Zoe Saldaña suggested that her film Emilia Pérez shouldn’t be counted out just yet when she won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In the audience at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Ariana Grande put on a brave face after losing out on the award after being nominated for Wicked.
As an overwhelmed Zoe, 46, rose to the stage, she shared an emotional kiss with her husband Marco Perego, who usually leaves the spotlight for his wife.
She proved herself to be a gracious winner as she complimented her fellow nominees by name. ‘It was an honor to watch your performances,’ she said.
Zoe’s chances were up in the air before the show. Despite her recent win at the BAFTAs, Emilia Pérez has earned a tide of negative publicity after racist and Islamophobic tweets from her costar Karla Sofía Gascón — some quite recent — were discovered.
Netflix went so far as to stop covering Gascón’s travel for awards shows, but the film may still have a chance in other categories.
Zoe Saldana suggested that her film Emilia Pérez shouldn’t be counted out just yet when she won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards
In the audience at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Ariana Grande put on a brave face after losing out on the award after being nominated for Wicked; pictured in another moment with boyfriend Ethan Slater
Zoe focused on nuts-and-bolts issues by praising the importance of being part of a union in her acceptance speech, and she thanked her agents and managers for helping to keep her career afloat.
This year’s 31st SAG Awards ceremony is hosted by Nobody Wants This star Kristen Bell — who apologized to Hacks star Jean Smart after a skit in which her character mistakenly thought she won the hosting gig — and is being streamed live on Netflix for the second year in a row, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
The SAG Awards ceremony is presented by the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG–AFTRA) and is the ‘only televised awards ceremony to exclusively honor actors.’
The show kicked off with Kieran Culkin continuing his awards-season momentum when he notched another win for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s drama A Real Pain.
The 42-year-old Succession star delivered a sweet tribute to his ‘gorgeous’ wife Jazz Charton — whom he married in 2013 — when he accepted the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
Kieran opened his acceptance speech with a joking shot at Adrien Brody for overlong speeches and joked about how actors would want an ostentatiously hefty statuette like the SAG Award.
He also made some loving jabs at his costar and director Jesse for casting him despite not having auditioned him or having watched his work, ‘which I can’t even get into how annoyingly wrong he is.’
He also thanked Jesse for taking his sister Hallie Eisenberg’s suggestion that he cast Kieran as his semi-estranged brother in A Real Pain.
As an overwhelmed Zoe, 46, rose to the stage, she shared an emotional kiss with her husband Marco Perego, who usually leaves the spotlight for his wife
Zoe focused on nuts-and-bolts issues by praising the importance of being part of a union in her acceptance speech, and she thanked her agents and managers for helping to keep her career afloat
Zoe’s chances were up in the air before the show. Despite her recent win at the BAFTAs , Emilia Pérez has earned a tide of negative publicity after racist and Islamophobic tweets from her costar Karla Sofía Gascón — some quite recent — were discovered
The show kicked off with Kieran Culkin continuing his awards-season momentum when he notched another win for his performance in Jesse Eisenberg ‘s drama A Real Pain
Kieran thanked Jesse his costar and director Jesse for taking his sister Hallie Eisenberg’s suggestion that he cast Kieran as his semi-estranged brother in A Real Pain without doing an audition — or even watching his work
Kieran opened his acceptance speech with a joking shot at Adrien Brody for overlong speeches and joked about how actors would want an ostentatiously hefty statuette like the SAG Award
Next up was the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, which went to Shōgun star Anna Sawai, who was overcome by emotion as she stepped on stage
She tearfully bemoaned that it might be her last chance to celebrate the acclaimed show with her costars
Next up was the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, which went to Shōgun star Anna Sawai, who was overcome by emotion as she stepped on stage.
She tearfully bemoaned that it might be her last chance to celebrate the acclaimed show with her costars.
Shōgun scored another major win immediately afterward when Hiroyuki Sanada won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
The venerated Japanese star and international icon recalled his start in acting in Japan at just age five, before he launched a successful career and then moved to Los Angeles 20 years ago.
