As the season of red carpets, glitz, and glamour comes to its climax, it’s fair to say that by now, many are feeling a bit fatigued with the relentless procession of award shows. Netflix streamed the SAG Awards ceremony live this Sunday, as audiences around the world tuned in to stream it all on the OTT platform for the first time ever.
With the BAFTAs behind us and only the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards left before the grand finale that is the Oscars, the marathon of accolades is nearly at its end. In the realm of ‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture’, the odds were always in favour of Oppenheimer, even though Barbie winning would have aligned more with populist sentiments. Killers of the Flower Moon winning would have been historic, but we still have the Academy Awards to look forward to.
When it came to the ‘Best Actor’ category, the competition was fierce. But Cillian Murphy, for his role in Oppenheimer, had gained an edge over contenders like Paul Giamatti due to his recent victories at the BAFTAs and the Golden Globes. In the ‘Best Actress’ category, Lily Gladstone turned out to be the underdog who won, despite Emma Stone being predicted to take the trophy by many who were going by her previous wins.
Robert Downey Jr won for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his role in Oppenheimer. In the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ category, there was no one better than Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who could win for her work in The Holdovers and beyond. Randolph deserves this winning streak, which we predict will end with her lifting the Oscars for Best Supporting Actress.
Of course, the SAG Awards also celebrated the year on television. While Succession won ‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series’, the not exactly haha-funny, The Bear won again in the ‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series’ category.
Steven Yeun and Ali Wong continued their winning streak as they won the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male/Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series’ category. In the drama series category, Pedro Pascal won for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series’ for Last of Us and Elizabeth Debicki won for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.
The ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male/Female Actor in a Comedy Series’ awards went to Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edibiri for The Bear. In addition to the acting awards, The Last of Us and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One won for the best stunt ensembles.
List of winners for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards:
‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role’
- Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role’
- Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role’
- Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role’
- Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture’
- Oppenheimer
‘Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture’
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series’
- Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix)
‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series’
- Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix)
‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series’
- Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us
‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series’
- Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix)
‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series’
- Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series’
- Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series’
- Succession
‘Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series;
- The Bear
‘Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series’
- The Last of Us
‘Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award’
- Barbra Streisand
