Heading into this 12 months’s SAG Awards, Martin Quick had 5 earlier nominations. Tonight, the veteran actor-comedian gained his first SAG Award on the age of 74 within the Male Actor In a Comedy Sequence class for his position as Oliver Putnam on Solely Murders Within the Constructing. An hour or so later, he gained a second Actor when the Hulu sequence took the Comedy Ensemble trophy in one of many ceremony’s greatest surprises.
Quick, an Emmy and Tony winner, was not readily available to obtain his first SAG Award. His rep stated that Quick “was not in a position to attend as a result of Covid” and shared an announcement type him.
“The glory of being in Solely Murders In The Constructing is probably the most spectacular praise anybody could possibly be given,” Quick stated within the assertion. “The glory of being awarded by your friends is even higher. Thanks so a lot.”
Quick and his longtime collaborator and pal — in addition to Solely Murders co-star — Steve Martin each appeared on the SNL50 dwell particular final Sunday. 4 days later, Martin introduced on IG that Quick had come down with Covid, including “the SNL fiftieth Covid curse is actual.”
“Sadly, we have now to reschedule this weekend’s bought out Durham and Knoxville dates,” Martin wrote on Thuersday. The unique Knoxville date was Feb. 23, the night time of the SAG Awards, so the duo presumably would’ve been on stage in Tennessee in the course of the awards present had Shot not contracted Covid.
Based on reps, Martin was unable to journey to Los Angeles “as a result of a earlier battle in his schedule.”
L-R: Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Quick in ‘Solely Murders within the Constructing’
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With Quick and Martin not in attendance, it was their co-lead, Selena Gomez, who bought to simply accept the present’s award for Ensemble In a Comedy Sequence. Trying genuinely shocked, she was seen saying “What?” after the title of the present was learn because the winner.
“We by no means win, that is so bizarre,” Gomez stated on stage. “Marty and Steve aren’t right here as a result of… you recognize, they don’t actually care,” she quipped to a bg giggle from the viewers.
Reminded by co-star Richard Form to thank Quick and Martin, Gomez thanked them “for serving to increase me.”
She was joined on stage by Solely Murders common Michael Cyril Creighton in addition to three of the big-name Season 4 stars that seemingly helped the present rating the comedy ensemble award, Kumail Nanjiani, Molly Shannon and Form. Additionally MIA have been fellow winners Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria and Zach Galifianakis.
Watch Gomez’s response and acceptance speech under:
