When it comes to excellence in film and television, everyone in Hollywood gets their say during awards season. On Sunday night, it was the actors' turn to take a familiar place: center stage.
Streaming live for the first time on Netflix's YouTube channel (that's right, no more agonizing TBS vs. TNT choice!), the 2023 SAG Awards doled out trophies (known as the Actor) to the performers who most impressed in movies and TV series over the last year. Considered a bellwether of Oscar success, the Screen Actors Guild Awards often foretell the winners in the acting categories, and they did it perfectly last year, when SAG statue holders (Lead Actor Will Smith, Lead Actress Jessica Chastain, Supporting Actor Troy Kotsur, and Supporting Actress Ariana Debose) also hit the podium on Oscars night.
Sunday night's trophy tally should bode very well for the trippy multiverse family adventure Everything Everywhere All at Once, which impressively converted its five nominations into a record-breaking four Actors and most of the night's best speeches. (The film also picked up top honors at the Producers Guild Awards and Directors Guilds Awards, further bolstering its shiny future.) EEAO's victory march included the coveted Best Ensemble statue and wins for Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ke Huy Quan, who became the first Asian actor to win the Supporting Actor category. (The 1920s-Ireland-set dark comedy The Banshees of Inishirin, which also entered the night with five nominations, went home empty-handed.) Meanwhile, Brendan Fraser nabbed the Best Actor trophy for his work in The Whale. (For the first time since 1998, the four acting winners at the BAFTAs and the SAG Awards were completely different, throwing multiple wrenches into the overall Oscar race.)
In TV land, The White Lotus continued to stockpile statues on the awards show circuit. Fresh off a pair of wins at the Golden Globes, HBO's resort-set comedy-drama grabbed the Best Drama Series Ensemble trophy, while Jennifer Coolidge netted an Actor as well. The other awards were scattered across the rest of the nominated shows, with Abbott Elementary prevailing in the Best Comedy Ensemble category and the Netflix money-laundering thriller Ozark, which boasted the most noms of any series with four, taking home one Actor via Jason Bateman. Jean Smart (Hacks) and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) also hit the podium.
The SAG Awards are voted on by the 120,000-plus members of SAG-AFTRA. The ceremony also paid special tribute to Sally Field, who was given the SAG Life Achievement Award. Scroll down for a complete list of actors who were crowned winners tonight.
See the winners list below.
Motion Picture Cast
Babylon
The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Women Talking
Male Actor in a Leading Role — Motion Picture
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Bill Nighy, Living
Adam Sandler, Hustle
Female Actor in a Leading Role — Motion Picture
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Viola Davis, The Woman King
Ana de Armas, Blonde
Danielle Deadwyler, Till
WINNER: Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Male Actor in a Supporting Role — Motion Picture
Paul Dano, The Fabelmans
Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin
Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eddie Redmayne, The Good Nurse
Female Actor in a Supporting Role — Motion Picture
Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Hong Chau, The Whale
Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin
WINNER: Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Batman
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
WINNER: Top Gun: Maverick
The Woman King
TELEVISION NOMINEES
Drama Series Ensemble
Better Call Saul
The Crown
Ozark
Severance
WINNER: The White Lotus
Comedy Series Ensemble
WINNER: Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders in the Building
Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Steve Carell, The Patient
Taron Egerton, Blackbird
WINNER: Sam Elliott, 1883
Paul Walter Hauser, Blackbird
Evan Peters, Dahmer
Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Emily Blunt, The English
WINNER: Jessica Chastain, George & Tammy
Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
Niecy Nash, Dahmer
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
WINNER: Jason Bateman, Ozark
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Adam Scott, Severance
Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark
Laura Linney, Ozark
Zendaya, Euphoria
Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Bill Hader, Barry
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series
Andor
The Boys
House of the Dragon
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
WINNER: Stranger Things