‘Hidden Figures’ Surprises With Top Prize Win at SAG Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Sunday night and 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:

James Tisch: Managing Editor, mxdwn Movies || Writer. Procrastinator. Film Lover. Sparked by the power of the movies (the films of Alfred Hitchcock served as a pivotal gateway drug during childhood), James began ruminating and essaying the cinema at a young age and forged forward as a young blogger, contributor and eventual editor for mxdwn Movies. Outside of mxdwn, James served as a film programmer for one of the busiest theaters in the greater Los Angeles area and frequently works on the local film festival circuit. He resides in Los Angeles. james@mxdwn.com
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