Samuel L Jackson’s ‘loser face’ at Tony Awards goes viral

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Samuel L Jackson has sent fans into hysterics with his wide-ranging reactions at last night’s Tony Awards. “Samuel L. Jackson does not have a good non-winner face,” one viewer wrote, with another adding: Samuel L Jackson’s face took me all the way out He looks like he knew he wasn’t getting the Tony.” Another moment that entertained viewers occurred when host Ariana DeBose approached Jackson, his wife, and Piano Lesson co-star LaTanya Richardson Jackson during a musical segment. Twitter user Andrew Jones wrote of the moment: “Clearly that Ariana DeBose talk to Samuel L Jackson was not pre-planned.” Elsewhere, Jackson’s reaction to a performance by the cast of Best Musical winner Kimberly Akimbo also had viewers in stitches, with Twitter user Mickey writing; “My fav part of the tony’s is Samuel L Jackson’s reaction to Kimberly Akimbo. He was just like “what in the hell did I just watch?’” Samuel L Jackson at the 2023 Tonys The actor, who will next be seen in Marvel series Secret Invasion, has been supported by fans, who believe he should have beaten Uranowitz to the Tony Award.