In a ceremony attended by film and television’s leading actors, the coveted Actor statuettes for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2016 were presented at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 29 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Honored with individual awards were Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Mahershala Ali and Viola Davis for performances in motion pictures, and Bryan Cranston, Sarah Paulson, John Lithgow, Claire Foy, William H. Macy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for performances in television. The Actor for a motion picture cast performance went this year to “Hidden Figures,” while the Actors for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Stranger Things” and “Orange is the New Black.”
Post awards, Time Inc.’s People and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the 21st year at the Shrine Theater, benefiting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Audi along with The Weinstein Company and Netflix also celebrated the Screen Actors Guild Awards with an exclusive after-party at the Sunset Tower Hotel. The star-studded event included recent winners, Claire Foy, the cast members of Stanger Things, Orange Is The New Black and Lily Tomlin, who was honored with the 53rd SAG life achievement award. Other party attendees included the cast of Game of Thrones, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Hugh Grant and Sarah Paulson.
Checkout the complete list of recipients for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Troy Maxson – “FENCES” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
EMMA STONE / Mia – “LA LA LAND” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MAHERSHALA ALI / Juan – “MOONLIGHT” (A24)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
VIOLA DAVIS / Rose Maxson – “FENCES” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture HIDDEN FIGURES (20th Century Fox)
MAHERSHALA ALI / Col. Jim Johnson KEVIN COSTNER / Al Harrison KIRSTEN DUNST / Vivian Mitchell TARAJI P. HENSON / Katherine G. Johnson ALDIS HODGE / Levi Jackson JANELLE MONÁE / Mary Jackson JIM PARSONS / Paul Stafford GLEN POWELL / John Glenn OCTAVIA SPENCER / Dorothy Vaughan
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
BRYAN CRANSTON / President Lyndon B. Johnson – “ALL THE WAY” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
SARAH PAULSON / Marcia Clark – “THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JOHN LITHGOW / Winston Churchill – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
STRANGER THINGS (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“HACKSAW RIDGE” (Lionsgate)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
53rd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
LILY TOMLIN
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