Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie and prime time television. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in the
Hollywood film industry since 1995. The awards focus on both individual performances as well as on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture.
Nominations for the awards come from two committees, one for film and one for television, each numbering 2100 members of the union, randomly selected anew each year, with the full membership (165,000 as of 2012) available to vote for the winners. It is considered an indicator of success at the
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
in acting categories. The awards have been telecast since 1998 on
TNT, and since 2007 have been simulcast on
TBS.
The inaugural SAG Awards aired live on February 25, 1995, from
Universal Studios' Stage 12. The second SAG awards aired live from the
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, while subsequent awards have been held at the
Shrine Auditorium. On December 4, 2017, it was announced that the award show would have its first host ever in its twenty-four year history with actress
Kristen Bell presiding over the ceremony. As of 2021, ''
Shakespeare in Love'' is the only film to receive nominations for all four acting categories and the ensemble award.
The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor". It is tall, weighs over , is cast in solid bronze, and produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in
Burbank, California
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.
Ceremonies
* 1995:
1st Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1994
* 1996:
2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1995
* 1997:
3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1996, took place on February 22, 1997. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was ...
, for the year 1996
* 1998:
4th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1997, took place on March 8, 1998. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was tele ...
, for the year 1997
* 1999:
5th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1998, took place on March 7, 1999. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was telev ...
, for the year 1998
* 2000:
6th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1999
* 2001:
7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2000
* 2002:
8th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2001
* 2003:
9th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2002
* 2004:
10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2003
* 2005:
11th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2004
* 2006:
12th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film and television acting achievement for the year 2005, took place on January 29, 2006, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, in Los Angeles, California. It was th ...
, for the year 2005
* 2007:
13th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, honoring the best in American film and television acting achievement for the year 2006, took place on January 28, 2007 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, in Los Angeles, California. ...
, for the year 2006
* 2008:
14th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 14th ceremony of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best in film and television acting achievement for the year 2007, took place on January 27, 2008 and, for the 12th consecutive time was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los ...
, for the year 2007
* 2009:
15th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2008
* 2010:
16th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2009, were presented on January 23, 2010 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the fourteenth c ...
, for the year 2009
* 2011:
17th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2010, was presented on January 30, 2011 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the fifteenth con ...
, for the year 2010
* 2012:
18th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2011, were presented on January 29, 2012 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the sixteenth c ...
, for the year 2011
* 2013:
19th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2012
* 2014:
20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2013
* 2015:
21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2014
* 2016:
22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2015
* 2017:
23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2016, were presented on January 29, 2017 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast on ...
, for the year 2016
* 2018:
24th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2017
* 2019:
25th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2018, were presented on January 27, 2019 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast li ...
, for the year 2018
* 2020:
26th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2019
* 2021:
27th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2020
* 2022:
28th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2021, was presented on February 27, 2022 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. The ceremony was broadcast li ...
, for the year 2021
* 2023:
29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2022
Categories
Film
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Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Television
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
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Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Life Achievement
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Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Superlatives
Per performer
Multiple wins
(Minimum of 3 wins)
Multiple nominations
(Minimum of 10 nominations)
Per film
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.
Per TV
Multiple wins (throughout seasons)
(Minimum of 3 wins)
Multiple nominations (throughout seasons)
(Minimum of 10 nominations)
References
External links
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{{Film awards
Performing arts trophies
Awards established in 1995