Timothee Chalamet and Demi Moore among winners at major Oscars predictor

Timothee Chalamet and Demi Moore among winners at major Oscars predictor
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Timothee Chalamet and Demi Moore among winners at major Oscars predictor
Published: Feb, 24 2025 05:02

The winners of this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) have been revealed - a major predictor of the Oscars, with just a week to go. Demi Moore continued her run of success to be named best actress for her performance in body horror The Substance, while Timothee Chalamet picked up the award for best actor for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.

 [Sergio Castellitto, from left, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, and Ralph Fiennes, winners of the SAG Awards outstanding performance by a cast prize for Conclave. Pic: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]
Image Credit: Sky News [Sergio Castellitto, from left, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, and Ralph Fiennes, winners of the SAG Awards outstanding performance by a cast prize for Conclave. Pic: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP]

While not a complete shock, before this Adrien Brody had probably just nudged it as favourite for an Oscar win for his performance in post-war epic The Brutalist. Now, the race is closer than it has been in years - and both Chalamet, 29, and Moore, 62, could be on course for their first Academy Awards.

 [Timothee Chalamet accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for
Image Credit: Sky News [Timothee Chalamet accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "A Complete Unknown" during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)]

Following a BAFTA win earlier this month, papal thriller Conclave was honoured with the top film prize, for best ensemble. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini and Stanley Tucci, the film follows the drama of the selection process for a new pope.

 [Jane Fonda accepts the lifetime achievement prize at the SAG Awards. Pic: AP/Chris Pizzello]
Image Credit: Sky News [Jane Fonda accepts the lifetime achievement prize at the SAG Awards. Pic: AP/Chris Pizzello]

During the ceremony, Rossellini said the film's cast wanted to send their best wishes to Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for pneumonia and bronchitis, and wish him "a quick recovery". Elsewhere, the supporting categories were true to 2025 awards season form - Kieran Culkin and Zoe Saldana continued their runs of success with wins for performances in A Real Pain and Emilia Perez respectively.

 [Tommy Bastow, from left, Shinnosuke Abe, Moeka Hoshi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, and Hiroto Kanai, winners of the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for
Image Credit: Sky News [Tommy Bastow, from left, Shinnosuke Abe, Moeka Hoshi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, and Hiroto Kanai, winners of the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for "Shogun," pose press room during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)]

'I want to be one of the greats'. The awards are voted for by membors of the SAG-AFTRA union and are held as a celebration of actors honoured by their peers. For the best male actor announcement, Chalamet looked visibly surprised as his name was called. "The truth is, this was five-and-a-half years of my life. I poured everything I had into playing this incomparable artist, Mr. Bob Dylan, a true American hero," he said on stage. "It was the honor of a lifetime playing him.".

Making no secret of his ambitions, he added: "The truth is I'm really in pursuit of greatness. I know people don't usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.". Moore said joining SAG-AFTRA as a teenager in 1978 gave her meaning as "a kid on my own who had no blueprint for life".

Actress and activist Fonda, 87, provided the ceremony's most passionate political moment as she was honoured with a lifetime achievement prize. "We are in our documentary moment," she said. "This is it. And it's not a rehearsal.". The word "woke", she added, "just means you give a damn" about others.

The TV winners. The SAG Awards also include TV categories, with Japanese historical drama Shogun picking up the gong for best ensemble and its stars, Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, named best actor and actress. Only Murders In The Building took home the prize for best comedy ensemble, with star Martin Short named best actor in a comedy series.

Be the first to get Breaking News. Install the Sky News app for free. Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News. Jean Smart, who had previously called for cancelling the awards shows due to the wildfires that hit LA in January, was named best actress in a comedy, for her role in Hacks. She did not attend, but gave a recorded introduction.

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