Kate Winslet & Leonardo DiCaprio Reunite at SAG Awards 2016!
Also, Queen Latifah won for female actor in a television movie or miniseries for her turn as bisexual blues singer Bessie Smith in HBO’s Bessie. DiCaprio is seen as a heavy favorite to win the parallel award at the Oscars Sunday February 28th.
However, It does seem that Leonardo DiCaprio’s chance of finally taking home an Oscar is really likely.
Though Straight Outta Compton and Beasts of No Nation were both nominated for Outstanding Performance Cast Motion Picture, they lost to Spotlight. Other winners in the film acting categories included Alicia Vikander, who took the best supporting actress award for her work in “The Danish Girl“, and Idris Elba, who won for best supporting actor for “Beasts of No Nation” (he’s not nominated at this year’s Oscars).
Make sure to watch the 2016 SAG Awards tonight at 8/7c on TNT and TBS! “Why do you have to like me?”
“Look at this stage”, cast member Laura Prepon said while accepting the award. “So knock that thing away and do you!” The ensemble award had seemingly come down to “Spotlight” or – the film with the wind at its back – Adam McKay’s high finance tale “The Big Short”, which last week took the Producers Guild’s top award.
Davis echoed Latifah’s sentiment when speaking backstage.
“We all stand on shoulders of giants, so thank all those actors from past who have inspired me and all the actors in this room“, DiCaprio said.
Netflix (NFLX – Get Report) stock is advancing by 4.38% to $95.86 in early-afternoon trading on Monday, after the streaming service won four SAG Awards on Saturday evening.
For the third time, “Downton Abbey” won best ensemble in a drama series.
“Male Actor in a Drama Series went to Kevin Spacey from “House of Cards” once again, with Male Actor in a Comedy Series going to this year’s Critics” Choice TV Award victor Jeffrey Tambor from “Transparent“. There were few surprises among this year’s winners, and it was CBS comedienne Carol Burnett who took home the Life Achievement Award.