MANILA, Philippines - The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards recently honored performances of Hollywood’s best, with the Michael Keaton-led film Birdman taking home the big prize. To keep the excitement overflowing for the awards season, Lifestyle Network will air the replay of the 21st SAG Awards today at 1 p.m.
The SAG is the sole award-giving body which honors the performance of actors selected by the actors’ peers in SAGAFTRA (Screen Actors Guild’s American Federation of Television and Radio Artists). This year, Birdman was the recipient of the highest honor of the night — the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. It bested out strong contenders Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and the Theory of Everything.
On the TV side, the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black revolving around stories of women in prison, earned the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, while the period drama Downton Abbey won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Moving moments also dotted the evening. Viola Davis’ acceptance speech for her performance in How To Get Away With Murder scored her the Outstanding Performance of a Female Actor in a Drama Series award.
Meanwhile, Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba turned emotional during her speech for Outstanding Performance of a Female Actor in a comedy series.
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