Helen Mirren wins Lifetime Achievement gong at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
dailymail.co.ukHelen Mirren wowed audiences as she accepted her Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday night in Los Angeles.The 76-year-old Oscar winner was introduced by fellow British actress Kate Winslet, who explained she could not be there on the night, instead beaming in remotely.Winslet, 46, praised Mirren for pushing boundaries for female actresses getting older, and invited Cate Blanchett to finish off the tribute before handing out the award.
Impressive:Helen Mirren wowed audiences as she accepted her Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday night in Los AngelesTaking to the stage, Mirren immediately had the audience laughing as she joked she didn't like to say the word "sag" at her age. 'Well, lifetime achievement, Sounds so grand,' Mirren began. 'I suppose I'm still alive, so by that measure, I'm eligible.
But honestly, any achievement that I've succeeded in is the result of my mantra, which is basically, with on time and don't be an a**.'Thank you, SAG, so much for this.
I hate to say the word "Sag" at my age. So it's S.A.G. For me. I'm simultaneously and enormously proud, and driven with the understanding that I absolutely do not deserve this.
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