Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were a perfectly co-ordinated couple at the SAG Awards

Clayton Davis Aunjanue Ellis was content being a journeywoman actor in the business and providing for her family — but now the acclaim is pouring in.And yes, that includes an Oscar nomination for her role as Oracene ‘Brandy’ Williams in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard.” On the latest episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we talk to Ellis about what it feels like to now be an Academy Award nominated actress, which she still can’t say out loud. She discusses her experience with working with double Oscar-nominee Will Smith (for best picture and actor) and the difference between his “lore” and the “good person” she was privileged to work with, in addition to her cast members.

Will Smith just broke a personal ceiling, winning his first-ever Screen Actor’s Guild award on Sunday night. The veteran actor got emotional while accepting his Actor trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Richard Williams in the sports biopic King Richard. He thanked his costar Aunjanue Ellis for pushing him towards authenticity, and his young costars Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney for allowing him the chance to give them guidance.

The SAG Awards marked somewhat of a return to normal to awards season as the first in-person televised ceremony of 2022, and the ratings are showing it. With big wins for Squid Game, CODA and Succession, the 2022 SAG Awards saw a rise in viewership to tally 1.8 million total viewers on TBS and TNT.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe Oscar campaign for “CODA” has touted the film as “history-making.” If you wanted to be a literal-minded curmudgeon about it, you could say that the history it’s talking about was already made — when Marlee Matlin, in 1986, became the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award for best actress, for her great, ardent, wounded performance in “Children of a Lesser God.” Matlin deserved to win (the other nominated actresses that year were Jane Fonda for “The Morning After,” Sissy Spacek for “Crimes of the Heart,” Kathleen Turner for “Peggy Sue Got Married,” and Sigourney Weaver for “Aliens,” which is the only one I’d put in Matlin’s league).Nevertheless, history works in waves. Sidney Poitier made history by becoming the first Black actor to be a Hollywood star, as well as the first to win an Academy Award for best actor (in 1963, for “Lilies of the Field”).

There was something about this year’s SAG Awards ceremony. It wasn’t as stressful as the 2021 Oscar Ceremony.

It was another big night for CODA for the second evening in a row!

Jada Pinkett Smith and husband Will Smithgot into a bit of an awkward situation on the 2022 SAG Awards red carpetin Santa Monica on Sunday night.The A-list couple were being interviewed byE! News host Laverne Cox who suddenly brought up the topic of entanglements, saying, 'We can't wait for more Red Table Talk and more entanglements.'Jada, 50, - who previously admitted to having an 'entanglement' with singerAugust Alsina, 29, while being married to Will, 53 - smoothly navigated the uncomfortable situation, raising her fingers and saying, 'No more of those!' while smiling. Awkward! Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and Will Smith, 53, got into an awkward situation on the 2022 SAG Awards red carpet on Sunday night when the word 'entanglement' was brought upCox laughed and said, 'No more entanglements! I love you, girl.

King Richard. He’s been gathering Oscar buzz for months as he has inched closer toward collecting his golden man. He already picked up a Golden Globe for the sports drama, and this weekend he added his first SAG win – making his claim as a frontrunner for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.

Clayton Davis Will Smith and Jessica Chastain walked away with leading actor and actress statuettes for their performances in “King Richard” and “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” at the SAG Awards. Their success has catapulted the two to the forefront of their respective Oscar races, which could create a first in Academy Awards history.

Amber Dowling Celebrities showed up in droves for Sunday’s SAG Awards, driving the first big awards show of the year to the top of Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Feb. 21 to 27.

Ariana DeBose becomes the first Afro-Latina queer actor to win a SAG Award in the best supporting actress category for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. After accepting her award, the Puerto Rican descent star said her winning indicates “that doors are opening,” adding, “It’s an honor to an Afro Latina queer woman of color and a dancer and a singer and an actor.”DeBose also said that although she is the first, she will not be the last.

A moving moment. Will Smith became visibly choked up after his big SAG Award win and spoke about his major career motivation.

LAVERNE Cox mocked Will Smith and wife Jada Pinket Smith about her shocking extra-marital "entanglement." Referring to her former relationship with rapper August Alsina, awkwardness ensued. Will, 53 married Jada, 50, in 1997 and openly spoke about the ups and downs of their marriage with her on their viral Red Table Talk show last year. The shocking candidness was roasted by the Pose actress at the February 27th SAG awards.

