At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, One Movie Won Big

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' dominates
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 26, 2023 10:50 PM CST
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Stephanie Hsu, from left, Ke Huy Quan, and Michelle Yeo, members of the cast of "Everything Everywhere All At Once," introduce a clip from their film at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The unlikely awards season juggernaut Everything Everywhere All at Once marched on at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and even gathered stream with wins not just for best ensemble, female lead actor Michelle Yeoh, and male supporting actor Ke Huy Quan, but also for Jamie Lee Curtis in the female supporting actor category, the AP reports. The SAG Awards, considered one of the most reliable Oscar bellwethers, threw some curve balls into the Oscars race in a ceremony streamed lived on Netflix's YouTube page from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. But the clearest result of the SAG Awards was the overwhelming success of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's madcap multiverse tale, which has now used its hotdog fingers to snag top honors from the acting, directing, and producing guilds. Only one film (Apollo 13) has won all three and not gone on to win best picture at the Oscars.

Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win the SAG Award for female lead, said in her acceptance speech, "This is not just for me. It’s for every little girl that looks like me.” Quan is also the first Asian to win best male supporting actor at the SAG Awards. Curtis' win was one of the most surprising of the night, coming over the longtime favorite, Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), who had seemed to be on a clear path to becoming the first actor to win an Oscar for a performance in a Marvel movie. A visibly moved Curtis said she was wearing the wedding ring her father, Tony Curtis, gave her mother, Janet Leigh. Best actor has been one of the hardest races to call, but it was Fraser who went home with the SAG Award for his comeback performance as an obese shut-in in The Whale. For more on the ceremony, see here, or check out the full list of winners here.

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At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Sam Elliott accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or limited series for "1883" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Angela Bassett arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Julia Garner arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jeanne Moore, left, and Brendan Fraser arrive at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jennifer Coolidge arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Cate Blanchett arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jessica Chastain reacts to winning the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series for "George and Tammy" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jamie Lee Curtis accepts the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Ke Huy Quan, winner for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role and outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poses in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Brendan Fraser arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Julius Tennon, left, and Viola Davis arrive at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Amy Poehler, left, and Aubrey Plaza arrive at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Michelle Yeoh arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Eddie Redmayne attends the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Ana de Armas arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Zendaya, left, and Paul Mescal present the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jeremy Allen White accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series for "The Bear" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, Janelle James, Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, and William Stanford Davis accept the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for "Abbott Elementary" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, and Stanford Davis, winners of the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series for "Abbott Elementary," pose at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Ke Huy Quan accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Ke Huy Quan accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Sally Field arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jackie Sandler, left, and Adam Sandler arrive at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Zendaya arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Austin Butler arrives at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jenna Ortega, left, and Aubrey Plaza present the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or limited series at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jessica Chastain, winner of the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series for "George and Tammy," poses in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Michelle Yeoh makes a gesture as she accepts the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Brendan Fraser accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "The Whale" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Jamie Lee Curtis, from left, James Hong, and Michelle Yeoh accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Stephanie Hsu, center, and members of the cast of "Everything Everywhere All at Once," accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Aubrey Plaza, from back left, Bruno Gouery, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Beatrice Granno, Will Sharpe, Adam DiMarco, Simona Tabasco, Jennifer Coolidge, Federico Ferrante, Eleonora Romandini, Leo Woodall, Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Theo James, Haley Lu Richardson, from bottom left,...   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Harry Shum Jr., from back left, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Le, Andy Le, from front left, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis pose with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once."   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Harry Shum Jr., from left, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis pose with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
At SAG Awards, Seen as Oscars Bellwether, This Won Big
Michelle Yeoh poses in the press room with the awards for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role, and outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.   (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)