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Tony Winners Viola Davis & Denzel Washington, Bryan Cranston & More Stage Alums Win Big at SAG Awards
Posted 1.30.2017
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Three actors garnered awards for reprising their Tony-winning roles on screen.
Viola Davis
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This awards season is shaping up to be one "theater nerds everywhere" can be proud of! The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on January 29, and stage alums (and five Tony winners) took their place at the podium. Both Viola Davis and Denzel Washington received awards for reprising their Tony-winning performances in Fences; Bryan Cranston followed suit, garnering a SAG Award for reprising his own Tony-winning role in HBO's adaptation of All the Way.
Click here for the full article, including acceptance speeches, published on Broadway.com by Lindsey Sullivan on January 30, 2017.