The Screen Actors Guild have thrown a spanner in the works of the Oscar race, with previous favourites, including the stars of the Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis‘s Austin Butler and Black Panther‘s Angela Bassett all missing out.
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan both won SAG awards for Everything Everywhere All At Once
The main actors’ union, SAG – which usually presents a reliable indicator of Oscar success in the acting categories because so many members also vote for the Academy Awards – put most of their support behind the multi-verse fantasy Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Its star Michelle Yeoh was named the Best Actress and her co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis took home the supporting actor awards; at a time when the ethnicity of winners is making particular headlines, it’s notable that the only white winner, Jamie Lee Curtis, has picked up the award that at most other ceremonies has gone to Angela Bassett. In another divergence from previous awards, Butler lost out in the best actor category to The Whale‘s Brendan Fraser, who’d been seen as the awards front-runner before the Golden Globes.
Like the Globes, SAG also honours TV, and there were some surprises here too. Jessica Chastain beat the front-runner Amanda Seyfried to the best actress in a limited series for George and Tammy, while Jean Smart took the prize for the best actress in a comedy series for Hacks, an award that some thought might go to Christina Applegate for Dead To Me, because of her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
The White Lotus took the best ensemble in a TV drama prize, with its star Jennifer Coolidge taking the best actress prize; the best dramatic actor honours went to Ozark’s Jason Bateman.
The cast of Abbott Elementary won the award for the best ensemble in a comedy series, but none of its stars won individual awards.
And here is the full list of SAG winners:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Babylon The Banshees of Inisherin Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER) The Fabelmans
Women Talking
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Fraser, The Whale (WINNER) Bill Nighy, Living
Adam Sandler, Hustle
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Danielle Deadwyler, Till Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano – The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER) Eddie Redmayne – The Good Nurse
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau – The Whale
Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once (WINNER) Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Avatar: The Way of Water
TheBatman Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER) The Woman King
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul The Crown Ozark Severance The White Lotus (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul Jason Bateman – Ozark (WINNER) Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul
Adam Scott – Severance
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (WINNER) Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Julia Garner – Ozark
Laura Linney – Ozark
Zendaya – Euphoria
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (WINNER) Barry The Bear Hacks Only Murders in the Building
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan – Barry
Bill Hader – Barry
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate – Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Jenna Ortega – Wednesday Jean Smart – Hacks (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Steve Carell – The Patient
Taron Egerton – Black Bird Sam Elliott – 1883 (WINNER) Paul Walter Hauser – Black Bird
Evan Peters – Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Emily Blunt – The English Jessica Chastain – George & Tammy (WINNER) Julia Garner – Inventing Anna
Niecy Nash-Betts – Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Andor The Boys House of the Dragon The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Stranger Things (WINNER)