He said he put ‘every single experience in my life into Shōgun,’ which brought him to the podium, and he also shared thanks to every coworker he had ever worked with.
Shōgun continued its astounding run later in the program when it won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Hiroyuki returned to the microphone to deliver the acceptance speech while surrounded by his costars.
‘This is so special because this is from you guys,’ he said to the actors who vote on the SAG Awards.
Shōgun scored another major win immediately afterward when Hiroyuki Sanada won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
The venerated Japanese star and international icon recalled his start in acting in Japan at just age five, before he launched a successful career and then moved to Los Angeles 20 years ago
He said he put ‘every single experience in my life into Shōgun,’ which brought him to the podium, and he also shared thanks to every coworker he had ever worked with
Shōgun continued its astounding run later in the program when it won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Hiroyuki returned to the microphone to deliver the acceptance speech while surrounded by his costars
‘This is so special because this is from you guys,’ he said to the actors who vote on the SAG Awards. He also said it was a ‘gamble’ and ‘brave’ to try to adapt Shōgun with a 70 percent Japanese cast featuring a heavy amount of subtitles
He also said it was a ‘gamble’ and ‘brave’ to try to adapt Shōgun with a 70 percent Japanese cast featuring a heavy amount of subtitles.
The show stayed on theme with the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, which went to Only Murders In The Building.
Jean Smart appeared in a humorous sketch at the start of the show with her Hacks castmates, but she wasn’t there in person when she was announced as the winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
Martin Short also couldn’t attend in person. He beat out an impressive crowd to win Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Only Murders In The Building.
Baby Reindeer continued its run of awards-season triumphs when Jessica Gunning won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series, just a day after she won the Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series award at the Independent Spirits Awards.
She admitted that she worked an office job for the first eight years of her acting career, and she recounted how every morning she would watch a PowerPoint presentation that served as a ‘vision board’ for her.
It had all the people she hoped to meet and work with in the future, among the Cate Blanchett and Jodie Foster, which made it quite a surreal experience when those veteran stars were beaming up at her from the audience.
Jamie Lee Curtis ribbed Colin Farrell when she announced him as the winner of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series, because he was ‘the man who gave me Covid at the Golden Globes.’
‘Guilty as charged!’ he joked as soon as he arrived at the microphone, before pointing the finger at Brendan Gleeson for allegedly giving it to him. ‘I was just spreading the love.’
Jean Smart appeared in a humorous sketch at the start of the show with her Hacks castmates, but she was busy shooting when she was announced as the winner of Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series; still from Hacks
Martin Shoot also couldn’t attend in person. He beat out an impressive crowd to win Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for Only Murders In The Building (pictured with costars Selena Gomez and Steve Martin)
Baby Reindeer continued its run of awards-season triumphs when Jessica Gunning won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
She admitted that she worked an office job for the first eight years of her acting career, where every morning she watched a PowerPoint presentation that served as a ‘vision board’ for her with stars like Cate Blanchett and Jodie Foster on it, who were watching her in the audience
Jamie Lee Curtis ribbed Colin Farrell when she announced him as the winner of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series, because he was ‘the man who gave me Covid at the Golden Globes’
‘Guilty as charged!’ he joked as soon as he arrived at the microphone, before pointing the finger at Brendan Gleeson for allegedly giving it to him. ‘I was just spreading the love’
He made sure to thank his supporting costars, while noting that all actors ‘support’ each other and the creative team. He also thanked his sister, brother and parents, and promised his children they could stay up to finish watching Shōgun
He made sure to thank his supporting costars, while noting that all actors ‘support’ each other and the creative team.
He also thanked his sister, brother and parents, and promised his children they could stay up to finish watching Shōgun.
Jane Fonda was the evening’s guest of honor as she was presented with SAG’s Life Achievement Award by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The actress, who looked as glamorous as ever at 87, joked that she didn’t see the award as a capstone on the ‘twilight’ of her life, but instead as a ‘you-go-girl, kick-a**’ moment.
The Klute star joked that she might try acting in an action film for her 90s, before launching into a moving speech highlighting the importance of empathy in acting.
