2017 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Winners: Hidden Figures, Stranger Things; Viola Davis Wins 5th SAG

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The current box office champ, Hidden Figures, found itself with the highest honor of the Screen Actors Guild tonight for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture over other Best Picture nominees Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, Fences and Captain Fantastic.

Earlier in the evening both Viola Davis and Denzel Washington won their respective categories (Supporting Actress and Lead Actor), Emma Stone (La La Land) won Lead Actress and Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) won the individual acting categories, marking the first time that three non-white actors have won the top four acting slots since 2007 when Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy won. Whitaker and Hudson went on to repeat at Oscar, Murphy lost to Alan Arkin.

On the television side, Stranger Things won the top award with The Crown taking the Lead Actress and Actor wins for Claire Foy and John Lithgow, a first win for both. Orange is the New Black won its third Ensemble award in a row and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) won her first SAG for the HBO show.

Here are the full winners for the 28th SAG Awards for Motion Pictures and Television:

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OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Hidden Figures

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Emma Stone, La La Land

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Denzel Washington, Fences

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Viola Davis, Fences

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Hacksaw Ridge

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Stranger Things (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesThe Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
BRYAN CRANSTON / President Lyndon B. Johnson – “ALL THE WAY” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
SARAH PAULSON / Marcia Clark – “THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
JOHN LITHGOW / Winston Churchill – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE FOY / Queen Elizabeth II – “THE CROWN” (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank Gallagher – “SHAMELESS” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)

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