Rooney Mara, Bill Murray, Claire Foy stranded outside 2023 SAGs: ‘This is madness!’

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor In the final stretch to the Oscars, Hollywood’s A-List and industry insiders get their party on in the days and nights leading up to the big show. From Gina Prince-Bythewood being among the honorees at Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Awards and a Friday night Versace fashion show to a celebration of Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley and Eve Hewson at the Oscar Wilde Awards, this year’s Academy Award soirres and events are in full swing. Of course, the partying continues into the wee hours after the awards are handed out. Here, Variety gives you this year’s ultimate Oscar party guide.

Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out live Saturday night. Continuing a long-standing tradition, the 38th annual ceremony, which honors and celebrates independent filmmakers, took place at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. This year’s most-nominated films were , which garnered eight total nods and competed in the Best Feature category against , which had seven nods. Other top movies included , and .,, and, meanwhile, led the TV nominations with three each, while the latter three faced off in the Best New Scripted Series category.

The ladies of Women Talking are hitting the red carpet.

Bill Murray and star Jeannie Berlin set foot on the red carpet of the 2023 SAG Awards holding hands.Murray and Berlin appeared quite close when they arrived together for Sunday's soiree at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The star wore a black tuxedo with a colorful bow tie, while Berlin sported an all-black suit and shades.Berlin, who portrayed Hadassah Fabelman in the Steven Spielberg film, was there for the film's nomination in the Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture category.

Patricia Arquette is telling the story of how she almost worked with Tom Cruise.

Cate Blanchett is a conscious fashion queen.Following Blanchett's appearance at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday night, her stylist, Elizabeth Stewart, took to Instagram to share an interesting tidbit about the custom black Giorgio Armani Privé number — she's worn it before!Blanchett previously wore the lace gown at the 2014 Golden Globes and at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Sunday's take on the dress incorporated lace into a black sequin bodice, adding a fitted skirt and sleeves cut along the lace pattern, giving the gown an edgy, updated feel.

It’s been a little under a year since it was announced that Aziz Ansari’s feature film directorial debut, “Being Mortal,” experienced a production shutdown after sexual misconduct allegations were levied at star Bill Murray.

Christina Applegate‘s cane had an important message emblazoned on the front.

Jeremy Allen White is collecting wins and his kids are loving it!ET’s Denny Directo spoke to The Bear star after hewon the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and he shared how his kids are responding to their father collecting accolades. «They're into them. They really, they're really into them, they're very heavy so yeah they can't play with them too much but they're definitely excited about it.

2023 SAG Awards is catching flak for Mark Wahlberg’s role in the ceremony, presenting an award to the predominantly Asian cast of “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — 35 years after he was accused of hate crimes against Asians.In 1988, the 51-year-old actor was convicted for assaults he committed in Boston when he was 16 toward two Vietnamese American men. Wahlberg hit Thanh Lam in the head with a stick while trying to steal alcohol and punched Johnny Trinh in the face.

2023 SAG Awards on Sunday, but some fan-favorite shows and movies were shut out.The best actor in a film category was a tight race, but ultimately “Elvis” star Austin Butler lost to “The Whale” star Brendan Fraser.Fraser, 54, also scored an award at the Critics Choice Awards in January over Butler. The pair will duke it out again come March at the Oscars.However, the “Carrie Diaries” alum, 31, won the Golden Globe and BAFTA best actor awards earlier this year for his role as the King of Rock and Roll.“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star Angela Bassett was also snubbed last night, despite earning a Golden Globe and being nominated for a BAFTA.

Amy Poehler, who played the iconic Knope, and Adam Scott, who played the lovable Ben Wyatt, reunited at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, givingfans a special moment. The dynamic duo took the stage to present the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. Before announcing Jean Smart as the winner for her performance in Hacks, the fictional married couple engaged in banter that resembled their  characters. “I just want to say I’m thrilled to be here,” said Scott, a nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mark S.

Fans are desperate to see Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza team up after they took the stage together to present at Sunday’s 2023 SAG Awards.

Actress Christina Applegate let her cane do the talking as she walked the red carpet at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday evening. The "Dead to Me" actress, 51, sported a black cane with the message "FU MS" emblazoned on it.The cane also featured several other designs including her daughter's name with a heart.