‘Make no mistake — empathy is not weak, or woke,’ she said, before taking a jab at conservative anti-woke forces.
‘And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people,’ she declared.
During the hours-long ceremony, 13 awards will be handed for ‘outstanding performances’ in both film and TV that were decided on by SAG-AFTRA’s 130,000+ members.
Jane Fonda was the evening’s guest of honor as she was presented with SAG’s Life Achievement Award by Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The actress, who looked as glamorous as ever at 87, joked that she didn’t see the award as a capstone on the ‘twilight’ of her life, but instead as a ‘you-go-girl, kick a**’ moment. The Klute star joked that she might try acting in an action film for her 90s
The Klute star joked that she might try acting in an action film for her 90s, before launching into a moving speech highlighting the importance of empathy in acting
‘Make no mistake — empathy is not weak, or woke,’ she said, before taking a jab at conservative anti-woke forces. ‘And by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people’
According to the official website, the SAG Awards have ‘the largest voting body on the awards circuit.’
Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Zoe Saldana and Timothée Chalamet are just some of the A-list stars who snagged nominations at this year’s ceremony.
Unlike prior years, the official SAG Awards nomination ceremony was canceled for 2025 in wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires that broke out in January.
Instead, SAG–AFTRA shared the nominations online.
The musical blockbuster Wicked — based on the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical — leads the nominations for SAG’s top film honors with five nods.
Wicked’s nominations include best actress (Cynthia Erivo), best supporting actress (Ariana Grande), best supporting actor (Jonathan Bailey), best ensemble cast and best stunt cast.
The other nominees for the SAG award for best ensemble cast are the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown; papal selection drama Conclave; Anora, the story of a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch; and Golden Globe winner Emilia Perez.
A Complete Unknown star Chalamet is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of the folk legend.
Box office smash Wicked leads the nominations for SAG’s top film honors with five nods
Demi Moore — who is on track for an Oscar win — snagged a best actress nod for her lead role in the body horror film The Substance, which has already earned her a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award
His costars Edward Norton (who plays Pete Seeger) and Monica Barbaro (appearing as Joan Baez) were recognized in the supporting actor and actress categories.
Emilia Pérez is nominated for best cast. The Spanish-language film’s controversial star Karla Sofía Gascón is up for best actress against The Substance’s Demi Moore and Anora’s Mikey Madison, while Zoe Saldana got a supporting actress nod.
Selena Gomez did not receive an individual nod but she is a part of the Emilia Perez ensemble cast category.
Gomez’s Hulu series Only Murders In The Building is nominated in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series slot.
Anora got separate nominations for star Mikey Madison (best actress) and supporting actor Yura Borisov.
Demi Moore — who is on track for an Oscar win — snagged a best actress nod for her lead role in the body horror film The Substance, which has already earned her a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award.
Pamela Anderson received her first-ever SAG Award nomination for playing an aging Las Vegas showgirl in Gia Coppola’s latest film The Last Showgirl.
As far as TV nominations, Shōgun leads with five nods, followed by The Bear with four and The Diplomat with three.
A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet is nominated for best actor for his portrayal of Bob Dylan
As far as TV nominations, Shōgun leads with five nods, followed by The Bear with four and The Diplomat with three
Both Shōgun and The Diplomat are up for best ensemble in a drama series, alongside Bridgerton, Day of the Jackal and Slow Horses.
The Bear is nominated for best comedy series ensemble alongside Abbott Elementary, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking.
The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White will face off against Shrinking’s Harrison Ford and Nobody Wants This star Adam Brody in the best male actor in a comedy series.
Meanwhile, Shōgun stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Tadanobu Asano were nominated in the best male actor in a drama series category along with The Old Man’s Jeff Bridges and The Day Of The Jackal’s Eddie Redmayne.
As for best performances in the television movie or limited series categories, HBO’s The Penguin, Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and Netflix’s Ripley are all competing for the top acting prizes.
Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning and The Penguin’s Cristin Milioti are the predicted frontrunners for the best actress award, while The Penguin’s Colin Farrell could come out on top against Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd and Ripley’s Andrew Scott.
