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A letter sent this week by SAG Awards organizers to film studios confirmed that the annual show will join the Oscars and Golden Globes in revising their film-eligibility guidelines this year in the face of the coronavirus shutdown that has closed all movie theaters nationwide. The SAG rules, to be finalized next…

Jennifer Aniston stunned devoted fans in October when she joined Instagram. The actress had been a rare Hollywood holdout when she finally signed up for the social media platform, and quickly set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million followers (5 hours and 16 minutes). While the Friends…

Joaquin Phoenix won his first SAG Award on Sunday for starring as Arthur Fleck in Joker, a career-defining role and a movie that have barreled through awards season. Last night, he won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, his first win in five tries at the actors union’s annual showcase of…

An emotional Renée Zellweger thanked her fellow actors following her SAG Awards win Sunday night for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Judy, as she dedicated her prize to the film’s subject, Judy Garland. “I’m just so grateful and for the privilege of reflecting on the life of one of our…

As one Oscar strategist who definitely has a dog in this hunt emailed me Sunday night after the SAG Awards show, “Now we’re having us some fun.” Indeed. What an interesting weekend as far as the Oscar race goes. With three key guilds weighing in, the verdict on momentum is mixed, but it is clear two films — 1917 and Pa…

UPDATED with video: Brad Pitt picked up the best supporting actor SAG Award Sunday night for his performance as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and he left the audience in stitches with his acceptance speech. Watch it above and his backstage comments below. The actor joked about working with director Quen…

UPDATED with video: Jennifer Aniston put Apple TV+ on the awards map by picking up the SAG Awards trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for the streamer’s debut drama The Morning Show. This marks the second major Hollywood award for Apple TV+ following a Critics’ Choice Award win for Th…

UPDATED with video: Parasite might have pulled off the biggest surprise of the night Sunday, taking home the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, beating out Bombshell, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Jojo Rabbit. This is the first time a foreign-language film has won…

UPDATED with full winners list: South Korea’s Parasite won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize on Sunday to cap the 26th annual SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. SAG-AFTRA presented awards in 15 categories honoring the year’s best film and TV acting performances. The Neon…

Robert De Niro made use of his platform when picking up the 56th SAG Life Achievement Award on Sunday as he took a clear shot at President Donald Trump, despite not naming him directly. To loud cheers and a standing ovation, De Niro accepted the award after an introduction by Leonardo DiCaprio, then aimed fire at our…

After winning two back-to-back Male Actor in a Comedy Series SAG Awards for Monk in 2004 and 2005, Tony Shalhoub has done it again for his role in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. In accepting his second individual statuette for the Amazon series, Shalhoub, who plays Abe Weissman on the show, thanked his cast members in the…

Another major milestone in this shortened awards season is over: The 26th annual SAG Awards were handed out tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Check out the live blog below to see how Deadline’s writers and editors saw the show as it played out. Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or-winning South Korean film Parasite…