SAG Awards 2021: The Crown leads the British winners as it scoops Best Ensemble in a TV drama series... but Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin miss out on Best Actress to their American co-star Gillian Anderson
- The Crown won the SAG Award for best ensemble cast in a TV drama series
- Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin missed out on Best Actress to their American co-star Gillian Anderson
- Daniel Kaluuya, 32, repeated his Golden Globe win and is now an Oscar favourite for Judas And The Black Messiah
- Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance won as part of the ensemble cast of The Trial of The Chicago 7 that took top honors
- Other British talent represented in the pre-taped awards show included Helen Mirren, Cynthia Erivo, Daisy Ridley and Riz Ahmed
The Crown led the British winners at the virtual SAG Awards on Sunday night.
The cast of the Netflix drama were once again victorious with a win as the Best Ensemble in a TV drama series for the show's fourth season at the prestigious ceremony, which aired in the US.
Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin missed out on the Best Actress in a Drama Series gong, however, to their American co-star Gillian Anderson, 52, for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher.
![Leading the Brits: The Crown led the British winners at the virtual SAG Awards on Sunday night (pictured Olivia Colman)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345748-9436379-UK_talent_Colman_who_stars_as_Queen_Elizabeth_II_in_the_Netflix_-a-11_1617609467970.jpg)
![Congratulations: The cast of the Netflix drama were once again victorious with a win as the best ensemble in a TV drama series (pictured Emma Corrin)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41350896-9436379-image-a-12_1617609476308.jpg)
Leading the Brits: The Crown led the British winners at the virtual SAG Awards on Sunday night (pictured left Olivia Colman, right Emma Corrin)
The ceremony also saw Brits Sacha Baron Cohen, 49, Eddie Redmayne, 39, and Mark Rylance, 61, scoop the Cast In Motion Picture award for The Trial of The Chicago 7.
Olivia, who stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix show, gave the acceptance speech for The Crown in the slickly produced pre-taped awards show alongside Emma, Josh O'Connor, Tobias Menzies and Marion Bailey.
Appearing like her fellow nominees via Zoom, she read a list of the first names of the supporting cast members before crediting creator Peter Morgan for the show's success.
'Thank you Peter Morgan for writing so many lovely parts, we all loved it, let's do it again,' Olivia said.
![So excited: The stars celebrated their win for Best Ensemble in a TV drama series over Zoom (pictured L-R Emma, Josh O'Connor, Tobias Menzies, Olivia, Marion Bailey and Gillian Anderson)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345790-9436379-So_excited_The_stars_of_Netflix_s_The_Crown_won_the_award_for_be-a-17_1617606061336.jpg)
So excited: The stars celebrated their win for Best Ensemble in a TV drama series over Zoom (pictured L-R Emma, Josh O'Connor, Tobias Menzies, Olivia, Marion Bailey and Gillian Anderson)
![Joint effort: Olivia, who stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix show, gave the acceptance speech, reading a list of the first names of the supporting cast members before crediting creator Peter Morgan for the show's success](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345742-9436379-Joint_effort_Colman_who_stars_as_Queen_Elizabeth_II_in_the_Netfl-a-18_1617606061340.jpg)
Joint effort: Olivia, who stars as Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix show, gave the acceptance speech, reading a list of the first names of the supporting cast members before crediting creator Peter Morgan for the show's success
![Star power: Colman was nominated in the best actress category](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41346550-9436379-Colman_was_nominated_in_the_best_actress_category-a-20_1617606061347.jpg)
![Nominee: So, too, was Emma Corrin who joined The Crown as Princess Diana in season four](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41346548-9436379-So_too_was_Emma_Corrin_who_joined_The_Crown_as_Princess_Diana_in-a-16_1617606061334.jpg)
Star power: The actress was nominated in the best actress category along with Emma who joined The Crown as Princess Diana in season four, but missed out on the top prize to their American co-star Gillian Anderson
![Victorious: Gillian said during her speech: 'To Queenie Olivia, you have won every award under the sun, and to Emma, you deserve this along with me for such a mature and accomplished performance'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345798-9436379-Victorious_However_they_lost_out_to_their_American_co_star_Gilli-a-21_1617606061366.jpg)
Victorious: Gillian said during her speech: 'To Queenie Olivia, you have won every award under the sun, and to Emma, you deserve this along with me for such a mature and accomplished performance'
![The Iron Lady: The actress joined the cast of The Crown in series four (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41349866-9436379-image-a-36_1617607634332.jpg)
The Iron Lady: The actress joined the cast of The Crown in series four (pictured)
The actress also gave a shoutout to Britain's National Health Service, adding: 'We're very lucky in this very peculiar year to have you.'
The Broadchurch star was nominated for her role as the monarch in the best actress category along with Emma Corrin who joined The Crown as Princess Diana in season four.
