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“You are the champions,” Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, told the audience at the union's most glamorous meeting of the year. During her nearly four-minute speech at the SAG Awards, Drescher criticized AI, reflected on the importance of women who can lead and “still shine with red lips,” and reminded everyone that we all “carry in our hearts the sweet whisper of truth.” Love.” But the majority of her remarks were dedicated to praising the members who participated in the longest strike in SAG-AFTRA history. “Your collective dignity and your perseverance to stand up and say we deserve better because We are “It better led to a historic billion-dollar deal,” she told the chamber. “Your solidarity has ignited workers around the world, leading to what will forever be remembered as the Hot Summer of Labor.”
Throughout the night, several nominees and presenters took time to acknowledge the impact of Hollywood hits. During the opening ceremony, Idris Elba took time to “honor and appreciate” everyone who “stood up for SAG-AFTRA.” In her acceptance speech, Lily Gladstone noted that it had been a “difficult year” and expressed her pride in “arriving here in solidarity with all our other unions”. Sorry, AMPTP, but post-strike solidarity seems to be strong.
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