Despite Yellowstone being an instant hit with viewers since its first premiere in 2018, the Paramount+ series has failed to find the same success in the Hollywood industry after being mostly ignored during rebates. of price.
However, cast members brushed off the repeated snubs and claimed that the recognition they receive from the show’s ever-growing fanbase is the real accolade.
Speaking to Dailymail.com on the season five premiere, Wes Bentley (who plays Jamie Dutton) said: “I personally don’t think the awards validate anything.”
Brush it off: The Yellowstone cast shared their true feelings about being snubbed by Hollywood award shows. (Left to right – Wes Bentley, from left, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Gil Birmingham and Cole Hauser)
Family Business: L-R: Beth Dutton (played by Kelly Reilly), John Dutton (Kevin Costner), Monica Long (Kelsey Asbille) and Jamie Duttong (Wes Bentley). Front Row – Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser)
“It’s an honor, as they say, but in terms of whether we’re doing something right or not, that’s not it.”
He continued, “A lot of shows don’t get that recognition that they deserve and a lot get it without deserving it.” It’s just a matter of opinion of each particular academy.
“I know we’re successful because people are watching it. The conversation I have with the fans is so much deeper than usual.
Her co-star Gil Birmingham (who plays tribal chairman Thomas Rainwater) agreed, adding, “Hollywood is a fickle beast.” I think it’s more important that we captured the hearts and minds of the public and our fans.
No gongs: The Kevin Costner-led series, directed and primarily written by Taylor Sheridan, was mostly snubbed at Hollywood awards shows despite attracting millions of viewers
Indifferent: Wes Bentley (L) says the awards ‘don’t validate anything, while co-star Gil Birmingham claimed pleasing the public is more ‘important’
“Westerns are not a genre that, historically speaking, is usually rewarded.”
The drama series – which has been dubbed “anti-revival” by some critics – was finally recognized by the SAG Awards earlier this year, after earning a nomination for Outstanding Performance.
Although the show didn’t win the award, Kelsey Asbille (who plays Monica Dutton) revealed that it was great to be there alongside her industry peers.
“Being at the SAG Awards was so meaningful, but the awards are definitely not what it’s about,” she said. “It’s a dream job and we’re just happy to be here.”
Meanwhile, Jefferson White (who plays Jimmy Hurdstrom) said he’d like to see the tide change for the show with season five.
He explained, “I hope this season gets some awards because I love these actors and I think they do an amazing job.”
“I hope other people recognize that, but it’s also true that the fan response is the recognition these actors deserve, and we’re so lucky to have that.”
Directed and primarily written by Taylor Sheridan, the Kevin Costner-directed series received its fair share of criticism, especially when it first aired.
Set in the American West, Yellowstone The Hollywood Reporter’s Tim Goodman called the show a “testosterone party” that’s far from relatable.
Appreciative: Kelsey Asbillie admitted it was ‘meaningful’ to attend the SAG Awards, while Jefferson White hopes to see his teammates win awards in the future
“Yellowstone tries to be so expansive and leafy that there’s hardly any realism,” Goodman wrote.
Just before the season three finale, Vulture’s Kathyrn VanArendonk wrote that Yellowstone “is the whitest, most masculine American show on television.”
Those reviews have done little to stop the modern ranch show’s runaway popularity, with streaming on Paramount steadily going from strength to strength in recent years.
In fact, a record 15 million people tuned in for the season four finale.
Not politically correct: Yellowstone was dubbed ‘anti-revival’ after its premiere on Paramount+ due to its focus on a white male landowner in rural America
Yellowstone follows Costner’s John Dutton, a Montana landowner overseeing his wealth and family, a setting rarely seen among top-rated modern shows.
Although it’s often compared to HBO’s Succession – they were released in the same year and are both family dramas – it breaks the mold of a hit series due to the fact that it’s not based on the east or west coasts, but is set in Montana.
And unlike shows like Succession which play current drama in the Big Apple or Los Angeles, Yellowstone eschews big city issues and political correctness strife, and instead puts a lens on rural America where local businesses lose out. wealth and power in a changing nation.
Emily VanDerWerff, television critic for Vox, ultimately attributes Yellowstone’s success to its ability to tap into Central America and portray a different kind of fantasy.
‘Yellowstone takes a kind of comfort in the quiet pleasures of a world where everything is as it should be. “That’s good,” he said, as the evening sun spread a red light to the west.
The Next Chapter: Fans will see the Dutton family prepare to defend their ranch land from a two-hour season five premiere Nov. 13 on the Paramount Network
Fans will see the Dutton family prepare to defend their ranch land from a two-hour season five premiere Nov. 13 on the Paramount Network.
The fifth season will feature John Dutton (Kevin Costner) being sworn in as Governor of Montana and show the chaos, enemies, and “war” that will immediately ensue.
The fifth season of Yellowstone will be split into two installments of seven episodes each.
The first two episodes drop on Paramount+ on November 13 and on Paramount+ UK the following day, with part one episodes dropping weekly thereafter.
The second installment of season five will arrive on Paramount+ in 2023.