SAG Awards 2025: Best and Worst Moments

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00:00SAG Awards 2025 Best and Worst Moments

00:04What about the sound system? I'm going to talk loud. This means the world to me.

00:10The actor goes to Zoe Zaldanyan.

00:17The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards promised glitz,

00:20glamour, and plenty of memorable acceptance speeches. And wow, did it deliver.

00:27But as always, some moments soared, while others took a nosedive.

00:32Emilia Perez airbrushes out Carla Sofia Gascon.

00:36To be in this room is a true honor.

00:41The first real clunker of the night happened when Emilia Perez, co-stars Zoe Zaldana and

00:47Selena Gomez took the stage to hype their film. Except it looked like there were only two people

00:52in that cast. If you were clueless about the behind-the-scenes drama, you'd have sworn Gomez

00:56and Zaldana were the only stars. No big deal. But industry insiders know that the original trio

01:02included Carla Sofia Gascon. Are you English? No, I'm not English. Why?

01:10Until her entire awards campaign got torpedoed by social media posts.

01:14After that fiasco, the studio apparently dropped her from promotional events

01:18faster than you can say cancel. So when Gomez introduced Emilia Perez,

01:23viewers at home and in the audience got footage featuring only her and Zaldana.

01:28It felt like a forced retcon, as if Gascon never existed. Awards show watchers picked up on the

01:35tension, especially when Gomez teased the unpredictability of the film, but sidestepped

01:41any mention of Gascon. Meanwhile, Zaldana tried to keep it light, praising the movie's unfiltered

01:48portrayal of reality, ironically ignoring that a big chunk of reality, i.e. Gascon, was missing.

01:55Cue a ripple of awkwardness, with fans tweeting how the film is being systematically re-edited

02:01to pretend Carla doesn't exist. Hard to ignore that vibe, especially given the star's conspicuous

02:07absence. In the end, it left a sour taste, overshadowing Zaldana and Gomez's undeniable

02:15star power. Let's face it, everyone loves a film's behind-the-scenes drama, unless you're

02:21the one being erased from it. Jane Fonda's speech derailed by tech glitch. When you have an 87-year-old

02:27legend like Jane Fonda set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, you expect a mic drop moment.

02:34And she almost delivered that. Fonda took the stage, beaming with the kind of poise only

02:39decades in Hollywood can instill. Her opening line, your enthusiasm makes it seem less like

02:44a twilight of my life and more like a go-girl. Which is good, because I'm not done. The crowd

02:51roared in approval, thrilled to see the iconic star still full of fire. But in the midst of her

02:57acceptance, praising her unstrategic career and joking about doing stunts in her 90s,

03:03something weird happened. The sound system went out momentarily, replaced by a random,

03:08disembodied voice that cut through her speech. For a second, Fonda paused, brow furrowed. Then,

03:16in true comedic form, she improvised. And I can conjure voices, apparently.

03:22The audience laughed it off, but the flow was broken. Everyone from the front-row A-listers

03:27to viewers streaming at home recognized it as a big production goof. So was it sabotage,

03:34or just the joys of live TV? Possibly a glitch from the control room messing with the broadcast

03:40feed. Either way, it robbed Fonda of a seamless, heartfelt speech. She recovered nicely. Like the

03:47pro she is. But the incident overshadowed what might have been a flawless highlight.

03:52The moral of the story, if you're going to honor a living legend, at least make sure the mic stays

03:58in one piece. Timothy Chalamet gets real with his historic win. As soon as Timothy Chalamet's name

04:04was called for Best Actor in a Leading Role, making him the youngest SAG Best Actor winner

04:09ever, the entire room went electric. Seated among living legends and peers he's admired,

04:16Timmy looked genuinely stunned. Let's not forget he's only 29, and many folks had pegged veteran

04:22names like Matthew McConaughey or Robert Downey Jr. to swoop in. But after delivering a mesmerizing

04:30portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, Chalamet proved critics wrong, snagging that

04:36trophy. Then came his acceptance speech, which can only be described as the night's most authentic

04:43moment. The mic was too low, so he hunched over, focusing first on his mother with an emotional

04:50thank you mom. Then he laid it all out. I know the classiest thing would be to downplay how much I

04:56wanted this, but the truth is I worked five and a half years for this role, and I poured everything

05:02I had into honoring Mr. Bob Dylan. Instead of feigning modesty, he all but confessed he's set

05:09on chasing greatness in Hollywood. I want to be one of the greats, he said, earning appreciative

05:15laughter and applause. In an industry that loves polished PR speak, Timothy's unfiltered eagerness

05:22was a breath of fresh air. Social media quickly hailed him as the new heart of Hollywood,

05:29praising how he wore his ambition on his sleeve. And guess what? This might just be the start.

05:35The 29-year-old is in two of the 10 best picture contenders at the Oscars in 2025, which means

05:42Chalamet's unstoppable ride could keep going. As far as acceptance speeches go, his honesty slayed,

05:49reminding everyone that it's okay to want success and to say it out loud.

