SAG Awards
Nominated stars were denied access to the hall
Actor award nominee Rooney Mara had to wait to enter the auditorium at the SAG Awards.
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At the SAG Awards, stars like Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Bill Murray had to wait to be admitted into the hall.
Confusion at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles: At the event on Sunday, some nominated actresses and stars were temporarily not allowed to enter the ballroom of the 29th edition of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. This emerges from a video that “Variety” co-editor Ramin Setoodeh posted on Twitter. “The fire safety officer won’t let movie stars into the SAG Awards. Even Bill Murray has to wait. This is insane,” he wrote.
Fire protection comes first
Among those waiting were Bill Murray (72, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”), the “The Talk” stars Rooney Mara (37) and Claire Foy (38). According to “Page Six” remains unclear, which is why the stars have been temporarily barred from entering the ballroom at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel. “They were told to wait for the fire officer who would let them and hundreds of other guests in,” so Setoodeh in a second post.
According to “Page Six”, the problem was solved around 5 p.m. local time and thus at the start of transmission of the event.
Hollywood icon Murray, who was not among the nominees at the 29th SAG Awards, was dressed in a black suit with a colorful bow tie. Foy wore a yellow Prada dress and diamond jewelry. Mara, on the other hand, was seen in a simple black and white dress with minimal accessories.
“The Debate” is empty at the SAG Awards
Mara and Foy, along with some of their co-stars like four-time Oscar winner Frances McDormand (65), were nominated for the Best Acting Ensemble award. However, that award went to the cast of “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Four out of six prizes from the cinema segment went to actors from the science fiction film by Daniel Kwan (35) and Daniel Scheinert (35).
Michelle Yeoh (60) won Best Actress, Ke Huy Quan (51) Best Supporting Actor and Jamie Lee Curtis (64) Best Supporting Actress. Yeoh created something new: She is the first Asian woman to receive this award.
The only major film prize in acting that didn’t go to “Everything Everywhere All at Once”: Brendan Fraser (54) secured the title of “Best Actor” for his performance in the drama “The Whale” by Darren Aronofsky (54). He prevailed against Colin Farrell (46) and Austin Butler (31), among others. All three of those named are also among the favorites at the Oscars, which will take place on March 12 in Los Angeles.