LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the cast of “Conclave” descended steps leading to backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, they got a fresh round of applause from staff and crew at the Screen Actors Guild Awards to go with the big ovation they’d gotten moments earlier from the ballroom crowd.
The esteemed group of Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow had enough collective gravitas on their own, but Harrison Ford, who had just presented them the best ensemble award, the night’s big prize, also walked among them.
He was among the generations of stars, including the night’s other big winners and nominees, to congratulate the elite performers from the papal potboiler as they made their way through the behind-the-scenes winners’ obligations at the SAG Awards, with an Associated Press reporter in tow.
A photographer asked the “Conclave” winners to stop and pose, and shouted “Get in there Mr. Ford!”
Ford, not wanting to horn in, walked backwards up the steps back on to the stage.