The Screen Actors Guild Awards are accolades handed out in recognition of outstanding performances in both film and television by two committees made up of members of the very same union. While the awards don't seem to gain as much traction and attention as the Emmys or the Golden Globes, they are seen as a good indicator of how the Academy Awards will turn out, mostly because such a significant portion of those voting for the Oscars are also responsible for naming winners in the guild.
And like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild has plenty of favorites it likes to see nominated, if not win, again and again. This year marks the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and though there were some fun surprises when it came to television – what with Stranger Things, Bryan Cranston, and William H. Macy taking home trophies – movies were more or less a re-run of what's been seen in the past few months, with heavy Oscar favorite La La Land landing another win for Emma Stone – though Denzel Washington wound up beating out her co-star Ryan Gosling for the Outstanding Actor honors.
At any rate, here is the complete list of the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners:
TV
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
The Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series
Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or limited series
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Bryan Cranston, All the Way
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
John Lithgow, The Crown
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Claire Foy, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards
Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
Westworld
Stunt ensemble
Game of Thrones
Daredevil
Luke Cage
The Walking Dead
Westworld
Motion Pictures
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, "Manchester by the Sea"
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role
Amy Adams, Arrival
Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
It's tough to say whether or not Denzel's win means the Academy isn't going to go with the odd-on favorite in Gosling, but it's nice to see some surprises this close to the big awards show. The rest of the awards seem to line up nicely with how the Oscars will likely play out, what with Mahershala Ali, Viola Davis, and the aforementioned Stone landing big wins. It looks as though those categories are more or less locked, but then again, so did Gosling's chances. Perhaps there will be more surprises come February 26.
Next: 2017 Oscar Nominations: La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival & More
The 89th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, February 26, 2017 on ABC.
Source: SAG Awards