The 2017 Edition of the Screen Actors Guild awards was a night of powerful speeches against Donald Trump, and deserving honours.
Hidden Figures – a NASA fact-based film about three black women, and Stranger Things emerged the big winners of the night. While stars like Denzel Washington and Viola Davis got the nods for their amazing performances in the Fences.
Most the acts who stepped on the stage to accept the awards slammed Donald Trump, especially following his recent controversial Executive Order banning citizens from certain Islamic nations from entering the United States. Though President Trump denies that the order was a Muslim ban, his fiery utterance on Twitter left many people believing he is targeting Muslims.
Accepting the award for the Best Ensemble, Taraji P Henson said: “This story is of unity and this story is about what happens when we put our differences aside … Love wins.”
And actor Mahershala Ali who won the Best Supporting Actor for his role in Moonlight, noted how division can upset a community, noting that though he converted to Islam, he still maintain a great relationship with his Christian mother.
See the list of last night’s winners at the SAG Awards as complied by Guardian UK:
Best female actor in a TV comedy series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best male actor in a TV comedy series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
WINNER: William H Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best cast in a TV comedy series
The Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Modern Family
WINNER: Orange is the New Black
Veep
Best female supporting actor
WINNER: Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best male supporting actor
WINNER: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Best female actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Best male actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Sterling K Brown, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
WINNER: Bryan Cranston, All the Way
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B Vance, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Best male actor in a TV drama series
Sterling K Brown, This Is Us
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
WINNER: John Lithgow, The Crown
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Best female actor in a TV drama series
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
WINNER: Claire Foy, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best cast in a TV drama series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
WINNER: Stranger Things
Westworld
Best female actor
Amy Adams, Arrival
Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman, Jackie
WINNER: Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best male actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
WINNER: Denzel Washington, Fences
Best ensemble performance
Captain Fantastic
Fences
WINNER: Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
