The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California on Sunday night. The SAG awards are given by actors to their fellow actors to recognize the best in their field. Actors like Viola Davis, Sarah Paulson, Emma Stone and Denzel Washington were those who grabbed awards in the prestigious event.
The full list of nominations and winners are seen below but what caught the attention of many were speeches from actors like David Harbour from ‘Stranger Things,’ Sarah Paulson and Ashton Kutcher’s opening to SAG Awards with remarks on Trump’s Muslim Ban.
This year’s SAG Awards were a bit different because of the recent change of political power in the United States. A week ago, Donald Trump assumed office as the President of the United States and actors couldn’t help but comment on the recent issues that hit the country. CNN even says the awards got political.
Twitterverse Compilation: SAG Awards 2017
First tweet shows Ashton Kutcher’s opening remarks. In the video, Ashton said, “Good evening fellow SAG members and everyone at home and everyone in airports that belong in my America. You are a part of the fabric of who we are, and we love and we welcome you.” Right after this his remark he said, “We also welcome you to the 23 Annual Screen Actors Guild Award.”
The next tweet shows a tweet given by Taraji P. Henson when she and the rest of the cast accepted the award for Outstanding performance by a Cast Motion Picture for “Hidden Figures.” Taraji talked about how the story is about what happens when people put their difference aside and went on to say, “We come together as a human race. We win, love wins every time.”
Another speech was that of David Harbour when he and the cast of “Stanger Things” accepted the Best Drama award. David said, “We will shelter freaks and outcasts those who have no home, we will get past the lies, we will hunt monsters.” Winona Ryder is seen very agreeable to David’s speech. Her face says it all. Watch it below.
Another must-watch tweet is Denzel Washington’s speech as he accepted the Best Male Actor Award. In his speech he said he dedicated his win to “unrecognized people.”
Actress Sarah Paulson also took the opportunity to call for donations to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as she accepted the Best female actor in a TV movie or miniseries award. Viola Davis also nabbed the Best Female Supporting actor. And during her acceptance speech, Viola said she wanted to change diversity into inclusion. Mahershala Ali, a Muslim, also made headlines as he spoke about acceptance.
SAG Awards 2017, Full List of Nominations And Winners
Best female actor in a TV comedy series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Best male actor in a TV comedy series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
WINNER: William H Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best cast in a TV comedy series
The Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Modern Family
WINNER: Orange is the New Black
Veep
Best female supporting actor
WINNER: Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester by the Sea
Best male supporting actor
WINNER: Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Best female actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Best male actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Sterling K Brown, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
WINNER: Bryan Cranston, All the Way
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B Vance, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story
Best male actor in a TV drama series
Sterling K Brown, This Is Us
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
WINNER: John Lithgow, The Crown
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Best female actor in a TV drama series
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
WINNER: Claire Foy, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Best cast in a TV drama series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
WINNER: Stranger Things
Westworld
Best female actor
Amy Adams, Arrival
Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman, Jackie
WINNER: Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Best male actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
WINNER: Denzel Washington, Fences
Best ensemble performance
Captain Fantastic
Fences
WINNER: Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight