LOS ANGELES — All without delay, they have been in all places.
After claiming their greatest triumph but in an awards season filled with them — the Screen Actors Guild Award for finest ensemble to go along with three of the 4 particular person movie SAG Awards — the solid of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was supposed to go backstage as a gaggle to be led by the kitchen on the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles and into the realm the place a horde of cameras awaited winners.
But just like the a number of variations of multiverse characters within the movie that has change into the Oscars favourite for finest image, the solid members — together with finest feminine actor winner Michelle Yeoh, finest supporting male actor winner Ke Huy Quan and finest supporting feminine actor winner Jamie Lee Curtis — scattered in all places, some again into the viewers, some to the toilet, some who-knows the place.
Of the top-billed solid, solely 94-year-old James Hong confirmed up backstage, the place an Associated Press reporter was ready to embed with them on their victory lap. Hong, because the senior member, gave the final speech of the evening and took full benefit, speaking at size about his 70 years as a member of the performing guild.
“I hope I will come back when I’m 100 years old!” Hong mentioned to shut his speech.
Andy Le and Brian Le, who play minor however menacing martial artists within the movie, have been nothing however light as they every took one in all Hong’s arms and helped him down the makeshift stairs behind the stage and into the hallway.
Mark Wahlberg, who had simply given the solid the evening’s greatest award, greeted Hong.
“I just wanted to say hi,” Wahlberg mentioned with a smile. “You are truly a legend. You brought the house down.”
Hong, Le and Le slowly made their method by the kitchen and again into the highlight of the media room, the place castmate Tallie Medel awaited them.
Curtis, an upset winner over Angela Bassett in her class, was subsequent to seem, holding one of many blue, stone SAG statuettes and sporting a purple robe.
“Alright, I’m here sorry, sorry, I had to pee!” she mentioned.
Jenny Slate, who performs Debbie the Dog mother, Yeoh’s laundromat customer-turned preventing foe within the movie, emerged from one other hallway, as did Harry Shum Jr.
Yeoh then burst by a door from the ballroom like a gowned model of one of many many motion heroes she has performed by the a long time.
She was adopted quickly after by Quan, who performed a number of incarnations of her husband within the movie.
“Coming everyone!” Quan shouted as he bounded gleefully into his castmates.
Photographers started capturing photos, however Curtis wouldn’t have it till the entire ensemble had assembled. Stephanie Hsu, who performs Yeoh’s daughter and antagonist within the movie and was additionally nominated in Curtis’ class, was not amongst them but.
“Wait wait wait, wait until Stephanie is here!” Curtis mentioned. Pointing at every particular person capturing images, she mentioned, “You, put the camera down, you, put the camera down. Not without Stephanie.”
While they waited, they observed Brendan Fraser, finest male actor winner for “The Whale,” standing close by along with his trophy, trying overwhelmed. Several walked over to have a good time him.
“I’m so glad I got to watch you have this beautiful moment,” Slate advised him.
Quan reached up and gave the a lot bigger Fraser an enthusiastic hug.
“You made me cry again!” Fraser advised Quan, who had given a tearful speech about turning into the primary Asian actor to win his award.
Quan, who like Fraser has made a dramatic comeback after an extended Hollywood hiatus, is more likely to get one other alternative on the Academy Awards on March 12.
After additionally taking the highest prizes on the Directors Guild and Producers Guild awards, it might be a stunner if any movie apart from “Everything Everywhere” wins finest image on the Oscars.
When Hsu lastly appeared, Curtis advised the photographers to shoot away.
The solid shouted for Fraser be part of them for images. Hesitating at first, he gave in and joined them, his eyes beaming. “We did it!” he mentioned as they smiled for cameras.
The group has received so many awards, it was turning into exhausting to maintain observe of them.
“I put one down and it’s lost,” Curtis mentioned.
“Wait, Michelle has two!” somebody shouted.
Quan, Yeoh and Curtis then posed individually whereas holding an award in every hand. Curtis handed one to Hong, who pretended he couldn’t bear its weight earlier than cradling the statue like a child.
Daniel Scheinert, the movie’s co-director with Daniel Kwan, watched from the facet and stayed out of images, letting his actors have the stage on this evening.
When Yeoh noticed Scheinert, she hurried over and hugged him. Several photographers descended on the duo. Scheinert didn’t cease them, stating he had been an actor of kinds in his film.
“I had a cameo,” he mentioned. “That counts.”
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