“Black Panther” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” were the big winners Sunday night at a SAG Awards ceremony that spread the bounty among several films and television shows.
Chadwick Boseman, speaking for the “Black Panther” cast, which took the SAG equivalent of best picture, said that he was often asked if he expected the Marvel superhero film to be such a blockbuster. (It has earned $1.3 billion globally.) He said the Nina Simone song “To be Young, Gifted and Black” came to mind as he thought about the lack of diversity in most Hollywood films. “We know what it’s like to be told there’s not a screen for you to be featured on,” he continued. But “Black Panther,” he said, meant that “we could be full human beings in the roles that we were playing, that we could create a world that could exemplify a world we wanted to see.”
“Mrs. Maisel” swept the comedy honors, including outstanding comedy series ensemble, and best comedy actress and actor for Rachel Brosnahan, who plays the title character, and Tony Shalhoub, who plays her father. “This Is Us,” the NBC melodrama, took best drama series ensemble.
There were few overtly political moments Sunday evening, which more often focused on guild issues. Patricia Arquette, named best actress in a miniseries for “Escape at Dannemora,” thanked Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russia’s 2016 election interference, as she left the stage. But she drew much more applause from fellow union members when she called out production companies that didn’t pay performers overtime.
The SAG lifetime achievement award went to Alan Alda, 82, the veteran actor probably best known for the 1972-83 series “M.A.S.H.” In July, he revealed that he had been living with Parkinson’s disease for more than three years but that he had been leading a full life despite the movement disorder.
After being introduced by Tom Hanks, who noted that the actor’s real name is Alphonso D’Abruzzo, Alda took the stage to a lengthy standing ovation from an audience that included his “M.A.S.H” co-star Mike Farrell. “It may never have been more urgent to see the world through another person’s eyes,” he said onstage, his hands trembling. “And when the culture is divided so sharply, actors can help, at least a little, just by doing what we do.”
Here is the complete list of winners:
MOVIES
Outstanding cast: “Black Panther”
Best actor: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Best actress: Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Best supporting actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Best supporting actress: Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place”
Outstanding stunt ensemble: “Black Panther”
TELEVISION
Outstanding ensemble, drama series: “This Is Us”
Outstanding ensemble, comedy series: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best actor, drama series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Best actress, drama series: Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Best actor, comedy series: Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best actress, comedy series: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Best actor, TV movie or miniseries: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Best actress, TV movie or miniseries: Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”
Outstanding stunt ensemble, comedy or drama series: “Glow”
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.