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Oppenheimer wins 2024 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast

Oppenheimer Actor Kenneth Branagh remembered his team showing their support for last summer’s actors’ strike while accepting the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 2024 SAG Awards on Saturday.

“Thank you to every member of SAG-AFTRA whose support and sacrifices have allowed us to stand here, better than we were before,” Branagh said. “When we were all together last, it was at the premiere of this film on July 14 last year, when the strike was about to begin. Led by our fearless leader, the great Cillian Murphy, we walked off the red carpet, and we didn’t watch the film that night.

“We happily went in the direction of solidarity with your good selves,” Branagh continued. So this is a perfect moment for us.”

Nominated in this category American fantasy, Barbie, Violet And Moonflower Killers. This has been a big night for OppenheimerMurphy and Robert Downey Jr. also won for their roles in the film.

The award was presented by Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, who gathered to celebrate their roles in David Cronenberg’s 1986 cult favorite. The fly. “It wouldn’t be a bad thing to get an award like that,” Goldblum quipped about their horror film.

And before the party, Oppenheimer And Barbie It topped the film’s nominations with four each. For TV categories Succession It emerged with five nominations, including Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series, which it won.

The 2024 SAG Awards were broadcast live on Netflix from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Click here for a list of 2024 SAG Awards winners. Standout looks from the red carpet can be seen here.