Brad Pitt delighting in Jennifer Aniston’s SAG Award win is #exesgoals
It’s been 15 years since Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston called it quits on their marriage, but fans of Brennifer were looking forward to a reunion during the 2020 awards season. And finally, it happened. At January 19th’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, Pitt took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, and Aniston scored the trophy for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series for her role on The Morning Show.
And Pitt could not have been happier for his former flame. We call that major #exesgoals.
After Aniston accepted her award—her first SAG Award in 25 years—she headed backstage where Pitt was waiting to congratulate her. Photographers captured a series of photos of the reunion we’ve all been waiting for, and the pics are just as good as we hoped they would be. Brad is smiling, Jen is doing her classic “I can’t believe it!” face. It’s gold.
Look at the HAND-ON-HAND ACTION. We’re not only dead, but we’re also buried and full-on zombified.
IT'S HAPPENINGGGGGG #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/D5nJd3L0il
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 20, 2020
Update: HELP WE'VE FALLEN AND WE CAN'T GET UP 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Q6EQocVWZv
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 20, 2020
As if that weren’t entertaining enough, just check out Pitt watching Aniston win her SAG Award. All he could say was, “Wow.”
Brad Pitt watching Jennifer Aniston win her award has us dead? Dying? Done? #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/0va14ZoNn8
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) January 20, 2020
Aniston’s reaction to Pitt’s acceptance speech was also just as memorable—albeit in a different way (LOL).
Brad’s joke, Jen’s reaction — perfection. pic.twitter.com/9pVFWOQwFq
— Sally Holmes (@sallyholmes) January 20, 2020
Although many are attempting to use their fangirl voodoo to get these two back together, we have to remember that exes are exes for a reason, and it’s totally fair and fine if exes remain friends. (And just friends, at that.)
Therapist: so what brings you in today?
Me: *slams this picture of Brad Pitt holding Jennifer Anniston’s hand on the table* pic.twitter.com/RtiuRue5YJ— Brett S. Vergara (@BrettSVergara) January 20, 2020
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You do know they are friends, right? He’s been to several of her parties the last few years. It is totally possible to be friends with your ex. Sometimes it’s a better relationship.
— Phil T. Donkey (@PhilDonkey) January 20, 2020
But…what if…
— Abraham Torrijos 🌋🦍 (@abrahamtorrijos) January 20, 2020
❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Gb025W6nUR
— Barb Mc 🕊 (@BMcDoodles) January 20, 2020
Even other celebrities are thinking what fans are thinking.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7htsoBlB3H
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7hq63VF7b8
It’s true. Pitt reportedly didn’t do a good thing way back when. (Tabloids reported he cheated on Aniston with his then-costar and future-wife Angelina Jolie.) And we can forgive, but…we also can’t forget.
I’m happy they are happy for each other and they can heathily stay in the same room. Happy to see how they have grown fond of each other’s success, but let’s not make a big deal out of it. Happy to see too how Jennifer has been able to move on❤️❤️
— LondonBaby (@welovebroadway) January 20, 2020
Sadly the reason he divorced her is also the reason they will never get together again. You can’t let that go… being left for another woman. Is just not possible. It would come up in every fight until one of you dies. It’s sad, but true.
— Rain (@Astharteea) January 20, 2020
In Aniston’s opinion, there isn’t much gossip to spill about their meetup. “It’s hysterical,” she told Entertainment Tonight, referring to the Pitt-Aniston commentary. “But what else are they going to talk about?”
We’re just happy to see these two in the same room again. It’s definitely a full-circle/throwback moment, and in this era of reboots, revivals, and reunions, the Pitt and Aniston meetup is giving us nostalgia on a whole different level.
