‘This Is Us,’‘Veep’ casts take top SAG TV series awards
LOS ANGELES: “This Is Us” won the top drama series trophy at this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, making up for the Emmy and Golden Globe honors that eluded it and taking a stand for broadcast network TV amid growing online competition.
“The people that watch with us every Tuesday night and embrace this show that reflects positivity and hope and inclusion, we love you,” said Milo Ventimiglia, accepting the award for best drama series cast on behalf of his co-stars in the timetripping show about a racially blended family.
It overcame formidable nonbroadcast competition on Sunday night, including streaming service Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which is seen by its admirers as a political parable for today and won multiple Emmys and Globes.
“This Is Us” star Sterling K. Brown, a winner at those other ceremonies, added a SAG trophy to his collection.
“What a blessing it is to do what you love for a living. What an honor it is to be recognized by your peers for a job well done,” Brown said. The African-American actor, whose character on the show is adopted by a white family, dryly thanked them for being nothing like the one in the horror movie “Get Out.”
Claire Foy won the trophy for best TV drama series actress in “The Crown,” in which she plays a young Queen Elizabeth, while Julia LouisDreyfus captured her third SAG award for her role as a failed politician in “Veep,” which was honored for best comedy series cast.