The 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards declared "Wakanda forever."
The cast of “Black Panther,” accept the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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The Actor appears on the red carpet at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Security gathers around an Actor statue on the red carpet at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Lady Gaga arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Brian Tyree Henry, left, and Sterling K. Brown arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Kate Nash arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Amy Adams, left, and Darren Le Gallo arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Michael B. Jordan arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Henry Golding arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Awkwafina, left, and Gemma Chan arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Bradley Cooper waves to crowd while arriving at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Megan Wollover, left, and Tracy Morgan arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Mahershala Ali waves to fans at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Banks arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Michelle Yeoh, from left, Henry Golding and Gemma Chan arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Lupita Nyong’o, from left, Danai Gurira, and Amy Adams arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Lady Gaga interacts with fans at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Alison Brie, left, and Dave Franco arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Gabrielle Carteris, executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, left, and Lady Gaga pose at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Shakira Barrera poses with a bag reading “free Nicaragua” at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Yara Shahidi arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Sterling K. Brown, left, and Sophia Bush appear at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Luenell, left, and SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Shangela arrives at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Rebekka Johnson, from left, Rachel Bloom, and Kimmy Gatewood arrive at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Lily Tomlin speaks at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Sandra Oh attends the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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General view of the stage before the start of the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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WTOP's Jason Fraley recaps the SAG Awards (Jason Fraley)
WASHINGTON — Award season is no longer kryptonite for superheroes as “Black Panther” won the top prize at the 25th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
The Best Ensemble award honored the deep cast of Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and the rest of Wakanda in the year’s top-grossing movie.
Can the Marvel superhero flick go the distance next month at the Oscars, where it is the first comic-book film ever nominated for Best Picture? With “A Star is Born” fading fast from contention, “Green Book” facing behind-the-scenes controversies and “Roma” needing to clear two historic hurdles (foreign language and streaming), it’s still entirely possible.
However, the SAG Award champ for Best Ensemble has only gone on to win the Oscar in 11 of the past 24 years. Could this be one of those special years where “all the stars” align? Or will it be a case of false hope like “The Help,” “American Hustle” and “Hidden Figures?”
In other categories, Rami Malek took Best Actor for his powerhouse performance as Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” making him the front runner after his Golden Globe win. The SAG winner for Best Actor has won the Oscar 20 out of 24 times.
Glenn Close won Best Actress for “The Wife,” moving another step closer to her first ever Oscar and effectively ending Lady Gaga’s chance at a late run at the prize for her “A Star is Born” breakthrough. The SAG winner for Best Actress has won the Oscar 18 out of 24 times.
Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for “Green Book,” making him a virtual lock for the Oscar next month after already winning the prize at the Golden Globes. It would mark his second Oscar win in three years after winning for his previous role in “Moonlight.”
Emily Blunt won Best Supporting Actress for “A Quiet Place,” but she ironically isn’t even nominated at the Oscars, where Regina King is the favorite for “If Beale Street Could Talk.”
On the TV side, “This is Us” upset “The Americans” to win Best Drama Ensemble, Sandra Oh won Best Actress for “Killing Eve” and Jason Bateman won Best Actor for “Ozark.”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won Best Comedy Ensemble, Best Actor for Tony Shaloub and Best Actress for Rachel Brosnahan.
Complete list of winners:
FILM
Ensemble: “Black Panther”
Actress: Glenn Close, “The Wife”
Actor: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Actress in a supporting role: Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place”
Actor in a supporting role: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”
Stunt Ensemble: “Black Panther”
TELEVISION
Actor in a comedy series: Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Actress in a comedy series: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Comedy series ensemble: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Actor in a drama series: Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Actress in a drama series: Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”
Drama series ensemble: “This Is Us”
Actor in a TV movie or limited series: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”
Actress in a limited TV movie or series: Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”
Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.
