'Spotlight' wins at Screen Actors Guild Awards; acting winners include Leonardo DiCaprio, Idris Elba, Alicia Vikander, Brie Larson

January 29, 2016 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 31, 2016 7:23 pm

By By JAKE COYLE

Idris Elba accepts the award for outstanding male actor in a supporting role for “Beasts of No Nation” at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

The newspaper drama "Spotlight," badly in need of some Oscar momentum, took the top honor Saturday at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Best actor went to Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Revenant," adding to the drum beat expected to culminate with the 41-year-old star's first Oscar.

Other favorites cemented their front-runner status, as well.

Brie Larson, the star of the captive mother-son daughter drama "Room," won best actress. Alicia Vikander took best supporting actress for "The Danish Girl."

But supporting actor went to Idris Elba for "Beasts of No Nation." Elba was one of the most notable black actors overlooked by the Academy Awards, which instead fielded all-white acting nominees.

The SAG Awards, conversely, crowded its Shrine Auditorium stage in Los Angeles with a diverse group of winners including Queen Latifah and Viola Davis.

Jeffrey Tambor poses in the press room with the award for outstanding male actor in a comedy series for “Transparent” at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Bryan Cranston arrives at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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