On February 23, Kieran Culkin, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Anna Sawai emerged as early winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Kieran Culkin, along with Shogun stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, were among the recipients of awards at the event.
Culkin received the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film for his role in A Real Pain, Sawai and Sanada were honored with the titles of Best Actress and Best Actor in a Drama Series for their performances in Shogun, Jean Smart was recognized as the Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her exceptional portrayal in Hacks, while Martin Short was awarded Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in Only Murders in the Building, It’s worth noting that neither Smart nor Short were present at the event to accept their awards.
Jessica Gunning was awarded the prize for Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series for her performance in Baby Reindeer.
Colin Farrell received the title of Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series for his role in The Penguin.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus had the honor of presenting the SAG Life Achievement Award to Jane Fonda.
Actress Kristen Bell is hosting the gala, which celebrates excellence in both film and television acting, The event is being streamed live on Netflix for viewers to enjoy.
Bell kicked off the event with a salute to the firefighters who battled the recent wildfire blazes throughout California. She followed with a parody song called “Do You Want to be an Actor?” sung to the tune of her Frozen anthem “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?”
During Bell’s performance, video footage of SAG nominees in their early careers was shown in the background ,The actors in the audience reacted by cringing and laughing as they watched the footage.
