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John Lithgow, from left, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini accept the award Sunday for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Conclave" during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

John Lithgow, from left, Ralph Fiennes, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini accept the award Sunday for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture for "Conclave" during the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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Culture

'Conclave' triumphs at SAG Awards and Timothée Chalamet wins for best actor

The papal thriller and the lead in Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' were surprise winners on Sunday, adding a few final wrinkles to an unusually unpredictable awards season.

Hiroyuki Sanada plays in the FX miniseries Shōgun the role of Yoshii Toranaga, a fictionalized version of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who ultimately founded Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate.

Hiroyuki Sanada plays in the FX miniseries Shōgun the role of Yoshii Toranaga, a fictionalized version of Ieyasu Tokugawa, who ultimately founded Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate. Katie Yu/FX hide caption

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Television

'Shōgun' banked on authenticity. It became one of 2024's most successful shows

Hiroyuki Sanada, lead actor and producer of FX miniseries Shōgun, says authenticity was a "lifeline for this show."

'Shōgun' banked on authenticity. It became one of 2024's most successful shows

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