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SATURDAY Vanguard, FEBRUARY 4, 2017 — 27
One of the film’s stars,
Mahershala Ali, won
the award for best supporting
actor for his role in Moonlight,
while Claire Foy and John
Lithgow both won dramatic
television awards for roles in
the Netflix hit The Crown and
the cast of Stranger Things
won for best ensemble in a
drama series.
David Harbour, who plays
Jim Hopper in the 80s-set
adventure, gave a rousing
speech on the importance of
inclusion. A visibly upset Ali,
who remains the firm favorite
to win an Oscar next month,
delivered an emotional and
topical speech about
acceptance. He talked about
converting to Islam yet
maintaining a close
relationship with his mother,
an ordained minister, and
begged people to also put
aside their religious
differences.
Emma Stone won the award
for best female actor in a lead
role for La La Land and after
discussing her insecurity in her
profession, she spoke about
the importance of bringing joy
to people given that “we’re in
a really tricky time at the
moment in our country”.
Denzel Washington received
the award for best male actor
in a leading role for his role in
Fences after many predicted
Manchester by the Sea star,
Casey Affleck would win.
Washington’s co-star, Viola
Davis, was the night’s other big
screen winner, named best
female actor in a supporting
role and she dedicated her
award to playwright August
Wilson for honoring the
average man.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the
award for best female actor in
a comedy series for Veep and
made jabs at the vote being
hacked by the Russians as well
as the crowd size at the event
itself. She also made a
passionate reference to Donald
Trump’s controversial
executive order on
immigration.
The 37-strong cast of Orange
Is the New Black won the prize
for ensemble in a comedy
series for the third time. Sarah
Paulson picked up the award
for best female actor in a
television movie or limited
series for The People vs OJ
Simpson. John Lithgow’s role
as Winston Churchill in
breakout Netflix drama The
Crown won him the award for
BY JULIET EBIRIM
The thrills and frills of the 2017 SAG Awards
T
he 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was held on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at
the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The stars of ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘Stranger
Things’ were the big winners at the event while political speeches dominated the
evening. Accepting the award, star Taraji P Henson said: “This story is of unity and this
story is about what happens when we put our differences aside ... Love wins.”
best actor in a drama series.
The awards act as a strong
indicator of success at the
Academy awards, taking place
on 26 February.
Red carpet moments
Nicole Kidman in Gucci:
This emerald green, sequin
Gucci number with feathered
parrots as sleeves may or may
not have been used to deflect
from the humanitarian chaos.
The gown turned up on a
mixture of best and worst
dressed lists. But the Lion
star certainly knows how to
stand out from her peers, with
too many wearing the colour
of this awards season - neutral
metallic.
Emily Blunt and Natalie
Portman showed that neutrals
don’t have to be boring in
embellished Roberto Cavalli
and a bell-sleeve Dior,
respectively.
Emma Stone in Alexander
McQueen: This is an
unexpectedly revealing dress,
but the combination of lily pads
and lingerie somehow works
in favor of provocation.
Emily Blunt in Roberto
Cavalli: The embroidery
imparts a quasi-Indian effect,
and the fit is as precise as a
tattoo.
Gwendoline Christie in
Vivienne Westwood Couture: It
takes a lot of courage and
stamina to wear a jumpsuit to
an awards ceremony, and
more so when you add glitter.
Evan Rachel Wood in
Altuzarra: You have to be
impressed by her commitment
to making a fashion statement
with substance by wearing
pants throughout the awards
season, but she also makes it
look so good that it’s also just
downright fun.
Millie Bobby Brown in
Giorgio Armani: Twelve years
old, and so much talent, it’s no
wonder that designers are
knocking down her door. She
has already landed a Calvin
Klein campaign, and now this
Emma Stone won the
award for best female
actor in a lead role for
La La Land and after
discussing her
insecurity in her
profession
ruby red dress has
eclipsed the
competition, yet
Brown shrugs it off
like an old pro:
“Giorgio Armani
sketched it for me,”
she said on the red
carpet. “And I’m like,
that’s totally fine.”
•Emma Stone
•Gwendoline
Christie
•Denzel
Washington
•Emily Blunt
•Nicole Kidman
•Evan Rachel
•Taraji P
Henson
•Viola Davis
•Millie Bobby
Brown