reporter: at the s.a.g. awards, it may be another transformer. he already won a golden globe for freddy mercury in bohemian rhapsody. it s tricky. when you set out to play freddy mercury, you think how am i going to fill those shoes. reporter: he had help from the artist who turned eddie intostein hawking. reporter: patricia arquette is unrecognizable in escape based on a real-live prison escape and love triangle in up state new york. to have a character without your typical body and is a sexual person, that is authentic. reporter: when the camera stopped rolling, the actors have
dress rehearsal, but i did it from the neck up. this is the red carpet here. if you see our position, you look right over there, you see the two monitors, the two screeners, that s where the celebrities will be walking in, and we are right here. so all of your favorite a-list celebrities will be coming right here to our spot, and we ll be talking about their movies. we ll be talking about what they expect tonight it s a fun night. t the s.a.g. awards, it s actors honoring actors. a sitdown dinner, a couple glasses of wine or two, and they honor each other and have a good time. you know, some of people that will be here tonight because i did sneak inside yesterday to see the seating chart, the arrangements brad pitt will be here. but angelina jolie did not have a placard next to him, so she may or may not show up. oprah winfrey will be here. she also is presenting. forest whitaker, the rest of the cast of the butler virtually shut out from the academy, but they are nominated tonig