Please note that while the SAG Awards honor achievement in film and television, for our purposes, we will only be focusing on the awards given out in the film categories.
At this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Eugene Levy’s “I am an actor” speech went three times longer than everyone else’s and they had to cut Tom Hanks. See the hilarious footage below.
It was then revealed that Eugene and Dan Levy were delivering the opening monologue.
Laura Dern won Best Supporting Actress for Marriage Story. She hugged her dad Bruce Dern on the way to the stage. In her speech, she said, “And to all you actors. I literally, literally would not be here if it were not for actors, so thank you Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. And thank you for raising me in the community of your friends, on your movies, doing your plays and getting to know the wealth of these extraordinary people.”
The cast of Parasite introduced their film. It was cool to see them reunited on stage. They said, “Watching the film, you may find your loyalties to our characters shifting and questioning who, exactly, are the heroes and who are the villains? And when you leave the theater, you still may not have decided on an answer.”
Brad Pitt won Best Supporting Actor for Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood. It was his second win and his ninth nomination. He began his acceptance speech by saying, “I’ve got to add this to my Tinder profile.” He went on to add, “Now, we all know what we do is a team sport and we elevate each other, and I got to work with some amazing, amazing people.” Watch Pitt’s humorous acceptance speech below.
The president of the SAG-AFTRA, Gabrielle Carteris, gave a brief speech, saying “Art is magic. Art is power. And the magic and power of what we do together can and will shape a better future.” There was a montage focusing on heroes. Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, and Roman Griffin Davis introduced Jojo Rabbit. Roman Griffin Davis pumped his fists after getting his line reading correct. It was adorable.
Leonardo DiCaprio presented Robert De Niro with the Lifetime Achievement award. In his introduction, DiCaprio described De Niro’s collaborations with Scorsese as “career long explorations of the human condition.” De Niro spoke about the importance of unions and voting for leaders who support unions and spoke out against blatant abuse of power.
Anna Paquin, Ray Romano, and Harvey Keitel introduced The Irishman. Romano said, “I just want to say that if you told me some day I would get to play a mob lawyer opposite De Niro, Pacino, and Harvey Keitel, I wouldn’t, I still can’t believe it.”
“We can’t believe it either, Ray” Harvey Keitel replied, razzing him.
“That’s not up there,” Romano said.
“It is now,” Keitel replied.
Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, and Charlize Theron introduced Bombshell. Charlize Theron said, “The film is also a reminder that you don’t have to agree with a person’s point of view to approach them and their story with empathy.”
Joaquin Phoenix won Best Actor for Joker. It was his first win and his fifth nomination. He praised the other actors in his category. He ended his speech by saying, “I’m standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger.”
Renée Zellweger won Best Actress for Judy. it was her fourth win and her sixth nomination. She expressed her gratitude at being part of a family of storytellers that gets to push history a little bit closer to the light.
Parasite won Best Ensemble Cast, becoming the firs foreign film ever to win the Screen Actors Guild’s highest honor. Star Kang-ho Song talked about how the story is about co-existence and how we can all live together.
I’m very excited about Parasite’s win. I hope it bodes well for its chances at the Oscars.
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