“Well, well, well, I don’t see.
Oh, there’s the teleprompter!
Short was unable to attend the ceremony Sunday evening after he recently contracted Covid-19, EW confirmed.

Martin Short at ‘SNL50’.Credit:TheStewartofNY/WireImage
“The honor of being inOnly Murders In The Buildingis the most spectacular compliment anyone could be given.
The honor of being awarded by your peers is even greater.
Thank you so so much,” Short said in a statement to EW.

Joey King and Jack Quaid at the 2025 SAG Awards.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
Short’sOnly MurderscostarSteve Martinwas also not in attendance due to a scheduling conflict.
In a social media post last week,Martin revealed that Short caught Covid-19at the50th anniversary celebrationforSaturday Night Live.
“TheSNL50th Covid curse is real.”

The cast of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ at the 2025 SAG Awards.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Tonight represented Short’s fourthOnly Murdersnomination by the Screen Actors Guild, and his first win.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
“We never win!
This is so weird!
“Thank you to Marty and Steve for helping raise me.
But I genuinely am just so grateful to everybody, the writers, everyone deserves this.
The 2025 SAG Awards streamed live on Netflix.See the full list of winners here.