Screen Actors Guild Awards are seen as a launching pad for the Oscars. Big favorite, Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan, was awarded the most prestigious prize.

Members of the SAG-AFTRA union came in large numbers to this 30th edition. Barbra Streisand, 81, was honored for her lifetime achievement at the ceremony. The awards were broadcast on Netflix for the first time, giving this ceremony greater exposure, with the platform's 260 million subscribers in streaming.