29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Winners
The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on Sunday (February 26th), airing on Netflix’s YouTube channel as the streaming platform continues to develop its live streaming technology. There was no host for the 2023 ceremony, falling in line with the 2020 and 2021 shows.
The night’s big winner was Everything Everywhere All at Once, taking home four awards in total including Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture. “I think if I speak, my heart will explode,” Michelle Yeoh said, accepting the award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture. According to Variety, Yeoh made history as the first Asian actress to win in this category.
Jamie Lee Curtis kissed Yeoh on the mouth when she won Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, and Ke Huy Quan teared up while accepting the award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. “This is a really emotional moment for me. Recently, I was told that if I would win tonight, I would become the very first Asian actor to win in this category,” Quan said. “When I heard this, I quickly realized that this moment no longer belongs to just me. It also belongs to everyone who has asked for change. When I stepped away from acting, it’s because there were so few opportunities.”
Brendan Fraser won Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture for his role in The Whale. Fraser recalled how proud he was when he first got his SAG card in 1991. “If you told that guy back then that I’d be standing right here, I would not have believed you,” he said. “I never would have believed that I would have been offered the role of my life in this character, Charlie.”
