Rafu Wire Service and Staff Reports
“Oppenheimer” emerged as the big winner in the film categories Feb. 24 at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, capturing three trophies, including the top prize for cast in a motion picture, the SAG Awards’ equivalent of best picture.
The movie’s star, Cillian Murphy, took home the award for male actor in a leading role, and co-star Robert Downey Jr. won for male actor in a supporting role.
“Oppenheimer,” the story of atomic bomb mastermind J. Robert Oppenheimer, entered the evening at the Shrine Auditorium with four nominations, tied for most in the motion picture categories with “Barbie,” which was shut out.
In the cast category, “Oppenheimer” beat out “American Fiction,” “Barbie” (including Simu Liu as one of the Kens), “The Color Purple” and “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The award for female actor in a leading role went to Lily Gladstone for her role in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” She beat out Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”), Margot Robbie (“Barbie”) and Emma Stone (“Poor Things”).
Da’Vine Joy Randolph won for best female actor in a supporting role in “The Holdovers.”
The award for stunt ensemble in a movie went to “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1.” The other nominees were “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3” and “Barbie.”
On the TV side, HBO’s “Succession” won the prize for best ensemble in a drama series, while Hulu’s “The Bear” captured three awards, including for ensemble in a comedy series.
“The Bear” also garnered awards for star Jeremy Allen White for male actor in a comedy series and Ayo Edebiri for female actor in a comedy series.
Netflix’s “Beef” won a pair of awards for Steven Yeun and Ali Wong for male and female actor in a television movie or limited series.
Yeun also won a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award for best actor in a limited series or movie made for TV, and was nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for best lead performance in a new scripted series and for a People’s Choice Award for TV Performance of the Year. He was an Oscar nominee in 2021 for “Minari.”
Yeun was competing for the SAG Award with Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”), Jon Hamm (“Fargo”), David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”) and Tony Shalhoub (“Mr. Monk’s Last Case”).
Wong also won a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award for best actress in a limited series or TV movie. She won the Film Independent Spirit Award for best lead performance in a new scripted series and was a People’s Choice Award nominee for Comedy TV Star of the Year and Female TV Star of the Year.
For her voice acting in the animated series “Tuca & Bertie,” she was nominated for a 2023 Primetime Emmy and a 2020 Annie Award.
Wong’s fellow nominees for the SAG Award were Uzo Aduba (“Painkiller”), Kathryn Hahn (“Tiny Beautiful Things”), Brie Larson (“Lessons in Chemistry”) and Bel Powley (“A Small Light”).
Pedro Pascal captured the SAG Award for male actor in a drama series for “The Last of Us,” beating out Kieran Culkin of “Succession,” who had won an Emmy and Golden Globe in this year’s awards season.
Elizabeth Debicki won for female actor in a drama series, giving Netflix’s “The Crown” its lone victory.
“The Last of Us” also won the award for best stunt ensemble in a TV series. “Beef” was nominated along with “Ahsoka,” “Barry” and “The Mandalorian.”
The SAG Awards are often considered by performers as being among the most cherished Hollywood honors because they are voted upon and awarded exclusively by other actors.
In the movie categories, they are also strong predictors of who will win on Oscar night, which will take place March 10.