Jennifer Coolidge.Photo: Cindy Ord/FilmMagic
On Sunday, theWhite Lotusstar won the Critics Choice Award and beat out fellow nomineesMare of Easttown’sJean Smart,Dopesick’sKaitlyn Dever,WandaVisionstarKathryn Hahn,Nine Perfect Strangers’Melissa McCarthyandMare of EasttownstarJulianne Nicholson.
Unfortunately, Coolidge couldn’t attend the show, soCommunityalumsJoel McHaleandKen Jeong, who presented the award, accepted it on her behalf.
“Jennifer couldn’t be here tonight. So who wants it?” McHale, 50, said, joking. “We will accept the award. Ken will take it home.”
McHale teased that the trophy “looks really big” in Jeong’s hands before adding, “Congratulations, Jennifer!”
In season 1,the actress, 60, played Tanya McQuoid, one of the guests at the ritzy White Lotus resort in Hawaii, who was trying to find herself again after the death of her mother. Coolidge’s hilarious-yet-devastating work as Tanya made her a fan favorite on the hit HBO show and earned her several nominations, including SAG and Golden Globe nods.
Mike White, who wrote, directed and co-executive produced the first season, had initially intended forThe White Lotusto be a limited series with one six-episode season. But after the show became a hit, HBO signed on for a second season, which the network previously said will follow “a different group of vacationers as they jet to another White Lotus property and settle in temporarily amongst its inhabitants.”
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In late February, HBO confirmedCoolidge’s returnto the series. Details on Coolidge’s role were not announced but production on season 2 has started in Sicily, Italy.
The in-person ceremony was held over two months after the Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer-hosted televised awards show waspostponedfrom its original date of Jan. 9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 27th annual Critics' Choice Awards are airing on The CW and TBS.
source: people.com
