Succession swansong! Kieran Culkin, Nicholas Braun and Matthew Macfadyen reunite with hit show’s cast for final time at SAG 2024 – as series scoops Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The cast of hit HBO series Succession enjoyed their ‘one last hurrah’ during a bittersweet night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday.
Kieran Culkin, 41, Nicholas Braun, 35, and Matthew Macfadyen, 49, were seen sharing a warm hug at their last awards show together, before joining the rest of the talented cast inside.
They later reunited on stage with co-stars Alan Ruck, Alexander Skarsgard, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, Fisher Stevens, Dagmara Dominczyk, David Rasche and more.
The critically-acclaimed tragicomedy was upset several times in the television categories, including by Elizabeth Debicki who beat out Sarah Snook for The Crown, and The Last Of Us star Pedro Pascal who triumphed over Culkin, Brian Cox, and Macfadyen.
However, the Jesse Armstrong series did ultimately take home top honor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
The cast of hit HBO series Succession enjoyed their ‘one last hurrah’ during a bittersweet night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday
Kieran Culkin , 41, Nicholas Braun, 35, and Matthew Macfadyen , 49, were seen sharing a warm hug at their last awards show together, before joining the rest of the talented cast inside
The critically-acclaimed tragicomedy was upset several times in the television categories, but did ultimately take home top honor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Also present were Juliana Canfield, Justine Lupe, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, J. Smith-Cameron, and Zoe Winters.
Missing from the action — as he has been throughout the awards season — was Jeremy Strong, 45, famed for his portrayal of Kendall Roy, who’s currently busy with another project.
Brian Cox, 77, and Sarah Snook, 36, were also not in attendance, as they are currently busy working on stage plays.
The fan-beloved show beat out an impressive field including The Crown, The Gilded Age, The Last Of Us, and The Morning Show.
Alan Ruck accepted the prize on behalf of cast of the drama as he began his speech saying: ‘One last hurrah, I think.’
‘I think right now you’re looking at some of the luckiest people on the planet and some of the most grateful because not only did we get to all work on one of the best television shows, you know, maybe ever, we made friends for life.
‘And I think the magic of Succession was that the writing was so fabulous. It inspired all of us to bring our A-game from the very beginning.’
‘And we got off on watching each other work, and we caught lightning in a bottle. Lucky, you know? So, now we’re thrilled to be recognized by our peers.’
Alan Ruck accepted the prize on behalf of cast of the drama as he began his speech saying: ‘One last hurrah, I think’
The fan-beloved show beat out an impressive field including The Crown, The Gilded Age, The Last Of Us, and The Morning Show
The trio cozied up while finishing their awards season
Macfadyen and Scott Nicholson posed with Kieran and J. Smith-Cameron, whose characters enjoyed a forbidden-love connection on the series
Ruck shared a warm hug with Kieran at the event
(L-R) Macfadyen, Culkin, Smith-Cameron, Nicholson, Alexander Skarsgard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Zoe Winters, Fisher Stevens, Nicholas Braun, Arian Moayed, Ruck, Yvonne de Bark, David Rasche and Justine Lupe
Missing from the action was Jeremy Strong, 45. Brian Cox, 77, and Sarah Snook, 36, were also not in attendance, as they are currently busy working on stage plays
Macfadyen and Skarsgard posed together backstage
Kieran, who won fans over with his portrayal of immature and insecure Roman Roy – son of media mogul Logan Roy (played by Cox) – proudly held the award, despite losing in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series category
Kieran looked dapper as ever on the red carpet, and was joined by his wife Jazz Charton
Macfadyen looked handsome in an all-black suit
SAG Awards 2024 winners: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Oppenheimer
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer was a major winner in the film categories as it earned top honor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Succession
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Pedro Pascal – The Last Of Us
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Ali Wong – Beef
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Steven Yeun – Beef
‘So on behalf of Brian and Snooky and Jeremy, who can’t be here, thank you to our fellow actors for giving us this award, thanks to everybody at HBO for being so smart.’
‘Thanks for casting us and giving us this gift, thanks to our lovely crew, all our directors who guided us and mostly thanks to Jesse Armstrong for having this idea and hiring the most glorious writers’ room. You honor us and we honor them.’
Succession has been nominated for numerous awards, including 75 Primetime Emmy Awards (19 wins), 18 Golden Globe Awards (nine wins), one Grammy Award, 18 Critics’ Choice Television Awards (eight wins), two Producers Guild of America Awards (won both), six Writers Guild of America Awards (four wins), and one Peabody Awards (won).
Succession’s fourth and final season aired in May, and the show was praised across the board by critics – despite its shocking tragic Shakespearean conclusion.
The episode saw the fate and future of the Roy family children and the company their late billionaire media mogul father Logan Roy (Cox) created hanging in the balance.
