In terms of awards season, the Screen Actors Guild awards are set apart from all the rest. The ceremony celebrates acting only — it's just actors honoring other actors for doing good work over the year. This doesn't mean they're less important. This just means they're not as scrutinized as the other awards. A SAG award does not an Oscar award make, if you catch my drift.
Because it's a distinct ceremony, the SAG awards are a little more low-stakes. It's less about the competition and more about honoring great actors. The SAGs are also notable because they include an ensemble acting award, a heart-warming category that allows us to honor the TV shows and movies that showcased perfect acting all-around. (The Deuce, we're looking at you.)
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The SAGs are a chance to celebrate the power players in 2017's best shows and movies — here's to the actors that we became obsessed with this year. To Saoirse Ronan! To David Harbour! To Timothee Chalamet! To the whole cast of Orange is the New Black! Actors, here's to you.
Editor's Note: We will be updating this post throughout the ceremony.
Cast in a Motion Picture
Winner: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
With the Golden Globe and now a SAG award under its belt, Three Billboards is a strong contender for the Oscar.
Lady Bird
Mudbound
Get Out
The Big Sick
Mudbound
Get Out
The Big Sick
Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
McDorman won for her role as a vicious, justice-bent mother in McDonagh's controversial film.
Margot Robbie, I, Tonya
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Waters
Judi Dench, Victoria & Abdul
Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird
Sally Hawkins, The Shape of Waters
Male Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Gary Oldman, The Darkest Hour
Oldman also won a Golden Globe this year for his role as Winston Churchill.
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Timothee Chalamet, Call Me By Your Name
Denzel Washington, Roman J. Israel, Esq.
James Franco, The Disaster Artist
Ensemble in a Drama Series
Winner: This Is Us
This is the NBC show's first ensemble win.
The Handmaid's Tale
The Crown
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things 2
This Is Us
The Crown
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things 2
This Is Us
Female Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Claire Foy, The Crown
Foy won what will be her last award for The Crown: After this season, another actress will take on the role of Queen Elizabeth.
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Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Lauren Linney, Ozark
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
Lauren Linney, Ozark
Male Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Brown also won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role on This Is Us.
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
David Harbour, Stranger Things
Female Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Winner: Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies
This marks the third award for Kidman's role in the HBO miniseries. She also won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the role.
Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies
Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies
Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette and Joan
Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Winner: Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies
Skarsgard also won a Golden Globe for his role in the HBO limited series.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Robert de Niro, Wizard of Lies
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Jeff Daniels, Godless
Robert de Niro, Wizard of Lies
Geoffrey Rush, Genius
Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Rockwell also won a Golden Globe for his role as the police office Dixon in Martin McDonagh's film.
Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Steve Carell, Battle of the Sexes
Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
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Janney also won a Golden Globe for her role as Tonya Harding's scornful mother in I, Tonya.
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Winner: Veep
This is the first ensemble win for Veep, the HBO series about a struggling vice president. Alas, the show will end with its 7th season.
Orange is the New Black
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GLOW
Curb Your Enthusiasm
black-ish
GLOW
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Is there anything Louis-Dreyfus can't win? Apparently not. Louis-Dreyfus won the same award in 2017 for her role as Selina Meyer.
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Alison Brie, GLOW
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Alison Brie, GLOW
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: William H. Macy, Shameless
Macy won the same award last year for his performance as the incorrigible Frank Gallagher. He also won in 2015, also for Shameless.
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Marc Maron, GLOW
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Marc Maron, GLOW
Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Allison Janney, I, Tonya
Janney also won a Golden Globe for the role.
Hong Chau, Downsizing
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
Mary J. Blige, Mudbound
Holly Hunter, The Big Sick
Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird
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