Emotional star Oldman admits: ‘I’m enjoying this’ as he gets new gong

GARY Oldman fought back tears on stage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards as he took another step towards an Oscar win.

He picked up the prize for outstanding performance by a leading actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour at the ceremony, which also saw “silence breakers” who spoke out about sexual harassment celebrated.

Oldman fought back tears and admitted he had “become very emotional” as he received the award, which he called “a tremendous honour”.

Having already bagged a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Movie Award for the role, and nominated for a Bafta, he is now one step closer to scoring his first Oscar. Oldman has only been nominated once before, for a supporting prize for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

Speaking backstage after his win, Oldman played down his string of awards triumphs, but said he is enjoying himself.

He said: “You have your moment in the sun, there’s no guarantee that you’re going to keep working.

“God forbid, I could get sick, I could get hit by a car.

“We have today but there’s no guarantee we’re going to get tomorrow. So my feeling is: enjoy the moment in the sun, it will eclipse, it always does, and it will be someone else standing up here next year. I’m enjoying it.”

Oldman and The Crown’s Claire Foy were the only two British winners at the awards, which saw big wins for movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and TV series Big Little Lies.

Foy won the prize for outstanding performance by a female actor for The Crown.