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The movie, which Apple TV+ acquired at the
Sundance Film Festival for $25 million, follows the story of a
small-town girl who pursues her dream of becoming a singer. The
film, directed by Sian Heder, cast deaf actors Marlee Matlin and
Troy Kotsur as parents of the young performer, played by Emilia
Jones. Kotsur also won the award for male actor in a supporting
role.
"We deaf actors have come a long way," said Matlin, speaking
through an interpreter.
The SAG awards, chosen by members of the SAG-AFTRA acting union,
are closely watched because actors form the largest voting group
in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which
organizes the Oscars. Winning the top SAG honor often, but not
always, precedes a best picture win.
This year's Oscar winners will be announced on March 27.
The war in Ukraine did not go unnoticed, with actor Leslie Odom
Jr. acknowledging the violence at the onset of the ceremony,
sending "our thoughts, prayers and hopes for impending peace."
It was a recurring theme throughout the night.
"CODA," an acronym for Child of Deaf Adult, landed the top SAG
award - for ensemble cast in a motion picture - over drama
"Belfast," Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical tale about
the Northern Ireland conflict; climate change allegory "Don't
Look Up;" "King Richard" about the father of tennis legends
Venus and Serena Williams; and "House of Gucci," the story of
the family behind the famous fashion house.
"The Power of the Dog," which led Oscar nominations with 12
nods, was not nominated by SAG for best cast. The gothic Western
did not win on Sunday.
Jessica Chastain won best movie actress for "The Eyes of Tammy
Faye," and Will Smith was named best movie actor for "King
Richard."
Among the night's television honors, the fish out of water
series about an American football coach hired to coach a British
soccer team, "Ted Lasso," won for best comedy, and the cast of
HBO's tale of money, power and politics, "Succession" won for
outstanding ensemble performance in a drama series.
"Succession's" Brian Cox used his acceptance speech to address
the war, lauding the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a
former comic, and offering support for Russian actors, who
"under pains of high treason" cannot speak out.
Helen Mirren was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
"I joined our tribe of rogues and vagabonds a long time ago,"
said Mirren. "And it is you, you actors, that I want to thank."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski; Editing by
Gerry Doyle and Christopher Cushing)
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