At the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards held on Saturday (February 24), “Oppenheimer'' and “The Bear'' took home the top honors, taking home three awards each.
Christopher Nolan's atomic bomb drama won the night's biggest award, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture. The award, which is widely seen as a predictor of Best Picture at the upcoming Academy Awards, also won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture. Cillian Murphy stars in the lead role, with co-star Robert Downey Jr. giving an outstanding performance as a supporting actor.
The ceremony was organized by agency trade union SAG-AFTRA, with Sir Kenneth Branagh, speaking on behalf of the cast, reflecting on the “full circle” moment of the film's premiere, which took place at the start of last year's strike, before reuniting. award show.
While accepting the award for Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Performer, he said: “Thank you of course, thank you SAG-AFTRA, thank you for fighting for us, thank you for your support and sacrifices that have allowed us to do this.'' Thank you to all the members who made this possible.''We stand here better than before.
“The last time we were together was at the film's premiere in July, just as the strike was about to begin, and led by our fearless leader, Cillian Murphy, we walked off the red carpet and… I didn't watch a movie that night.
“This is a full-circle moment for us, as we have been willing to move in solidarity with all of you, all of you, and all of the people in this room, our actor friends, our “Receiving this kind of recognition in a year of incredible accomplishments from our acting heroes, and all the people in this room, is a full-circle moment for us.”It means the world to us.
“We know how lucky we are, and we are grateful, humbled, and proud. We are proud to not only be a part of Mr. Nolan's masterpiece, but to be in your company. Thank you very much.”
“The Bear” won the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series went to stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri.
Elsewhere at the ceremony, which took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Lily Gladstone won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Best Supporting Female Actor for Killers of the Flower Moon. “Holdovers'' won the award. Starring DaVine Joy Randolph.
In the TV category, the final season of “Succession” won the ensemble award for a drama series, but Matthew Macfadyen, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and “The Morning Show's” Billy missed out on individual awards. Ta. Crudup lost out on Best Male Actor in a Drama Series to Pedro Pascal for “The Last of Us.'' Her co-star Sarah Snook was nominated for Best Female Actor, but her award went to Elizabeth Debicki, who played Princess Diana in The Crown.
“Beef” stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong won the Outstanding Performance by a Male and Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series award.
During the pre-show segment, The Mandalorian and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 stunt teams were awarded the Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series and a Movie, respectively.
2024 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners List:
Outstanding performances by the film's cast:
Outstanding Performance Award for Leading Female Actor:
Lily Gladstone – “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Best Actor Award/Outstanding Performance Award:
Cillian Murphy “Oppenheimer”
Outstanding Performance Award for a Supporting Female Actor:
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – “The Holdovers”
Best Supporting Actor Award:
Robert Downey Jr. “Oppenheimer”
Outstanding ensemble performance in a drama series:
Outstanding performances by ensembles in comedy series:
Outstanding performances by female actors in drama series:
Elizabeth Debicki – “The Crown”
Outstanding performances by male actors in drama series:
Pedro Pascal – “The Last of Us”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series:
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series:
Jeremy Allen White – “The Bear”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series:
Outstanding action performances by stunt ensembles from television series:
Outstanding action performances by stunt ensembles in movies:
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1”