"To be young, gifted, and black, we all know what it's like to be told that there is not a place for you to be featured, yet you are young, gifted, and black. We know what it's like to be told, to say there's not a screen for you to be featured on, a stage for you to be featured on. We know what it's like to be the tail and not the head. We know what it's like to be beneath and not above. And that is what we went to work with every day. Because we knew not that we would be around during awards season or that it would make a billion dollars. But we knew we had something special that we wanted to give the world, that we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing. That we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see. We knew that we had something that we wanted to give and to come to work with every day and to solve problems with this group of people every day, with this director. That is something that I wish all actors would get the opportunity to experience. If you get to experience that, you will be a fulfilled artist," Boseman continued as the show came to an end.<doc-sep>It wouldn't be an award show without a little love for This Is Us. The NBC drama took home the SAG Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series for the second time in a row on Sunday night, beating out Better Call Saul, The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale, and Ozark. The cast — who had a pretty adorable "family reunion" on the red carpet before the show began — took the stage at the ceremony and gave a speech thanking fans of the show for their support. "Thank you so much for embracing a show that's about life and its unpredictable loss and its sweet, sweet victories and inclusivity," Justin Hartley told the crowd. Read ahead to see more photos of the cast celebrating their big win.<doc-sep>Sterling K. Brown, winner of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for ‘Black Panther’ and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for ‘This Is Us,’ poses in the press room at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Photo : Sarah Morris ( Getty Images ) And “The Actor” goes to... Blackness! On a warm and sunny January 27th evening in Los Angeles, the 25th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards shined at the Shrine Auditorium so thespians could celebrate their peers. Advertisement While not as lauded as the Emmys or Oscars, award ceremonies by unions such as SAG-AFTRA and WGA always seems extra special because I can imagine your direct peers recognizing you, like “ biiiitch , you did that shit” is... well, the shit. Hosted by Megan Mullally, the ceremony kicked off with the traditional opening montage of actors introducing themselves and their craft. Undoubtedly, my favorite of the night was Geoffrey Owens. Given his rollercoaster of a ride from Trader Joe’s to the resurgence of a respected career, the 57- year-old actor’s beaming and proud face brought a similar smile to mine . Continuing his smooth streak this awards season, Green Book’s Mahershala Ali picked up the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. Advertisement Sandra Oh’s win for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series (Killing Eve) not only stood as fantastic representation for Asian actors (along with her awards season vast recognition being long overdue); the moment she stepped onstage to thank the people who supported her... it unexpectedly became a black moment, as well. “I just want to thank my fellow actors. I have felt your support so tremendously in the past years,” Oh mused. “I want to thank Alfre Woodard. In 1997 — she’s never going to remember this — she whispered in my ear, ‘I’m so proud of you out there; we fight the same fight.’ Jamie Foxx, in 2006, pulled me aside and he said, ‘Keep going.’ And in 2017, Lena Waithe, she just embraced me and said, ‘You already won. It’s in the work.’ So, thank you to my fellow actors. Thank you!” Advertisement This is what minority solidarity looks like. This here. It doesn’t look like hijacking one’s progression to place the spotlight on yours, it celebrates the mutual support you receive from the community as you each strive to win. Together. We all gon’ eat. We all gon’ win. Advertisement The cast of This Is Us celebrated a big two, taking home the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series win for the second consecutive year. Check out the cuteness that is Sterling K. Brown and his lovely wife and fellow actor, Ryan Michelle Bathe (who made a guest appearance on the show, too!). They are so damn goofy and I fucking love it . Advertisement And then, there was “Wakanda Forever.” Advertisement Along with the sheer optics of the Black Panther cast happily shuffling onstage to celebrate their big win for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (the film also won for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture), the fact that the film made SAG Awards history was pretty huge. With the win, it became the first film in the ceremony’s history to score wins for Best Cast and Best Stunt Ensemble . Advertisement The complete winners list for the 25th SAG Awards can be viewed at SAGAFTRA.org.<doc-sep>
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards here saw Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" taking the best cast ensemble prize, while Rami Malek and Glenn Close for named best actors. Close won the honour for her leading role in "The Wife", and Malek was tapped as best actor in a film for "Bohemian Rhapsody" at the 2019 SAG Awards, which were handed out Sunday night, according to hollywoodreporter.com. "This Is Us" was named best drama series ensemble, while "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won the award for best performance by a comedy series cast at the event, where a silver carpet was rolled out for the 25th anniversary. On the film side, Emily Blunt won the SAG Award for best supporting actress for "A Quiet Place", while Mahershala Ali was named best supporting actor for "Green Book". In the TV comedy series categories, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" made a clean sweep with a trio of honours. The show's cast won best ensemble in a comedy series, while Rachel Brosnahan was tapped as best actress and Tony Shalhoub was named best actor. As for other TV categories, the "This Is Us" cast earned best drama series ensemble honours, Jason Bateman was tapped as best actor in a drama series for "Ozark" and Sandra Oh was named best actress for "Killing Eve". Darren Criss ("The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story") and Patricia Arquette ("Escape at Dannemora") won the prizes for best actor and actress in a TV movie or limited series, respectively. Megan Mullally hosted this year's SAG Awards ceremony, where Alan Alda received the 2019 SAG Awards' Life Achievement Award.