Host Kristen Bell is also among the night’s nominees as she received a best female actor in a comedy series nod for Netflix’s Nobody Wants This.
She’s up against the likes of Hacks’ Jean Smart and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri in the category.
Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning (pictured) won the best actress award for a limited series, beating out fellow frontrunner Cristin Milioti, who starred in The Penguin
Host Kristen Bell is also among the night’s nominees as she received a best female actor in a comedy series nod for Netflix’s Nobody Wants This; seen with co-star Adam Brody
Stunt crews that have worked on the latest and greatest TV shows and movies are also being recognized at the 2025 ceremony.
The stunt casts for the blockbusters Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Gladiator II, The Fall Guy and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine are all nominated.
Meanwhile, the TV stunt casts who worked on The Penguin, Fallout, Shōgun, The Boys and House of The Dragon have also been nominated.
Jane Fonda is set to be honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award, becoming the 60th recipient of the ceremony’s highest tribute.
In a statement, SAG–AFTRA president Fran Drescher described Fonda, 37 — a two-time Oscar-winner with a career spanning over six decades — as a ‘trailblazer and an extraordinary talent.
‘[Fonda is] a dynamic force who has shaped the landscape of entertainment, advocacy and culture with unwavering passion,’ the Nanny star continued.
‘We honor Jane not only for her artistic brilliance but for the profound legacy of activism and empowerment she has created.’
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 winners
MOVIES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Timothee Chalamet earned a nod for his portrayal of folk legend Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison – Anora
Demi Moore – The Substance
Pamela Anderson earned her first-ever nod for Sofia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey – Wicked
Yura Borisov – Anora
Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain — WINNER
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro – A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis – The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez — WINNER
Emilia Pérez’s Zoe Saldaña could take home a win in the film supporting role category
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora
Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the cast of Wicked are nominated
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem – ‘Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story’
Colin Farrell – ‘The Penguin’ — WINNER
Richard Gadd – ‘Baby Reindeer’
Kevin Kline – ‘Disclaimer’
Andrew Scott – ‘Ripley’
Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is nominated for his lead role in the hit Netflix series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates – ‘The Great Lillian Hall’
Cate Blanchett – ‘Disclaimer’
Jodie Foster – ‘True Detective: Night Country’
Lily Gladstone – ‘Under The Bridge’
Jessica Gunning – ‘Baby Reindeer’ — WINNER
Cristin Milioti – ‘The Penguin’
Cristin Milioti’s work in HBO’s The Penguin earned her a nod
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano – ‘Shōgun’
Jeff Bridges – ‘The Old Man’
Gary Oldman – ‘Slow Horses’
Eddie Redmayne – ‘The Day Of The Jackal’
Hiroyuki Sanada – ‘Shōgun’ — WINNER
Jeff Bridges’s performance in FX’s The Old Man earned him a best actor nom
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates – ‘Matlock’
Nicola Coughlan – ‘Bridgerton’
Allison Janney – ‘The Diplomat’
Keri Russell – ‘The Diplomat’
Anna Sawai – ‘Shōgun’ — WINNER
Anna Sawai was recognized for her work in the FX series Shōgun
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody – ‘Nobody Wants This’
Ted Danson – ‘A Man On The Inside’
Harrison Ford – ‘Shrinking’
Martin Short – ‘Only Murders In The Building’ — WINNER
Jeremy Allen White – ‘The Bear’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell – ‘Nobody Wants This’
Quinta Brunson – ‘Abbott Elementary’
Liza Colón-Zayas – ‘The Bear’
Ayo Edebiri – ‘The Bear’
Jean Smart – ‘Hacks’ — WINNER
Jean Smart was nominated again for Hacks
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Bridgerton
The Day Of The Jackal
The Diplomat
Shōgun
Slow Horses
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Only Murders In The Building
Shrinking
The cast of FX’s The Bear, featuring Jeremy Allen White, was nominated for their work
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV series
The Boys
Fallout
House Of The Dragon
The Penguin
Shōgun
