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The Reason Julia Louis-Dreyfus Wasn't at the SAG Awards For Her Historic Win

Jan 22 2018 - 7:35pm

Julia Louis-Dreyfus won big at the SAG Awards on Sunday night, but wasn't there when her name was called for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series [1]. Despite making history as the first TV actress to win five individual trophies [2], the Veep star opted to skip the show after recently completing her last day of chemotherapy [3] for breast cancer. "I wish I could have been @SAGawards tonight but have to admit it's pretty fun to watch in my pj's," she wrote on Twitter. "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 [4] 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 [5] bozos for winning ensemble award. Miss being at the table with you all. How was the chicken?

— Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD) January 22, 2018 [6]

The actress first revealed her diagnosis in September [7], shortly after winning her sixth consecutive Emmy [8] for her role as Selina Meyer on the HBO series, and has remained in good spirits [9] since her diagnosis. "She's really doing great," her Veep costar Tony Hale [10] said during a red carpet interview. Matt Walsh also gave Julia a shout-out [11] when the cast took home outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, which was yet another win for the actress. While she was certainly missed during the show, we wish her all the best during her recovery!


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