SAG Awards 2025: Only Murders’ Steve Martin Reacts to Cast Win After Missing Ceremony

Watch:SAG Awards 2025: Here’s What Selena Gomez Mouthed While Accepting Her Surprising Win

Steve Martin has nothing but pride for his Only Murders in the Building costars.

The Hulu series had a big night at the 2025 SAG Awards Feb. 23, winning both categories it was nominated in: Martin Short won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and the cast won for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. (Click here to see the full list of SAG Award winners.)

And while stars like Selena GomezMolly Shannon and Kumail Nanjiani were there to accept the awards, both Martin and Short were absent from the 56th annual award show—but that didn’t stop them from celebrating their castmates from afar.

“I’m the buddy of a winner!” the It’s Complicated star captioned an Instagram video of the cast members that attended saying “we still don’t believe it!” in unison the morning after the ceremony. “Congratulations to Martin Short for his best comedy actor award, and thank you SAG for our comedy ensemble award!”

Meanwhile, Short recognized his win in humble fashion, despite not being able to accept the trophy in person.

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“The honor of being in Only Murders in the Building is the most spectacular compliment anyone could be given,” the actor said in a statement to People following his win. “The honor of being awarded by your peers is even greater. Thank you so so much.”

While it’s unclear why Martin had to miss the SAG Awards, the 79-year-old revealed that Short, 74, had to skip the show because he’d contracted COVID-19 during Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary celebrations the previous weekend.

“Maya came down with Covid, (she did NOT come to the show with it!) Marty came down with it,” Martin captioned a photo of Short kissing Maya Rudolph on Instagram Feb. 21 announcing that they’d have to reschedule a few tour dates as a result. “The SNL 50th Covid curse is real.”

Meanwhile, their costar Selena Gomez also addressed her costars’ absence while accepting the cast’s ensemble win.

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“Well, Marty and Steve aren’t here because, you know, they don’t really care,” she joked. “But I don’t know what to say. Thank you to Marty and Steve for helping raise me. I genuinely am just so grateful [to] everybody, the writers. Everyone deserves this, and I take it home for all of us.”

Keep reading for more winners from the 2025 SAG Awards…

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

A Complete Unknown

Anora

WINNER: Conclave

Emilia Pérez

Wicked

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Pamela Anderson—The Last Showgirl

Cynthia Erivo—Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón—Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison—Anora

WINNER: Demi Moore—The Substance

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Adrien Brody—The Brutalist

WINNER: Timothée Chalamet—A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig—Queer

Colman Domingo—Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes—Conclave

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Monica Barbaro—A Complete Unknown

Jamie Lee Curtis—The Last Showgirl

Danielle Deadwyler—The Piano Lesson

Ariana Grande—Wicked

WINNER: Zoe Saldaña— Emilia Pérez

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Jonathan Bailey—Wicked

Yura Borisov—Anora

WINNER: Kieran Culkin—A Real Pain

Edward Norton— A Complete Unknown

Jeremy Strong—The Apprentice

Outstanding Action Performance By a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Deadpool & Wolverine

Dune: Part Two

WINNER: The Fall Guy

Gladiator II

Wicked

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Bridgerton

The Day of The Jackal

The Diplomat

WINNER: Shogun

Slow Horses

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates—Matlock

Nicola Coughlan—Bridgerton

Allison Janney—The Diplomat

Keri Russell—The Diplomat

WINNER: Anna Sawai—Shogun

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Tadanobu Asano—Shogun

Jeff Bridges—The Old Man

Gary Oldman—Slow Horses

Eddie Redmayne—The Day of The Jackal

WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada—Shogun

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

Hacks

WINNER: Only Murders in The Building

Shrinking

 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Kristen Bell—Nobody Wants This

Quinta Brunson—Abbott Elementary

Liza Colón-Zayas—The Bear

Ayo Edebiri—The Bear

WINNER: Jean Smart—Hacks

 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody—Nobody Wants This

Ted Danson —A Man on The Inside

Harrison Ford—Shrinking

WINNER: Martin Short—Only Murders in The Building

Jeremy Allen White—The Bear

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Javier Bardem—Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

WINNER: Colin Farrell—The Penguin

Richard Gadd—Baby Reindeer

Kevin Kline—Disclaimer

Andrew Scott—Ripley

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Kathy Bates—The Great Lillian Hall

Cate Blanchett—Disclaimer

Jodie Foster— True Detective: Night Country

Lily Gladstone—Under the Bridge

WINNER: Jessica Gunning—Baby Reindeer

Cristin Milioti—The Penguin

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

The Boys

Fallout

House of the Dragon

The Penguin

WINNER: Shogun

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