A (relatable) queen in every sense of the word.
Helen Mirren was honored with the Life Achievement Award during tonight's 2022 SAG Awards on Feb. 27, and while the living legend's acceptance speech was filled with inspirational wisdom and iconic anecdotes, she proved she really is just like us...with a poop joke no less.
"Lifetime achievement, sounds so grand," Mirren began her speech. "I suppose I'm still alive, so by that measure, I'm eligible. But honestly, any achievement that I've succeeded in is the result of my mantra, which is basically, 'Be on time and don't be an ass.'"
The cheeky Oscar-winner continued, "Thank you, S-A-G, so much for this. I hate to say the word 'SAG' at my age. So it's S-A-G."
Mirren dedicated her speech to actors, addressing all the stars in the room, "There is the conflict that I believe you all understand. Insecurity versus ego, huh? That cocktail that I believe most actors sip in the evening as they contemplate the wonderful gift they received the moment they decided to become an actor."
"I get really p--sed off when I read or hear about actors being maligned as a group," she went on. "It's so easy, isn't it? That lazy and false assumption of vanity when in my experience, which by now is considerable, the opposite is true. We love and admire each other's work. Together, we laugh, we weep, we worry, we change clothes, we throw up and we suffer diarrhea. Don't you? I mean, I do."
Cut to laughs throughout the SAG Awards ceremony.
Mirren concluded her touching, yet hilarious, speech, "You're a magnificent tribe stretching across culture, history and time. This is for the actors."
Mirren's astounding list of accolades include an Oscar, five SAG Awards, three Emmys, numerous BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award, among many others. Mirren is the 57th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award, which has been bestowed since 1962.
Past recipients of the SAG Life Achievement Award include fellow legends like Morgan Freeman, Robert de Niro, Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin, James Earl Jones, Julie Andrews, Betty White, Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds, among many others.
See all the of 2022 SAG Awards winner below.
Life Achievement Award
WINNER: Helen Mirren
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
King Richard
Belfast
Don't Look Up
House of Gucci
WINNER: Coda
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Will Smith, King Richard
Andrew Garfield, Tick Tick Boom
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of MacBeth
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Jennifer Hudson, Respect
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
WINNER: Troy Kotsur, Coda
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
Jared Leto, House of Gucci
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Ruth Negga, Passing
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Black Widow
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The Matrix Resurrections
Dune
WINNER: No Time to Die
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
WINNER: Succession
The Morning Show
The Handmaid's Tale
Squid Game
Yellowstone
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Sarah Snook, Succession
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
WINNER: Jung Ho-Yeon, Squid Game
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Jeremy Strong, Succession
WINNER: Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV movie or Limited Series
Margaret Qualley, Maid
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
WINNER: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV movie or Limited Series
Ewan McGregor, Halston
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Oscar Issac, Scenes From A Marriage
WINNER: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Great
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Ted Lasso
The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Sandra Oh, The Chair
Elle Fanning, The Great
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in Television Series
Cobra Kai
WINNER: Squid Game
Mare of Easttown
Loki
The Falcon and the Winter Solider