Idris Elba wins double at SAG Awards

British Actor Idris Elba won two awards at The Screen Actors Guild awards as the actors union honoured four black actors, Namely Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Uzo Aduba and Queen Latifah. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson got the top acting gongs and Spotlight won the cast prize in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Below is SAG awards 2016: full list of winners

Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight - WINNER
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role

Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Johnny Depp, Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant - WINNER
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role

Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room - WINNER
Helen Mirren, Woman in Gold
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role

Christian Bale, The Big Short
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation - WINNER
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon, 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay, Room

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Helen Mirren, Trumbo
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl – WINNER
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
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Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series
Downton Abbey - WINNER
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
The Big Bang Theory
Key & Peele
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black - WINNER
Transparent
Veep

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Rami Malek, Mr Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards - WINNER

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder - WINNER
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Robin Wright, House of Cards


Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Louis CK, Louie
William H Macy, Shameless
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent - WINNER

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black - WINNER
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Idris Elba, Luther – WINNER
Ben Kingsley, Tut
Ray Liotta, Texas Rising
Bill Murray, A Very Murray Christmas
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a TV movie or miniseries
Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco
Queen Latifah, Bessie - WINNER
Christina Ricci, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Susan Sarandon, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Kristen Wiig, The Spoils Before Dying

Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble

Television:

The Blacklist
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Marvel’s Daredevil
The Walking Dead

Motion picture:

Everest
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

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