The Most Shocking Moments From The 2020 SAG Awards!
Jan. 20 2020, Published 3:31 a.m. ET
The most shocking moments of the 2020 SAG Awards included Brad Pitt grabbing Jennifer Aniston's hand backstage, his divorce joke, Jennifer Lopez' big loss, Heath Ledger tributes and more.
Live from the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, January 19, Hollywood's biggest stars stunned with wild on-and-off stage actions.
The beloved late actor Ledger was a presence at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, 11 years after his tragic death, with emotional speeches by Michelle Williams and Joaquin Phoenix.
But it was Pitt, 56, who had the most scandalous points of the night.
He won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and during his acceptance speech he joked about not getting "on with his wife," taking a dig at his two failed marriage.
Wife number one, Aniston, smiled and clapped during the joke, but her backstage run-in with her ex-husband was another surprising highlight of the evening.
Congratulating her after she won Outstanding Female in a Drama Series for her role in The Morning Show, Pitt was photographed grabbing her arm as she walked away, showing off her fabulous figure in the slinky white silk dress.
Jennifer Lopez, once rumored to be in the running for an Oscar for her performance as a stripper in Hustlers, was shut out at the SAG Awards, losing to Laura Dern again.
Pregnant Williams gave a heartfelt speech where she mentioned her new baby daddy and daughter with Ledger.
Scroll through the gallery for the Most Shocking Moments from the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Funny Brad
Pitt joked about his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. "Let's be honest, it was a difficult part," Pitt said on stage. "The guy who gets high, takes his shirt off, and doesn't get on with his wife. It's a big stretch. Big." Aniston smiled and clapped at him as cameras panned to her.
Good Times
Aniston teared up during her acceptance speech for her The Morning Show win while her ex-husband Brad Pitt faithfully watched her from backstage. The couple were cheerful with each other after their wins. Aniston was "floating on cloud 9" after her run-in with her ex, an eyewitness told In Touch exclusively. The actress, "couldn't stop smiling" after chatting with Pitt backstage.
Heartbreak
Joaquin Phoenix spoke fondly of his friend who passed away in 2008 while filming his own version of the Joker for The Dark Knight. "Really, I'm standing her on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger," Phoenix said as he accepted the award for winning the Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
Happiness After Loss
Ledger's ex-wife accepted the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie her role in Fosse/Verdon and spoke about their daughter and her new love, Thomas Kail. "Tommy, like everything else in our life, I share this with you," Williams said on stage. "Matilda, it is one thing to be completely honest as an actor, it's another thing to be completely honest as a human being and that's just who you are and how you live. You teach me just by being you and I love you and I'm coming home."
Snubbed
Jennifer Lopez, 50, looked stunning in her black gown with her fiancé Alex Rodriguez by her side, but she lost again to Laura Dern, who took home the Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her role in Marriage Story. Her much celebrated role as a stripper in Hustlers failed to win her the SAG award.