SAG Awards 2020: Parasite wins top honors, making history

By Marriska Fernandes on January 20, 2020 | Leave a Comment


Parasite cast Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, director Bong Joon-ho, Lee Jung-eun, Choi Woo-shik, and Lee Sun-kyun

The 26th annual SAG Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night. The SAG-AFTRA presented awards in 15 categories, honoring the year’s best acting performances in film and TV.

South Korea’s Parasite (pictured above) won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize. The film made history as it became the first foreign language film to win this award.

As expected by many, Joaquin Phoenix took home the award for Best Actor, Drama for his turn as Joker, while Renée Zellweger won Best Actress, Drama for Judy. In the supporting categories, Laura Dern won for her portrayal of a divorce lawyer in Netflix’s Marriage Story, while Brad Pitt won for Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, beating out Tom Hanks, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Jamie Foxx.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston backstage at the SAG awardsBrad has been delivering award-worthy speeches this year. Last night, he once again cracked up the audience saying, “I’m going to add this to my Tinder profile. Thank you, my brothers, my sisters, this means so much—more than I can possibly fathom. I want you to know I watch everything, I watch you all, and the work has been mesmerizing, so I thank you. I want to thank my costars, Leo, Margot Robbie, Margot Robbie’s feet, Margaret Qualley’s feet, Dakota Fanning’s feet… seriously, Quentin has separated more women from their shoes than the TSA.”

He added, “Let’s be honest, it was a difficult part. Guy who gets high, takes his shirt off, and doesn’t get on with his wife? It was a big stretch.”

On the television side, Jennifer Aniston won for her portrayal of a morning show host on Apple Plus’ The Morning Show. Brad and Jennifer’s reunion backstage was instantly trending on social. There’s a viral image that has many rooting for the couple (see left).

See below for the complete list of winners. ~Marriska Fernandes

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Parasite – Winner
Bombshell
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker – Winner
Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Taron Egerton, Rocketman

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Renée Zellweger, Judy – Winner
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood – Winner
Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Laura Dern, Marriage Story – Winner
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Nicole Kidman, Bombshell
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
Margot Robbie, Bombshell

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Crown – Winner
Big Little Lies

Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale
Stranger Things

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Winner
Barry
Fleabag
The Kominsky Method

Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones – Winner
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
David Harbour, Stranger Things

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show – Winner
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag – Winner
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Winner
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Andrew Scott, Fleabag

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Michelle Willians, Fosse/Verdon – Winner
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Toni Collette, Unbelievable
Joey King, The Act
Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon – Winner
Mahershala Ali, True Detective
Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us



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