Jamie Lee Curtis defeats Angela Bassett at SAGs

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are usually a good predictor of the Oscars, and Sunday’s ceremony takes some unexpected turns in the race for the Oscars. Jamie Lee Curtis surprised by winning the award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“Everything everywhere at the same time”) winning over the favorite, Angela Bassett.

Bassett, star of the Marvel movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” had been the top contender in the category for weeks, if not months. But Curtis, nominated for her first SAG Award, was the surprise winner of the gala, which was streamed live on Netflix’s YouTube page. Visibly emotional, Curtis said she wore the fashion ring her father Tony Curtis gave to her mother Janet Leigh.

“Look at me, I’m a ‘nepo baby,'” she said, referring to the term used to refer to celebrity children who profit from nepotism. “But the reality is I’m 64 and it’s unbelievable.”

His win was quickly followed by a much-anticipated win for another “Everything Everywhere All at Once” cast member, his partner Ke Huy Quan, who stepped up as a supporting cast member. Quan, who was an actor as a child and retired from the profession for years after missing out on auditions, noted that he was the first Asian to win in the supporting actor category at SAGs.

“When I quit acting, it was because there were so few opportunities,” Quan said. “Now tonight we celebrate James Hong, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Hong Chau, Harry Shum Jr. The landscape is very different now.”

Qinta Brunson and Janelle James of “Abbott Elementary” kicked off the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, bringing together much of the film and television world for a ceremony considered the Oscars anticipation.

Although not hosting, Brunson and James officially kicked off the awards ceremony. There were few opening jokes, including one that hinted that Viola Davis was beyond her status as an EGOT, or artist who won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.

The first prize went to a winner from last year: Jessica Chastain. A year after winning for her lead role in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” Chastain again won Best Actress in a Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie for the Showtime series about a power couple from country music George & Tammy. Chastain flew to the awards at previews for the upcoming Broadway revival of “A Doll’s House.”

After the SAG Awards, awarded by the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFRTA, for its acronym in English) ceased to have their televised home on TNT/TBS, Netflix signed a contract to broadcast the ceremony. While future editions can be seen live on the Netflix streaming service, this year’s gala at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles can be seen internationally on Netflix’s YouTube page and social media channels. .

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“Everything everywhere at the same time”) and “The Banshees of Inisherin” (“The spirits of the island”) are the most nominated productions of the evening, with five mentions. The two films are in competition for the first prize of the evening, that of the best cast, alongside “Babylon”, “The Fabelmans” and “Women Talking”.

An award was announced ahead of the gala from the red carpet: “Top Gun: Maverick” won Best Stunt Cast in the film categories.