By Cesar Arredondo
Adding another coveted honor to her resume for her performance in The Queen’s Gambit, actress Anya Taylor-Joy walked away with a Screen Actors Guild Award yesterday during the airing of the virtual awards show on the TBS and TNT networks.
She was up against some Hollywood heavy-hitters like Cate Blanchett, Kerry Washington, Michaela Coel and Nicole Kidman who were also nominated in her category.
Taylor-Joy, who looked stunning in a black lace Vera Wang dress, was awarded the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie SAG Award for playing Beth Harmon, the orphaned chess prodigy in the hit Netflix series. In The Queen’s Gambit, Harmon was not only a fierce chess player, she was also somewhat of a fashionista, a similar trait that seems to be shared by Taylor-Joy’s as here fans pointed out on social media.
“I’m so unbelievably honored to be in this room. Even though it’s not a room, it’s still mental. It was such a privilege to get to work with the playmakers I got to work with, “Taylor-Joy said during her acceptance speech. “They were so beautiful and supportive and kind. A show isn’t made by one person, it’s made by everybody, and I’m just so, so grateful that I get to do this.”
For the 24-year-old, Miami-born Taylor-Joy, a British-American actress who is of Argentine descent, the SAG Award is the fourth honor she receives for her performance in The Queen’s Gambit. She recently received a Golden Globes for best actress in a limited series or TV movie. Internationally she also received an AACTA International Award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for the role.
Taylor-Joy first came to prominence in the 2015 fantasy series Atlantis. Accolades started to roll in that same year with The Witch, a period horror film that won the actress nine film festival prizes. Other recent movies that have brought her recognition are Glass, Marrowbone, and Thoroughbreds.
The only other Latinos awarded at the SAG Award were part of the 160 stunt performer ensemble for Wonder Woman 1984, including Carlos Castillo, Dacio Diaz Caballero, Eduardo Gago, Mauro Calo, Pablo Verdejo, Ramon Alvarez and Richard Nunez. Also, Joe Perez stands out among 20 performers in The Mandalorian’s winning stunt group,
This year’s SAG winners include Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Daniel Kaluuya and Yuh-Jung Youn for performances in motion pictures, and Mark Ruffalo, Jason Bateman, Gillian Anderson, Jason Sudeikis and Catherine O’Hara for performances in television. The SAG awards for outstanding performances by a motion picture cast went this year to film The Trial of the Chicago 7, while the award for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went to the series The Crown and Schitt’s Creek.
Below is the complete roster of recipients for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
MOTION PICTURE WINNERS:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Chadwick Boseman / Levee – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis / Ma Rainey – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Daniel Kaluuya / Fred Hampton – Judas and The Black Messiah
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Yuh-jung Youn / Soonja – Minari
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Yahya Abdul-mateen Ii / Bobby Seale
Sacha Baron Cohen / Abbie Hoffman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt / Richard Schultz
Kelvin Harrison Jr. / Fred Hampton
Michael Keaton / Ramsey Clark
Frank Langella / Judge Julius Hoffman
John Carroll Lynch / David Dellinger
Eddie Redmayne / Tom Hayden
Mark Rylance / William Kunstler
Alex Sharp / Rennie Davis
Jeremy Strong / Jerry Rubin
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Wonder Woman 1984
TELEVISION AWARDEES:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Mark Ruffalo / Dominick Birdsey/Thomas Birdsey – I Know This Much Is True
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Anya Taylor-joy / Beth Harmon – The Queen’s Gambit
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman / Marty Byrde – Ozark
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson / Margaret Thatcher – The Crown
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Sudeikis / Ted Lasso – Ted Lasso
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Catherine O’Hara / Moira Rose – Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Crown
Gillian Anderson / Margaret Thatcher
Marion Bailey / Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Helena Bonham Carter / Princess Margaret
Stephen Boxer / Denis Thatcher
Olivia Colman / Queen Elizabeth Ii
Emma Corrin / Princess Diana
Erin Doherty / Princess Anne
Charles Edwards / Martin Charteris
Emerald Fennell / Camilla Shand
Tobias Menzies / Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh
Josh O’Connor / Prince Charles
Sam Phillips / Equerry
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Schitt’s Creek
Chris Elliott / Roland Schitt
Emily Hampshire / Stevie Budd
Daniel Levy / David Rose
Eugene Levy / Johnny Rose
Sarah Levy / Twyla Sands
Annie Murphy / Alexis Rose
Catherine O’Hara / Moira Rose
Noah Reid / Patrick Brewer
Jennifer Robertson / Jocelyn Schitt
Karen Robinson / Ronnie Lee
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
The Mandalorian
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