Daniel Kaluuya dedicates SAG Awards win to Chadwick Boseman—watch
Daniel Kaluuya has taken home the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role at the SAG Awards for his performance in Judas And The Black Messiah. This year, Kaluuya was nominated in the category alongside Chadwick Boseman for Da 5 Bloods, Sacha Baron Cohen for The Trial Of The Chicago 7, Jared […]
Unlike other television and film award shows, the Screen Actors Guild Awards’ nominees and winners are voted on entirely by their peers. Approximately 160,000 members of the SAG-AFTRA union take part in the voting process each year.
This year, SAG-AFTRA has honored Kaluuya for his role as Fred Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah. During his acceptance speech, Kaluuya gave a shoutout to all of his fellow nominees in the category. As well, he dedicated the award to his Black Pantherco-star and fellow nominee Chadwick Boseman.
You can follow along with the rest of the 2021 SAG Awards winners here and watch Kaluuya’s acceptance speech below.
In Judas And The Black Messiah, Kaluuya plays Fred Hampton, the former Chairman of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party in the ’60s. Hampton was infamously betrayed byWilliam O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) who was an FBI informant. The film details the deception that took place as O’Neal infiltrated the Black Panther Party.
In 2019, Kaluuya scored his third SAG Awards nomination, and first win, with the cast of Black Panther. The group of Marvel actors took home Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Boseman has made SAG Awards history as the first actor to earn four nominations in one year. Along with his nomination in this category for Da 5 Bloods, he is also up for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. The casts of both films are nominated for Best Film Ensemble.
In Da 5 Bloods, Boseman plays Vietnam veteran Commander Norman Earl “Stormin’ Norman” Holloway, a strong mentor and spiritual guide for his friends Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis) and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.). Holloway appears in flashbacks from the Vietnam War while his friends search for gold they buried while in the service.
Previously, Boseman and his Black Panther co-stars won Best Film Ensemble at the SAG Awards in 2019. While accepting the award, Boseman talked about representation for people of color in movies and first teased Black Panther 2.
Along with Baron Cohen, the movie stars Michael Keaton, Joseph Gordon-Levittand Eddie Redmayne among many others. Together, the powerful group of actors has earned a Best Cast Ensemble nomination this year. As well, the film’s talented stunt performers are up for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a MotionPicture.
For Baron Cohen, his performance in The Trial Of The Chicago 7 is a stark contrast from his famous character Borat. Although Baron Cohen did not snag a nomination at the SAG Awards for Borat Subsequent MovieFilm, his co-star Maria Bakalova is up for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
This year, Baron Cohen’s role in the film earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Critics Choice Awards. However, the award went to Kaluuya for Judas And The Black Messiah.
Baron Cohen also received two acting nominations at the 2021 Golden Globes. Although he lost Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture to Kaluuya, he did winBest Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. The film also won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Additionally, Baron Cohen’s TheTrial of The Chicago 7 performance has earned him a Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination at the Academy Awards.
The Trial Of The Chicago 7 is available to watch on Netflix, and the trailer can be streamed below.
Jared Leto
So far, 2021 has been quite a year for Leto and his return to cinema. It’s been three years since the Thirty Seconds To Mars frontman starred in his last film The Outsider which was released through Netflix. However, he has certainly stayed busy these past few years on other projects.
For veteran police officer Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) and detective Jim Baxter (Malek), they must work together to find out if Sparma is the one behind the gruesome slayings or if they simply have the wrong man.
The suspenseful trailer for The Little Things is available to watch below.
Of course, this isn’t the first time Leto has been nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role category at the SAG Awards. Back in 2014, he was nominated, and won, for his role as Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club. As well, the film’s actors were up for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, but the award went to American Hustle.
Leto’s acceptance speech at the 2014 SAG Awards is below.
For Odom Jr., this is his first SAG Awards nomination. The Hamiltonstar is nominated this year for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. As well, the actors in One Night In Miami are up for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
One Night In Miami, which is actor Regina King’s feature film directorial debut, is a fictionalized account of what happened on Feb. 25, 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida. On that day, heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston went up against Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) in a famous fight. In the end, Clay won the championship which kickstarted his successful career.
Odom Jr. plays the American singer, songwriter and performer Sam Cooke. In the film, Cooke, Clay, Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge) and Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir) get together to celebrate Clay’s surprise win in the boxing ring. However, One Night In Miami also tackles the racism and protests going on in America at the time. It also depicts Clay’s conversion to the Nation of Islam and his eventual name change to Muhammed Ali.
At the Critics Choice Awards, Odom Jr. was up for Best Supporting Actor and Best Song. Although he lost the acting category to Kaluuya, Odom Jr. and Ashworth did in Best Song for “Speak Now” at the award show. Both Odom Jr. and “Speak Now” are also up for awards at the Oscars.
One Night In Miami is currently available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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