27th Screen Actors Guild Awards

The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2020, were presented on April 4, 2021. The ceremony was broadcast on both TNT and TBS at 9:00 P.M. EST / 6:00 P.M. PST, airing for one hour rather than the usual two. The nominees were announced by Lily Collins and Daveed Diggs on February 4, 2021 via Instagram Live.

Additionally, the shortened one-hour show was pre-recorded. The winners were informed of their wins a few days before the telecast and the acceptance speeches were also pre-taped. These changes were a COVID-era decision in order to protect the guild's nominees and presenters.

Michael Keaton made history by becoming the first person in SAG history to win three awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, winning this year for The Trial of the Chicago 7. In 2015 and 2016, he was part of the winning ensembles for Birdman (2014) and Spotlight (2015), respectively.

Chadwick Boseman tied Jamie Foxx and Maggie Smith in the record for most nominations in a single ceremony with four: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Da 5 Bloods, and as part of the ensembles of both films for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Boseman ultimately won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, making history as the first actor to win the category posthumously; his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, accepted the award.

The ceremony also marked the first time that all four individual film acting categories were won by people of color.

Winners and nominees

 * Note: Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.



In Memoriam
The segment honored the following who died in 2020 and early 2021:


 * Cloris Leachman
 * Thomas Jefferson Byrd
 * Carl Reiner
 * Dawn Wells
 * Ja'Net DuBois
 * Shirley Knight
 * Max von Sydow
 * Joyce Gordon
 * Ian Holm
 * Conchata Ferrell
 * Irrfan Khan
 * Naya Rivera
 * Hal Holbrook
 * Yaphet Kotto
 * John Karlen
 * Henry Darrow
 * Warren Berlinger
 * Fred Willard
 * Jerry Stiller
 * Natalie Desselle-Reid
 * Kelly Preston
 * Lyle Waggoner
 * Zoe Caldwell
 * Kellye Nakahara
 * Ann Reinking
 * Richard Herd
 * Tommy Lister Jr.
 * John Saxon
 * Diana Rigg
 * Ben Cross
 * Olivia de Havilland
 * Brian Dennehy
 * Sean Connery
 * George Segal
 * Robert Conrad
 * Honor Blackman
 * Gregory Sierra
 * Tanya Roberts
 * David L. Lander
 * Christopher Plummer
 * Mark Blum
 * Deezer D
 * Mac Davis
 * Bruce Kirby
 * Lynn Cohen
 * Orson Bean
 * Kevin Dobson
 * Dustin Diamond
 * Jessica Walter
 * Nick Cordero
 * Peter Mark Richman
 * Wilford Brimley
 * Cicely Tyson
 * Kirk Douglas
 * Chadwick Boseman

Presenters
The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:


 * Mindy Kaling with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
 * Riz Ahmed with Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
 * Daveed Diggs with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
 * Rita Moreno with Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
 * Jimmy Fallon with Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
 * Gabrielle Carteris presented SAG-AFTRA
 * Cynthia Erivo with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
 * Henry Golding with Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
 * Viola Davis presented "In Memoriam" segment
 * Common with Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
 * Lily Collins with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
 * Dan Levy with Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
 * Ethan Hawke with Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
 * Daisy Ridley with Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
 * Helen Mirren with Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture