The night every actor dreams of is here.
The 2025 SAG Awards kicked off Sunday, Feb. 23, where members of the Screen Actors Guild gathered to honor the TV and film performances that made jaws drop and hearts stop over the past year (a.k.a. actors celebrating actors). And one actor whose night was anything but a real pain is Kieran Culkin, who won the first award of the night.
Held at the Shrine Auditorium near downtown Los Angeles, the list of nominees for the 31st annual award ceremony across 15 categories were stacked with some of Hollywood’s buzziest names and critically acclaimed performers.
When it came to the year in movies, multiple stars from Wicked, Emilia Pérez, A Complete Unknown and Anora were up for top acting categories, plus all four films battled it out against Conclave for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture trophy. (See the full list of 2025 SAG Award nominees here.)
Meanwhile, TV hits including Shogun, The Bear, The Diplomat and Baby Reindeer were among the most-nominated series.
And not to be left out of the conversation were the kick-ass casts of The Boys, The Penguin, Fallout and House of the Dragon, who competed against Shogun for the title of Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.
But even before Culkin nabbed the first trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in A Real Pain, one Hollywood icon was already declared the night’s big winner.
Legendary actress Jane Fonda was presented with the annual Life Achievement Award this year, SAG-AFTRA’s highest honor. And after 65 years in the industry—and a list of accolades that includes two Oscars, eight Golden Globes and an Emmy, not to mention her tireless off-screen activism—the 87-year-old’s determination to change the world through her work is what she values more than any award.
“I have just always felt that I wasn’t good enough,” Fonda told Variety in an interview published Feb. 19. “That has made the difference—that I was never satisfied, that I always wanted to get better. I know why I made the mistakes I did, and I know what was in my heart. And so I really worked at it, and I’m proud of myself that I didn’t settle.”
And the Actor went to?
Keep reading to see the full list of 2025 SAG Awards winners.
SAG Life Achievement Award
Recipient: Jane Fonda
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A Complete Unknown
Anora
WINNER: Conclave
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson—The Last Showgirl
Cynthia Erivo—Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón—Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison—Anora
WINNER: Demi Moore—The Substance
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody—The Brutalist
WINNER: Timothée Chalamet—A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig—Queer
Colman Domingo—Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes—Conclave
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro—A Complete Unknown
Jamie Lee Curtis—The Last Showgirl
Danielle Deadwyler—The Piano Lesson
Ariana Grande—Wicked
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña— Emilia Pérez
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey—Wicked
Yura Borisov—Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin—A Real Pain
Edward Norton— A Complete Unknown
Jeremy Strong—The Apprentice
Outstanding Action Performance By a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
WINNER: The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Bridgerton
The Day of The Jackal
The Diplomat
WINNER: Shogun
Slow Horses
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates—Matlock
Nicola Coughlan—Bridgerton
Allison Janney—The Diplomat
Keri Russell—The Diplomat
WINNER: Anna Sawai—Shogun
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano—Shogun
Jeff Bridges—The Old Man
Gary Oldman—Slow Horses
Eddie Redmayne—The Day of The Jackal
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada—Shogun
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
WINNER: Only Murders in The Building
Shrinking
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell—Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson—Abbott Elementary
Liza Colón-Zayas—The Bear
Ayo Edebiri—The Bear
WINNER: Jean Smart—Hacks
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody—Nobody Wants This
Ted Danson —A Man on The Inside
Harrison Ford—Shrinking
WINNER: Martin Short—Only Murders in The Building
Jeremy Allen White—The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem—Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
WINNER: Colin Farrell—The Penguin
Richard Gadd—Baby Reindeer
Kevin Kline—Disclaimer
Andrew Scott—Ripley
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates—The Great Lillian Hall
Cate Blanchett—Disclaimer
Jodie Foster— True Detective: Night Country
Lily Gladstone—Under the Bridge
WINNER: Jessica Gunning—Baby Reindeer
Cristin Milioti—The Penguin
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
WINNER: Shogun
(Originally published Feb. 23, 2025 at 1 p.m. PT)
