There was a whole lot of lead-up to Morgan Freeman’s Lifetime Achievement acceptance at the 2018 SAG Awards on Sunday — there was not a heck of a lot of speech, however. Still, the “Shawshank Redemption” star made his moment count.
After thanking the requisite folks, Freeman spoke out about the male figure adorning each Screen Actors Guild trophy. Oh, and he did it all while wearing a ball cap.
“I wasn’t gonna do this,” Freeman concluded his brief speech. “I’m gonna tell you what’s wrong with this statue: It works from the back. From the front, it’s gender-specific.”
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“Maybe I started something,” he concluded.
If any voice can get something done, the voice of God would be a good start.
Watch Freeman’s speech via the video above. He was introduced by longtime friend and fellow SAG Lifetime Achievement Award winner Rita Moreno.
SAG Awards 2018: All the Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards are honoring the best achievements in film and television acting in 2017, and the stars are dolled up as they arrive at the show. This year's show features Kristen Bell as the SAG Awards' first-ever host, and all the presenters will be women in response to the #TIMESUP and #MeToo movements, rather than the usual pairs of women and men presenting.
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"Get Out" and "Girls" star Allison Williams
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"Stranger Things" star Gaten Matarazzo
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"This is Us" star Logan Shroyer
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"Stranger Things" star Natalia Dyer
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"Stranger Things" star Noah Schnapp
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"Glow" star Alison Brie
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"Stranger Things" star Caleb McLaughlin
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"Disaster Artist" star Dave Franco
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"This is Us" star Jon Huertas
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"This is Us" star Mackenzie Hancsicsak
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"This is Us" star Cara Buono
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"This is Us" star Justin Hartley
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"This is Us" star Sterling K. Brown
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"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" star Amanda Warren
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"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" star Abbie Cornish
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"Stranger Things" star Dacre Montgomery
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Samira Wiley
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Ann Dowd
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"Divorce" star Molly Shannon
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"The Good Place" star Ted Danson
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"Orange is the New Black" star Emily Tarver
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Yvonne Strahovski
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"Glow" star Sydelle Noel
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"Black-ish" star Tracee Ellis Ross
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"The Last Man on Earth" star Mary Steenburgen
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"The Crown" star Matt Smith
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"Veep" and "Better Call Saul" star Clea DuVall
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"The Big Sick" star Holly Hunter
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"Spider-Man: Homecoming" star Marisa Tomei
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"Lady Bird" star Beanie Feldstein
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"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown
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"I, Tonya" star Margot Robbie
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"The Crown" star Vanessa Kirby
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"Kong: Skull Island" star Brie Larson
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"This is Us" star Susan Kelechi Watson
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"Kingsmen: The Golden Circle" star Halle Berry
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"I, Tonya" star Allison Janney
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"This is Us" star Chrissy Metz
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"Get Out" star Daniel Kaluuya
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"The Handmaid's Tale" star Elisabeth Moss
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"The Good Place" star and SAG Awards host Kristen Bell
Here’s what Hollywood’s biggest stars are wearing
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are honoring the best achievements in film and television acting in 2017, and the stars are dolled up as they arrive at the show. This year's show features Kristen Bell as the SAG Awards' first-ever host, and all the presenters will be women in response to the #TIMESUP and #MeToo movements, rather than the usual pairs of women and men presenting.