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Actor Awards (SAG) 1997 Winners & Nominees

The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) took place on February 22, 1997. The Birdcage won Outstanding Cast. Every winner and nominee in all 5 categories is below.

All 5 categories Most wins
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Outstanding Cast
The Birdcage
Headline winners

Actor Awards (SAG) 1997: The Winners

The Birdcage won Outstanding Cast against 4 other nominees. Geoffrey Rush (Outstanding Leading Male Actor), Frances McDormand (Outstanding Leading Female Actor) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (Outstanding Supporting Male Actor) took the main individual prizes.

The Birdcage (1996) movie poster Outstanding Cast

Outstanding Cast

The Birdcage

1996 · Comedy · $185M worldwide

1 win from 3 nominations at the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)

A vibrant Miami drag club owner and his partner must hide their relationship from the conservative father of the woman their son is engaged to. When a Republican senator comes to accept the couple's family, hilarious chaos ensues as they try to maintain a facade of normalcy. The mismatched families struggle to harmonize, leading to a series of comical misunderstandings and outrageous situations.

About The Birdcage
Scoreboard

Actor Awards (SAG) 1997: Which Films Won the Most

No film won more than one award: 4 films won one category each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Shine (1996) movie poster
    Shine 1 / 3
    1996 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 3 nominations
  2. Jerry Maguire (1996) movie poster
    Jerry Maguire 1 / 3
    1996 · Drama, Sport · 1 win from 3 nominations
  3. The Birdcage (1996) movie poster
    The Birdcage 1 / 3
    1996 · Comedy · 1 win from 3 nominations
  4. Fargo (1996) movie poster
    Fargo 1 / 2
    1996 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 2 nominations
  5. The English Patient (1996) movie poster
    The English Patient 0 / 4
    1996 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  6. Marvin's Room (1996) movie poster
    Marvin's Room 0 / 3
    1996 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  7. Sling Blade (1996) movie poster
    Sling Blade 0 / 2
    1996 · Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  8. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) movie poster
    The People vs. Larry Flynt 0 / 1
    1996 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Secrets & Lies (1996) movie poster
    Secrets & Lies 0 / 1
    1996 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 5 Actor Awards (SAG) 1997 Categories: Winners & Nominees

5 categories and 22 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

5 categories · 22 nominations

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By genre

The Genres Behind the Actor Awards (SAG) 1997 Winners

Drama led with 19 nominations across 8 films and won 3. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 3 wins · 19 nominations · 16%
  2. Romance 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  3. Comedy 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  4. Biography 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  5. War 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  6. Music 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  7. Sport 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  8. Thriller 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  9. Crime 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
1997 season

How the Rest of the 1997 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 1997, with the winner of each top prize. The English Patient won the most of them: 4.

All 1997 awards
Earlier years

Previous Actor Awards (SAG) Ceremonies

The 2 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Actor Awards (SAG) page has every year back to 1995.

Every Actor Awards (SAG) ceremony

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Actor Awards (SAG) 1997: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Cast at the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)?

The Birdcage (1996) won Outstanding Cast. The other nominees were The English Patient, Marvin's Room, Shine and Sling Blade.

About The Birdcage

Which film had the most nominations at the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)?

The English Patient (1996) led with 4 nominations and won none of them.

Who won the acting awards at the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)?

Outstanding Leading Male Actor: Geoffrey Rush for Shine. Outstanding Leading Female Actor: Frances McDormand for Fargo. Outstanding Supporting Male Actor: Cuba Gooding Jr. for Jerry Maguire.

When was the 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997)?

The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) took place on February 22, 1997. The database has 5 categories and 22 nominations for it.