害羞草研究所淏lack Panther害羞草研究所� took the top award at Sunday害羞草研究所檚 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler害羞草研究所檚 superhero sensation its most significant awards-season honour yet and potentially setting up Wakanda for a major role at next month害羞草研究所檚 Academy Awards.
The two leading Oscar nominees 害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淩oma害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淭he Favourite害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� were bypassed by the actors guild for a best ensemble field that also included 害羞草研究所淏lacKkKlansman,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所滳razy Rich Asians,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所滲ohemian Rhapsody害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淎 Star Is Born.害羞草研究所� Although 害羞草研究所淏lack Panther害羞草研究所� wasn害羞草研究所檛 nominated for any individual SAG Awards, it took home the final award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Before a stage full of actors, Chadwick Boseman tried to put into context the moment for the trailblazing 害羞草研究所淏lack Panther,害羞草研究所� which also won for its stunt performer ensemble. 害羞草研究所淭o be young, gifted and black,害羞草研究所� he said, quoting the Nina Simone song.
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The win puts 害羞草研究所淏lack Panther害羞草研究所� squarely in contention for best picture at the Academy Awards where it害羞草研究所檚 nominated for seven honours including best picture. Actors make up the largest percentage of the academy, so their preferences can have an especially large impact on the Oscar race. In the last decade the SAG ensemble winner has gone on to win best picture at the Academy Awards half of the time.
In the lead acting categories, Glenn Close and Rami Malek solidified themselves as front-runners with wins that followed their triumphs at the Golden Globes. The 71-year-old Close, a seven-time nominee but never an Oscar winner, won best actress for her performance in 害羞草研究所淭he Wife.害羞草研究所� In her speech, she spoke about the power of film in a multiscreen world.
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Malek, wining best actor over Christian Bale (害羞草研究所淰ice害羞草研究所�) and Bradley Cooper (害羞草研究所淎 Star Is Born害羞草研究所�) for his performance in 害羞草研究所淏ohemian Rhapsody,害羞草研究所� seemingly sealed the Oscar many are predicting for him. Malek害羞草研究所檚 awards are mounting even as the director of 害羞草研究所淏ohemian Rhapsody,害羞草研究所� Bryan Singer, is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault with minors . Singer has denied the claims.
As he did at the Globes, Malek dedicated his award to Mercury.
害羞草研究所淚 get some power from him that害羞草研究所檚 about stepping up and living your best life, being exactly who you want to be and accomplishing everything you so desire,害羞草研究所� said Malek.
More surprising was Emily Blunt害羞草研究所檚 best supporting actress win for her performance in the horror thriller 害羞草研究所淎 Quiet Place.害羞草研究所� Blunt, also nominated by the guild for her lead performance in 害羞草研究所淢ary Poppins Returns,害羞草研究所� was visibly shocked. She wasn害羞草研究所檛 among Tuesday害羞草研究所檚 Oscar nominees for either film.
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Best supporting actor in a film went more as expected. Mahershala Ali, who won two years ago for 害羞草研究所淢oonlight,害羞草研究所� won for his performance in Peter Farrelly害羞草研究所檚 interracial road trip 害羞草研究所淕reen Book.害羞草研究所�
The Amazon series 害羞草研究所淭he Marvelous Mrs. Maisel害羞草研究所� won the first three awards handed out Sunday, sweeping the comedy series awards. It won best ensemble in a comedy series, as well as individual honours for Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub, whose win was a surprise in a category that included Bill Hader (害羞草研究所淏arry害羞草研究所�) and Michael Douglas (害羞草研究所淭he Kominsky Method害羞草研究所�).
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Tom Hanks presented the lifetime achievement award to Alan Alda , who in July revealed that he had been living with Parkinson害羞草研究所檚 disease for more than three years. The 83-year-old actor took the stage to a standing ovation while the theme to 害羞草研究所淢.A.S.H害羞草研究所� played. He said the award came at a reflective moment for him.
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害羞草研究所淚 see more than ever now how proud I am to be a part of our brotherhood and sisterhood of actors,害羞草研究所� said Alda. 害羞草研究所淚t may never have been more urgent to see the world through another person害羞草研究所檚 eyes. When a culture is divided so sharply, actors can help 害羞草研究所� a least a little 害羞草研究所� just by doing what we do. And the nice part is it害羞草研究所檚 fun to do it. So my wish for all of us is: Let害羞草研究所檚 stay playful.害羞草研究所�
For the second time, the cast of 害羞草研究所淭his Is Us害羞草研究所� won best ensemble in a drama series. Other TV winners included Sandra Oh (害羞草研究所淜illing Eve害羞草研究所�), Darren Criss for 害羞草研究所淎ssassination of Gianni Versace害羞草研究所�, Jason Bateman (害羞草研究所淥zark害羞草研究所�) and Patricia Arquette (害羞草研究所淓scape at Dannemora害羞草研究所�). Arquette thanked Special Counsel investigator Robert Mueller 害羞草研究所渁nd everyone working to make sure we have sovereignty for the United States of America.害羞草研究所�
The SAG Awards had one thing the Oscars don害羞草研究所檛: a host. Emcee Megan Mullally kicked off the awards by tweaking their role among the many honours leading up to next month害羞草研究所檚 Oscars. She called the SAGs 害羞草研究所渢he greatest honour an actor can receive this weekend.害羞草研究所�
The show did not boost the chances of other Oscar hopefuls, 害羞草研究所淎 Star Is Born,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所漈he Favourite害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淏lacKkKlansman,害羞草研究所� which were all shut out Sunday night.
Among the attendees Sunday was Geoffrey Owens, the 害羞草研究所淐osby Show害羞草研究所� actor who caused a stir when he was photographed working at a New Jersey Trader Joe害羞草研究所檚. He was among the performers who began the show with the SAG Awards害羞草研究所� typical 害羞草研究所淚 am an actor害羞草研究所� testimony. The SAGs also made time for one reunion: 害羞草研究所淔atal Attraction害羞草研究所� stars Michael Douglas and Glenn Close joined each other on stage as presenters.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
