Andrew Scott ‘writhing around in pain’ and secretly rushed to hospital at past SAG Awards
His horror experience went completely under the radar.
Andrew Scott’s attendance at the Screen Actors Guild Awards took a horrific turn in 2020.
This year’s event may have been smooth sailing for the actor, 48, but it hasn’t always been that way as the star revealed just five years ago, he was struck with a kidney stone, which resulted in a secret hospital stay.
While chatting to the media at Sunday night’s event, Andrew recalled the nightmare moment he was applauding a fellow star during her acceptance speech when he suddenly curled over in pain.
Quickly surrounded by his famous pals who called emergency services and got him water, the star admitted he was caught off guard but knew exactly what the cause of the pain was.
‘I was beside Phoebe [Waller-Bridge], and Laura Dern had just won best supporting actress [for ‘Marriage Story’], and we were standing up,’ he told Variety last night.
‘I don’t know if anyone has ever experienced having a kidney stone before, but it sends you, the pain is so immediate,’ he explained.
Phoebe was quick to get help for her famous pal (Picture: John Shearer/Getty Images for People) Thanks to his spot in the back of the room, no one at the time knew about Andrew’s medical emergency (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)Andrew, who was in the back of the room at the time of the attack, was overwhelmed with pain and said by the time Laura had finished her speech, he was ‘writhing around in agony’ on the floor, desperately trying to remove his suit.
Paramedics were quick to arrive on scene and rushed him to the hospital, where he underwent a secret stay.
While he was chatty about the experience, when asked what happened once he received medical attention, he jokingly told the news outlet: ‘That’s too much. People don’t need to know about that. It was grisly.’
SAG Award winners 2025SAG Life Achievement Award
Jane Fonda
FilmBest ensemble cast
Conclave
Best actor
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Best actress
Demi Moore, The Substance
Best supporting actor
Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Best supporting actress
Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Perez
Best action performance by a stunt ensemble
The Fall Guy
Andrew and Daniel Craig were spotted sharing a laugh at the award show (Picture: Presley Ann Photo/Shutterstock f)
TelevisionBest drama series ensemble
Shogun
Best actress – drama
Anna Sawai, Shogun
Best actor – drama
Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun
Best comedy series ensemble
Only Murders in the Building
Best actor – comedy
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Best actress – comedy
Jean Smart, Hacks
Best actor – limited series
Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Best actress – limited series
Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Best action performance by a stunt ensemble (TV)
Shogun
Despite the pain the star was in, his experience went under the radar and he claims that other than those who were standing close to him, no one even knew about it.
As for how his time at the award show last night went, Andrew was nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for Ripley, but lost out to Colin Farrell.
The Irish actor collected his first-ever SAG Award win for his role in the critically acclaimed HBO series, The Penguin.
Ripley earned Andrew a SAG Award nomination this season (Picture: AP) The Penguin was an award winner for Colin (Picture: David Fisher/Shutterstock for SA)In his speech, he shared a moment with his fellow nominees, telling the room: ‘I want to thank my fellow nominees. Richard [Gadd], Andrew [Scott], Kevin [Kline], and Javier [Bardem], my deepest respect and admiration.
‘It sounds cheesy to say, it is cheesy, but we’re all supporting actors, there’s the big parts, the leads, the small parts, the extras and all that s*** but we all support each other, that’s what we do. In the bringing alive of stories, we support. We support the writers and directors.’
It marks the sixth award he has collected this award season for his performance in the Lauren LeFranc series based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
He has also won a Golden Globe, Critics Choice, Irish Film and Television Academy Award, Satellite Award, and Saturn Award for his portrayal of the criminal kingpin.
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