‘It’s a mistake’: Pedro Pascal wasn’t in a good mood when he accepted the award for best actor for The Last Of Us

This weekend saw the 30th edition of the SAG Awards, a ceremony organized by the Screen Actors Guild that honors the best performances in film and television and will be broadcast on Netflix. And it was Pedro Pascal who won the vote of his peers to win the SAG Award for Actor in a Drama Series, his first major industry nod.

No small feat as she had Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Kieran Culkin – all three for Succession – and Billy Crudup for The Morning Show opposite her. After getting beat up by Kieran Culkin at the pre-season awards show, Pedro Pascal got some revenge he obviously didn’t see coming! He was stunned when his name was called.

This is a mistake for several reasons. I’m a little drunk. I thought I was drunk

You can watch his speech below. Later in the press room, the actor revealed that he drank tequila and confirmed that “Really surprised“With a win that made me cry backstage with the press staff.

Express round trip

For the SAG Awards, which took place in Los Angeles, Pedro Pascal flew in from Vancouver, where The Last Of Us Season 2 has been filming since February 12.

“Filming is going great. It’s pretty impressive to see the focus and dedication everyone is showing for Season 2.” she said Deadline During the first two weeks of production.

He then mentioned The Last of Us co-creator and executive producer Craig Mezzin and his co-star Bella Ramsey, calling them “Guides and leaders like I have never known before“.

“It’s amazing to come home with them and, creatively, everyone, our whole team is working harder than I could have imagined, even harder than our first season, which is almost impossible. It’s so inspiring and incredible, and it’s because of them.”she concluded, referring to her SAG award.

Any news from The Last of Us?

He then talked about returning to the set of The Last of Us for Season 2 to reprise his role as Joel:

“Wearing these boots again feels strangely new“, he said.I had never done anything like this, with such original authors, before I started.“

The Last of Us series is based on the famous video game of the same name. Neil Druckman, the game’s creator, co-created and executive produced the series with Craig Mazin.

“The space to express what I have to give, and with Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman at the helm and Bella Ramsay alongside, it really works for me. I think I learn something new every day and I will probably think about it for the rest of my life.“