Founded in 1952, the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Awards recognizes performances in film and television for the previous year. On April 4, 2021 trophies were presented for an hour, instead of two, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the show was pre-recorded.
This year, Michael Keaton made history by being the first person to win three awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for The Trial of the Chicago 7. He had won for the movies Birdman and Spotlight in the past. Chadwick Boseman set the record for the nominations in a single ceremony and won posthumously for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Viola Davis also won for that same Netflix film.