Photo: gettySarah Snookhas tested positive for COVID-19.The 34-year-old actress was not in attendance at theCritics Choice Awardson Sunday evening, where she received the best supporting actress award for her role in HBO’sSuccession, due to the diagnosis, PEOPLE can confirm.While speaking with press backstage at the awards event, Snook’s costarKieran Culkinrevealed her bout with COVID-19. “She tested positive for COVID this morning. … She just won an award, she’s fine,” Culkin, 39, told media after accepting the show’s best drama series award.Added fellow castmemberBrian Cox: “F— COVID, she could have got here.“At the event, Snook beat out her costarJ. Smith-Cameronand fellow nominees Andrea Martin (Evil),Audra McDonald(The Good Fight),Christine Lahti(Evil) andSusan Kelechi Watson(This Is Us) for her honor.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.gettyThe last event that Snook attended before her positive COVID diagnosis was the Director’s Guild Awards on Saturday night,Deadlinereported. She attended alongside herSuccessioncastmates.At the Critics Choice Awards,Successionwon best drama seriesand beat out fellow nominees,Evil,For All Mankind,The Good Fight,Pose,Squid Game,This Is UsandYellowjacketsfor the coveted award.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Producer Scott Ferguson accepted the honor, giving props to “genius” showrunner Jesse Armstrong, who is “not here tonight because he’s in London working on season 4, so looking forward to that.” Armstrong is a “world-class human being,” Ferguson added.Speaking of the cast members on stage with him, Ferguson thanked them saying, “It’s been a joy working on the show with this group with me. Even though they don’t seem so nice on the show, they’re really a wonderful group. Best cast and crew I’ve ever worked with.“RELATED VIDEO: Alan Ruck Calls Succession Writers' the ‘Best’ He’s Ever Worked WithSuccessionpremiered on HBO in 2018 and follows the Roy family as they prepare for the next phase of their media conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo, amid family patriarch Logan Roy’s (Cox) declining health.Alongside Snook, Culkin and Cox, 75, the series also starsJeremy Strong,Alan Ruck, J. Smith Cameron andNicholas Braun.The fan-favorite series has released three seasons so far and was renewed for a fourth in October 2021.After their Critics Choice win, theSuccessioncast joked that they were going to visit Snook instead of attend any after parties.“We’re going to Sarah’s [hotel] room. We’re going to see which one gets tested for COVID next,” Culkin joked to the press.
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Sarah Snookhas tested positive for COVID-19.The 34-year-old actress was not in attendance at theCritics Choice Awardson Sunday evening, where she received the best supporting actress award for her role in HBO’sSuccession, due to the diagnosis, PEOPLE can confirm.While speaking with press backstage at the awards event, Snook’s costarKieran Culkinrevealed her bout with COVID-19. “She tested positive for COVID this morning. … She just won an award, she’s fine,” Culkin, 39, told media after accepting the show’s best drama series award.Added fellow castmemberBrian Cox: “F— COVID, she could have got here.“At the event, Snook beat out her costarJ. Smith-Cameronand fellow nominees Andrea Martin (Evil),Audra McDonald(The Good Fight),Christine Lahti(Evil) andSusan Kelechi Watson(This Is Us) for her honor.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.gettyThe last event that Snook attended before her positive COVID diagnosis was the Director’s Guild Awards on Saturday night,Deadlinereported. She attended alongside herSuccessioncastmates.At the Critics Choice Awards,Successionwon best drama seriesand beat out fellow nominees,Evil,For All Mankind,The Good Fight,Pose,Squid Game,This Is UsandYellowjacketsfor the coveted award.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Producer Scott Ferguson accepted the honor, giving props to “genius” showrunner Jesse Armstrong, who is “not here tonight because he’s in London working on season 4, so looking forward to that.” Armstrong is a “world-class human being,” Ferguson added.Speaking of the cast members on stage with him, Ferguson thanked them saying, “It’s been a joy working on the show with this group with me. Even though they don’t seem so nice on the show, they’re really a wonderful group. Best cast and crew I’ve ever worked with.“RELATED VIDEO: Alan Ruck Calls Succession Writers' the ‘Best’ He’s Ever Worked WithSuccessionpremiered on HBO in 2018 and follows the Roy family as they prepare for the next phase of their media conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo, amid family patriarch Logan Roy’s (Cox) declining health.Alongside Snook, Culkin and Cox, 75, the series also starsJeremy Strong,Alan Ruck, J. Smith Cameron andNicholas Braun.The fan-favorite series has released three seasons so far and was renewed for a fourth in October 2021.After their Critics Choice win, theSuccessioncast joked that they were going to visit Snook instead of attend any after parties.“We’re going to Sarah’s [hotel] room. We’re going to see which one gets tested for COVID next,” Culkin joked to the press.
Sarah Snookhas tested positive for COVID-19.
The 34-year-old actress was not in attendance at theCritics Choice Awardson Sunday evening, where she received the best supporting actress award for her role in HBO’sSuccession, due to the diagnosis, PEOPLE can confirm.
While speaking with press backstage at the awards event, Snook’s costarKieran Culkinrevealed her bout with COVID-19. “She tested positive for COVID this morning. … She just won an award, she’s fine,” Culkin, 39, told media after accepting the show’s best drama series award.
Added fellow castmemberBrian Cox: “F— COVID, she could have got here.”
At the event, Snook beat out her costarJ. Smith-Cameronand fellow nominees Andrea Martin (Evil),Audra McDonald(The Good Fight),Christine Lahti(Evil) andSusan Kelechi Watson(This Is Us) for her honor.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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The last event that Snook attended before her positive COVID diagnosis was the Director’s Guild Awards on Saturday night,Deadlinereported. She attended alongside herSuccessioncastmates.
At the Critics Choice Awards,Successionwon best drama seriesand beat out fellow nominees,Evil,For All Mankind,The Good Fight,Pose,Squid Game,This Is UsandYellowjacketsfor the coveted award.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Producer Scott Ferguson accepted the honor, giving props to “genius” showrunner Jesse Armstrong, who is “not here tonight because he’s in London working on season 4, so looking forward to that.” Armstrong is a “world-class human being,” Ferguson added.
Speaking of the cast members on stage with him, Ferguson thanked them saying, “It’s been a joy working on the show with this group with me. Even though they don’t seem so nice on the show, they’re really a wonderful group. Best cast and crew I’ve ever worked with.”
RELATED VIDEO: Alan Ruck Calls Succession Writers' the ‘Best’ He’s Ever Worked With
Successionpremiered on HBO in 2018 and follows the Roy family as they prepare for the next phase of their media conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo, amid family patriarch Logan Roy’s (Cox) declining health.
Alongside Snook, Culkin and Cox, 75, the series also starsJeremy Strong,Alan Ruck, J. Smith Cameron andNicholas Braun.
The fan-favorite series has released three seasons so far and was renewed for a fourth in October 2021.
After their Critics Choice win, theSuccessioncast joked that they were going to visit Snook instead of attend any after parties.
“We’re going to Sarah’s [hotel] room. We’re going to see which one gets tested for COVID next,” Culkin joked to the press.
source: people.com
