B次元官网网址淏lack PantherB次元官网网址� took the top award at SundayB次元官网网址檚 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan CooglerB次元官网网址檚 superhero sensation its most significant awards-season honour yet and potentially setting up Wakanda for a major role at next monthB次元官网网址檚 Academy Awards.
The two leading Oscar nominees B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淩omaB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淭he FavouriteB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� were bypassed by the actors guild for a best ensemble field that also included B次元官网网址淏lacKkKlansman,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址滳razy Rich Asians,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址滲ohemian RhapsodyB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淎 Star Is Born.B次元官网网址� Although B次元官网网址淏lack PantherB次元官网网址� wasnB次元官网网址檛 nominated for any individual SAG Awards, it took home the final award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Before a stage full of actors, Chadwick Boseman tried to put into context the moment for the trailblazing B次元官网网址淏lack Panther,B次元官网网址� which also won for its stunt performer ensemble. B次元官网网址淭o be young, gifted and black,B次元官网网址� he said, quoting the Nina Simone song.
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The win puts B次元官网网址淏lack PantherB次元官网网址� squarely in contention for best picture at the Academy Awards where itB次元官网网址檚 nominated for seven honours including best picture. Actors make up the largest percentage of the academy, so their preferences can have an especially large impact on the Oscar race. In the last decade the SAG ensemble winner has gone on to win best picture at the Academy Awards half of the time.
In the lead acting categories, Glenn Close and Rami Malek solidified themselves as front-runners with wins that followed their triumphs at the Golden Globes. The 71-year-old Close, a seven-time nominee but never an Oscar winner, won best actress for her performance in B次元官网网址淭he Wife.B次元官网网址� In her speech, she spoke about the power of film in a multiscreen world.
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Malek, wining best actor over Christian Bale (B次元官网网址淰iceB次元官网网址�) and Bradley Cooper (B次元官网网址淎 Star Is BornB次元官网网址�) for his performance in B次元官网网址淏ohemian Rhapsody,B次元官网网址� seemingly sealed the Oscar many are predicting for him. MalekB次元官网网址檚 awards are mounting even as the director of B次元官网网址淏ohemian Rhapsody,B次元官网网址� Bryan Singer, is facing multiple accusations of sexual assault with minors . Singer has denied the claims.
As he did at the Globes, Malek dedicated his award to Mercury.
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Best supporting actor in a film went more as expected. Mahershala Ali, who won two years ago for B次元官网网址淢oonlight,B次元官网网址� won for his performance in Peter FarrellyB次元官网网址檚 interracial road trip B次元官网网址淕reen Book.B次元官网网址�
The Amazon series B次元官网网址淭he Marvelous Mrs. MaiselB次元官网网址� won the first three awards handed out Sunday, sweeping the comedy series awards. It won best ensemble in a comedy series, as well as individual honours for Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub, whose win was a surprise in a category that included Bill Hader (B次元官网网址淏arryB次元官网网址�) and Michael Douglas (B次元官网网址淭he Kominsky MethodB次元官网网址�).
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Tom Hanks presented the lifetime achievement award to Alan Alda , who in July revealed that he had been living with ParkinsonB次元官网网址檚 disease for more than three years. The 83-year-old actor took the stage to a standing ovation while the theme to B次元官网网址淢.A.S.HB次元官网网址� played. He said the award came at a reflective moment for him.
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B次元官网网址淚 see more than ever now how proud I am to be a part of our brotherhood and sisterhood of actors,B次元官网网址� said Alda. B次元官网网址淚t may never have been more urgent to see the world through another personB次元官网网址檚 eyes. When a culture is divided so sharply, actors can help B次元官网网址� a least a little B次元官网网址� just by doing what we do. And the nice part is itB次元官网网址檚 fun to do it. So my wish for all of us is: LetB次元官网网址檚 stay playful.B次元官网网址�
For the second time, the cast of B次元官网网址淭his Is UsB次元官网网址� won best ensemble in a drama series. Other TV winners included Sandra Oh (B次元官网网址淜illing EveB次元官网网址�), Darren Criss for B次元官网网址淎ssassination of Gianni VersaceB次元官网网址�, Jason Bateman (B次元官网网址淥zarkB次元官网网址�) and Patricia Arquette (B次元官网网址淓scape at DannemoraB次元官网网址�). Arquette thanked Special Counsel investigator Robert Mueller B次元官网网址渁nd everyone working to make sure we have sovereignty for the United States of America.B次元官网网址�
The SAG Awards had one thing the Oscars donB次元官网网址檛: a host. Emcee Megan Mullally kicked off the awards by tweaking their role among the many honours leading up to next monthB次元官网网址檚 Oscars. She called the SAGs B次元官网网址渢he greatest honour an actor can receive this weekend.B次元官网网址�
The show did not boost the chances of other Oscar hopefuls, B次元官网网址淎 Star Is Born,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址漈he FavouriteB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址淏lacKkKlansman,B次元官网网址� which were all shut out Sunday night.
Among the attendees Sunday was Geoffrey Owens, the B次元官网网址淐osby ShowB次元官网网址� actor who caused a stir when he was photographed working at a New Jersey Trader JoeB次元官网网址檚. He was among the performers who began the show with the SAG AwardsB次元官网网址� typical B次元官网网址淚 am an actorB次元官网网址� testimony. The SAGs also made time for one reunion: B次元官网网址淔atal AttractionB次元官网网址� stars Michael Douglas and Glenn Close joined each other on stage as presenters.
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Jake Coyle, The Associated Press
