The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were given out on Sunday night. This honor, voted on by fellow actors, is often seen as a predictor for the Academy Awards. However, the SAGs also honor greatness in television. This is strictly an acting honor, so there are no categories for writing, directing, special effects, etc. Because the SAGs are only voted on by actors, this is considered possibly the second-most prestigious award next to the Oscars.
And The Award Goes To…
CODA has suddenly sprung into frontrunner status for the Oscars by winning the prize for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (essentially this show’s version of Best Picture). It beat out Belfast, Don’t Look Up, House of Gucci, and King Richard. CODA, directed by Sian Heder, focuses on Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi, a child of deaf adults (thus, CODA) and the only hearing member of her family. It was released in theaters and on Apple TV+ to great acclaim but not a ton of buzz. This win gives CODA a real boost before the Oscars.
Cast member Troy Kotsur, who played Ruby’s father Frank, won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the first hearing-impaired actor to ever win this prize.
Breaking a different barrier were the stars of Netflix’s Squid Game, Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon, who took home the Male and Female Actor in the Drama Series categories for their roles in the Korean phenomenon. It’s impressive that these two won when their performances were in Korean (or dubbed into English) and yet their acting chops shined through to an audience of voters that were mostly Americans. Squid Game also took home the Stunt Ensemble trophy. The series was the only project in either the film or television categories to win three awards that night.
Back to films, Jessica Chastain and Will Smith earned the top prizes for Lead Actors for The Eyes of Tammy Fay and King Richard, respectively. West Side Story‘s Ariana DeBose earned the Supporting Female Actor award. Like Kotsur, Jung-jae, and Ho-yeon, this was another breakthrough, this time for a queer Latina. The Stunt Ensemble prize for movies went to No Time To Die.
The Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series prize went to Succession and Ted Lasso took the Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series trophy. Ted Lasso‘s Jason Sudeikis and Hacks’ Jean Smart earned the Best Male and Female Actor awards for Television Comedy. Finally, in the categories for TV Movie/Miniseries, Michael Keaton won for Dopesick and Kate Winslet scored for Mare of Easttown (although there is some chatter that the latter will get a sequel).
You can check out all the winners below:
Film categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
CODA — Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (WINNER)
Belfast — Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan
Don’t Look Up — Cate Blanchett, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Mescudi, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Ron Perlman, Tyler Perry, Mark Rylance, Meryl Streep
House of Gucci — Adam Driver, Lady Gaga, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Al Pacino
King Richard — Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Tony Goldwyn, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Will Smith
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) (WINNER)
Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)
Jennifer Hudson (Respect)
Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith (King Richard) (WINNER)
Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick … Boom!)
Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story) (WINNER)
Caitriona Balfe (Belfast)
Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley)
Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
Ruth Negga (Passing)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur (CODA) (WINNER)
Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar)
Bradley Cooper (Licorice Pizza)
Jared Leto (House of Gucci)
Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
No Time to Die (WINNER)
Black Widow
Dune
The Matrix: Resurrections
Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Succession — Nicholas Braun, Juliana Canfield, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Dominczyk, Peter Friedman, Jihae, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, Dasha Nekrasova, Scott Nicholson, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong, Zoë Winters (WINNER)
The Handmaid’s Tale — Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Amanda Brugel, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle, Joseph Fiennes, Sam Jaeger, Max Minghella, Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley
The Morning Show — Jennifer Aniston, Shari Belafonte, Eli Bildner, Nestor Carbonell, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Amber Friendly, Janina Gavankar, Valeria Golino, Tara Karsian, Hannah Leder, Greta Lee, Julianna Margulies, Joe Marinelli, Michelle Meredith, Ruairi O’Connor,Joe Pacheco, Karen Pittman, Victoria Tate, Desean K. Terry, Reese Witherspoon
Squid Game — Heo Sung-Tae, Jun Young-Soo, Jung Ho-Yeon, Kim Joo-Ryoung, Lee Byung-Hun, Lee Jung-Jae, Oh Young-Soo, Park Hae-Soo, Anupam Tripathi, Wi Ha-Jun
Yellowstone — Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Ryan Bingham, Gil Birmingham, Ian Bohen, Eden Brolin, Kevin Costner, Hugh Dillon, Luke Grimes, Hassie Harrison, Cole Hauser, Jen Landon, Finn Little, Brecken Merrill, Will Patton, Piper Perabo, Kelly Reilly, Denim Richards, Taylor Sheridan, Forrie J. Smith, Jefferson White
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game) (WINNER)
Brian Cox (Succession)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Kieran Culkin (Succession)
Jeremy Strong (Succession)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game) (WINNER)
Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
Sarah Snook (Succession)
Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Ted Lasso — Annette Badland, Kola Bokinni, Phil Dunster, Cristo Fernández, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Toheeb Jimoh, Nick Mohammed, Sarah Niles, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham (WINNER)
The Great — Julian Barratt, Belinda Bromilow, Sacha Dhawan, Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Bayo Gbadamosi, Adam Godley, Douglas Hodge, Nicholas Hoult, Florence Keith-Roach, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield
Hacks — Rose Abdoo, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Paul W. Downs, Hannah Einbinder, Mark Indelicato, Poppy Liu, Chris McDonald, Jean Smart, Megan Stalter
The Kominsky Method — Jenna Lyng Adams, Sarah Baker, Casey Thomas Brown, Michael Douglas, Lisa Edelstein, Ashleigh Lathrop, Emily Osment, Haley Joel Osment, Paul Reiser, Graham Rogers, Melissa Tang, Kathleen Turner
Only Murders in the Building — Aaron Dominguez, Selena Gomez, Jackie Hoffman, Jayne Houdyshell, Steve Martin, Amy Ryan, Martin Short
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) (WINNER)
Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart (Hacks) (WINNER)
Elle Fanning (The Great)
Sandra Oh (The Chair)
Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Michael Keaton (Dopesick) (WINNER)
Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)
Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)
Ewan McGregor (Halston)
Evan Peters (Mare of Easttown)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown) (WINNER)
Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha)
Margaret Qualley (Maid)
Jean Smart (Mare of Easttown)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Squid Game (WINNER)
Cobra Kai
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Loki
Mare of Easttown
