SAG Awards 2020: Brad Pitt, Laura Dern win supporting actor movie honors

January 20, 2020
Hollywood

We’re a few weeks away from seeing which films and performances the Academy Awards will honor, but the thespians will make their voices heard Sunday night at the Screen Actors Guild’s ceremony.

The 26th annual SAG Awards are an important stop on the way to the Oscars (Feb. 9) since the actors make up the largest voting bloc in the academy. And in a season where there are no clear front-runners yet, best picture nominees “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” will duel for outstanding performance by a cast – the top SAG top prize – against “Bombshell,” which leads all films with four SAG nominations.

Robert De Niro, the “Irishman” star who was shut out of all the major contests, will be this year’s SAG Life Achievement Award honoree.

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Here are all the minute-by-minute highlights from the night (in ET):

8:45: Michelle Williams gets first-ever SAG Award, female actor in a miniseries for “Fosse/Verdon.” She talks about loneliness in acting, acting with a dog, but says she’s “lucky” to have found a great partner in co-star Sam Rockwell.

Brad Pitt accepts best supporting actor for his role as Cliff Booth in “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.”

8:35: Brad Pitt nabs supporting actor for “Once Upon a Time.” “I get to add this to my Tinder profile,” he jokes while holding his new hardware. “This means so much, more than I can possibly fathom.” He also points out director Quentin Tarantino’s on-screen foot fetish (“Seriously Quentin has separated more women from their shoes than the TSA”) and quips about his stuntman character. “Let’s be honest, it was a difficult part. A guy who gets high, takes his shirt off and doesn’t get on with his wife. It’s a big stretch.” But he closes with some feeling: “I’ve been banging away at this for 30 years. Some projects work, some don’t … just get on telling stories.”

8:28: Laura Dern continues her roll through award season, taking the SAG for supporting female actor for “Marriage Story.” “Now I’m emotional because I got to hug my dad,” she says accepting her award – Bruce Dern is also nominated as part of the cast of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” She gives a shoutout to her “fellow partners-in-law,” co-stars Alan Alda and Ray Liotta, and also her “Big Little Lies” family: “We are the most blessed people in the world.”

Laura Dern won best supporting actress for “Marriage Story” at the SAG Awards.

8:18: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” takes best cast in a TV comedy though they seemed to have been rooting for the competition. “I voted for ‘Fleabag.’ This makes no sense,” jokes actress Alex Borstein. “I didn’t vote for (co-star) Rachel (Brosnahan), I didn’t vote for Tony.” Adds Brosnahan: “This was a mistake but thank you.”

Phoebe Waller-Bridge accepts the award for female actor in a comedy series for “Fleabag” at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

8:12: Phoebe Waller-Bridge gets female actor in a comedy series for “Fleabag.” She’s a frequent winner at these events recently but actually wrote a speech this time: “I try to be spontaneous in these speeches but I worry about getting bleeped again.” She calls her successful “Fleabag” run a “beautiful dream.”

8:09: The first award – male actor in a TV comedy series – goes to Tony Shalhoub for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” He shares the honor with his castmates (“It’s a privilege to work beside you”) and dedicates the win to co-star Brian Tarantina, who died of an accidental drug overdose in November.

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