TV Show Shogun Tops the SAG Awards Winners List

This year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards saw “Shogun” emerge victorious with four awards.

Stars Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada won acting awards, and the FX series received the coveted Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award during Sunday’s ceremony. The program’s stunt team also received the Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series award during the pre-show segment.

When Hiroyuki accepted their group award, they admitted that creating the show had been a “gamble.”

He said to the crowd at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles: “We are so grateful that you recognized us. You people are the reason this is so unique. We appreciate your support in us and respect for our culture, FX and creators Justin and Rachel.

They must have taken a significant risk because it was a fantastic trip and 70% of the content was in Japanese with subtitles. Despite their courage, “Shogun” and this award demonstrate that acting is a universal language. I’m very grateful.

At the ceremony, Selena Gomez acknowledged that it was “weird” that “Only Murders in the Building” received the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award. This was especially true since co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short were not present, so the latter could not accept his Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series award, which was his first at the age of 74.

Jean Smart, who played the lead in Hacks, was also unable to attend the ceremony to accept the female equivalent of Martin.

The Penguin’s Colin Farrell and Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning, who won the Outstanding Performance in a Television Movie or Limited Series award, were the other TV category winners.

A Complete Unknown by Timothee Chalamet and The Substance by Demi Moore won the Leading Actor and Actress awards, respectively, while “Conclave” took up the night’s largest prize in the film categories, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

A Lifetime Achievement award was given to Jane Fonda, and supporting actor honors were given to Kieran Culkin for “A Real Pain” and Zoe Saldana for “Emilia Perez.”

Lisa Kudrow introduced the In Memoriam segment, which pays respect to people who have died in the past year, including Richard Lewis, Shelley Duvall, Bob Newhart, Johnny Wactor, Teri Garr, Gavin Creel, James Earl Jones, and James Earl Jones.

Kristen Bell hosted the event and opened with a spoof of her song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from “Frozen,” titled “Do You Want to Be an Actor?” The video montage featured some of the well-known audience members in their early Law and Order roles.