Morgan Freeman calls out SAG guest for talking during his Lifetime Achievement acceptance speech

It's unclear whether the 80-year-old was joking

Morgan Freeman called out an audience member for talking during his Lifetime Achievement award acceptance speech at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The 80-year-old actor was addressing the room full of actors, filmmakers and producers, including Brie Larson, Jason Bateman and Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya, when he peered into the crowd, leaned into the microphone and made the jibe.

“Hey... I'm talking to you,” he said with a smile on his face, in a seemingly joking manner. The unknown crowd member then replied to the actor with Freeman adding: “Okay, well you just stand out to me, that's all.”

The actor, who was presented the trophy by Rita Moreno, continued with his speech which he ended by criticising the award statue.

“I wasn’t going to do this; I’m going to tell you what’s wrong with this statue. It works from the back, but from the front, it’s gender-specific. Maybe I started something.”

The evening's biggest winner was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which followed its Golden Globes success to win three awards including Best Actress for Frances McDormand, Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell and the coveted Outstanding Cast Performance.

You can find a full list of winners here.

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