Oppenheimer continued his winning streak, taking home more awards at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards ahead of next month's Oscars.
Christopher Nolan The biopic about the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” won the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, while its star also won Cillian Murphy He won the Best Actor award at the Hollywood ceremony.
Co-star Robert Downey Jr He won the Best Supporting Actor award.
Cillian Murphy has already enjoyed success at the BAFTAS and Golden Globes. Photo: AP
The red carpet event came on the heels of the longest actors' strike in history, a key indicator for the Oscars, which are currently being voted on ahead of the March 10 ceremony.
Murphy, who has already enjoyed success in… BAFTA And Golden balls“Twenty-eight years ago when I was trying to become an actor, I was a failed musician and felt like an outsider, but now looking at you guys here today, I know I'm part of something really great,” he said.
While accepting his award, Downey Jr. said: “Why me, why now, why do things seem to be going my way?”
Receiving the award on behalf of the actors Sir Kenneth BranaghHe, who plays physicist Niels Bohr in the film, described the award as a “full circle moment” after the actors' strikes.
Paying tribute to the union, he said: “Thank you SAG-AFTRA, thank you for fighting for us.
“Thank you to every member of SAG-AFTRA whose support and sacrifices allow us to stand here, better than we were before.”
Sir Kenneth Branagh described the award as a “full circle moment”. Photo: AP
Remember, Oppenheimer's team withdrew from the premiere in London last July as the strike began.
“We walked off the red carpet and didn't watch the movie that night. We happily went in the direction of standing in solidarity with your good selves. So this is a full circle moment for us,” he said.
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Lily Gladstone won Best Actress for her role as Molly Burkhart in Martin Scorsese's Killers Of The Flower Moon, while Daphne Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mary Lamb in The Holdovers.
“I am so humbled and so grateful to be considered among you,” Randolph said of her fellow nominees. Emily BluntPenelope Cruz, Jodie Foster And Danielle Brooks.
“How lucky we are to be doing what we are doing… For every actor still waiting in the wings, the question is not if, but when. Keep moving forward.”
Lily Gladstone won the Best Actress award for her role in the movie Killers Of The Flower Moon. Photo: AP
It was a successful night for the TV comedy-drama The Bear, the story of a star chef who returns to Chicago to run the family business after the death of his brother.
Stars Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri won the awards for best actor and actress in a comedy series, respectively, while the series won the award for best ensemble in a comedy series.
Steven Yeun and Ally Wong won Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Limited Series for their role in Beef, about a couple who start a life-altering feud after a road rage incident.
Daphne Joy Randolph says she was “very humbled.” Photo: AP
Actor Pedro Pascal appeared visibly shocked and affected when he appeared on stage to receive the award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the series The Last of Us.
“This is wrong for a number of reasons,” Pascal told the audience. “I'm a little drunk, and I thought I might get drunk. I'm fooling myself, but thank you very much for this.”
He later told British star Tan France that he would celebrate the win by kissing Succession star Kieran Culkin as “revenge”, with the pair making jokes at each other's expense during their awards season speeches.
The TV series Succession, about warring siblings in a media dynasty, won best ensemble for a drama series.
The series Succession won the title of best ensemble for a drama series. Photo: AP
Star Alan Ruck said the cast had made “lifelong friends” and described it as a “final hello” following the end of the final series.
“You're now looking at some of the luckiest people on the planet. And some of the most grateful people,” he said.
“Because not only did we work on one of the best TV shows ever, we became lifelong friends.
“I think the magic of Succession is that the writing was so great that it inspired us all to bring our A game from the beginning. We started watching each other work, and we caught lightning in a bottle. Lucky.”
Barbara Streisand received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Photo: AP
Hollywood star and singer Barbra Streisand has been honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award.
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, who starred in the 2006 hit film The Devil Wears Prada, gathered on stage to present the award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
The stars of the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada reunited on stage. Photo: AP
British star Naomi Watts presented a commemorative segment of the show, which honored actors including Harry Potter star Sir Michael Gambon and the Friends actor. Matthew Perry.
The ceremony was broadcast on Netflix for the first time, and is one of the service's most significant forays into streaming to date – with a live tennis event to follow next month.
