“Oppenheimer” won the 2024 SAG Awards and is on its way to becoming the Oscar favorite. (Portal/Mario Anzuoni)
The film 'Oppenheimer' was crowned at the awards Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA) with the statuette best cast or cast, The highest recognition of these awards marked the return of the interpreters after their strike in 2023 in search of better working conditions.
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“SAG-AFTRA, thank you for fighting for us, thank you to every member who supported us. The last time we were all together on a red carpet, which we withdrew from in solidarity (due to the strike). “This is the end of the cycle for us,” said the actor. Kenneth Brannaghwho accepted the award on behalf of the cast of “Oppenheimer”.
Robert Downey Jr. received the award for best supporting actor. (Portal/Mario Anzuoni)
Cillian Murphy that he plays in the film Christopher Nolan to the tortured creator of the atomic bomb Robert Oppenheimerwon in the section of best actorwhile Robert Downey Jr. received the award for Best supporting actorand thus continued the success they had already achieved at galas such as the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs.
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The award for best actress went to Lily Gladstone for “Killers of the Flower Moon”, who had a heated argument with the protagonist of “Poor Things”, Emma Stonewhile best supporting actress went Da'Vine Joy Randolph for his role in Alexander Payne's The Holdovers.
Cillian Murphy, who plays the tortured creator of the atomic bomb Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's film, won in the best actor category. (Portal/Mario Anzuoni)
“It’s a gift to be able to earn a living doing this. We bring empathy to a world that needs it. It would be easy to switch off and stop feeling, but we continue to feel very bravely,” Gladstone said.
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However, the highest-grossing film of 2023 is “Barbie', and the film'Poor things', by Yorgos Lanthimos, received no prize.
With these results, “Oppenheimer” confirms its career as the favorite film for the next Oscars, whose ceremony will take place on March 10thwhere he is nominated in thirteen categories.
The television sector was monopolized by “The bear And 'Succession“, series that had already triumphed at ceremonies such as the Golden Globes, the Emmys or the Critics Choice Awards.
The cast of “The Bear,” winner of the award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series. (EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN)
“Succession” won the award for best cast in a drama serieswhile “The Bear” won a statuette for best cast in a comedy series, best comedy actor -through the work of Jeremy Allen White- and best supporting actress in a series -through the performance of Ayo Edebiri-.
Peter Pascal was the big surprise of the evening with a beating Kieran Culkinthe winner of awards such as the Emmys and the Golden Globes, in the section Best Actor in a Drama Series for his character Joel in the HBO series “The Last of Us.”
“That's wrong for many reasons, I'm a little drunk. Thank you very much, I have been part of this union since 1999 and it is an honor (…) It will give me a heart attack,” said Pascal, moved to tears.
The actress Elisabeth Debickiwho plays Princess Diana of Wales in the series.The crownwon Best Actress in a Drama Series, and as expected, the series Beef won in categories such as Best Actor and Best Actress in a Limited Series.
Pedro Pascal was the big surprise of the night, beating Kieran Culkin, winner of awards such as the Emmys and Golden Globes, in the Best Actor in a Drama Series category. (Portal/Mario Anzuoni)
One of the most emotional moments of the ceremony, broadcast live on Netflix for the first time in history, was the speech by the actress and president of SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher, who highlighted some points of his victory following the historic 2023 strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters against studios and streaming platforms.
“Their solidarity inspired workers around the world and sparked the forever-remembered hot summer of labor in which they took the hero's path,” the actress said.
Fran Drescher highlighted some points of his victory after the historic strike led by Hollywood actors and screenwriters against studios and streaming platforms in 2023. (Portal/Mario Anzuoni)
“They understood what our tremendous contribution to this wonderful industry means, and now we stand here, proud and proud,” Drescher said.
Other highlights of the evening were the homage to the career of Barbra Streisand and the reunion of the legendary protagonists of “The Devil Wears Prada”: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt on the stage of the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California.
(EFE)