Jessica Chastain trips on stairs at Sag Awards but is chuffed ‘handsome’ Paul Mescal ran to her aid

Jessica Chastain won an award for her role as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy during Sunday’s ceremony (Picture: Todd Williamson/Shutterstock/Reuters)

Jessica Chastain tripped over her dress when walking onstage to collect her gong at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild (Sag) Awards.

The star was strolling towards the podium when she lost her footing on a set of stairs, prompting Paul Mescal and Courtney B Vance to run to her aid.

While Jessica, 45, confessed she was ‘embarrassed’ by the trip, she joked she was in ‘a good position’ thanks to Paul and Courtney having her back.

The Oscar-winner, who won the Sag award for her role as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy, was walked the rest of the way to the podium by Paul, who graciously grabbed Jessica’s hand.

After the incident, she said: ‘I just needed to be airlifted, I couldn’t do it, my whole body was shaking.’

Jessica added to Extra: ‘But I had Court and I had Paul Mescal, so I mean, a girl was in a good position.’

The star was strolling towards the podium when she lost her footing on a set of stairs, prompting Paul Mescal and Courtney B Vance to run to her aid (Picture: Todd Williamson/Shutterstock for SAG Awards)

Paul grabbed Jessica’s hand (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The actress also confessed to People that she was a ‘little embarrassed’ by the stumble, but added: ‘I had two very handsome men helping me up, so that wasn’t so bad.’

The A-lister was joined at the star-studded bash by the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler and Zendaya.

The Sag Awards celebrates the best performances in television and film and the ceremony proved to be history-making thanks to Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, who became the first Asian actors to win top film trophies at the awards show.

While Jessica, 45, confessed she was ‘embarrassed’ by the trip, she joked she was in ‘a good position’ thanks to Paul and Courtney having her back (Picture: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Jessica won the award for George & Tammy (Picture: Dana Hawley)

Yeoh took home the gong for best performance by a female actor for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once while Quan won the best supporting actor award for the same film.

Elsewhere, Brendan became choked up while accepting the award for outstanding performance by a male actor.

‘I’m smiling and breathing, that’s half the job,’ quipped Brendan, who won the gong for his starring role in The Whale.

He went on: ‘I will treasure this, but never more than how I treasured… my SAG card that I earned in 1991.

‘It made me feel like I belonged. We’re actors, we all want to belong to a tribe, and that’s where I found that.

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‘If you told that guy back then that I’d be standing right here right now, I would not have believed you.’

Brendan also thanked his The Whale co-stars Hong Chau and Sadie Sink as well as the harrowing film’s director Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter.

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Jessica Chastain won an award for her role as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy during Sunday’s ceremony (Picture: Todd Williamson/Shutterstock/Reuters)

Jessica Chastain tripped over her dress when walking onstage to collect her gong at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild (Sag) Awards.

The star was strolling towards the podium when she lost her footing on a set of stairs, prompting Paul Mescal and Courtney B Vance to run to her aid.

While Jessica, 45, confessed she was ‘embarrassed’ by the trip, she joked she was in ‘a good position’ thanks to Paul and Courtney having her back.

The Oscar-winner, who won the Sag award for her role as Tammy Wynette in George & Tammy, was walked the rest of the way to the podium by Paul, who graciously grabbed Jessica’s hand.

After the incident, she said: ‘I just needed to be airlifted, I couldn’t do it, my whole body was shaking.’

Jessica added to Extra: ‘But I had Court and I had Paul Mescal, so I mean, a girl was in a good position.’

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The star was strolling towards the podium when she lost her footing on a set of stairs, prompting Paul Mescal and Courtney B Vance to run to her aid (Picture: Todd Williamson/Shutterstock for SAG Awards)

Paul grabbed Jessica’s hand (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The actress also confessed to People that she was a ‘little embarrassed’ by the stumble, but added: ‘I had two very handsome men helping me up, so that wasn’t so bad.’

The A-lister was joined at the star-studded bash by the likes of Brendan Fraser, Austin Butler and Zendaya.

The Sag Awards celebrates the best performances in television and film and the ceremony proved to be history-making thanks to Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, who became the first Asian actors to win top film trophies at the awards show.

While Jessica, 45, confessed she was ‘embarrassed’ by the trip, she joked she was in ‘a good position’ thanks to Paul and Courtney having her back (Picture: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Jessica won the award for George & Tammy (Picture: Dana Hawley)

Yeoh took home the gong for best performance by a female actor for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once while Quan won the best supporting actor award for the same film.

Elsewhere, Brendan became choked up while accepting the award for outstanding performance by a male actor.

‘I’m smiling and breathing, that’s half the job,’ quipped Brendan, who won the gong for his starring role in The Whale.

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He went on: ‘I will treasure this, but never more than how I treasured… my SAG card that I earned in 1991.

‘It made me feel like I belonged. We’re actors, we all want to belong to a tribe, and that’s where I found that.

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‘If you told that guy back then that I’d be standing right here right now, I would not have believed you.’

Brendan also thanked his The Whale co-stars Hong Chau and Sadie Sink as well as the harrowing film’s director Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel D. Hunter.

Sag Awards 2023 full winners list
Motion picture cast: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Male actor in a leading role: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)

Female actor in a leading role: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Male actor in a supporting role: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Female actor in a supporting role: Jamie-Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Stunt ensemble in a motion picture: Top Gun: Maverick

Drama series ensemble: The White Lotus

Comedy series ensemble: Abbott Elementary

Male actor in a TV movie or miniseries: Sam Elliott (1883)

Female actor in a TV movie or miniseries: Jessica Chastain (George and Tammy)

Male actor in a drama series: Jason Bateman (Ozark)

Female actor in a drama series: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)

Male actor in a comedy series: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Female actor in a comedy series: Jean Smart (Hacks)

Stunt ensemble in a TV series: Stranger Things

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