Jennifer Aniston Says It Was 'Sweet' to Have Brad Pitt Watch Her Accept SAG Award
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Jennifer Aniston is happy to cheer on her colleagues and their achievements โ even friendly ex Brad Pitt.
At the 26th Annual SAG Awards on Sunday, Aniston, 50, caught up with ExtraTV after her best actress in a drama series win for The Morning Show. The star told the outlet that the victory meant even more coming from her peers โ including fellow winner, Pitt, 56.
โWeโve all grown up together, we really have,โ she said, โand it just feels like a really fun night to celebrate and cheer each other on and keep working.โ
Aniston added: โThere are not dark hours, but, you know, you donโt really have that much of a life, so itโs nice to come out and put a pretty dress on and sort of celebrate your friends and their work, and inspire each other to keep going โ and like [Brad] said, itโs back to work tomorrow.โ
The former couple had quite the reunion at the Los Angeles awards show, embracing each other backstage after Pitt watched Anistonโs acceptance speech from a monitor, a gesture which the actress told ExtraTV was โsweet.โ
The evening also came with another notable moment for the former couple prior to the backstage meet-up. During Pittโs acceptance speech for best supporting actor for Once Upon a Timeโฆ in Hollywood, he made a marriage quip that got a laugh from Aniston in the audience.
Pitt joked about how his character in the film was a guy who โdoesnโt get on with his wife.โ After cracking the joke, a camera panned to his ex-wife Aniston, who smiled lovingly and clapped.
โLetโs be honest, it was a difficult part,โ Pitt said. โThe guy who gets high, takes his shirt off, and doesnโt get on with his wife. Itโs a big stretch. Big.โ
The two stars were married for five years before their divorce in 2005. While theyโve long been cordial, theyโve been more public about their friendship in the last year.
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โMy marriages, theyโve been very successful, in [my] personal opinion,โ Aniston told Elle magazine in January 2019, referring to her marriages to Pitt and Justin Theroux. โAnd when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness doesnโt exist within that arrangement anymore.โ
Pitt went on to marry actress Angelina Jolie. The two, who share six children, split in September 2016 after two years of marriage and 12 years together.
In February 2019, the Friends actress celebrated her 50th birthday with a star-studded bash at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood. Among her guests was Pitt, who also sent her a present before the party.
A source told PEOPLE at the time: โHer friends were happy to see Brad at the party. Whatever caused their divorce is long in the past,โ while a second source said, โBrad and Jen have a very civil relationship.โ