The REEL 360 team did not see this coming. Marvel’s superhero hit, Black Panther, beat out favorites A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman, and even Crazy Rich Asians to take home the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Not only did it pick up the award for “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture,” but the critically acclaimed solo adventure for T’Challa also nabbed “Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.” Both of these are pretty prestigious, especially when you look at the stiff competition Black Panther faced.
“I didn’t think I was going to have to speak,” as a visibly surprised Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman said to the audience. He added, “We knew that we had something special that we wanted to give the world, that we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing, that we could create a world that exemplified the world that we wanted to see. We knew that we had something that we wanted to give. I know that you can’t have a Black Panther now without a 2 on it.”
Panther winning also adds to the confusion that is the 2018-2019 awards season. There is still no clear front-runner.
The awards, which were hosted by Megan Mullally, were held Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium Expo Hall. The show got off to a somewhat odd, somewhat cringe-worthy start when the usually funny Mullally took the stage with (the mostly funny) Alec Baldwin to present the trophy for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series.
All was good until the two began speaking and throwing sexual jokes, which felt oddly timed in the #metoo era.
“Give it to me,” Mullally said in a suggestive tone even though she was referring to the winner’s envelope that Baldwin was holding. Baldwin responded with his own suggestive quips.
The audience didn’t seem to know whether to laugh or gag watching the two go at it.
Honored with individual awards were Mahershala Ali, Emily Blunt, Rami Malek and Glenn Close for performances in motion pictures, and Patricia Arquette, Jason Bateman, Rachel Brosnahan, Darren Criss, Sandra Oh and Tony Shalhoub for performances in television.
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Tom Hanks presented to his friend Alan Alda (calling him by his real name, “Alphonso D’Abruzzo”) the 55th Life Achievement Award, following a filmed salute to one of the world’s most respected and beloved actors. A filmed “In Memoriam” tribute honored the SAG-AFTRA members lost during 2018.
In a poetic gesture, the final award of the evening was presented by Jodie Foster, who was the first ever to receive an Actor for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Tom Hanks was the first ever to receive an Actor for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. Both actors were on the inaugural SAG Awards and returned as presenters for the show’s Silver Anniversary.
The complete list of recipients for the 25h Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards follows:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RAMI MALEK / Freddie Mercury – “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
GLENN CLOSE / Joan Castleman – “THE WIFE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
MAHERSHALA ALI / Dr. Donald Shirley – “GREEN BOOK” (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
EMILY BLUNT / Evelyn Abbott – “A QUIET PLACE” (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
ANGELA BASSETT / Ramonda
CHADWICK BOSEMAN / T’Challa/Black Panther
STERLING K. BROWN / N’Jobu
WINSTON DUKE / M’Baku
MARTIN FREEMAN / Everett K. Ross
DANAI GURIRA / Okoye
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Erik Killmonger
DANIEL KALUUYA / W’Kabi
LUPITA NYONG’O / Nakia
ANDY SERKIS / Ulysses Klaue
FOREST WHITAKER / Zuri
LETITIA WRIGHT / Shuri
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
DARREN CRISS / Andrew Cunanan – “THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE:
AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Tilly Mitchell – “ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA” (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SANDRA OH / Eve Polastri – “KILLING EVE” (BBC America)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime
Video)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel – “THE MARVELOUS MRS.
MAISEL” (Prime Video)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THIS IS US(NBC)
ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson
STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson
NILES FITCH / Teenage Randall
MACKENZIE HANCSICSAK / Young Kate
JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson
FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson
JON HUERTAS / Miguel Rivas
MELANIE LIBURD / Zoe
CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson
MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson
LYRIC ROSS / Déjà
CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon
MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson
HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Prime Video)
CAROLINE AARON / Shirley Maisel
ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel
MARIN HINKLE / Rose Weissman
ZACHARY LEVI / Benjamin
KEVIN POLLAK / Moishe Maisel
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman
BRIAN TARANTINA / Jackie
MICHAEL ZEGEN / Joel Maisel
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
GLOW (Netflix)
The 55th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
ALAN ALDA
SOURCE: SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
