Hannah Waddingham had to usher Idris Elba out of her seat in a hilarious opening segment at the SAG Awards 2024 on Saturday.
The actress, 49, had opened the annual awards do live on Netflix and made her way through the audience as she delivered a piece to camera – but stopped at her table to hand the hosting duties over to fellow star Idris, 51.
The Ted Lasso star joked that she felt a little bit ’embarrassed’ but needed the Luther star to move so she could join her castmates.
She said: ‘It’s a little bit embarrassing, mate, that’s my seat. That’s my seat. Awkward’.
Idris jokingly replied ‘What show is this again?’
Hannah Waddingham had to usher Idris Elba out of her seat in a hilarious opening segment at the SAG Awards 2024 on Saturday
The joke was done as part of an opening skit at the start of the glitzy awards ceremony
Hannah had been nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her role as Rebecca Welton in the football-themed comedy.
But, prior to finding global fame on the hit Apple+ show, Hannah was a successful West End actress with roles in shows such as Into the Woods and The Wizard of Oz.
Just prior to taking her seat at the glitzy awards do, the former Game of Thrones actress recalled a time when she was working in theatre when a mouse lived and died in her costume.
She said: ‘When I originated the role of The Lady of the Lake in the West End production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, I had a 47-second quick change under the stage to come back up through the floor holding the Holy Grail, as you do.
‘I was getting ready to sing into the face of the legendary and very fabulous Tim Curry.
‘As I was rising up I felt a kind of muscle spasm at the top of my dress but I didn’t think anything more of it.
‘The following night, this is after a matinee and evening show, I went to take off my costume but I’d noticed all day there was a rather embarrassing acrid stench around me.
‘I went to air the dress and a mouse flew out of the dress, smacked on the wall and landed on the floor.’
The pair were opening the show as it streamed live on Netflix and Idris quickly began to walk to the stage telling a story from his early career
The Ted Lasso star, 49, has found worldwide fame thanks to her role in the hit Apple+ series but initially made her name in theatre
Hannah joked about the ‘glamour’ of working in a West End theatre as she concluded that she had spent several hours on stage with the dead rodent.
‘So that’s one show with a live mouse in my dress and two shows with it dead.
‘Oh, the glamour!’
Idris then took over duties and regaled the audience with a humorous tale about starting out in his career before accidentally shocking viewers by accidentally dropping the F-bomb live on air.
2024 SAG Awards Winners
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
‘American Fiction’
‘Barbie’
‘The Color Purple’
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening – ‘Nyad’
Lily Gladstone – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – ‘Maestro’
Margot Robbie – ‘Barbie’
Emma Stone – ‘Poor Things’
Lily Gladstone beat out Margot Robbie and Emma Stone in lead actress category for their work in Killers Of The Flower Moon
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper – ‘Maestro’
Colman Domingo – ‘Rustin’
Paul Giamatti – ‘The Holdovers’
Cillian Murphy – ‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Jeffrey Wright – ‘American Fiction’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt – ‘Oppenheimer’
Danielle Brooks – ‘The Color Purple’
Penelope Cruz – ‘Ferrari’
Jodie Foster – ‘Nyad’
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – ‘The Holdovers’- WINNER
Da’Vine Joy Randolph triumphed in the Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role category for The Holdovers
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown – ‘American Fiction’
Willem Dafoe – ‘Poor Things’
Robert De Niro – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Robert Downey Jr. – ‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Ryan Gosling – ‘Barbie’
Robert Downey Jr. won Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Ensemble for Oppenheimer
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
‘Barbie’
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ – WINNER
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
‘The Crown’
‘The Guilded Age’
‘The Last of Us’
‘The Morning Show’
‘Succession’ – WINNER
Succession was upset in several individual categories but did win top honor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
‘Abbot Elementary’
‘Barry’
‘The Bear’ – WINNER
‘Only Murders in the Building’
‘Ted Lasso’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston – ‘The Morning Show’
Elizabeth Debicki – ‘The Crown’ – WINNER
Bella Ramsey – ‘The Last of Us’
Keri Russell – ‘The Diplomat’
Sarah Snook – ‘Succession’
Elizabeth Debicki beat out favorite Sarah Snook for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for The Crown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox – ‘Succession’
Billy Crudup – ‘The Morning Show’
Kieran Culkin – ‘Succession’
Matthew Macfadyen – ‘Succession’
Pedro Pascal – ‘The Last of Us’ – WINNERS
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein – ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Rachel Brosnahan – ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Quinta Brunson – ‘Abbott Elementary’
Ayo Edebiri – ‘The Bear’ – WINNER
Hannah Waddingham – ‘Ted Lasso’
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Brett Goldstein – ‘Ted Lasso’
Bill Hader – ‘Barry’
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – ‘The Bear’
Jason Sudeikis – ‘Ted Lasso’
Jeremy Allen White – ‘The Bear’ – WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Uzo Aduba – ‘Painkiller’
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things’
Brie Larson – ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Bel Powley – ‘A Small Light’
Ali Wong – ‘Beef’ – WINNER
Ali Wong earned Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series for Beef
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Matt Bomer – ‘Fellow Travelers’
Jon Hamm – ‘Fargo’
David Oyelowo – ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’
Tony Shalhoub – ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’
Steven Yeun – ‘Beef’ – WINNER
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
‘Ahsoka’
‘Barry’
‘Beef’
‘The Last of Us’ – WINNER
‘The Mandalorian’