Hollywood’s most famous on-screen talent celebrated the craft Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, a city that has only recently begun to recover from the major wildfires that devastated Southern California earlier this year.
The biggest film and TV stars gathered at the Shrine Auditorium to honor their peers at the only awards show voted on exclusively by members of the Hollywood actors guild, SAG-AFTRA. The star-studded ceremony streamed live on Netflix for the second year in a row.
The show also saw Kristen Bell return as host. She was the first-ever SAG Awards host in 2018. A nominee herself Sunday, the “Nobody Wants This” star initially hesitated to participate due to the tragic fires — but found a reason to take charge.
“I realized, ‘Wait a minute. If you cancel the awards shows, you are canceling hundreds of hundreds, if not thousands of jobs for people in Los Angeles who need them,’” Bell told People on Tuesday regarding discussion about canceling some shows entirely.
She went on to list the countless entertainment industry jobs that provide locals with a living: “Gig workers, musicians, hair stylists, makeup artists, caterers, tech workers — it’s actually imperative to the economy of rebuilding that we have these awards shows.”
The show itself was packed to the brim with A-list presenters, including Ariana Grande, Colin Farrell, Keke Palmer, Lily Gladstone, Edward Norton, Timothée Chalamet, Jodie Foster and Harrison Ford — who arguably delivered the night’s most hilarious moment.
“Shrinking” star Jessica Williams was dutifully presenting the show’s raison d’être to the camera from her table, only for Ford — who was seated next to her — to turn into the camera while eating. The sight gag made Williams break character and laugh, before rebuking him.
“I told him to turn away! Don’t look!” Williams shouted through laughter.
Bell opened the show with a tribute to the first responders of Los Angeles, many of whom were seated in the crowd. She also sang about the dream of acting, which was accompanied by an endearing montage of the first on-screen moments of many of those in the crowd.
Kieran Culkin delivered a laugh-inducing speech after winning an award for his performance in “A Real Pain.” Culkin, who is also nominated for an Oscar, noted just how heavy the SAG Award actually is — which many winners subsequently commented on.
Chalamet won his first-ever SAG Award for his…
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