05:54Harrison Ford's hilarious photobomb. Not many can upstage a star giving a heartfelt,

05:59here's how I started acting intro on live TV, but apparently 82-year-old Harrison Ford can.

06:06During the ceremony's cold open, we saw various celebs at their tables

06:10talking to the camera about their earliest gigs. Cut to Jessica Williams, right? She's

06:15mid-sentence about her first audition, presumably something comedic, and you see Harrison Ford next

06:21to her, about to take a bite of his dinner. Realizing, uh-oh, I'm on camera, Ford froze in

06:27mid-chew, blinked, and slowly turned away. The entire moment felt part accident, part

06:33intentionally comedic. Williams tried to laugh it off, telling the audience,

06:37I told him to turn away. The comedic relief was gold. People started tweeting,

06:43is Harrison Ford secretly the best comedic actor we never knew we needed?

06:47It was the perfect icebreaker for an awards night that can sometimes get stuffy with so

06:51many big names. The best part is how random it was. An iconic star, seemingly not giving

06:58two hoots that the cameras were rolling, just living his best life. And dinner. Possibly a

07:05minor thing, but it quickly became the most replayed opener snippet across social media.

07:11Kristen Bell's homage to early roles. Kristen Bell, in her role as host, had a zippy monologue

07:18that sparkled with positivity about pursuing one's acting dream. But the real gem, as she

07:25crooned a playful tune about, everybody in this room started somewhere, a montage rolled behind

07:31her showing celebrities' first on-screen appearances, some as kids, some in humiliating

07:36bit parts. Andrew Scott looked borderline mortified seeing his 20-year-old self in a

07:42random Irish soap cameo. Zoe Saldana facepalmed at an obscure TV appearance. The highlight might

07:49have been Timothee Chalamet's reaction to seeing a clip from a 2012 commercial

07:54where he was basically unrecognizable. Bell capitalized on every cringe cameo by teasing,

08:00we all gotta start at the bottom, right guys? I was a singing burrito in an off-Broadway show once.

08:06The audience roared with that empathetic laughter that says, we've all been there.

08:12It's easy to forget these megawatt stars had to hustle through questionable roles.

08:17The heartfelt comedic approach emphasized how tough the climb is, resonating with

08:22every struggling actor watching. Sure, it was orchestrated by a production team,

08:28but Kristen made it feel personal and uplifting, like a big group therapy session for Hollywood's

08:34cringey auditions. Reunions galore, the night of nostalgia. This year's SAG Awards felt like

08:41a big class reunion, with many get-togethers popping up all night. Early on, The Good Place

08:48star Ted Danson interrupted Kristen Bell's segment, joking about whether he or William

08:53Jackson Harper was truly her favorite co-star. It was a sweet comedic moment for fans missing

08:59that show's dynamic. Then Jason Segel crashed the stage in a top-half suit, bottom-half towel,

09:06referencing his full frontal scene from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, while Bell teased him about making

09:12the moment PG-13. On top of that, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson gave X-Files fans a jolt

09:20when they re-emerged together on stage. They had the perfect comedic banter. David quipped,

09:26We've seen some weird stuff in our time, but none weirder than Hollywood in 2025,

09:30to which Anderson smirked. Oh, I've seen weirder. Meanwhile, New Girl fans squealed to see Zooey

09:36Deschanel and Max Greenfield presenting an award. The pair's comedic chemistry was immediate,

09:43reminding everyone how New Girl's comedic synergy was pure gold. And the final cameo,

09:49a quick but sweet moment with Blake Lively hugging Leighton Meester backstage,

09:53giving Gossip Girl stans something to squeal about. The SAG Awards can sometimes be a

09:58treadmill of acceptance speeches, but these reunions sprinkled delight and big-time nostalgia

10:05throughout the night. Kieran Culkin's ridiculous rapid-fire thank-yous. Rounding out the night's

10:11top highlights was Kieran Culkin's chaotic but hilarious acceptance for outstanding performance

10:17by a male actor in a supporting role. With just 45 seconds to speak, Culkin decided to make it

10:23a comedic bit. Adrian Brody, he blurted, referencing how lead actor favorite Brody

10:29might be hogging all the time, then apologized. There was no reason to take that shot. I love you.

10:36People roared with laughter, especially once Culkin realized he had about 20 seconds left.

10:41He started counting down on stage. 13, 12, 11. Oh, no. I haven't said anything.

10:47It was basically stand-up comedy in miniature. He threw in random thank-yous and jokes

10:52about forgetting his lines. He apologized again to Brody, hammered in a few nods to his co-stars,

10:59then yelped, time's up, as the camera panned away. Some acceptance speeches feel overly rehearsed.

11:06Kieran's mania was a refreshing change. Social media instantly labeled it the comedic speech

11:11of the year. Let's be real. Sometimes we'd prefer a frantic comedic speech over a polished list of

11:1850 names nobody at home recognizes. Kieran gave us exactly that.

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