Will Smith truly got the best of both worlds following his Screen Actors Guild Award win, with the actor getting a kiss from wife Jada Pinkett Smith as well as a hug with Denzel Washington. The Hollywood icon won his first Sag Award for best actor following his performance in King Richard during the star-studded awards ceremony on Sunday. However, the real special moments happened after the show when Will, 53, celebrated his incredible win with his nearest and dearest. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star proudly clung onto his new SAG Award while sharing a kiss with wife Jada, 50, backstage. It’s one of the few high-profile red carpet appearances they’ve made together since opening up about their marriage problems during the pandemic. In the now-infamous Red Table Talk interview, Jada confessed to having an ‘entanglement’ with singer August Alsina when she and Will were on a break.

The 28th annual SAG awards was as high-class, emotional and chaotic as we all hoped.From Helen Mirrren being handed the lifetime achievement award for her contribution to the industry to Will Smith getting emotional as he picked up his first-ever SAG award, there was plenty of entertainment on the night.As some of the world’s biggest stars flooded the red carpet serving some absolutely stunning looks, here are some of the most iconic moments from the awards.Fans went wild for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper reuniting four years after they captured the hearts of millions in A Star Is Born, their on-and-off-screen chemistry even sparking romance rumours at the time.On Sunday night, the pair were seen embracing at the glitzy ceremony, Bradley in a smart tuxedo and Gaga wearing a bedazzled white-and-silver dress, complete with a silver necklace and rock on her finger.The pair were both nominated for this year’s awards: Gaga for House of Gucci and Bradley for his role in Licorice Pizza.However they lost out to CODA’s Troy Kotsure and The Eyes of Tammy Faye’s Jessica Chastain respectively.Despite the disappointment, Gaga and Bradley were beaming as they posed for photographs together and proved their friendship is as strong as ever.As well as her ridiculously cute reunion with Bradley, Gaga made the rounds at the awards and was pictured hugging and chatting to pretty much everyone, including industry legend Dame Helen.Despite being one of the biggest stars in the world, Gaga looked like she was genuinely fangirling over meeting Dame Helen (honestly, who could blame her?) and the pair shared several close embraces.Gaga herself seemed to be close to tears at one stage as she cuddled up to the The Queen star – and Oscar-winner Dame

The 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards was filled with surprises and emotional moments — and Will Smith was particularly moved when he took home one of the night’s coveted trophies.

The 2022 SAG Awards just ended and we rounded up all of the red carpet photos for you to see in one place!

Before Will Smith won his first ever Screen Actors Guild award, he got a hug and some incredibly kind words from his mentor, Denzel Washington.Smith, 53, reunited with Washington, 67, at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at The Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday evening.After winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Smith revealed to People that Washington told him that 2022 was 'your year.' Denzel and Will:Before Will Smith won his first ever Screen Actors Guild award, he got a hug and some incredibly kind words from his mentor, Denzel WashingtonWill arrived at the event in a classic three-piece dark blue suit, with a dark blue suit coat, dark blue vest, light blue dress shirt and black tie.He even color matched his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who arrived in a navyblue Gareth Pugh gown with her husband of 25 years. Denzel, who was nominated for his performance in The Tragedy of Macbeth but lost to his old friend Smith, opted for a classic black suit with a white shirt and black tie.

Will Smith is singing praises after picking up the Best Male Movie Actor honor at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night (February 27).

There was something about this year’s SAG Awards ceremony. It wasn’t as stressful as the 2021 Oscar Ceremony.

2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards was filled with surprises and emotional moments — and Will Smith was particularly moved when he took home one of the night's coveted trophies.After delivering a heartfelt acceptance speech on stage at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday — when he earned the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for his role in  -- Smith opened up to ET's Nischelle Turner backstage and reflected on the honor.«I'm here tonight with Saniyya [Sidney] and Demi [Singleton], the girls who play Venus and Serena, and Aunjanue Ellis, and Venus is here with her sister Isha, who's an executive producer,» Smith said, as he began to choke up. «It's all of these, all of these Black women that I get to protect and shine a light on, you know, across the generations.»Smith, after taking a moment to compose himself, explained he feels «such a responsibility» to them to tell their story.Fresh off his #SAGAward win, an emotional Will Smith breaks down in tears while reflecting on his #KingRichard family: «It's all of these Black women that I get to protect and shine a light on… I just feel such a responsibility.» pic.twitter.com/hNFFrGQF8MIn the biopic, Smith portrays Richard Williams, the father of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams, who has a singular vision of helping his young daughters become legends on the court.When asked what he feels about the real-life figure he portrays in the film, Smith said, «It's just like I get him.