2016 SAG Awards Winners: 'Spotlight' And Diversity Come Out On Top
The Oscars are about a month away, but this past weekend the Screen Actors Guild handed out the awards to their fellow members for some fine work in motion pictures. And the major award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture being given to Spotlight shakes up the frontrunner for the Oscar race a little bit after The Big Short won the PGA Award recently. Both are key awards in the road to winning Best Picture, so it's anybody's guess as to how Oscar night will go.
Otherwise, on the motion picture side of things, the leading actor awards were a repeat of the Golden Globes with Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson walking away with awards for The Revenant and Room respectively. But the big winner was diversity with plenty of black actors walking away with some big awards.
For the whole list of 2016 SAG Awards winners in film and television, hit the jump.
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURESOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBeasts of No NationThe Big ShortSpotlightStraight Outta ComptonTrumboOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Helen Mirren, Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay, Room
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt EnsembleEverestFurious 7Jurassic WorldMad Max: Fury RoadMission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
TELEVISION PROGRAMSOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesDownton AbbeyGame of ThronesHomelandHouse of CardsMad MenOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Big Bang TheoryKey & PeeleModern FamilyOrange Is the New BlackTransparentVeepOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of CardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Louis CK., Louie
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor, TransparentOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy SeriesUzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or MiniseriesIdris Elba, Luther
Ben Kingsley, Tut
Ray Liotta, Texas Rising
Bill Murray, A Very Murray Christmas
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Christina Ricci, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Susan Sarandon, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils Before Dying
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt EnsembleThe BlacklistGame of ThronesHomelandMarvel's DaredevilThe Walking Dead
It's also good to see the stunt team for Mad Max: Fury Road getting some recognition as well. Is there a chance that could also help fuel the sequel in the Oscar race this year? Is it even in the running against other heavy hitters like The Big Short and Spotlight? We'll find out in a few weeks.