Martin Short is celebrating a serious profession milestone regardless of lacking out on the large second in individual.
The 74-year-old actor received his first-ever SAG Award on the 2025 ceremony on Sunday, February 23, taking dwelling the trophy for Excellent Efficiency by a Male Actor in a Comedy Collection for his position in “Solely Murders within the Constructing.”
The Hulu hit additionally received Excellent Efficiency by an Ensemble in a Comedy Collection, marking its first win within the class after a number of nominations.
Nevertheless, Martin Quick was noticeably absent from the occasion.
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Martin Quick Absent From 2025 SAG Awards Due To COVID
In a press release 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, Quick expressed his gratitude in a press release, saying, “The glory of being in ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’ is probably the most spectacular praise anybody could possibly be given. The glory of being awarded by your friends is even better. Thanks so a lot.”
His longtime comedic associate and co-star, Steve Martin, was additionally lacking from the ceremony. In keeping with his reps, Martin had a previous scheduling battle, however he later took to Instagram to congratulate Quick, writing, “I’m the buddy of a winner! Congratulations to Martin Quick for his finest comedy actor award, and thanks SAG for our comedy ensemble award!”
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Martin Quick Contracted COVID At ‘SNL’ fiftieth Particular
Earlier this month, Martin revealed that Quick contracted COVID whereas attending “Saturday Evening Reside’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 might make it as much as them, joking on Instagram, “So sorry for the inconvenience. I feel we’ll be funnier then, anyway.”
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Selena Gomez Accepts SAG Award On Behalf Of Her ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’ Forged
With each of her co-stars absent, Selena Gomez took the stage to just accept the award for Excellent Ensemble in a Comedy Collection on behalf of the “Solely Murders within the Constructing” solid. “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 elevate me,” she then mentioned with a extra severe tone. “I’m genuinely so grateful (to) all people, the writers, everybody deserves this, and I take it dwelling 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 Form, Kumail Nanjiani, and Molly Shannon, whereas different season 4 solid 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 solid celebrating with their awards, together with snapshots of her with Martin and Quick from the present.
“After 4 seasons, we bought our first award as a solid!!! 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 referred to as an “unreal second that I’ll cherish with my ‘Solely Murders’ household.”
Extra On ‘Solely Murders In The Constructing’
The Hulu collection, which premiered in 2021, follows three unlikely buddies, performed by Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Quick, who bond over their love of true crime. Their shared obsession leads them to research a collection of murders tied to their New York Metropolis house constructing, the Arconia, attracting a bunch of superstar cameos alongside the way in which.
Season 4 expanded the show’s universe by introducing the residents of the West Tower of the Arconia, also called the Westies. This new group of characters introduced recent faces to the collection, together with visitor stars Richard Form and Kumail Nanjiani.
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