William H. Macy Wins SAG Award for Best Actor in a Comedy, Delivers Hilarious Acceptance Speech

Shameless star pulled off an upset win at the ceremony, beating two Modern Family stars, Louis C.K. and Jim Parsons

By Tierney Bricker Jan 26, 2015 1:41 AMTags
William H. Macy, SAG Awards, WinnerKevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Ain't no shame in William H. Macy's acceptance speech game!

The Shameless star pulled off an upset win at the 2015 SAG Awards, taking home the Actor for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on the Showtime comedy. And man, did he have an epic and hilarious speech prepared. "I've written so many great acceptance speeches that I never got to give…but not tonight," the nine-time nominee began, before going on to acknowledge his fellow nominees (Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell, Louie's Louis C.K., and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons). Well, sort of.

"To my fellow nominees...forget it, you lost," he joked.

And Macy's Shameless family also got some playful jabs as well, with Macy telling his co-stars, including Emmy Rossum, "I don't know why y'all aren't nominated, Maybe next year." As for the  show's writers, he said, "You need therapy, but you're very funny." 

And Macy ended his speech by thanking his wife, Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman, simply saying, "I love going to bed with you, too."

While Macy won a SAG Award in 2003 for his work in Door to Door, this was his first nomination and win in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.

Rossum tweeted about Macy's big win immediately after he left the stage, posting, "OH MY GOSH IT FINALLY HAPPENED. CONGRATS MY WONDERFUL @WilliamHMacy. you deserve everything!"