TARAIJI P. HENSON: Listen. Oh my God. Steady yourself, heart. Talk to me, God.
Listen. This film is about unity. We stand here as proud actors, thanking every member of this incredible guild for voting for us and recognizing our hard work. But the shoulders of the women that we stand on are three American heros; Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson.
Without them, we would not know how to reach the stars. These women did not complain about the problems, their circumstances, you know, the issues. We know what was going on in that era. They didn't complain. They focused on solutions. Therefore, these brave women helped put men into space.
We cannot forget the brave men that also worked with us. God rest his soul in peace, John Glenn.
This story is of unity. This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside and we come together as a human race. We win. Love wins every time.
Thank you so much for appreciating the work we have done. Thank you so much for appreciating these women. They are hidden figures no more.
Thank you. Thank you very much. I -- you know, I'm a God-fearing man. I'm supposed to have faith, but I didn't have faith. This -- God bless you all, all the other actors. I said, well, you know that young boy's gonna win, Denzel. You ain't gonna win. I didn't even prepare, but I am prepared.
Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neal, Edward Albee, August Wilson. First, I thank Paramount, Brad, Mark Evans, Alanna, Todd, decent partners. Who else? Scott Rudin, Scott, who -- who brought me the screenplay seven years ago. Charles King, who believes in us, and we in him. And congratulations to him. I heard he just made another big deal.
Who am I leaving out? I know I'm leaving folks out. The whole cast. The -- and -- and the team at Paramount, Megan and Brian, thank you for your support and your help.
SAG, listen. We're just actors. You know, I'm famous and all that kind of stuff, but I have the same fear opening night, first preview, that anybody else has. We all have the same job. And this is not a testament to me, but it's a testament, obviously, to August Wilson. But God dog it, Steven Henderson, Myk- -- I'm getting choked up. Mykelti, Seniyya, Jovan. You know, the guys that don't get recognized. So fellows, Seniyya, here we are.
This is Emma Stone's first win in this category. She previously received actors for her work in the cast of "The Help" and "Birdman."
Okay. Thank you so much for this. Wow. To be an actor playing an actor and receiving an actor by a guild of actors, it's pretty exceptional. Thank you. Oh, it's counting me down. Okay. I forgot everything that I ever have thought in my life. Okay. So thank you. I'm just -- thank you so much to Damien Chazelle for this opportunity and for creating such a collaborative and beautiful atmosphere on set. We felt so heard by you, and that's unbelievable.
Ryan, you are the best. That's just the truth. No one can argue it.
The women in this category, really quickly, Meryl and Natalie and Amy and Emily, you guys inspire me beyond -- I mean, you are just -- you are the greatest and your talent and your intelligence are mind blowing. And, uhm... please wrap up. Okay.
I was just going to say that I feel insecure a lot of the time. Genuinely. And you know, like, feeling like I could deserve anything like this requires a little bit of mental gymnastics for me. But then I was thinking about the films and the art and the shows that I've seen this year, many of which were by the people in this room. And... I don't know, to get to be a part, even a tiny, tiny part of a group of people that cares about reflecting society and bringing people joy and making them laugh and -- and giving people hope maybe or -- or -- God, I know I have to wrap up. I feel like I'm going to faint.
Just, we're in a really tricky time in the world in our country and things are very inexcusable and scary and need action. And I'm so grateful to be part of a group of people that cares and that wants to reflect things back to society. So thank you. I said that twice, I'm sorry. Thank you. Good God.
Outstanding Performance by a
Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cast of MERYL STREEP
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
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I -- I think what I've learned from working on Moonlight is we see what happens when we're persecuted. They fold into themselves. And what I was so grateful about in having the opportunity to play Juan was playing a gentleman who saw a young man folding into himself as a result of the persecution of his community, and taking that opportunity to uplift him and tell him that he mattered, that he was okay, and accept him. And I hope that we do a better job.
You know, when we kind of get caught up in the minutia, the details that make us all different. I think there's two ways of seeing that. There's an opportunity to see the texture of that person, the characteristics that make them unique. And then there's an opportunity to going a war -- to go to war about it, to say that that person is different from me. I don't like you, so let's battle.
My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do backflips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years ago. But I tell you now, we put things to the side, and I was able to -- I'm able to see her. She's able to see me. We love each other. The love has grown, and that stuff is minutia. It's not that important.
So I want to -- I want to thank Tarell Alvin McCraney for his courage. I want to thank Barry Jenkins. Just -- just for your insight your brilliance and your direction and just the collaboration, that opportunity. I will always hold that close to me. I want to thank the -- my fellow castmates who -- any one of those young men could be up here holding this. I tell you. It's beautiful work.
So Plan B, A24, thank you. Peace and blessings be upon you.
Viola Davis. Viola Davis celebrates letter first win of this category. She is also nominated tonight for the cast of "Fences."
Thank you SAG-AFTRA. You know, I could do a laundry list of all the people to thank, you know, everyone involved in the film: Scott Rudin, Molly Allen, Todd Black, Ron Macro, Paramount, Denzel. What can I say? A friend and a fan, what can I say? And Mykelti, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Russell Hornsby, Jovan Adepo, Saniyya Sidney; my love of my life, my husband Julius, my daughter Genesis, and August Wilson.
Uhm, you know they say that maybe all one can hope for is the right regret. And what August did so beautifully is he honored the average man, who happened to be a man of color. And sometimes, we don't have to shape the world and move the world and create anything that is going to be in a history back. The fact that we breathed and live a life and was a god to our children, just that means we have a story and it deserves to be told.
We deserve to be in the cannon of any -- in the center of any narrative that's written out there. And that's what August did. He elevated my father, my mother, my uncles, who had eighth and fifth grade educations, and he just encapsulated him in history. So thank you, August. Thank you for -- thank you.
Outstanding Performance by a
Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cast of NICOLE KIDMAN
LION
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Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cast of NAOMIE HARRIS
MOONLIGHT
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Outstanding Performance by a
Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cast of OCTAVIA SPENCER
HIDDEN FIGURES
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Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cast of MICHELLE WILLIAMS
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
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