Last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony perfectly captured an important — and necessary — movement happening in our culture right now. At the beginning of the year, dozens of women in Hollywood started the Time’s Up movement, which is aimed at ending gender imbalance and sexual harassment in the workplace. Days later, some of those same actors (and more) dressed in all black at the Golden Globe Awards to show their solidarity for the movement.
The SAG Awards last night continued that momentum: The show featured all-female presenters, and the traditional “I’m an actor” opener was done by only women. This, mixed with the moving speeches that happened throughout tonight, made the SAGs one of the highlights of awards season thus far. Women’s voices were heard, amplified, and at centre stage.
Here, the biggest moments from the evening:
Host Kristen Bell’s opening monologue
Her speech was equal parts funny and serious. She quipped that The Handmaid’s Tale is a documentary and ended things with an empowering note about Time’s Up. “We are living in a watershed moment,” she said, adding that we need to “march forward with active momentum and open ears.”
“We are living in a watershed moment and as we march forward with active momentum and open ears, let’s make sure we are leading the charge with empathy and diligence.
Because fear and anger never win the race.”
— Maggie Jordan: (@MaggieJordanACN) January 22, 2018
Kristen’s subtle Melania Trump shade during her monologue
Kristen is the first person to ever host the SAGs, so she used this as an opportunity to make some “First Lady” jabs. “My first initiative as First Lady will be cyberbullying, because I have yet to see any progress made on that problem quite yet,” Kristen said, a clear knock at Melania’s platform as the First Lady of the United States.
Allison Janney, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Millie Bobby Brown’s “I’m an actor” speeches
Millie‘s was particularly heartfelt and poignant. “To all the young girls: I believe in you. Believe in your dreams. Follow your heart,” she said.
. @milliebbrown: “To all the young girls I believe in you. Believe in your dreams. Follow your heart.” – Millie Boby Brown ❤️ #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/6FxmbZ0IkI
— Cyn (@Korita05) January 22, 2018
Sam Rockwell voicing his support for Time’s Up during his Best Supporting Actor acceptance speech
“I stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all the incredible women in this room trying to make things better. It’s long overdue,” he said.
“Frances McDormand, I stand shoulder to shoulder with you and all the incredible women in this room trying to make things better. It’s long overdue.” – Sam Rockwell, as he scores another Best Supporting Actor statue #SAGAwards
— Nadia Neophytou (@NadiaNeophytou) January 22, 2018
Kristen trolling her husband, Dax Shepard, on live television
The camera panned to Kristen and Dax, and Kristen started describing an artist who’s a multi-hyphenated powerhouse and “easy on the eyes.” The implication was that it was Dax, but Kristen immediately cut to the person sitting next to her out of frame: Greta Gerwig.
#TheGoodPlace‘s Kristen Bell is too cutes with hubby Dax Shepard at the #SAGAwards! #SAGAwards2018 pic.twitter.com/glr7aRHMaH
— TV News & Views (@TVNewsandViews) January 22, 2018
Nicole Kidman calling out ageism during her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Miniseries of TV Movie
“How wonderful it is today that our careers can go beyond 40,” she said. “We’ve proven that we are potent and powerful and viable… I just beg that the industry stays behind us, because our stories are finally being told.”
“20 years ago, we were pretty washed up by this stage in our lives. That’s not the case now. We’ve proven that we are potent & powerful & viable. I just beg that the industry stays behind us, because our stories are finally being told.” -Nicole Kidman #SAGawards #BigLittleLies pic.twitter.com/7JiGYnQZrx
— WhoHaha (@whohahadotcom) January 22, 2018
Morgan Freeman calling out the Screen Actors Guild Award trophies for being cisgender men
“From the front, [they’re] gender-specific,” he said during his acceptance speech for his Lifetime Achievement Award.
Morgan Freeman giving a brief #SAGAwards Lifetime Achievement Award Speech with a lot of crowdwork and a critique of the gendered trophies pic.twitter.com/z4HfM8IVLW
— BuzzFeed Entertainment (@BuzzFeedEnt) January 22, 2018
This Is Us
The cast’s reactions to when the show was announced were truly priceless.
‘This Is Us’ wins best ensemble in a drama series – Milo Ventimiglia says show “reflects positivity and hope and inclusion.” #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/lh8dpats53
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 22, 2018
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