Arts & Entertainment
29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards take place in Los Angeles
Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the winners
The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was a star-studded party like no other — giving you excitement, unexpected reunions, intimate moments onstage and off and a palpable sense of community.
It’s the only show that exclusively honors actors. With a voting body of more than 122,600 members, the SAG Awards have the largest and most diverse group of voters in the awards circuit.
The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
According to the Hollywood Reporter “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was the big winner at Sunday night’s 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis won best lead actress and best supporting actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” respectively. And their co-star Ke Huy Quan also was a winner, noting that he is now the first Asian actor to win the SAG Award for best supporting male when accepting his award.
Brendan Fraser won best lead actor for “The Whale.“
On the TV side, the cast of “Abbott Elementary” was named best comedy series ensemble, while “The White Lotus” cast won the award for best TV drama series ensemble.
Following is the list of nominees and winners:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (WINNER)
“The Fabelmans”
“Women Talking”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale” (WINNER)
Bill Nighy, “Living”
Adam Sandler, “Hustle”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, “Tár”
Viola Davis, “The Woman King”
Ana de Armas, “Blonde”
Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano, “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (WINNER)
Eddie Redmayne, “The Good Nurse”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Hong Chau, “The Whale”
Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (WINNER)
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Top Gun: Maverick” (WINNER)
“The Woman King”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”
“Ozark”
“Severance”
“The White Lotus” (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
Jason Bateman, “Ozark” (WINNER)
Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Adam Scott, “Severance”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” (WINNER)
Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Zendaya, “Euphoria”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (WINNER)
“Barry”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Only Murders in the Building”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
Jean Smart, “Hacks” (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Steve Carell, “The Patient”
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird”
Sam Elliott, “1883” (WINNER)
Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”
Evan Peters, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Emily Blunt, “The English”
Jessica Chastain, “George & Tammy” (WINNER)
Julia Garner, “Inventing Anna”
Niecy Nash-Betts, “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
“Andor”
“The Boys”
“House of the Dragon”
“The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power”
“Stranger Things” (WINNER)
Celebrity News
Madonna announces release date for new album
‘Confessions II’ marks return to the dance floor
Pop icon Madonna on Wednesday announced that her 15th studio album will be released on July 3.
Titled “Confessions II,” the new album is a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” an Abba and disco-infused hit.
The new album reunites Madonna with producer Stuart Price, who also helmed the original “Confessions” album. It’s her first album of new material since 2019’s “Madame X.”
“We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies,” Madonna said in a press release. “These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect — with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,” continued the statement. “Sound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions. Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
Denali (@denalifoxx) of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performed at Pitchers DC on April 9 for the Thirst Trap Thursday drag show. Other performers included Cake Pop!, Brooke N Hymen, Stacy Monique-Max and Silver Ware Sidora.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)














Arts & Entertainment
In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