The entire series has been building up to the last few episodes, as all of Logan’s children – Kendall (Strong), Roman (Culkin), Shiv (Snook) and Connor (Ruck) – get ready for the final Waystar Royco board vote on the merger with Lukas Matsson’s (Skarsgard) GoJo.
The 90-minute series finale was directed by Mark Mylod and written by series creator Jesse Armstrong, and after many twists and turns, it was Tom Wambsgans (Macfadyen) who ultimately takes over as Waystar CEO, under new owner Lukas Matsson.
The Daily Mail’s TV critic, Christopher Stevens, gave the show five stars and said the ending was ‘everything we hoped it would be.’
Succession’s finale received rave reviews from critics across the board, who warned ending should come with a ‘psychological warning’
The episode saw the fate and future of the Roy family children and the company their late billionaire media mogul father Logan (Cox) created hanging in the balance
He wasn’t surprised about the ‘strong language from the start and throughout’ — it was the very last episode of the ‘sweariest £@%&ing show in television history. We’d have been horrified if there wasn’t strong language.’
But he added: ‘We should have been cautioned that what followed was 90 minutes of drama so bruising, so punishing that by the end my internal organs felt like Roman Roy’s face looked — stitched up and bleeding all over the place.’
At the very least, we deserved some admonition: ‘This program contains intense scenes of psychological and emotional meltdown.’
‘The idea of Tom being the eventual successor, that had been something that I thought was the right ending for quite a while now,’ series creator Jesse told HuffPost about the finale.
‘Even though he’s not exactly the most powerful monarch you’ll ever meet — his power comes from Matsson [Skarsgard],’ he added. ‘Those figures that drift upwards and make themselves amenable to powerful people are around.’
The series went out on top as it drew 2.9million viewers across linear telecasts and streaming service Max.
2024 SAG Awards Winners
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
‘American Fiction’
‘Barbie’
‘The Color Purple’
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening – ‘Nyad’
Lily Gladstone – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ – WINNER
Carey Mulligan – ‘Maestro’
Margot Robbie – ‘Barbie’
Emma Stone – ‘Poor Things’
Lily Gladstone beat out Margot Robbie and Emma Stone in lead actress category for their work in Killers Of The Flower Moon
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper – ‘Maestro’
Colman Domingo – ‘Rustin’
Paul Giamatti – ‘The Holdovers’
Cillian Murphy – ‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Jeffrey Wright – ‘American Fiction’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt – ‘Oppenheimer’
Danielle Brooks – ‘The Color Purple’
Penelope Cruz – ‘Ferrari’
Jodie Foster – ‘Nyad’
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – ‘The Holdovers’- WINNER
Da’Vine Joy Randolph triumphed in the Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role category for The Holdovers
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown – ‘American Fiction’
Willem Dafoe – ‘Poor Things’
Robert De Niro – ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Robert Downey Jr. – ‘Oppenheimer’ – WINNER
Ryan Gosling – ‘Barbie’
Robert Downey Jr. won Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Ensemble for Oppenheimer
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
‘Barbie’
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’
‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ – WINNER
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
‘The Crown’
‘The Gilded Age’
‘The Last of Us’
‘The Morning Show’
‘Succession’ – WINNER
Succession was upset in several individual categories but did win top honor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
‘Abbot Elementary’
‘Barry’
‘The Bear’ – WINNER
‘Only Murders in the Building’
‘Ted Lasso’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston – ‘The Morning Show’
Elizabeth Debicki – ‘The Crown’ – WINNER
Bella Ramsey – ‘The Last of Us’
Keri Russell – ‘The Diplomat’
Sarah Snook – ‘Succession’
Elizabeth Debicki beat out favorite Sarah Snook for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for The Crown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox – ‘Succession’
Billy Crudup – ‘The Morning Show’
Kieran Culkin – ‘Succession’
Matthew Macfadyen – ‘Succession’
Pedro Pascal – ‘The Last of Us’ – WINNERS
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein – ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Rachel Brosnahan – ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Quinta Brunson – ‘Abbott Elementary’
Ayo Edebiri – ‘The Bear’ – WINNER
Hannah Waddingham – ‘Ted Lasso’
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Brett Goldstein – ‘Ted Lasso’
Bill Hader – ‘Barry’
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – ‘The Bear’
Jason Sudeikis – ‘Ted Lasso’
Jeremy Allen White – ‘The Bear’ – WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Uzo Aduba – ‘Painkiller’
Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things’
Brie Larson – ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
Bel Powley – ‘A Small Light’
Ali Wong – ‘Beef’ – WINNER
Ali Wong earned Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series for Beef
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Matt Bomer – ‘Fellow Travelers’
Jon Hamm – ‘Fargo’
David Oyelowo – ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’
Tony Shalhoub – ‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’
Steven Yeun – ‘Beef’ – WINNER
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
‘Ahsoka’
‘Barry’
‘Beef’
‘The Last of Us’ – WINNER
‘The Mandalorian’