The Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) is an awards show presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The awards recognize outstanding performances1 in film and television.
History
The SAG Awards were first presented in 1995. The awards were created to recognize the work of actors in film and television, and to promote the work of SAG-AFTRA.
Categories
The SAG Awards are presented in 15 categories:
- Film
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting2 Role
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture3
- Television
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Performance by4 an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series5
- Life Achievement Award
Voting
The SAG Awards are voted on by members of SAG-AFTRA. Members are eligible to vote for the awards if they have been a member of the union for at least one year.
Significance
The SAG Awards are considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry. The awards are often seen as a predictor of the Academy Awards.
Ceremony
The SAG Awards ceremony is held annually in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony is televised live on TNT and TBS.
Recent Winners
- Film
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor6 in a Leading Role: Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a7 Supporting Role: Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once8
- Television
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Jason Bateman (Ozark)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
- Outstanding Performance9 by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart (Hacks)
- Outstanding Performance by10 an Ensemble in a Drama Series: The White Lotus
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy11 Series: Hacks
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Jessica Chastain (George & Tammy)