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One of the greatest comedic actresses of all time just won a SAG Award while watching the show in her pajamas.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus — who is currently recovering from breast cancer — watched Sunday evening’s 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards from the comfort of her own home.
After winning her eighth SAG Award (she’s had 21 nominations for “Veep” and “Seinfeld” over the course of her illustrious career), Louis-Dreyfus took to social media to share how much she was enjoying the ceremony:
“I wish I could have been @SAGawards tonight but have to admit it’s pretty fun to watch in my pj’s,” she wrote. “So honored to win. So proud to be a union member. So happy for my @VeepHBO bozos for winning ensemble award. Miss being at the table with you all. How was the chicken?”
I wish I could have been @SAGawards tonight but have to admit it's pretty fun to watch in my pj's. So honored to win. So proud to be a union member. So happy for my @VeepHBO bozos for winning ensemble award. Miss being at the table with you all. How was the chicken?
— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) January 22, 2018
JLD earned her ninth SAG Award later in the night, when the cast of “Veep” won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.
Her “Veep” co-stars spoke very fondly of her during the show.
“Whoever’s number one of the call sheet tends to set the tone, and she has just set a tone for everybody,” Tony Hale told reporters in the press room at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. “We’re all a part of a team. Nobody’s walking on eggshells. Everybody can throw in jokes.”
“She’s generally been in good spirits when we’ve seen her,” said Timothy Simmons, who plays Jonah Ryan. “She has a good sense of humor, which I think it does wonders when you’re going through something like this. She’s incredibly strong. She’s uniquely able to combat something like this. She’s incredible,” he added.
In September 2017, Louis-Dreyfus revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer with a political post on social media.
“1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one,” she wrote. “The good news is that I have the most glorious group of supportive and caring family and friends, and fantastic insurance through my union. The bad news is that not all women are so lucky, so let’s fight all cancers and make universal health care a reality.”
Earlier this month, the 57-year-old shared a hilarious tribute her sons made for her to celebrate her last day of chemotherapy on social media, and it’s clear that her family has her back.
The actress posted the video made by sons Charlie and Henry Hall on Instagram on her last day of chemotherapy on Jan. 11.
“My beauty boys @henryhallmusic @charlie_hall made this for me today, my last day of chemotherapy. Pretty swell, right? Ain’t they sweet?” she wrote in the caption.
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