21st Annual Screen Actors Guild - Updated Winners

It's that time of year again - when my blog is resurrected as I follow the awards season to its conclusion. I find it fascinating and love to see who won.

Currently, I have no idea where I'll be when the Awards actually air, so no promise of liveblogging. However, I will probably do a separate post with the winners when they're announced. The Awards air on Sunday, January 25, 2015!

Update: I was unable to watch the broadcast, so I'm updating the awards (as always, winners are bolded) on January 26!

Here they are.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
Birdman
Boyhood
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
The Theory of Everything

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell - Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Eddie is cleaning up! He's definitely in the Oscar race - I'm thinking it's between him and Michael Keaton at this point. I'm still surprised Benedict isn't getting any recognition, despite not having seen the film yet.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Jennifer Aniston - Cake
Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything
Julianne Moore - Still Alice
Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Julianne Moore is also cleaning up. I'm thinking she's the top contender for the Oscars.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

I think I see a lock here. Exciting, because J.K. Simmons is a severely underrated actor!

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette - Boyhood
Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods
Naomi Watts - St. Vincent

Another lock, I think! Well deserved, she was incredible in Boyhood.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Modern Family
Orange Is the New Black
Veep

I'm loving seeing something OTHER than Big Bang (which I have some issues with) and Modern Family take home the prize. Especially OITNB, which I adore, despite its complete break away from the actual story of Piper Kerman.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Woody Harrelson - True Detective
Matthew McConaughey - True Detective
Kevin Spacey - House of Cards

Can't say I'm surprised here - Kevin Spacey is a brilliant actor.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes - Homeland
Viola Davis - How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
Robin Wright - House of Cards

YES. YES! Though I gave up on the show, Viola Davis was incredibly talented and brought an amazing presence to the screen. I'm so excited.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Louis C.K. - Louie
William H. Macy - Shameless
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba - Orange Is the New Black
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

YES! You better believe I was rooting for Uzo. She is absolutely amazing, and brings such an important character to life in a sensitive way. She's incredible, and has been passed over so many times I was starting to get really angry. Well deserved.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Adrien Brody - Houdini
Mark Ruffalo - The Normal Heart
Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock: His Last Vow
Richard Jenkins - Olive Kitteridge
Billy Bob Thornton - Fargo

I heard about Mark Ruffalo's win last night, and I was so excited. I haven't seen The Normal Heart yet, but I've heard amazing things, and from the clips I've seen of Mark's performance, this is well deserved.

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Ellen Burstyn - Flowers in the Attic
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Honorable Woman
Frances McDormand - Olive Kitteridge
Julia Roberts - The Normal Heart
Cicely Tyson - The Trip to Bountiful

Frances McDormand is a queen, and I'm glad to see her win. I haven't seen any of these, though, so I don't have an opinion beyond loving Frances.

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Fury
Get On Up
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Unbroken
X-Men: Days of Future Past

I have a feeling this may be one of Unbroken's few wins. I haven't seen the film yet, but I haven't heard anything good about it. It's an incredible story, and I loved Laura Hillenbrand's book, since she's a talented historical writer in my view, so I'm worried that the film didn't live up to that.

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
24: Live Another Day
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead

There are really no surprises here. I'm predicting a lot of these for Oscar contenders as well; the SAG Awards are often a great indicator of how things might go. I'll definitely be waiting to see if there are any surprises when the night rolls around. (Really, I'll be rooting for Rosamund Pike for Gone Girl; she was fantastic. But I haven't seen a lot of the other ones yet either!)

UPDATE: I still thought Rosamund Pike was incredible, and I can't get enough of her now, but from what I hear, Julianne Moore is absolutely incredible in Still Alice. There were some great performances this year, and despite the Oscars' complete  lack of diversity in its nominations, it might still be an interesting race. I'm most excited about Uzo Aduba's win from this list for sure, though.