actresses, "Emily, Danielle, Jodie and Penelope: The fearlessness of your work and grace that you all carry yourselves with is such an inspiration to me. I am beyond humbled, and I am so incredibly grateful to be considered amongst you."

Randolph then thanked those who made The Holdovers come to life, including the Focus Features family, its chairman Peter Kujawski and screenwriter Alexander Payne "for your trust and your collaboration."

"You are truly every actor's dream," she continued before shouting out her Holdovers costars, Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa. "To Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa, thank you for your generosity and honesty. Grief is a slippery emotion to capture and I thank you for creating an environment where I felt safe enough to explore the depths of [my character] Mary. How lucky are we that we get to do what we do? Truly, in what other profession are people able to live so many lives and touch so many hearts of those who they have never gotten to meet?"

"I wake up every day overwhelmed of gratitude, to be a working actor. To be awarded this by my fellow artists is the greatest honor of my career," Randolph went on. "I also want to take a moment to say that every role that I have ever played, has been crafted thanks to those who are nearest and dearest to me. Some of the most brilliant actors I know whose talents have yet to be properly acknowledged by the world."

To conclude her heartfelt speech, Randolph provided an inspirational message to her fellow actors. "For every actor out there still waiting in the wings for their chance, let me tell you, your life can change in a day," she said. "It is not a question of if, but when. Keep going. Thank you."

Now a Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice Award and BAFTA winner, Randolph continues to find awards season success for her work as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers.

In the film, she plays a cook and grieving mother working at the Barton Academy who stays at the New England boarding school during the holiday season. Opposite rising star Sessa and fellow nominee Giamatti, Randolph delivers one of the year’s most decorated performances. 

In her speech at the Globes, the actress said in part that her character Mary has "changed my life —you have made me feel seen in so many ways that I've never imagined, and I hope I've helped you all find your inner Mary. Because there's a little bit of her in all of us."

The Only Murders in the Building star is a first-time nominee at the SAG Awards. Alongside her, costar Giamatti, 56, is nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role.

Randolph had some stiff competition, with Blunt, Brooks, Cruz, Foster, and Randolph also nominated for the award.

Blunt, 40, has four prior nominations, with one win for her supporting role in 2018’s A Quiet Place. The British actress’ work as the real-life Kitty Oppenheimer helped make Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer one of 2023’s biggest hits and the highest-grossing biopic of all time. 

The Devil Wears Prada star added to her list of accolades when she nabbed her first Oscar nomination for her Oppenheimer role on Jan. 23.

In addition to Blunt’s nod, Oppenheimer ties Barbie for the most SAG nominations for a film at this year’s ceremony. Her costars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. were recognized for their leading and supporting performances, while the ensemble is nominated for outstanding performance by a cast. 

Brooks, 34, records her first individual nod at this year’s SAG Awards for The Color Purple. She previously scored as part of the decorated Orange Is the New Black cast, which won outstanding ensemble in a comedy series three years in a row. 

In the Blitz Bazawule-directed movie musical, Brooks plays the headstrong Sofia, originally portrayed by Oprah Winfrey, who executive produced the latest adaptation of the 1982 Alice Walker novel. Brooks also played the character in a Broadway revival in 2015, which earned her a Tony Award nomination. 

Along with Brooks’ nomination, The Color Purple’s ensemble is nominated for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.

Oscar winner Cruz, 49, landed her fourth individual SAG nomination at this year’s ceremony for her role as Laura Ferrari, the wife of Italian entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari (played by Adam Driver).

The biographical sports drama, based on a biography of Enzo by motorsport journalist Brock Yates, follows the rise of the Ferrari family in the automobile industry as the company prepares to compete in the 1957 Mille Miglia.

Cruz’s three prior SAG nods came for her work in the 2006 Spanish film Volver, the 2008 rom-com Vicky Cristina Barcelona and 2018’s limited series The Assassination of Gianni Versace.  

In a biopic about swimmer Diana Nyad’s quest to swim the Straits of Florida, Foster, 61, plays swim coach Bonnie Stoll, whom she befriended ahead of filming. A testament to their closeness, the Oscar winner captured the former athlete’s mannerisms as she guides Annette Bening’s Nyad across the sea.

The Silence of the Lambs actress attends as a previous SAG Award winner, recognized almost 30 years ago for her leading role in 1994’s Nell. 

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