Screen Actors Guild Awards Fast Facts

Facts:. January 21, 2018 - The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are scheduled to take place.

January 29, 2017 - The 23nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards is held.

The nominees and winners are chosen by the members of the Screen Actors Guild.

Two panels (film and television), each comprised of 2,200 randomly chosen members, select the nominees. All active members of the SAG-AFTRA may vote for winners in all categories.

The winners receive The Actor, the statuette for outstanding performance.

2017 Winners (selected): Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Emily Blunt - "The Girl on the Train"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Denzel Washington - "Fences"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Viola Davis - "Fences"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Mahershala Ali- "Moonlight"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture "Hidden Figures"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Claire Foy - "The Crown"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series John Lithgow - "The Crown"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series William H. Macy - "Shameless"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series "Stranger Things"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "Orange is the New Black"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Sarah Paulson - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Bryan Cranston - "All the Way"

Screen Actors Guild 53rd Annual Life Achievement Award Lily Tomlin