'Veep' star Julia Louis-Dreyfus misses SAG Awards due to cancer, creates history with twin victory

LOS ANGELES: Julia Louis-Dreyfus became the first artiste to score nine SAG Awards win creating history.

The 57-year-old actor was nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series category for her role in "Veep".

Louis-Dreyfus, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, gave a miss to the ceremony and thanked the guild for the award on Twitter.

"I wish I could have been @SAGawards tonight but have to admit it's pretty fun to watch in my pj's. So honored to win," she wrote.

I wish I could have been @SAGawards 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 bozos for winning ensemble award. Miss being at the table with you all. How was the chicken?

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

The actor won another SAG at the event as the HBO series bagged the honour of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

"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?" Louis-Dreyfus continued.


The cast of ' Veep', winners of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, pose at the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. (Image: AFP)

Her twin win at the 24th annual awards ceremony brought the actor's award tally to a total of nine, making her the artiste to have the highest SAGs till date.

.@SAGawards Wow wee. Thank you so much! https://t.co/ucmbMn0QAS

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