After six nominations, Denzel Washington has finally won his first SAG Award -- and the actor couldn't be more shocked!
Et caught up with the Fences star backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, where he explained his genuine surprise when his name was announced, despite delivering an amazing performance in the film.
Related: 2017 SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List
"Casey [Affleck] has been winning everything so I assumed… I actually prepared a speech in case we won best ensemble, so I said I better be ready just in case because, I knew I had to speak for the cast," Washington confessed. "As the night was going along, I got a feeling. I said, 'Boy, you better start thinking of some things just in case.'"
He may have thought of a few things, but his reaction said it all -- and so did his Fences co-star, Viola Davis.
"That's...
Et caught up with the Fences star backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night, where he explained his genuine surprise when his name was announced, despite delivering an amazing performance in the film.
Related: 2017 SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List
"Casey [Affleck] has been winning everything so I assumed… I actually prepared a speech in case we won best ensemble, so I said I better be ready just in case because, I knew I had to speak for the cast," Washington confessed. "As the night was going along, I got a feeling. I said, 'Boy, you better start thinking of some things just in case.'"
He may have thought of a few things, but his reaction said it all -- and so did his Fences co-star, Viola Davis.
"That's...
- 1/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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