Mark Ruffalo (‘All the Light We Cannot See’) eyes SAG Awards record

Matthew Stewart
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Given that it has been accomplished by eight performers, the feat of winning SAG Awards for two different limited series or TV movies isn’t as rare as it once was. Nonetheless, it remains an impressive achievement since no one has yet topped it, but that could change in a matter of months. Heading into the 30th SAG Awards ceremony, two-time Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor victor Mark Ruffalo has a shot at snagging another trophy of the same kind, which would earn him the distinction of being either non-continuing program category’s first triple champion.

Ruffalo’s first two individual SAG Award wins came for his work in the HBO productions “The Normal Heart” (2015) and “I Know This Much Is True” (2021). In this case, he is seeking recognition as a star of the four-part Netflix adaptation of the heavily lauded novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” on which he appears as a French locksmith and single father living through the German occupation of his country during World War II. This potential SAG Awards outing will differ from his previous two in that his new series is eligible for next year’s Primetime Emmys, whereas he entered both the 2015 and 2021 races as a same-season Emmy nominee.

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Ruffalo is the second most recent (and latest male) addition to said dual SAG Award winners club, having gained entry one year before Kate Winslet (“Mildred Pierce,” 2012; “Mare of Easttown,” 2022). The three men who preceded him were Gary Sinise (“Truman,” 1996; “George Wallace,” 1998), Al Pacino (“Angels in America,” 2004; “You Don’t Know Jack,” 2011), and Paul Giamatti (“John Adams,” 2009; “Too Big to Fail,” 2012), while the first three female entrants were Alfre Woodard (“The Piano Lesson,” 1996; “Miss Evers’ Boys,” 1998), Helen Mirren (“Elizabeth I,” 2007; “Phil Spector,” 2014), and Queen Latifah (“Life Support,” 2008; “Bessie,” 2016).

As a “Poor Things” cast member, Ruffalo also presently has a chance at receiving his third Best Film Supporting Actor nomination, following his first two for “The Kids Are All Right” (2011) and “Foxcatcher” (2015). Having already individually competed as both a film and TV actor in 2015, he could now easily set a SAG Awards record as the first man to ever do so twice. Factoring in actresses, he will have been preceded in that regard by Judi Dench (2001 and 2002), Julianne Moore (2000 and 2003), and Mirren (2007 and 2016).

Gold Derby’s current SAG Awards odds indicate that Ruffalo is a two-fold safe bet, as evidenced by his respective third and fourth place appearances in said TV and film races. It’s clear that his third and first place Gold Derby rankings ahead of his initial small screen wins were influenced by his preceding Emmy victories, but this is a different kettle of fish. Still, the fact that he would have to fend off no past Emmy nominees and probably just a single current one (Steven Yeun, “Beef”) puts him in a strong position to go down in SAG Awards history.

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