However, they lost out to their American co-star Gillian Anderson who won for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher.
Gillian said during her speech: 'To Queenie Olivia, you have won every award under the sun, and to Emma, you deserve this along with me for such a mature and accomplished performance. And to the entire The Crown ensemble, who in my eyes does not get enough attention for all the depth that you bring to every episode.'
![Top prize: Other British winners included Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance who won as part of the ensemble cast of The Trial of The Chicago 7](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345722-9436379-Top_prize_Other_British_winners_included_Sacha_Baron_Cohen_Eddie-a-24_1617606061380.jpg)
Top prize: Other British winners included Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance who won as part of the ensemble cast of The Trial of The Chicago 7
![Role: Redmayne and Cohen played 1960s activist Tom Hayden in the 'based on a true story' drama scripted and directed by Aaron Sorkin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345704-9436379-Redmayne_and_Cohen_played_1960s_activist_Tom_Hayden_in_the_based-a-26_1617606061385.jpg)
![Character: Cohen starred as activist Abbie Hoffman in the Netflix movie](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345710-9436379-Cohen_starred_as_activist_Abbie_Hoffman_in_the_Netflix_movie-a-23_1617606061371.jpg)
Oscar contender: Redmayne and Cohen played 1960s activists Tom Hayden and Abbie Hoffman in the 'based on a true story' drama scripted and directed by Aaron Sorkin
![Famous face: Rylance, who found fame in Hollywood as the star of TV's Wolf Hall and won an Oscar for Bridge of Spies, plays the attorney who defends the Chicago 7 at their 1969 trial](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345918-9436379-Famous_face_Rylance_who_found_fame_in_Hollywood_as_the_star_of_T-a-25_1617606061383.jpg)
Famous face: Rylance, who found fame in Hollywood as the star of TV's Wolf Hall and won an Oscar for Bridge of Spies, plays the attorney who defends the Chicago 7 at their 1969 trial
![Big winner: The Aaron Sorkin movie took the night's top trophy making it a clear contender for best picture at the Academy Awards later this month](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41349998-9436379-image-a-40_1617607830844.jpg)
Big winner: The Aaron Sorkin movie took the night's top trophy making it a clear contender for best picture at the Academy Awards later this month
The actress also thanked her on-again partner Peter Morgan, the show's creator. She said: 'And last, but never least, Peter Morgan for creating so many multidimensional roles for all us actors to sink our teeth into and win awards for. Thank you, thank you, thank you.'
Other British winners included Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Mark Rylance who won as part of the ensemble cast of The Trial of The Chicago 7.
The Aaron Sorkin movie took the night's top trophy making it a clear contender for best picture at the Academy Awards later this month.
Daniel Kaluuya, meanwhile, repeated his Golden Globe win and is now a favourite to take home the best supporting actor Oscar at the Academy Awards later this month.
It was his second SAG Award; he won as part of the ensemble cast of Marvel's Black Panther in 2019.
On Sunday night the actor dedicated his second win to late co-star Chadwick Boseman, as well as to Hampton who was assassinated in 1969.
![Gracious: Kaluuya, meanwhile, dedicated his win to Hampton who was assassinated in 1969 as well as to his late Marvel Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345912-9436379-Gracious_Kaluuya_stars_as_Black_Panther_leader_Fed_Hampton_in_Ju-a-22_1617606061369.jpg)
Gracious: Kaluuya, meanwhile, dedicated his win to Hampton who was assassinated in 1969 as well as to his late Marvel Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman
![Talented: The actor tars as Black Panther leader Fed Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41349908-9436379-image-a-38_1617607774889.jpg)
Talented: The actor tars as Black Panther leader Fed Hampton in Judas And The Black Messiah (pictured)
Facing the unique challenges of a pandemic-era awards show, SAG-AFTRA's awards committee decided against a Zoom-heavy affair.
Instead, the awards were handed out in a slick one-hour TV presentation Sunday night made up of pre-produced pieces and acceptance speeches taped ahead of time.
The show, that aired on TBS and TNT, also featured stars talking about being an actor in docu-series-style clips based on the 'I am an Actor' segments traditionally dispersed throughout the live SAG Awards telecast.
British talent was represented in the segments by Helen Mirren, Cynthia Erivo, Daisy Ridley and Riz Ahmed.
