Jane Fonda persevered over some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at the SAG Awards. Fonda received the SAG lifetime achievement award at the event, and the 87-year-old actress reminded the room, “It’s okay to be a late bloomer as long as you don’t miss the flower show.” “I’m a late bloomer. This is the flower show,” she said, gesturing to her statuette. “Yeah. I love acting. We get to open people’s minds to new ideas, take them beyond what they understand of the world and help ‘em laugh when things are tough, like now.” The woman who is as much an activist as a star then reminded the world of her political passions, including saying she is “a big believer in unions.” “And this is really important right now when workers’ power is being attacked, and community is being weakened,” Fonda said. Fonda then pointed out that SAG, which stands for Screen Actors Guild, is different from other unions since actors don’t create something tangible, but rather “create empathy.” She shared some of her views on acting, including “while you may hate the behavior of your character, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person you’re playing, right?” using the example, among others, of Oscar-nominee Sebastian Stan starring as Donald Trump in the film “The Apprentice.” “Make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke,” Fonda noted. “And, by the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.” Fonda, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, also made reference to current events. “A whole lot of people are going to be really hurt by what is happening, what is coming our way,” she said. “And even if they’re of a different political persuasion, we need to call upon our empathy and not judge, but listen from our hearts and welcome them into our tent because we are going to need a big tent to resist successfully what’s coming at us.” The two-time Oscar-winner brought made references to defining events in history, like the Civil Rights movement, and added, “we are in our documentary moment” right now. She ended by offering words of encouragement, saying, “There will still be beauty, and there will be an ocean of truth for us to swim in” on the other side. SAG Awards 2025: See who won The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards have wrapped at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium and Exposition Hall, making way for the biggest award show of the year, next week’s Oscars. But let’s back up to Sunday’s event, which was hosted by “Nobody Wants This” star and SAG nominee Kristen Bell, presented by Audi and streamed on Netflix. In the television categories, “Shōgun,” which entered the evening with five nominations, had a big night. In addition to the individual honors won by Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the FX series picked up the best performance by an ensemble in a drama series honor. Heavy statues for all! The show’s stunt performers also won in their category. “Only Murders In The Building” also had a good night, winning the best comedy ensemble award and an individual honor for Martin Short, who was absent from the ceremony, presumable due to his Covid. Among the film nominees, no one project swept the night, with Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore winning the top lead actor and actress honors, respectively, and “Conclave” winning best film ensemble. Though, perhaps the moment of the night belonged to lifetime achievement award winner Jane Fonda, who gave a passionate speech in which she called upon her acting community to lead with “empathy.” The nominees in all categories can be found below, with the winners indicated in bold. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” – *WINNER Daniel Craig, “Queer” Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave” Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading Role Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl” Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” Mikey Madison, “Anora” Demi Moore, “The Substance” – *WINNER Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role Jonathan Bailey, “Wicked” Yura Borisov, “Anora” Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” – *WINNER Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown” Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice” Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown” Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl” Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” Ariana Grande, “Wicked” Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” – *WINNER “Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture “Anora” “A Complete Unknown” “Conclave” – *WINNER “Emilia Pérez” “Wicked” TELEVISION CATEGORIES Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or limited series Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story” Colin Farrell, “The Penguin” – *WINNER Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer” Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer” Andrew Scott, “Ripley” Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series Kathy Bates, “The Great Lillian Hall” Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer” Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country” Lily Gladstone, “Under The Bridge” Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer” – *WINNER Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin” Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun” Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man” Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” Eddie Redmayne, “The Day Of The Jackal” Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun” *WINNER Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series Kathy Bates, “Matlock” Nicola Coughlan, “Bridgerton” Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” Anna Sawai, “Shōgun” – *WINNER Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” Ted Danson, “A Man On The Inside” Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” Martin Short, “Only Murders In The Building” – *WINNER Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” Jean Smart, “Hacks” – *WINNER Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series “Bridgerton” “The Day Of The Jackal” “The Diplomat” “Shōgun” – *WINNER “Slow Horses” Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series “Abbott Elementary” “The Bear” “Hacks” “Only Murders In The Building” – *WINNER “Shrinking” STUNT ENSEMBLE HONORS Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture “Deadpool & Wolverine” “Dune: Part Two” “The Fall Guy” – *WINNER “Gladiator II” “Wicked” Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a television series Still from “Shōgun.”  Katie Yu/FX “The Boys” “Fallout” “House Of The Dragon” “The Penguin” “Shōgun” – *WINNER  #JaneFondaSAGs: This directly connects her name to the event.  #WokeMeansCaring: This highlights the core message of her speech.  #PoliticalSAGs: This acknowledges the political nature of her remarks.