The battle for Best Actor Oscar has just gotten hotter.
The race for the coveted prize is likely between Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody and Christian Bale for Vice.
Both won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and Comedy, respectively, with Bale picking up the main male award at the Critics’ Choice Award.
Now Malek has evened the playing field by scooping up the Screen Actors Guild Award.
The SAG is based on actors voting for actors, meaning that the Freddie Mercury star has won acclaim from his peers.
The Wife star, Glenn Close, seems to have secured her Academy Award after winning the SAG for Best Actress, while Emily Blunt was a surprise win in the Best Supporting Actress category for A Quiet Place.
Black Panther proved that Wakanda is all about unity as the cast picked up Best Ensemble — the SAG’s equivalent of Best Picture.
In the television category, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was undoubtedly the favourite, claiming Best Comedy Series, Best Actress in a Comedy for Rachel Brosnahan, and Best Actor in a Comedy for Tony Shalhoub.
Their drama equivalents were awarded to This Is Us, Sandra Oh for Killing Eve, and Jason Bateman for Ozark.
The Winners of the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards:
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Black Panther
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close, The Wife
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Black Panther
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
This Is Us
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, Ozark
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tony Shaloub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
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SCREEN ACTORS GUILD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alan Alda
