In case you missed it, last night was the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards – which honors the best performances of the years for both movies and television. There were some well-deserved winners, including the cast of OITNB for most outstanding ensemble, as well as some important highlights.
SAG Award Winners
Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture: “Spotlight”
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role: Brie Larson, “Room”
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role: Idris Elba, “Beasts of No Nation”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role: Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series: “Downton Abbey”
Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series: “Orange Is the New Black”
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series: Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series: Viola Davis, “How to Get Away With Murder”
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series: Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries: Idris Elba, “Luther”
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries: Queen Latifah, “Bessie”
Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture: “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama series: “Game of Thrones”
Life Achievement Award: Carol Burnett
Must-See Moments
Kristen Wiig and Jon Hamm reunited to present the first award of the night, which went to Uzo Abuda.
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Laura Prepon made a killer acceptance speech for the best ensemble in a comedy award which, obviously, went to OITNB – and may have made a comment about the current Oscar diversity (or lack thereof) controversy. She said, “Look at this stage. This is what we talk about when we talk about diversity: different race, color, creed and sexual orientation.”
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Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton made very powerful speeches as well, as the accepted the award for “Spotlight,” about the sexual abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Leo also accepted an award for his role in “The Revenant,” his first SAG for lead actor, though he has been nominated nine times. Oh, and also, this:
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