Martin Brief is celebrating a serious profession milestone regardless of lacking out on the large second in individual.
The 74-year-old actor gained his first-ever SAG Award on the 2025 ceremony on Sunday, February 23, taking residence the trophy for Excellent Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Comedy Sequence for his function in “Solely Murders within the Constructing.”
The Hulu hit additionally gained Excellent Efficiency by an Ensemble in a Comedy Sequence, marking its first win within the class after a number of nominations.
Nevertheless, Martin Brief was noticeably absent from the occasion.
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Martin Brief Absent From 2025 SAG Awards Due To COVID
In an announcement to Deadline, his rep confirmed that the actor “was not in a position to attend as a result of Covid.”
Although he could not settle for the award in individual, Brief expressed his gratitude in an announcement, saying, “The dignity of being in ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’ is probably the most spectacular praise anybody could possibly be given. The dignity of being awarded by your friends is even higher. Thanks so a lot.”
His longtime comedic accomplice and co-star, Steve Martin, was additionally lacking from the ceremony. In line with his reps, Martin had a previous scheduling battle, however he later took to Instagram to congratulate Brief, writing, “I’m the buddy of a winner! Congratulations to Martin Brief for his finest comedy actor award, and thanks SAG for our comedy ensemble award!”
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Martin Brief Contracted COVID At ‘SNL’ fiftieth Particular
Earlier this month, Martin revealed that Brief contracted COVID whereas attending “Saturday Night time Stay’s fiftieth Anniversary” particular, resulting in the postponement of their “Dukes of Funnytown Tour” performances in Durham, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee.
The pair was initially scheduled to carry out in Tennessee on Sunday. Martin assured followers they’d make it as much as them, joking on Instagram, “So sorry for the inconvenience. I believe we’ll be funnier then, anyway.”
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Selena Gomez Accepts SAG Award On Behalf Of Her ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’ Solid
With each of her co-stars absent, Selena Gomez took the stage to just accept the award for Excellent Ensemble in a Comedy Sequence on behalf of the “Solely Murders within the Constructing” forged. “We by no means win, that is so bizarre,” the 32-year-old actress quipped earlier than playfully calling out her lacking colleagues. “Marty and Steve aren’t right here as a result of … you already know, they don’t actually care.”
“However I simply don’t know what to say… Thanks to Marty and Steve for serving to increase me,” she then stated with a extra critical tone. “I’m genuinely so grateful (to) everyone, the writers, everybody deserves this, and I take it residence for all of us, and I’m bringing this again to New York for season 5, thanks a lot.”
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Gomez was joined on stage by Michael Cyril Creighton, Richard Variety, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon, whereas different season 4 forged members, together with Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, and Zach Galifianakis, have been additionally absent from the awards present.
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Selena Gomez Celebrates The SAG Win
She later posted pictures on Instagram of the forged celebrating with their awards, together with snapshots of her with Martin and Brief from the present.
“After 4 seasons, we bought our first award as a forged!!! Steve, Marty, you deserve this greater than I do. You guys have formed the character I play on our present,” she wrote.
She additionally expressed gratitude to the present’s crew and praised co-creator John Hoffman as a “sensible man.” Moreover, she thanked the SAG Awards and Hulu for what she known as an “unreal second that I’ll cherish with my ‘Solely Murders’ household.”
Extra On ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’
The Hulu sequence, which premiered in 2021, follows three unlikely buddies, performed by Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Brief, who bond over their love of true crime. Their shared obsession leads them to analyze a sequence of murders tied to their New York Metropolis residence constructing, the Arconia, attracting a bunch of superstar cameos alongside the best way.
Season 4 expanded the present’s universe by introducing the residents of the West Tower of the Arconia, often known as the Westies. This new group of characters introduced recent faces to the sequence, together with visitor stars Richard Variety and Kumail Nanjiani.
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