Bryan Cranstonand the cast ofBreaking Badcooked up a reunion at the 2024SAG Awards.Cranston, 67, joined his costars from the hit AMC series includingAaron Paul,Bob Odenkirk, R.J. Mitte, Anna Gunn, Jonathan Banks, Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt onstage at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles Saturday to present the night’s award for best ensemble in a drama television series. The group appeared to mark the 10th anniversary of their own time winning the award, with Cranston sharing that the group was “thrilled to bestow it on another group of actors.““Ensemble - the E stands for the excellence that each cast member brings to every exciting episode,” Gunn, 55 said. “And the letter N… N stands for no, no f—— way I’m going to do this cheesy thing where you say each letter of the word. I’m not doing it,” Odenkirk joked.“I think we have to, it’s on the teleprompter,” Paul, 44, noted, but Norris, 60, chimed in to say, “Teleprompter my a–; I got a beer and a couple shots backstage, so let’s get this thing going.““Bob’s right,” Mitte added. “My grandmother wouldn’t even put this on a pillow, it’s so cheesy.““Listen, you guys - I don’t mean to start T for trouble, but what do you think SAG would do to us if we didn’t do this?” Brandt, 50, added.Bob Odenkirk, RJ Mitte, Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, and Dean Norris on Feb. 24, 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyBanks, 77, joked that the awards show “can’t fire us, so f— ‘em,” before Cranston deadpanned, “that’s the true ensemble spirit,” and announced the nominees for best ensemble in a drama series. Banks could also be heard asking where their costar Giancarlo Esposito — who playedBreaking Badantagonist Gus Fring — was for the cast’s reunion.Gunn went on to announcethe cast of HBO’sSuccessionas Saturday’s award winners, with Odenkirk handing the statuette over toAlan Ruck.Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston on July 27, 2023.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesBreaking Badran for five seasons on AMC and won a number of accolades,including 16 Emmy Awardson top of the ensemble cast’s2014 SAG Award win, during its run from 2008 to 2013. Odenkirk and Banks went on to star in the spinoff seriesBetter Call Saul, which featured cameos from many of the original show’s actors over its own six season run, which ended in 2022.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards streamed live globally on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
Bryan Cranstonand the cast ofBreaking Badcooked up a reunion at the 2024SAG Awards.
Cranston, 67, joined his costars from the hit AMC series includingAaron Paul,Bob Odenkirk, R.J. Mitte, Anna Gunn, Jonathan Banks, Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt onstage at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles Saturday to present the night’s award for best ensemble in a drama television series. The group appeared to mark the 10th anniversary of their own time winning the award, with Cranston sharing that the group was “thrilled to bestow it on another group of actors.”
“Ensemble - the E stands for the excellence that each cast member brings to every exciting episode,” Gunn, 55 said. “And the letter N… N stands for no, no f—— way I’m going to do this cheesy thing where you say each letter of the word. I’m not doing it,” Odenkirk joked.
“I think we have to, it’s on the teleprompter,” Paul, 44, noted, but Norris, 60, chimed in to say, “Teleprompter my a–; I got a beer and a couple shots backstage, so let’s get this thing going.”
“Bob’s right,” Mitte added. “My grandmother wouldn’t even put this on a pillow, it’s so cheesy.”
“Listen, you guys - I don’t mean to start T for trouble, but what do you think SAG would do to us if we didn’t do this?” Brandt, 50, added.
Bob Odenkirk, RJ Mitte, Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, and Dean Norris on Feb. 24, 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Banks, 77, joked that the awards show “can’t fire us, so f— ‘em,” before Cranston deadpanned, “that’s the true ensemble spirit,” and announced the nominees for best ensemble in a drama series. Banks could also be heard asking where their costar Giancarlo Esposito — who playedBreaking Badantagonist Gus Fring — was for the cast’s reunion.
Gunn went on to announcethe cast of HBO’sSuccessionas Saturday’s award winners, with Odenkirk handing the statuette over toAlan Ruck.
Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston on July 27, 2023.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
Breaking Badran for five seasons on AMC and won a number of accolades,including 16 Emmy Awardson top of the ensemble cast’s2014 SAG Award win, during its run from 2008 to 2013. Odenkirk and Banks went on to star in the spinoff seriesBetter Call Saul, which featured cameos from many of the original show’s actors over its own six season run, which ended in 2022.
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The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards streamed live globally on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
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