How The SAG Awards Nailed What the Oscars Could Never Get Righ                                                                                                                       by frank  

January 31, 2016

Amid the controversy enveloping the Oscars this year, the Screen Actors Guild Awards made diversity the big winner Saturday night [January 30, 2016].
Among the winners were Queen Latifah for her role in HBO’s Bessie, Viola Davis for her work as Annalise Keating on How to Get Away with Murder and Uzo Aduba who took the prize for Best Actress in a TV Comedy for Orange Is the New Black.
However, one of the night’s greatest highlights went to Idris Elba, whose Oscars snub served as a catalyst for the year’s #OscarsSoWhite revival. The British actor made a total of three trips to the stage, two of which were to accept awards for his roles in Netflix’s Beasts of No Nation and BBC’s miniseries Luther. His third appearance was in the form of a presenter, where he greeted the audience with this stirring line, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to diverse TV!”

The cast of Orange Is the New Black also took home the award for Most Outstanding Ensemble in a comedy series. As the group stood on stage, co-star Laura Prepon held the award and stated, “Look at this stage. This is what we talk about when we talk about diversity.”

“This is what happens when you have the SAG group—a group of very diverse people who understand the work that we all put in and that we all deserve the same opportunities,” Queen Latifah told the LA Times. “That’s about it. I feel very positive about this day.”