Will Smith Jessica Chastain

Source: Warner Bros / Searchlight Picture, 20th Century Studios

Will Smith in ‘King Richard’, Jessica Chastain in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’

Will Smith and Jessica Chastain did their Oscar hopes a favour by winning top lead acting film honours at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday night (Feb 27).

Smith earned plaudits for his lead role in Warner Bros’ King Richard as Richard Williams, the self-styled tennis coach to now legendary daughters Serena and Venus and is being regarded as the Oscar frontrunner by awards pundits, a little ahead of Benedict Cumberbatch for The Power Of The Dog.

Chastain bolsters her Academy Awards prospects awith a timely win for her role as televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in Searchlight Pictures’ The Eyes Of Tammy Faye. 

In the supporting categories Oscar frontrunner Ariana DeBose won for her portrayal of Anita in 20th Century Studios’ West Side Story and Troy Kotsur, who is also at the head of the pack of Academy Award nominees, became the first deaf actor to win a SAG Award for his performance as Frank Rossi in Apple’s Coda, which also scooped the best film ensemble award on the night.

Coda’s ensemble win bodes well for its best picture Oscar chances although it is a tough category against nine other contenders and the SAG win is not a cast-iron guarantee of Academy Awards glory.

In the TV categories it was a big night for Netflix phenomenon Squid Game as both lead actors and the entire cast won awards.

2022 SAG Awards winners appear below in bold.

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a leading role

  • Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos  
  • Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of The Dog  
  • Andrew Garfield, tick, tick … Boom!
  • Will Smith, King Richard 
  • Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

  • Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
  • Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
  • Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
  • Jennifer Hudson, Respect
  • Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
  • Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
  • Troy Kotsur, Coda
  • Jared Leto, House of Gucci
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
  • Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
  • Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
  • Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
  • Ruth Negga, Passing

Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

  • Belfast (Focus Features)  
  • Coda (Apple Original Films) 
  • Don’t Look Up (Netflix)  
  • House of Gucci (MGM/United Artists Releasing)  
  • King Richard (Warner Bros) 

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a motion picture

  • Black Widow
  • Dune
  • The Matrix Resurrections
  • No Time to Die
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) 
  • The Morning Show (Apple TV Plus) 
  • Squid Game (Netflix) 
  • Succession (HBO) 
  • Yellowstone (Paramount Network) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

  • Brian Cox, Succession 
  • Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
  • Kieran Culkin, Succession  
  • Lee Jung-Jae, Squid Game 
  • Jeremy Strong, Succession

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

  • Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
  • Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game
  • Elizabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale  
  • Sarah Snook, Succession
  • Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method  
  • Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
  • Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building  
  • Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building 
  • Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

  • Elle Fanning, The Great
  • Sandra Oh, The Chair
  • Jean Smart, Hacks
  • Juno Temple, Ted Lasso
  • Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Serie

  • The Great (Hulu)  
  • Hacks (HBO Max)  
  • The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
  • Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)  
  • Ted Lasso (Apple TV Plus) 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

  • Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus 
  • Oscar Isaac, Scenes From a Marriage 
  • Michael Keaton, Dopesick
  • Ewan McGregor, Halston
  • Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

  • Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus  
  • Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha 
  • Margaret Qualley, Maid
  • Jean Smart, Mare Of Easttown 
  • Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown  

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:

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