![She's a dame: Helen Mirren flew the flag for Britain in a series of clips based on the SAG Awards 'I am an actor' segments that were included int he pre-taped one-hour awards show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345844-9436379-She_s_a_dame_Helen_Mirren_flew_the_flag_for_Britain_in_a_series_-a-27_1617606061501.jpg)
She's a dame: Helen Mirren flew the flag for Britain in a series of clips based on the SAG Awards 'I am an actor' segments that were included int he pre-taped one-hour awards show
![Talented: British actress Cynthia Erivo also took part, and in one segment about padding a resume when starting out, she recalled: ' I put down that I can horse ride, I can sword fight...'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345842-9436379-Talented_British_actress_Cynthia_Erivo_also_took_part_and_in_one-a-29_1617606061537.jpg)
Talented: British actress Cynthia Erivo also took part, and in one segment about padding a resume when starting out, she recalled: ' I put down that I can horse ride, I can sword fight...'
![Funny Mirren clarified that she ' absolutely cannot ride a horse'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345850-9436379-Mirren_clarified_that_she_absolutely_cannot_ride_a_horse_-a-28_1617606061528.jpg)
![Gorgeous: The 75-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who looked stunning in a red sequin dress](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345724-9436379-She_explained_that_there_are_two_problems_with_horse_riding_gett-a-30_1617606061543.jpg)
Funny: Mirren clarified that she ' absolutely cannot ride a horse' and explained there are 'two problems with horse-riding'... getting the horse to move and then getting the horse to stop.
![Iconic: The actress posed for her official SAG Awards portrait in a series of striking photos](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41280462-9436379-Iconic_Helen_Mirren_75_has_posed_for_her_official_SAG_Awards_por-a-2_1617608334842.jpg)
Iconic: The actress posed for her official SAG Awards portrait in a series of striking photos
![Lovely: Backdropped by palm trees and fuchsia flowers, The Queen star accessorised with drop diamond earrings and accentuated her features with a swipe of pink lipstick](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41280464-9436379-Lovely_Backdropped_by_palm_trees_and_fuchsia_flowers_The_Queen_s-a-5_1617608353779.jpg)
Lovely: Backdropped by palm trees and fuchsia flowers, The Queen star accessorised with drop diamond earrings and accentuated her features with a swipe of pink lipstick
In a segment about padding their resume when starting out, Erivo, whose breakthrough on film came in 2019's Harriet, recalled: 'I put down that I can horse ride, I can sword fight...'
Helen, however, clarified that she 'absolutely cannot ride a horse' and explained that there are 'two problems with horse-riding'... getting the horse to move and then getting the horse to stop.
Looking ahead, the 75-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who looked stunning in a red sequin dress, expressed excitement about being able one day to return to movie theaters.
'My hopes for the coming year are that we find ourselves in a big darkened [room] with a tub of popcorn...' she shared.
![Shared her story: SAG member and British actress Daisy Ridley also appeared in the pre-taped awards show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345818-9436379-Shared_her_story_SAG_member_and_British_actress_Daisy_Ridley_als-a-8_1617606061297.jpg)
Shared her story: SAG member and British actress Daisy Ridley also appeared in the pre-taped awards show
![London-born actor Riz Ahmed shared his stories about starting out as an actor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345822-9436379-London_born_actor_Riz_Ahmed_shared_his_stories_about_starting_ou-a-9_1617606061301.jpg)
![The Sound Of Metal star also outlined his hopes for the future](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345820-9436379-The_Sound_Of_Metal_star_also_outlined_his_hopes_for_the_future-a-10_1617606061303.jpg)
Acting journey: London-born actor Riz Ahmed, nominated for Sound Of Metal, shared his stories about starting out as an actor and his hopes for the future
![Success: British-American actress Anya Taylor-Joy won the outstanding actress in a TV movie of miniseries for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41345814-9436379-Success_British_American_actress_anya_Taylor_Joy_won_the_outstan-a-11_1617606061305.jpg)
Success: British-American actress Anya Taylor-Joy won the outstanding actress in a TV movie of miniseries for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit
![Netflix hit: British-American actress Lily Collins also appeared on the show](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41346174-9436379-British_American_actress_Lily_Collins_also_appeared_on_the_show-a-12_1617606061308.jpg)
![When in Paris: She spoke about auditioning for David Fincher's Netflix movie Mank while filming her series Emily in Paris in France](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41346168-9436379-She_spoke_about_auditioning_for_David_Fincher_s_Netflix_movie_Ma-a-13_1617606061310.jpg)
Netflix hit: British-American actress Lily Collins also appeared on the show and spoke about auditioning for David Fincher's Netflix movie Mank while filming her series Emily in Paris in France
![Rising star: The Crown's Josh O'Connor, who plays Prince Charles, posted this portrait photo taken for the SAG Awards to his Instagram Sunday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/04/05/08/41347634-9436379-Rising_star_The_Crown_s_Josh_O_Connor_who_plays_Prince_Charles_p-a-14_1617606061312.jpg)
Rising star: The Crown's Josh O'Connor, who plays Prince Charles, posted this portrait photo taken for the SAG Awards to his Instagram Sunday night
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