Overview
- Sinners won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture as Michael B. Jordan scored a surprise lead-actor victory, upending forecasts that had favored One Battle After Another and Timothée Chalamet.
- Jessie Buckley took lead actress for Hamnet, with supporting prizes going to Sean Penn (One Battle After Another) and Amy Madigan (Weapons), leaving several Oscar categories newly unsettled.
- A day earlier at the NAACP Image Awards, Sinners collected 13 wins from 18 nominations and Jordan earned two major honors, reinforcing the film’s late-season momentum ahead of the March 15 Oscars.
- Television winners included The Studio as comedy ensemble with acting wins for Seth Rogen and a posthumous award for Catherine O’Hara, while The Pitt won drama ensemble with Noah Wyle and Keri Russell recognized for The Diplomat.
- The rebranded Actor Awards (formerly SAG) were held at the Shrine Auditorium, hosted by Kristen Bell and streamed on Netflix, as Harrison Ford received the Life Achievement Award and Ryan Coogler marked a rare feat directing two ensemble winners.