History was made at the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. For the first time since the awards show started in 1995, people of color won the four main film acting categories—Daniel Kaluuya, the late Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, and Yuh-Jung Youn swept the film portion of the pre-taped show, thus setting a new standard for award show diversity.
Jason Sudeikis took home Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his starring role in Ted Lasso, while Catherine O’Hara won Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her turn as the flamboyant Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, which also won this year’s Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Meanwhile, Anya Taylor-Joy was named Best Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for The Queen’s Gambit, and Mark Ruffalo won Best Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series for I Know This Much Is True.
Over in the drama department, Gillian Anderson received Best Female Actor in a Drama Series for her work on The Crown, which also won Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, and Jason Bateman took home Best Male Actor for his role on Ozark.
As for the evening’s film awards, Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 took home Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture, while Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman won Outstanding Female Actor and Outstanding Male Actor, respectively, for their work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Minari’s Youn Yuh-Jung and Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel Kaluuya received this year’s Best Supporting Actor awards, making 2021 the first year performers of color won all four film acting categories.
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