Backstage At The SAG Awards 2018

Another year in the press room at the SAG Awards — check out IndieWire's full coverage here. Most of the film winners didn't bother to come back stage, but TV was in full force, as always. Above, Allison Janney — who won the supporting film actress award for "I, Tonya," but TV can still claim her as one of its own. A few more pics from backstage:

Nicole Kidman, best supporting actress in a TV movie or limited series, for "Big Little Lies"

Gary Oldman, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for “Darkest Hour”

Sterling K. Brown, outstanding drama actor for "This Is Us"

The cast of "This Is Us," best drama ensemble

The cast of "Veep," best comedy ensemble

Sterling K. Brown, Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson: Interviews at IndieWire Honors — Watch

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The 2017 IndieWire Honors recognized Mary J. Blige, Sterling K. Brown, James Franco, Diane Kruger, Kumail Nanjiani, and Issa Rae, at a celebration on November 2 in Los Angeles. It was IndieWire's first ever awards event, and the response was fantastic. Attendees at No Name on Fairfax heard the honorees give brief, often humorous, speeches, but mostly enjoyed mingling, drinking themed cocktails and listening to music spun by KCRW DJ Dan Wilcox.

Upstairs in our video lounge, I had the opportunity to interview Brown, Rae, Nanjiani and Jacobson. Watch:

KCRW's The Spin-Off: Sterling K. Brown & Brian Tyree Henry on Their Breakout Year

On the latest edition of KCRW's The Spin-Off, I sat down with two best friends who also just happened to have the breakout year of their careers: "The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story"/"This Is Us" star Sterling K. Brown, and "Atlanta" star Bryan Tyree Henry.

Actors Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry first met a decade ago in New York, when they were both playing drag queens in a play by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Since then, they've been friends and cheerleaders of each other's careers.

This past year was huge for both of them. Broadway alum Henry landed the part of Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles on Donald Glover's FX show Atlanta. He also had a role on HBO's Vice Principals. Previously known for his work on Supernatural and Army Wives, Brown won an Emmy for his portrayal of Chris Darden on FX's ‘The People vs. O.J. Simpson' and currently plays Randall Pearson on NBC's new hit family drama This Is Us.

In this episode of The Spin-off, recorded on the eve of the Golden Globes (where both of their shows were nominated), Henry and Brown join Michael Schneider for a candid conversation about what 2016 has meant for them, both in terms of their careers, as well as their approach to life overall. They talk about their enduring friendship, why their support for each other has meant so much, occasionally auditioning for the same role (like Darden!) and what they view as the role of an artist under a Trump presidency.

Listen below!