SAG Awards Are the Talk of Twitter (and the Town) as Show Returns in Full Force

variety.com:

Amber Dowling Celebrities showed up in droves for Sunday’s SAG Awards, driving the first big awards show of the year to the top of Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Feb.

21 to 27. The show collected an impressive 3.6 million engagements during its broadcast on TNT and TBS, earning more than nine times that of this week’s runner-up, “Euphoria.”The emotional and politically charged telecast doled out top prizes to projects like “CODA,” “Ted Lasso” and “Succession.” The internet also followed along as winner Will Smith (“King Richard”) teared up during his acceptance speech, Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) became the first Latina to win a film award from the Guild and the cast of “Squid Game” made history with its win.

Twitter also lit up when Michael Keaton was in the restroom during the moment Salma Hayek announced his “Dopesick” acting win.

He later delivered a tearful tribute to his late nephew.So well deserved. Will Smith takes home his first Actor® for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role! #sagawards pic.twitter.com/gD6I4GTVLs— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022Jung Ho-Yeon receives her first-ever Actor® for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her role in #SquidGame #sagawards pic.twitter.com/PJAHCavDni— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) February 28, 2022Michael Keaton was in the men's room when he won + RAN IN and rolled onto the stage.