Accepting a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pitt combines self-deprecating humour with thanks to fellow actors. He opens with a joke about adding the award to his Tinder profile, then teases director Quentin Tarantino about his attention to women’s feet. He also makes light of the challenge of playing his character.

Pitt presents acting as a collaborative craft, acknowledging established colleagues and younger performers who helped improve his work. He describes how actors draw on experiences of loneliness, pain, grace, wisdom and absurdity to bring stories to the screen.

Reflecting on three decades in the profession, he encourages his audience not to dwell on either successful or unsuccessful projects. Instead, he stresses the importance of continuing to tell stories. He closes with gratitude and a reminder that the celebration will be followed by a return to work.