The cast of the superhero mega-hit won for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a motion picture at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Star Chadwick Boseman talked about the cultural significance of the film’s success and referenced the Nina Simone song, “To be Young, Gifted and Black.”
“We knew that we had something special, that we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see,” Boseman said.
Amazon also had a good night.
The cast of the streaming giant’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took home three awards, including top performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.
The show’s stars Tony Shalhoub and Rachel Brosnahan won individual awards as well.
“I just want to say that the greatest honour of my life is to be nominated in the same category as Alan Arkin,” Shalhoub said during his speech.
The cast of the NBC tear-jerker “This Is Us” won for top drama performance. Emily Blunt made husband John Krasinski emotional with her first SAG win for performance by a female actor in a supporting role for “A Quiet Place,” which Krasinski directed. “The entire experience of doing this with you has completely pierced my heart directly,” Blunt said of working with her husband. “You are a stunning filmmaker. I’m so lucky to be with you and to have done this film with you.
Solidifying his frontrunner status for an Oscar next month, Mahershala Ali won for male actor in a supporting role for “Green Book.”
Glenn Close, who thrilled the audience by reuniting on stage to present an award with her “Fatal Attraction” co-star Michael Douglas, won for performance by a female actor in a leading role for the film “The Wife.”
Rami Malek was won for his leading role in “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Presented in a moving tribute by Tom Hanks, Alan Alda was honored with a lifetime achievement award. Alda, who last year revealed he has Parkinson’s disease, received a standing ovation.
The legendary performer said the honour “comes at a time when I’ve had a chance to look back at my life and think of what it means to be an actor.”
“It may never have been more urgent to see the world through another person’s eyes than when the culture is divided so sharply,” Alda said. “Actors can help, at least a little, just by doing what we do. And the nice part is it’s fun to do!”
Jason Bateman had some advice for struggling actors in his acceptance speech for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series for “Ozark.” “You’re just one job away, you’re plenty talented and hang in there,” he said.
Sandra Oh won for her leading role in the drama series “Killing Eve.” She thanked several fellow actors of colour who gave her encouragement over the years, including Jamie Foxx, Lena Waithe and Alfre Woodard.
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At an event in 1997, Woodard, Oh recalled, whispered in her ear, “‘I’m so proud of you out there, we fight the same fight.'”
The full list of nominees and winners follows:
Motion Picture Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale, “Vice”
Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”
Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” *WINNER
Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book”
John David Washington, “BlacKkKlansman”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Emily Blunt, “Mary Poppins Returns”
Glenn Close, “The Wife” *WINNER
Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”
Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”
Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” *WINNER
Timothee Chalamet, “Beautiful Boy”
Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman”
Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born”
Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Amy Adams, “Vice”
Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place” *WINNER
Margot Robbie, “Mary Queen of Scots”
Emma Stone, “The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz, “The Favourite”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
“A Star Is Born”
“Black Panther” *WINNER
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Crazy Rich Asians”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:
“Ant-Man and the Wasp”
“Avengers: Infinity War”
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”
“Black Panther” *WINNER
“Mission: Impossible — Fallout”
Television Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Antonio Banderas, “Genius: Picasso”
Darren Criss, “Assassination of Gianni Versace” *WINNER
Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal”
Anthony Hopkins, “King Lear”
Bill Pullman, “The Sinner”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects”
Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora” *WINNER
Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects”
Penelope Cruz, “Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Emma Stone, “Maniac”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” *WINNER
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Joseph Fiennes, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
John Krasinski, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” *WINNER
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” *WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Alison Brie, “Glow”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” *WINNER
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Ozark”
“This Is Us” *WINNER
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“Atlanta”
“Barry”
“Glow”
“The Kominsky Method”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” *WINNER
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:
“Glow” *WINNER
“Marvel’s: Daredevil”
“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”
“The Walking Dead”
“Westworld”
SOURCE: CNN
