Deadline has reported that Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul, Veep) reacted with visible shock as her name was announced at the Golden Globes on Sunday. The actress won her first Golden Globe for Best Female Actor in Drama Series for her work on Pluribus. After being presented the award by Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifa, she remarked, “I think my stomach is still over there.”
Seehorn quickly expressed admiration for her fellow nominees. “Getting your name read with Bella Ramsey and Britt Lower and Helen Mirren and Kathy Bates and Keri Russell, I’m astonished by all your performances. I appreciate being listed with you, and, actually, to all of the women in this room. I’ve been to a lot of these parties that get pretty scary for someone like me sometimes, and the women in this room have been incredible in the last couple of weeks. Thank you for that,” via Deadline.
According to Deadline, This will be Seehorn’s second win in the current award cycle after receiving a Critics’ Choice Award one week prior. While this was her first Golden Globe nomination, she had previously been nominated for a Critics’ Choice and Emmy.
Deadline has reported that Seehorn previously worked with the creator of Pluribus, Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). While Better Call Saul was lauded by critics, it did not enjoy the same success at major awards shows. Its predecessor, Breaking Bad, did not win any awards at the Emmys despite 54 nominations.
Seehorn thanked Gilligan for giving her this opportunity during her speech, “for writing me the role of a lifetime.”
She continued “And even more than that, thank you for having believed in me. That is beyond. You make me want to be better every day. I really appreciate it,” she added, concluding her speech with: “I’m still so grateful that I get to do this for a living, and this is incredible icing on that cake,” via Deadline.
According to Deadline, Plurbis was also nominated for best drama series but lost to The Pitt. Pluribus recently overtook Sevenrance as Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series.