slew of A-list stars, touching acceptance speeches and hilarious presenters, Aubrey Plaza and Jenna Ortega managed to steal the spotlight at this year's SAG Awards.The pair of hilariously deadpan actresses took the stage together to present an award on Sunday, where they poked fun at their obvious similarities to the delight of the audience.The brief but hilarious team-up had some fans calling for the pair to get their own movie together — possibly a darkly comic buddy cop project — and Plaza told ET's Denny Directo after the show that she would be open to that idea.«Oh, I'm down,» Plaza confirmed, adding, «We'll just kill everybody with our eyes.»Plaza and Ortega were hilarious during the show, in which they explained that they didn't understand why producers had paired them together to present.«I don't know why they paired us up together,» Plaza said with a frown, as Ortega replied, «Yeah, I know, we have nothing in common.»«We should find the people who did this,» Plaza began, before Ortega joined in and they recited in unison, «and curse their families, and watch as misfortune follows their bloodline for the next seven generations.»Aubrey Plaza and Jenna Ortega being dark and moody together…love lol#SAGAwardspic.twitter.com/DOsD3bswlWWhen asked if she figured out who had, in fact, paired them together, Plaza joked with ET, sharing, «I don't know, but we went with it! We went with it.»Before the show, ET spoke with Ortega, and the star opened up about how nervous she is to be making her hosting debut in just a few weeks.«It's so funny because everyone is prepping me for it and they're like, 'yeah, any of our clients who have worked for  has said that it's the most stressful week of their life,' have called crying, 'Oh

“The Whale” star got emotional while accepting the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday.“I’m smiling I’m breathing,” Fraser, 54, said. “That’s half the job.”The actor said that Ian McKellan told him that if he won and got to make an acceptance speech, he should “be good, be brief and be seated.”However, Fraser’s speech turned out to be much longer than the allotted time limit as he even mused about the SAG award itself.

this year's SAG Awards.Honoring the most memorable acting showcases of film and TV, the Screen Actors Guild Awards went without a host this year, relying on some talented comedic presenters to move the show along to great effect.From delightful and charismatic presentations to charming cast reunions to emotional and inspiring acceptance speeches, Sunday's SAG Awards were filled with memorable highlights.Here's a look at all the best moments, biggest surprises and most magnificent speeches of the night.Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short opened the #SAGAwards with this feckin funny sketch. Tune in now: https://t.co/IwqelQVHRqpic.twitter.com/opH0kA3rlrThe show kicked off with an adorable reunion, as Steve Martin — strumming his banjo — tells Martin Short he no longer wants to be friends, and Short can't handle that kind of rejection until Selena Gomez explains that it's all because they are both nominated in the same category.

Ariana DeBose knows how to «do the thing» when it comes to poking fun at herself.The Oscar winner took the stage alongside Diego Luna to present at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday. First, the pair shared a laugh about how to quiet down the crowd — in both Spanish and English, before DeBose beckoned to Luna to read the list of nominees.«Diego, do the thing,» she said, poking fun at her viral musical clip from the 2023 BAFTAs.The moment was made even better by a perfectly-timed cutaway to Angela Bassett herself, who proved once again that she's in on the joke, sharing a laugh with DeBose.Ariana DeBose: «Diego, do the thing.» #SAGAwardspic.twitter.com/2Rc0xzFy30The reference is to DeBose's opening for the 2023 BAFTA Awards, in which she performed «Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves» and «We Are Family,» and the infamous original rap where she shouted out the awards show's female nominees, including the line, «Angela Bassett did the thing / Viola Davis, my woman king.» Bassett herself even poked fun at the new meme when she accepted her Entertainer of the Year award at the 2023 NAACP Awards on Saturday.«I guess Angela Bassett did the thing,» she quipped to the audience's laughter.The 2023 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday, Feb.

Michelle Yeoh just won her first Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday. The 60-year-old took home the trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her turn as Evelyn Quan Wang in . «SAG AFTRA, to get this from you who understands what it is to get here. Everyone one of you know the journey, the rollercoaster ride.

the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday.“I got my SAG card when I was 19 years old, when I signed a seven-year contract to Universal Studios and starred in an ABC TV series called the ‘Operation Petticoat,’ which was based on the movie that my father, Tony Curtis — nepo baby! — starred in,” Curtis — the daughter of “Psycho” star Janet Leigh and the “Some Like It Hot” actor Curtis — said during the “I Am an Actor” opening.“I was fired from that TV show a year later and I thought my life was over,” she continued. “But the good news is that if I hadn’t been fired from ‘Operation Petticoat,’ I would have never had the opportunity to audition for a little tiny, no-budget horror movie called ‘Halloween.’ My name is Jamie Lee Curtis, and I am, proudly, an actor.”Jamie Lee Curtis proudly referring to herself as a nepo baby during her “I am an actor” speech was perfection #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/5vksrPUHThThe “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, 64, also made a joke about being a nepo baby — a contentious title much-discussed after a recent New York Magazine cover story diving into Hollywood’s dynasty — while accepting her award for best female supporting actor for her performance.“I know you look at me and think, ‘Nepo baby, that’s why you’re here.’ I totally get it,” said Curtis.

she was announced a winner.The tumble did not air on the telecast, but several cameras caught the unfortunate moment Chastain tripped on her taffeta Zuhair Murad dress.Chastain had just won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for “George and Tammy,” beating out Niecy Nash, Amanda Seyfried, Julia Garner and Emily Blunt.“To every actor watching, I look forward to working with you.