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Recapping The 2022 SAG Awards

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This past Sunday, February 27, the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (or SAG Awards) were presented. Notably, these awards focus solely on acting and performers, rather than the broad range of cinematic categories that are often found in other award shows, such as editing, sound, costume design, casting, and so on. As the SAG Awards website states, the focus on individual and ensemble performances emphasizes “what all actors know – that acting is a collaborative art.”

With just 13 categories of awards, the show moved quickly, but there was no shortage of marquee names or high fashion. Even with major global events going on, there was no shortage of social media discussion as well. On February 27th alone, the official #SAGAwards hashtag was mentioned 313,616 times with a reach of more than 6.43 billion! A stunning 95.3% of these mentions were positive, with top trends including “Squid Game,” “House of Gucci,” and Selena Gomez.

Let’s look at a few of the big winners:

CODA: Won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture; Troy Kotsur won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

CODA, which stands for “child of deaf adults,” follows the eponymous child as she struggles with familial identity and responsibility while navigating high school and a desire to express herself through music. This film was notable for casting deaf actors in deaf roles, rather than hearing actors, following Marlee Matlin’s lead. Kotsur is also the first deaf male actor to ever be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, showing how powerful CODA is.

CODA was mentioned 22.48K times on Sunday, and many of the most frequently used emojis are hand symbols, representing the import of sign language. The most-used emoji overall was the ASL sign for “I love you.”

Squid Game: Nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; Lee Jung-jae won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series; Jung Ho-yeon won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series; won Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

“Squid Game” was the hot topic last fall as fans flocked to Netflix’s Korean drama about life-or-death versions of childhood games. In the show, 456 players who are in dire financial straits risk it all to win a massive monetary prize. It currently holds the title of Netflix’s most-watched series ever, and it cleaned up with three wins out of four nominations at the SAG Awards and 52.25K mentions on Sunday. Fans are clearly dedicated, as a widely shared Tweet sought to take down HBO’s “Euphoria”‘s monopoly over Sunday-night television:

Ted Lasso: Won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Jason Sudeikis won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, which Brett Goldstein was also nominated for; Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham were both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

“Ted Lasso” is the hit comedy series of the year, a heartwarming but introspective show about an American football coach recruited to become the head coach of a professional soccer team in London. Sudeikis’ Lasso is full of quips and optimism, but also as the series goes on we see his struggles with his divorce and mental health. Even the characters viewers dislike are nuanced and layered, and we get to see great narrative arcs for everyone. With the show set to wrap up after a third season, this comedy is a hit start to finish.

The show title was mentioned 11.86K times while Sudeikis’ name was mentioned nearly 6K times. Nearly 94% of the mentions were positive, exemplifying the widespread love people feel for the Apple TV show.

Other category winners include:

  • Michael Keaton in “Dopesick” – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  • Kate Winslet in “Mare of Easttown” – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  • Jean Smart in “Hacks” – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  • “Succession” – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  • Will Smith in “King Richard” – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
  • Jessica Chastain in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
  • Ariana DeBose in “West Side Story” – Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  • “No Time to Die” – Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Author: Kayleigh Jackson

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