The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards will air Sunday, February 23rd on Netflix. Photo: Netflix.
Preview:
- Movie actors Timothée Chalamet and Kieran Culkin won at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- On the TV front, ‘Shogun’ did well, taking three awards.
- The event was held on Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium.
This year’s movie awards season is careening towards its conclusion with next weekend’s Oscars, but this Sunday was the turn of the actors, with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, broadcast for the second time on Netflix and hosted once again by Kristen Bell.
With the focus, a little like the Critics Choice before it, on Los Angeles and the incredible impact of the wildfires on the city and its environs this year, there was time for a tribute to the first responders who fought the flames and provided aid.
But actors being actors, this was mostly a chance to celebrate, well, acting, as Bell launched into a monologue –– parodying a song from ‘Frozen,’ which we suppose she’s one of the few people who can still get away with that after this many years –– to look at various actors’ early jobs.
The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards will air Sunday, February 23rd on Netflix. Photo: Netflix.
Otherwise, it was award show business as usual –– trophies were handed out, speeches read and jokes attempted.
The main movies up for ensemble had their casts out “presenting” each title, and those seemed particularly awkward, with little evidence of rehearsal or prep.
Other presenter duos seemed like they’d been imbibing or were simply nervous, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson stumbling through their spiel and even the steps in presenting an award. For reference, it goes read nominees, wait for nominee intro list, read winner.
As for those who claimed awards, there were the predictable ones: Kieran Culkin accepted yet another trophy for ‘A Real Pain’ and if there’s a nailed-on prospect for an Oscar, he’s surely at the top of the list. His rambling speech also began one of the night’s running gags, with several winners (and at least one presenter) referring to how heavy the “actor” award statuette is.
Zoe Saldaña added more hardware for her trophy cabinet for ‘Emilia Pérez’, while cast members of ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ and ‘The Penguin’ won more awards.
Surprises? ‘A Complete Unknown’s Timothée Chalamet threw a spanner into the predictable Lead Actor race, picking up a rare win, while even Selena Gomez was surprised that ‘Only Murders in the Building’ had taken two (one for ensemble, the other for Martin Short, who was not there –– Gomez quipped that he and Short didn’t care about the awards).
A little chaotic, then, but funny enough in places. And now we see whether the actors’ decisions here translate to the Academy Awards…
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Here’s the full list of nominations:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
(L to R) Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence and Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini in director Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features. © 2024 All Rights Reserved.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’. Photo: Mubi.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unkown’. Photo by Macall Polay, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
“The ballad of a true original.”
73
2 hr 20 minDec 25th, 2024
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric… Read the Plot
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Zoe Saldaña as Emilia Pérez in ‘Emilia Pérez’. Photo: Netflix.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
(L to R) Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in ‘A Real Pain’. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures, © 2024 Searchlight Pictures All Rights Reserved.
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Ryan Gosling is Colt Seavers in ‘The Fall Guy,’ directed by David Leitch.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Hiroyuki Sanada in ‘Shogun.’ Photo: FX.
“An epic saga of war, passion, and power set in Feudal Japan.”
85
1 SeasonsFebruary 27th, 2024
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Anna Sawai in ‘Shōgun’. Photo: FX.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Hiroyuki Sanada in ‘Shogun.’ Photo: FX.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
(L to R) Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in Hulu’s ‘Only Murders In The Building’ season 2. Photo: Patrick Harbron/Hulu.
“They’re ready for their close call.”
85
5 SeasonsAugust 31st, 2021
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
(L to R) Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in ‘Hacks’ Season 3. Photograph: Beth Dubber/Max.
“Another spin in the spotlight.”
75
4 SeasonsMay 13th, 2021
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Martin Short as Oliver in Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ Photo: Patrick Harbron/Hulu.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
(L to R) Richard Gadd as Donny, Jessica Gunning as Martha in ‘Baby Reindeer’. Photo: Ed Miller/Netflix. © 2022 Netflix, Inc.
76
1 SeasonsApril 11th, 2024
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series
Colin Farrell as Oswald “Oz” Cobb in Max’s ‘The Penguin.’ Photo: Macall Polay/HBO.
“The city will be his.”
85
1 SeasonsSeptember 19th, 2024
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series
Tadanobu Asano in ‘Shōgun’. Photo: FX.
The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards will air Sunday, February 23rd on Netflix. Photo: Netflix.
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