In a tearful speech, the best female actor winner, Anna Sawai, said the show’s success has been “beyond my imagination”, while the best male actor winner, Hiroyuki Sanada, said it had shown that “acting is a universal language”.
Colin Farrell won his first Sag award – best male actor in a limited series – for his performance in The Penguin, receiving the award from Jamie Lee Curtis, who referred to him as “the man who gave me Covid at the Golden Globes”.
Continuing its sweep, having dominated the Emmys and the Golden Globes, the historical drama Shōgun won four awards: drama ensemble, stunt ensemble and best male and female actor in a drama series.
Martin Short was named the surprise winner of male actor in a comedy series for Only Murders in the Building, beating out the two-time winner Jeremy Allen White as well as Harrison Ford and Ted Danson to claim his first Sag award.
The Baby Reindeer actor Jessica Gunning beat out Jodie Foster, Cate Blanchett and Kathy Bates to be named best female actor in a TV movie or limited series, thanking her co-star and the show’s creator, Richard Gadd, for “making my dreams come true”.
