LOS ANGELES — The Actor Awards, the newly renamed version of the annual SAG Awards, celebrated standout achievements in film and television on Sunday night, with several Oscar contenders among the evening’s top winners.
The cast of “Sinners” earned the top prize — the Actor for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. The film’s star, Michael B. Jordan, also won for his lead role playing twins.
Onstage, he reflected on his early career and thanked his mother for all of the sacrifices she made along the way.
“Mom, thank you for driving me back and forth to New York when we didn’t have enough money for the Holland Tunnel or when we were looking for gas money,” he said.
Jessie Buckley won the Actor for female actor in a leading role for her performance in “Hamnet.” In the supporting categories, Sean Penn received the Actor for “One Battle After Another,” and Amy Madigan was honored for “Weapons.”
Madigan joked about the trophy she was holding, saying, “It was like when you were little and you had the Barbie, and then you got Ken, and then you whipped down his drawers, and you went, ‘Ken has nothing.'”
On the television side, “The Studio” dominated the comedy categories, winning best ensemble as well as acting honors for Seth Rogen and the late Catherine O’Hara.
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Rogen praised O’Hara in his acceptance speech on her behalf, saying, “And she really showed that you can be a genius and be kind, and one of those things doesn’t have to come at the expense of the other in any way, shape or form.”
Keri Russell won the Actor for her performance in “The Diplomat,” while Noah Wyle was recognized for his role in “The Pitt,” which also won ensemble in a drama series.
“What I appreciate is there’s room on television for every kind of hospital show,” Wyle said. “You can have one as broad comedy as Scrubs and hard-hitting and realistic as ‘The Pitt.'”
The ceremony carried added emotion as Harrison Ford accepted the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award.
“I’m, indeed, a lucky guy,” Ford said onstage. “Lucky to have found my people, lucky to have work that challenges me, lucky to still be doing it. And I don’t take that for granted.”
“If you see me in a film, I’m being propped up by the other actors, by the writing, by everybody that works on the set. I don’t work alone. Nobody does,” he said on the red carpet.
With awards season nearing its end, the final major ceremony ahead is the Oscars, set for Sunday, March 15.
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