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“I am an actor” was once again the refrain at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, which returned to an in-person presentation Feb. 27 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles. The only accolades exclusively for actors and voted upon by actors (all members of the SAG-AFTRA union), SAG honors are among Hollywood’s most coveted. This year’s results recognized up-and-coming and veteran screen stars alike, and promised exciting Oscar and Emmy races to come.
Claiming the top film honor, outstanding cast in a motion picture, was Apple TV+’s “CODA.” Writer-director Sian Heder’s comedy-drama about a deaf family triumphed over Focus Features’ “Belfast,” Warner Bros.’ “King Richard,” United Artists Releasing’s “House of Gucci,” and Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up.” The lead film acting honors went to producer-stars Will Smith, for Warner Brothers’ “King Richard,” and Jessica Chastain, for Searchlight Pictures’ “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
A visibly shocked Chastain thanked her collaborators in her acceptance speech, adding, “I’ve wanted to be an actor my whole life. And ever since I was a little kid, it was the only thing I ever really thought about. And there were years of studying and auditioning and not getting jobs. And I know what that feels like…. So for those of you who are struggling and feeling unseen, I just want you to know to keep going, ’cause you’re one job away, I promise.”
Taking home the supporting prizes were first-time winners Ariana DeBose of 20th Century Studios’ “West Side Story” and Troy Kotsur of “CODA,” the latter becoming the first deaf actor to score an individual SAG nomination and win. Meanwhile, earning the stunt ensemble prize was UAR’s “No Time to Die.”
Due to the strong overlap in membership between SAG-AFTRA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, SAG results often strongly correlate with subsequent Oscar results.
Of the 26 films to win the outstanding cast award, 12 have also gone on to win the Academy’s best picture trophy; last year’s SAG winner, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” was one of the exceptions. All four of 2022’s individual SAG winners are Oscar-nominated, and they could well hear their names called again at the March 27 Academy ceremony.
Everything You Need to Know About the SAG AwardsDominating the television categories were the outstanding drama ensemble winner, HBO’s “Succession,” and Netflix’s hit Korean thriller “Squid Game.” For the latter, Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon earned their first SAG Awards in the male and female individual categories. Given its additional win in the guild’s stunt ensemble category, it was almost a clean sweep for “Squid Game,” which had already made history as the first-ever non-English-language series to be nominated. “Thank you so much,” said an emotional Jung in her speech via translator. “I have sat many a time watching you on the big screen, dreaming of one day becoming an actor.”
Michael Keaton claimed the limited series actor prize for Hulu’s “Dopesick,” while SAG’s TV comedy races saw 2021 Emmy winners extending their victory laps: Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” notched wins for both its ensemble and creator-star Jason Sudeikis, while Jean Smart won the first Actor statuette of her career for her performance on HBO Max’s “Hacks.”
In her speech, Smart quipped, “I love actors; nobody gets us, you know? But seriously, what we do is valuable. I mean, we are the storytellers…. This has been such a joy and, at this stage of the game, an unbelievable treat.”
Accepting this year’s Life Achievement Award was the legendary Helen Mirren. She was introduced by Kate Winslet, the evening’s limited series actress winner for HBO’s “Mare of Easttown.”
For more on the SAG Awards, visit sagawards.org, and find more of our ongoing awards season coverage here.
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“House of Gucci”
“King Richard”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”
Lady Gaga, “House of Gucci”
Jennifer Hudson, “Respect”
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Courtesy Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick…Boom!”
Will Smith, “King Richard”
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Caitríona Balfe, “Belfast”
Cate Blanchett, “Nightmare Alley”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Ruth Negga, “Passing”
Ariana DeBose Is an Anita for a New Era Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Ben Affleck, “The Tender Bar”
Bradley Cooper, “Licorice Pizza”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
Jared Leto, “House of Gucci”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Great”
“Hacks”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
Sandra Oh, “The Chair”
Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
Jean Smart in "Hacks," Courtesy HBO Max
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“The Morning Show”
“Squid Game”
“Succession”
“Yellowstone”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Jung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game”
Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Cynthia Erivo, “Genius: Aretha”
Margaret Qualley, “Maid”
Jean Smart, “Mare of Easttown”
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”
Oscar Isaac, “Scenes From a Marriage”
Michael Keaton, “Dopesick”
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Evan Peters, “Mare of Easttown”
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Black Widow”
“Dune”
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“No Time to Die”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“Cobra Kai”
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
“Loki”
“Mare of Easttown”
“Squid Game”