Andrew Garfield struggled to hold back his tears during an emotional acceptance speech at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
The Spider-Man star, 38, said he feels like the ‘luckiest, most fortunate actor alive’ as he accepted a trophy at the CDGAs.
The actor was honoured with the Spotlight Award during the 24th annual ceremony held in Santa Monica, California.
Garfield’s Tick, Tick… Boom! co-star Judith Light presented the award and brought him to tears after describing him as ‘infinitely talented’ and ‘wildly generous.’
She added: ‘Andrew would be the first to tell you that donning the clothing of a character, the outward representation of that character, settles you into a sense of that person immediately.’
An emotional Andrew took to the stage and said: ‘I wasn’t supposed to cry this evening and Judith just made me do that.’
He continued: ‘I’m just so surprisingly overwhelmed and touched to be in this room with my community and so many collaborators that I love and value.
‘And that’s another aspect of what you all do is you create a container, a respite, a safety cone.’
He praised that they ‘are my favourite people to collaborate with’ and ‘all truly the best,’ joking that he’s been given ‘a big task to not get big-headed after tonight.’
‘I promise you I’ll do my best to pop the bubble when I get home because I want to just keep working and I want to keep collaborating and serving something greater with you all,’ he added.
He thanked the creators for their ‘art,’ ‘hearts’ and ‘generosity,’ saying he hopes to ‘keep creating together.’
Andrew was recently nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Netflix’s biography Tick, Tick… Boom!
He plays Rent lyricist and composer Jonathan Larson, who died on the day of the musical’s debut.
The actor began filming the movie just after his mother Lynn died from pancreatic cancer in 2019, which he said rearranged his world and left him with a ‘precise agony.’
Andrew has already been recognised for his role in Tick, Tick… Boom!, winning best actor in a musical/comedy film at this year’s Golden Globes.
The film, which is Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, tells the story of Larson’s attempt to enter the industry by writing a new musical.
He also recently reprised his role as Spider-Man in 2021’s No Way Home which saw the three actors who have played Peter Parker throughout the years – including Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland – unite for the first time ever.
The film has been a huge success, becoming the first pandemic-era film to gross $1billion (£746million) globally at the box office.
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