Sag Awards 2022 winners list: 'Coda' and 'Squid Game' reign supreme

The deaf family drama Coda took top honours at an unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also included wins for the leads of Squid Game , the cast of Ted Lasso and actor Will Smith . The ceremony, held on Sunday at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on TNT and TBS, was notably border-breaking, with historic wins for deaf actors, South Korean stars and some of Hollywood’s biggest names. It culminated with Coda , Sian Heder’s heart-warming Apple TV+ coming-of-age film and Sundance Film Festival sensation, winning best ensemble. “This validates the fact that we, deaf actors, can work just like anybody else. We look forward to more opportunities for deaf actors,” said Marlee Matlin on stage before teaching the crowd sign language for “I love you”. Matlin is the only deaf actor to win an Oscar, but her Coda co-star, Troy Kotsur, may be in line to join her. Kotsur won best supporting actor on Sunday, becoming the first deaf actor to win an individual Sag award. When his name was read, Kotsur, 53, plunged his head into his hands. On stage, he thanked his wife for “reminding me to check my fly before walking the red carpet”. Netflix’s Squid Game , the first non-English-language series nominated by the Screen Actors Guild, came on strong with three awards, including Lee Jung-jae for best male actor in a drama series and Jung Ho-yeon for best female actor in a drama series. Those wins came over the likes of Succession stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, and Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston of The Morning Show. “I have sat many a times watching you on the big screen dreaming of one day becoming an actor,” Jung told the crowd, fighting back tears. Still, HBO’s Succession ultimately reigned in the best drama series category. Cox discussed the situation in Ukraine on stage. “The people in Russia who don’t like what’s going on — and particularly the artists — I think we should join and celebrate them and hope that they can make a shift, as I believe they can,” said Cox, while the audience stood and applauded. The Sag Awards are considered one of the most reliable predictors of the Academy Awards . Actors make up the largest percentage of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and their picks often align. In 2020, when the cast of Parasite and Brad Pitt won , they matched exactly. Though the actors guild and the academy diverged last year when Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama Trial of the Chicago 7 topped the Sag Awards and Nomadland triumphed at the Oscars , the win for Coda suggests it’s a major threat to win best picture over Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast (which didn't win any awards on Sunday) and Jane Campion ’s leading Oscar nominee The Power of the Dog (which failed to get an ensemble nod even though three of its actors were individually nominated). Sag’s track record may also mean Will Smith, star of the Williams family tennis drama King Richard , is heading for his first Oscar. Smith took best actor, scoring his first Sag Award. “That may have been one of the greatest moments of my career just now because my name was called for King Richard sitting next to Venus Williams,” beamed Smith. Best actress has been a more difficult category to track. Many have seen Olivia Colman ( The Lost Daughter ) as the favourite to win her second Oscar. In an especially competitive category, those snubbed have often drawn the most focus. Kristen Stewart of Spencer was passed over, while Lady Gaga ( House of Gucci ) missed with the film academy. Yet it was Jessica Chastain, who plays the infamous televangelist in The Eyes of Tammy Faye , who won on Sunday, notching her first individual Sag Award. Belfast Coda - winner Don’t Look Up House of Gucci King Richard Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom! Winner: Will Smith, King Richard Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth Winner: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Lady Gaga, House of Gucci Jennifer Hudson, Respect Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza Winner: Troy Kotsur, Coda Jared Leto, House of Gucci Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog Caitriona Balfe, Belfast Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog Ruth Negga, Passing Black Widow Dune The Matrix Resurrections Winner: No Time to Die Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings The Morning Show Winner: Succession Squid Game Yellowjackets The Handmaid’s Tale The Great Hacks The Kominsky Method Only Murders in the Building Winner: Ted Lasso Brian Cox, Succession Billy Crudup, The Morning Show Winner: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game Jeremy Strong, Succession Kieran Culkin, Succession Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Winner: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus Oscar Isaac, Scenes From a Marriage Winner: Michael Keaton, Dopesick Ewan McGregor, Halston Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show Winner: Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game Elisabeth Moss , The Handmaid's Tale Sarah Snook, Succession Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show Elle Fanning , The Great Sandra Oh, The Chair Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks Juno Temple, Ted Lasso Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown Winner: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown Margaret Qualley, Maid Cobra Kai The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Loki Mare of Easttown Winner: Squid Game - Additional reporting by AP

Sag Awards 2022 winners list: 'Coda' and 'Squid Game' reign supreme

The 28th Sag Awards, which took place on Sunday, were notably border-breaking and unpredictable