The 2024 SAG Awards reportedly only took place for 10 minutes of a two-hour slot on Saturday, but it felt like it was much longer.
Unlike most awards shows, the SAG Awards and other guild ceremonies only recognize winners in their respective fields, but that doesn’t make the telecast more effective or memorable. Not. While the room full of nominees and winners were incessantly grateful for the union and outside solidarity during the strike, the telecast also marked the show’s 30th anniversary and provided a valuable representation of the talent on display. I couldn’t praise him enough.
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And for another obvious reason, this was not a typical SAG Awards year. For the first time ever, the telecast was streamed live on her Netflix (including a pre-show hosted by Tan France and Elaine Welteroth). Netflix is one of the only streamers that doesn’t dabble in live TV, so partnering with the SAG Awards was both surprising and smart. The world’s most ubiquitous streaming platform could prove that traditional TV can do just as well, and could become a home for other awards shows looking to reach new audiences around the world. There is a gender.
Also, as Idris Elba pointed out at the beginning of the show (he praised the smart guy for bringing the flask, which led to a nice cutout of Rhea Perlman offering the flask to Lisa Ann Walter) ), which also meant no commercial breaks. At least not in the show. traditional feel. Instead, France returned between awards to interview past winners backstage, starting with Jeremy Allen White after winning for “The Bear.” Although it was a creative alternative to traditional commercial breaks, this creative decision cost late-night television broadcasts a loss of momentum that it never regained.
Although the decision to include a post-awards interview may have been made considering how such clips tend to appear on social media during or after other awards shows. , making the audience sit through every interview is not the way to go. It puts extra pressure on both the interviewer and the winner. Execute — delivering an award-winning interview not seen by a normal discerning audience, and creating a viral moment in the haze of winning more awards (this height was only achieved by Pedro Pascal’s drunken interview). , where he flirted with France and declared his plans (and attempted to flirt with Kieran Culkin, but was eventually interrupted by a hug from Steven Yeun, who came from the stage to return Pascal’s envelope). At the very least, it was constant whiplash for viewers to essentially jump through several categories for an interview with a winner who had already won an award.
It hasn’t happened to everyone! Netflix aired interviews with French White, Ayo Edebiri, Pascal and Da’Vine Joy Randolph, as well as a cryptic interview with Walter. Although Walter was a great actor and part of the exceptional “Abbott Elementary School” ensemble, neither the actor nor the show won any awards during the show. It turns out to be part of an extension, where Walter reveals that her camera has been following her all night and recording her every conversation, but even against Walter’s best efforts Regardless, the entertainment was almost zero part.
Unfortunately, this was the pattern throughout the television broadcast. Starting with the 50th Annual Emmy Awards in January, SAG will honor TV winners such as “Modern Family” and “Breaking Bad” ensembles, “Lord of the Rings” and “The Devil Wears Prada” brought the iconic cast together on stage, including a mini-reunion. ” (The brief high of the night occurred less than 10 minutes into the show). Elsewhere, a pair of presenters engaged in stilted, scripted banter, all of which could have been shortened or sped up in the best interests of all viewers. It should be. “Wow, they gave so much time to this,” White said in his acceptance speech, before gracefully exiting the stage. Lo and behold, even Barbra Streisand’s heartfelt and well-deserved eulogy was dragged out and clocked in at nearly 20 minutes.
But with awards season in full swing for the final film, SAG is the final round of Oscar selection, and Saturday’s winners certainly pointed the way to major predictions. Best Supporting Actor went to Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) and Davene Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), while Best Actor went to Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Lily Gladstone (The Holdovers). “Killers of the Flower Moon”) won the award. ”). The Outstanding Cast Award in the movie category was won by “Oppenheimer”, proving that director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster drama, which will be released on March 10th, is attracting attention.
Grade: C-
The 30th Annual SAG Awards is currently streaming on Netflix.The 96th Academy Awards ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday, March 10th. At ABC.
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