Viola Davis and Daniel Kaluuya land Screen Actors Guild awards
, Viola Davis speaks during the In Memoriam for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
BLACK EXCELLENCE swept the board at the Screen Actors Guild (Sag) awards on the weekend with the likes of Viola Davis (best female actor) and British actor Daniel Kaluuya (best male supporting actor) picking up yet more honours for their roles in
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Judas and the Black Messiah respectively.
The late Chadwick Boseman was awarded (best male actor) a fourth posthumous award for his portrayal of trumpet player Levee Green. It was Boseman’s last role before he passed away.
Apr 6, 2021
2021 SAG Awards winners
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here are the winners:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Screen Actors Guild Awards Fast Facts
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April 4, 2021 – The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are held.
January 19, 2020 – The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are held.
About
The nominees and winners are chosen by the members of the Screen Actors Guild.
Two panels (film and television), each comprising 2,500 randomly chosen members, select the nominees. All active members of the SAG and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists may vote for winners in all categories.
The winners receive the Actor, the statuette for outstanding performance.
2021 Winners (Selected)
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role