James Tisch January 29th, 2017 - 7:25 PM
The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Sunday night and a surprise turn, Hidden Figures snagged the top movie award of the evening, winning the Best Ensemble Cast prize. The film, a late-breaking hit for Fox and an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, centers around the untold stories of a group of African-American women who helped put a man in space and focuses primarily on mathematician Katherine Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson). In all the awards, voted on by members of SAG-AFTRA, reflected a notably diverse slate of winners and gestured heavily on our currently fraught political climate.
Aside from Hidden Figures, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis each took home prizes for their work in Fences – the duo similarly earned Tony Awards for a recent Broadway revival of famed August Wilson play a few years back. Mahershala Ali was also recognized for his acclaimed work in Moonlight. Emma Stone also won for her lead performance in the musical La La Land.
Take a look at the full list of film winners below and please check out the full list of television winners over at mxdwn Television.
- BEST ENSEMBLE CAST: Hidden Figures
- BEST LEAD ACTOR: Denzel Washington, Fences
- BEST LEAD ACTRESS: Emma Stone, La La Land
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Viola Davis, Fences
- BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE: Hacksaw Ridge
Take a look at the speeches below:
“We stand here as proud actors.” – @TherealTaraji on behalf of the cast of @HiddenFigures pic.twitter.com/7oL24Vpo5V
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 30, 2017
Denzel gives it up for “The guys that don’t get recognized!” #sagawards pic.twitter.com/Z8Q6c5uNpF
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 30, 2017
“I’m so grateful to be a part of a group of people that care!” – Emma Stone #sagawards pic.twitter.com/oCCYuxKRmc
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 30, 2017
Mahershala Ali of @moonlightmov #sagawards pic.twitter.com/q9txL6fW8R
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 30, 2017
“Thank you SAG-AFTRA!” – @violadavis #sagawards pic.twitter.com/OjfCLRLNgj
— SAG Awards® (@SAGawards) January 30, 2017
