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Sandra Bernhard was seen staring daggers at Actor Awards host on the show's red carpet - and now body language expert has now exclusively decoded the uncomfortable moment to the Daily Mail.
Bell, 45, is serving as mistress of ceremonies for the third time, after hosting the then-SAG Awards last year and then before that in 2018.
Meanwhile Bernhard, 70, was there because of her role in Marty Supreme, which was one of the nominees for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture.
That night, Bell was in a see-through gown that revealed she had no bra on underneath and was only wearing a barely-there piece of nude underwear, designed to give the impression she had on no undergarments at all.
While Bell mingled cheerfully with other guests, Bernhard could be seen some distance away giving her a withering sidelong glare in footage posted by DeuxMoi.
James explained: 'In the tsunami of applied social and rictus smiles that is the Actors Awards red carpet there is a moment of withering truth from Sandra Bernhard as she is seen watching Kristen Bell who is in full-on preening, showboating celebrity mode.
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Sandra Bernhard was seen staring daggers at Actor Awards host Kristen Bell on the show's red carpet - and now body language expert Judi James has now exclusively explained the moment
While Bell mingled cheerfully with other guests, Bernhard could be seen some distance away giving her a withering sidelong glare in footage posted by DeuxMoi
'As Kristen stands with her hand on a man's shoulder in a flamboyant gesture aimed at nabbing and retaining the center of attention as well as flashing a huge diamond ring to the cameras to their left, she performs a series of preening gestures with her fingers running around her lips and her decolletage in her impeccably-styled outfit.
'Kristen is giving off peak confidence star vibes here but there are signs that Sandra Berhard might not be the greatest fan of all this blatant red carpet preening.
Bell is serving as mistress of ceremonies for the third time, after hosting the then-SAG Awards last year and then before that in 2018
Meanwhile Bernhard was there because of her role in Marty Supreme, which was one of the nominees for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
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As for female supporting performances, Ariana Grande has earned a nod for Wicked: For Good, as have Odessa A'Zion for Marty Supreme, Teyana Taylor for One Battle After Another, Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners and Amy Madigan for Sinners.
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture is a contest between Hamnet, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Sinners.
Among the sitcom performances nominated that night are Rogen and the recently departed Catherine O'Hara for The Studio, Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building, Jenna Ortega for Wednesday and Jean Smart for Hacks.
Bell's current co-star Adam Brody is nominated for Nobody Wants This, while her former The Good Place co-star Ted Danson for A Man on the Inside
The ensemble in a drama series category is a formidable race including The White Lotus, The Pitt, Severance, The Diplomat and Landman.
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Noah Wyle is nominated for his comeback turn on The Pitt, as are Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood for The White Lotus, Keri Russell for The Diplomat, Gary Oldman for Slow Horses and Billy Crudup for The Morning Show.
The revered miniseries Adolescence has
Other nominees in those categories include Michelle Williams in Dying for Sex, Sarah Snook in All Her Fault, Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys for The Beast in Me, Jason Bateman in Black Rabbit and Charlie Hunnam for Monster: The Ed Gein Story.
Sunday evening's SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award is being
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