As honored as SAG Award winners must feel to take home their prizes, the ceremony may be even more important as a bellwether of things to come. Actors happen to make up the largest voting branch in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which means that as SAG goes, so might the Oscars.
And that, in turn, means that the 2025 SAG Awards may just have initiated a vibe shift in two of this year’s least predictable categories: best picture and best actor.
Though Wicked was the most nominated film at the SAG Awards this year, that musical wound up going home empty-handed when the SAGs were handed out in Los Angeles Sunday night. Instead, the evening ended with a surprise winner for best ensemble in a motion picture: Conclave, a crowd-pleaser that recently won this same award at the BAFTAs. Despite that previous victory, star Ralph Fiennes seemed pleasantly surprised to be delivering another acceptance speech as he and cast mates Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and Sergio Castellitto took the podium.
A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet looked even more shocked moments earlier, upon learning that he had won the award for best male actor in a leading role—a prize that he and chief rival Adrien Brody seem to have even odds of winning on Oscar night. Though Chalamet admitted from the stage that he had not expected the prize, he recovered by delivering a confident acceptance speech in which he noted that he intends to become one of cinema’s great actors—and saying that he takes as much inspiration from GOATs Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan as he does from screen legends like Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Viola Davis.
Even the night’s TV awards had their share of surprises. Though Shōgun swept the drama categories, Colin Farrell beat Baby Reindeer Emmy winner Richard Gadd in best actor in a limited series, while Only Murders in the Building beat Emmy darlings Hacks and The Bear to win both best actor in a comedy—the award went to Martin Short, who wasn’t present at the ceremony (perhaps because, according to his pal and costar Steve Martin, he caught Covid at the SNL 50th anniversary special)—and best comedy. Star Selena Gomez, who was present, couldn’t contain her glee: “We never win,” she said from the podium. “This is so weird!”
Read on for the full list of winners of the 2025 SAG Awards, which kicked off at at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 23, and were streamed live on Netflix.
Best Motion Picture Ensemble
WINNER: Conclave
A Complete Unknown
Anora
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Best Female Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture
WINNER: Demi Moore, The Substance
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Best Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture
WINNER: Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Daniel Craig, Queer
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Only Murders in the Building
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Shrinking
Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
WINNER: Shōgun
Bridgerton
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Slow Horses
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Best Male Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
WINNER: Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline, Disclaimer
Andrew Scott, Ripley
Best Female Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
WINNER: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer
Kathy Bates, The Great Lillian Hall
Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer
Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country
Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson, A Man on the Inside
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Jean Smart, Hacks
Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Best Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun
Tadanobu Asano, Shōgun
Jeff Bridges, The Old Man
Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne, The Day of the Jackal
Best Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Anna Sawai, Shōgun
Kathy Bates, Matlock
Nicola Coughlan, Bridgerton
Allison Janney, The Diplomat
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture
WINNER: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Jonathan Bailey, Wicked
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Best Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series
WINNER: Shōgun
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
Best Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
WINNER: The Fall Guy
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
Gladiator II
Wicked
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