The front runners have emerged! The Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced last night at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The stars strolled down a silver carpet (silver because this was the 25thAnnual Screen Actors Guild Awards) hoping to take home the award and get one step closer to the Oscar stage.
Rami Malek and Glenn Close solidified their status as the ones to beat for Best Actor and Actress in a Motion Picture. Malek won for his role as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsodyand Close won for her work as a put upon spouse in The Wife. Mahershala Ali won for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pianist Don Shirley in Green Book.
The big surprises were in the Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble categories. Emily Blunt, who was unceremoniously snubbed by the Oscars last week, won Best Supporting Actress for her work in A Quiet Place. Since she did not receive an Oscar nomination, there does not seem to be an obvious one to beat in the Supporting Actress category. A fight to the death is the only way to decide the winner! Ok, maybe I have been watching too much GLOW.
The denizens of Wakanda were awarded the coveted Best Ensemble award for their work in Black Panther. While this award is not generally predictive of which film will win Best Picture, it certainly gives Black Panther some much needed momentum. At the beginning of awards season, A Star is Born was being touted as the film to beat. However, with the loss at the Golden Globes, Producers Guild Awards, and the SAGs, it doesn’t look like Star will have a great impact at the Oscars.
-Ariadne Ansbro
See full winners list below:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- A Star Is Born
- WINNER: Black Panther
- BlacKkKlansman
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Crazy Rich Asians
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Emily Blunt — Mary Poppins Returns
- WINNER: Glenn Close — The Wife
- Olivia Colman — The Favourite
- Lady Gaga — A Star Is Born
- Melissa McCarthy — Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Christian Bale — Vice
- Bradley Cooper — A Star Is Born
- WINNER: Rami Malek — Bohemian Rhapsody
- Viggo Mortensen — Green Book
- John David Washington — BlacKkKlansman
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Amy Adams — Vice
- WINNER: Emily Blunt — A Quiet Place
- Margot Robbie — Mary Queen of Scots
- Emma Stone — The Favourite
- Rachel Weisz — The Favourite
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- WINNER: Mahershala Ali — Green Book
- Timothée Chalamet — Beautiful Boy
- Adam Driver — BlacKkKlansman
- Sam Elliott — A Star Is Born
- Richard E. Grant — Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Infinity War
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- WINNER: Black Panther
- Mission: Impossible — Fallout
TELEVISION NOMINEES
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Julia Garner — Ozark
- Laura Linney — Ozark
- Elizabeth Moss — The Handmaid’s Tale
- WINNER: Sandra Oh — Killing Eve
- Robin Wright — House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- WINNER: Jason Bateman — Ozark
- Sterling K. Brown — This Is Us
- Joseph Fiennes — The Handmaid’s Tale
- John Krasinski — Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
- Bob Odenkirk — Better Call Saul
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alex Borstein — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Allison Brie — GLOW
- WINNER: Rachel Brosnahan — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Jane Fonda — Grace and Frankie
- Lily Tomlin — Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alan Arkin — The Kominsky Method
- Michael Douglas –The Kominsky Method
- Bill Hader — Barry
- WINNER: Tony Shalhoub — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Henry Winkler — Barry
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- Amy Adams — Sharp Objects
- WINNER: Patricia Arquette — Escape at Dannemora
- Patricia Clarkson — Sharp Objects
- Penélope Cruz — The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Emma Stone — Maniac
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- Antonio Banderas — Genius: Picasso
- WINNER: Darren Criss — The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
- Hugh Grant — A Very English Scandal
- Anthony Hopkins — King Lear
- Bill Pullman — The Sinner
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- The Americans
- Better Call Saul
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Ozark
- WINNER: This Is Us
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Atlanta
- Barry
- GLOW
- The Kominsky Method
- WINNER: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
- WINNER: GLOW
- Marvel’s Daredevil
- Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
- The Walking Dead
- Westworld
SPECIAL AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award: Alan Alda
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