How Andrew Garfield Wants to Celebrate His SAG Nomination
[bigletter custom_class=””]Andrew Garfield has won a Golden Globe Award, been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, and also been longlisted for a BAFTA for his performances in “tick, tick…BOOM!” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” in the last four days, all while “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which he appears, continues to dominate the box office.[/bigletter]
In other words, it’s been a very hectic, crowded period. Garfield said on Wednesday morning, just after the SAG nominations were announced, “I just have to take them one at a time and appreciate that I’m alive and breathing and that I get to act.” “I’m trying my best to be present for it, to really enjoy the moment and feel the energy – and to ask myself, ‘What do I want to do with this energy?'”
Of course, that element is exacerbated by the fact that awards season has returned to the virtual realm after a surge of in-person events prior to the Omicron version making meetings too dangerous. “It’s obviously changed things,” he remarked, “but it’s the same with everything in life right now. We’re all longing to be in rooms together safely – what are we but our connections?
“It would be wonderful if I could share this in a room with my castmates and friends and family,” he remarked. “I mean, I’d love to go bowling tonight and get an In-N-Out burger to celebrate, but we have to accept where we are and put safety first.”
[blockquote custom_class=”” txt_color=”” size=”24″ line_height=””]”I want to give Will Smith a hug.”[/blockquote]
Garfield also wants to meet up with one of his fellow nominees, because his go-to karaoke song for years has been Will Smith’s “Miami,” and now he’s up against Smith, who was nominated for his lead performance in “King Richard.”
“How do you even begin to compute that?” he joked. “He’s a cultural icon. All these actors in the category are cultural icons.” (The other nominees are Benedict Cumberbatch for “The Power of the Dog,” Denzel Washington for “Macbeth: The Tragedy,” and Javier Bardem for “Being the Ricardos.”)
“It’s kind of surreal and humbling, and I’m praying that we get to be in person because I want to give Will Smith a hug.”
There is a pause. “And Denzel, too.”
