Leonardo DiCaprio is one step closer to snatching his much-awaited Oscar, after winning his first ever Screen Actors Guild Award on Saturday night (30 January).
He took home the Best Actor gong for his performance in ‘The Revenant’, ahead of fellow nominees Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp and Michael Fassbender.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Taking to the stage, Leo said: “I’m truly humbled by this because it comes from all of you, my fellow actors. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Having already won Best Actor at the Golden Globes earlier this month, it’s now looking increasingly likely that Leo will finally get his hands on an Academy Award in the next few weeks, after being nominated for six Oscars without a win yet.
Other big winners at Saturday’s SAG Awards included Idris Elba, who took home two acting gongs, and used the opportunity during his acceptance speech to allude to the recent controversy surrounding the Oscars, who don’t have any actors of colour nominated in this year’s awards.
Brie Larson from ‘Room’ and Alicia Vikander from ‘The Danish Girl’ were also among this year’s victors.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Film:
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Lead Role
Leonardo DiCaprio
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Lead Role
Brie Larson
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role
Idris Elba
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Lead Role
Alicia Vikander
Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture
‘Spotlight’
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Cast In A Motion Picture
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
TV
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A TV Movie Or Miniseries
Idris Elba (‘Luther’)
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A TV Movie Or Miniseries
Queen Latifah (‘Bessie’)
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series
Kevin Spacey (‘House Of Cards’)
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series
Viola Davis (‘How To Get Away With Murder’)
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Comedy Series
Jeffrey Tambor (‘Transparent’)
Outstanding Performance By Female Actor In A Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba (‘Orange Is The New Black’)
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
‘Downton Abbey’
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series
‘Orange Is The New Black’
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A TV Series
‘Game Of Thrones’
Lifetime Achievement
Carol Burnett
