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    Please Give Jennifer Coolidge All The Awards For Her Role In "The White Lotus," Here Are 10 Reasons Why

    She wins.

    If you're on The White Lotus bandwagon, you've had your heart stolen and then smacked around a bunch by Tanya McQuoid, played with absolute brilliance by Jennifer Coolidge.

    This is definitely not her first rodeo, but people are trumpeting mad accolades in her direction with a renewed zest.

    Jennifer in leopard print at the White Lotus premiere

    Viewers really ~resonate~ with Tanya.

    I need a transactional relationship w/ Tanya! #TheWhiteLotus

    Twitter: @ESQUIZZY

    Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya on #TheWhiteLotus breaks my heart a little more every time she steals another scene. And the show music is like another character. So good!

    Twitter: @LisaTant

    So let's dive into some specific reasons why Jennifer knocked her role of Tanya out of the park.

    1. She captured every nuance of a complicated mother-daughter relationship.

    2. Her "core of the onion" speech was heartbreaking, hysterical, and so REAL all at once.

    jennifer coolidge looking pained

    3. Jennifer dragged herself out of a year of "self-destructing" in lockdown to deliver one of the most memorable performances of the year.

    4. She's been playing iconic characters for decades without the recognition she deserves.

    Jennifer Coolidge on a red carpet

    5. Her delivery. Just the way she says things... Even her sighs contain layers and layers of emotional depth.

    6. She has just the right level of kook: almost over the top, just grounded enough.

    7. Her interactions with Paula and Olivia.

    Tanya sitting on a beach lounger talking to Olivia and Paula

    8. The way she makes even the zaniest wardrobe look perfect.

    tanya holding a flower print dress up to her body in front of a mirror

    9. Even when you hate what she's doing, she plays Tanya with such humanity within her flaws that it's hard to totally hate her.

    Tanya handing an envelope of cash to Belinda

    10. And yet somehow, she's never been nominated for an Emmy or other major award!

    jennifer coolidge wearing pink on the red carpet

    What do you think about Jennifer's moment in the sun? Let us know in the comments!