An air of predictability is starting to happen again with this year’s awards season….

Last night, the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) followed up the recent results of others ceremonies like the Golden Globes and Critic Choice Awards by awarding the same group of individuals with further accolades.

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both kept up their excellent form by winning Leading Male Actor and Supporting Male Actor respectfully for their roles in the factual drama Dallas Buyers Club. The former is now looking the likely frontrunner to win his category, despite original consensus being on Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave).

Cate Blanchett stormed her way to another Leading Female Actor win for her performance as an emotionally-fragile socialite in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, while African star Lupita Nyong’o clinched the Supporting Female Actor gong for her role as cotton picker Patsey in 12 Years a Slave ahead of predicted favourite Jennifer Lawrence.

However, it was Lawrence who would have the last laugh as her crime-caper film American Hustle won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award, a key indicator for potential Oscar glory. It beat off stern competition from 12 Years as well as August: Osage County, The Butler and Dallas Buyers Club.

Elsewhere, the Stunt Ensemble award was won by war-thriller Lone Survivor while Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno (West Side Story, The Ritz) was the recipient of this year’s Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

The full list of film winners are…

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
AMERICAN HUSTLE

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Matthew McConaughey, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
LONE SURVIVOR

The brilliant AMC series won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category, while leading star Bryan Cranston secured another Male Actor (Drama) gong for his mesmerising performance as Walter White.

However, co-star Anna Gunn missed out on the Female Actor (Drama) award, which surprisingly went to British veteran Dame Maggie Smith for ITV’s Downton Abbey.

Another Brit (and Dame) to celebrate victory was Dame Helen Mirren, as she beat off competition from the likes of Helena Bonham Carter and Elisabeth Moss to clinch the Female Actor (TV Movie or Mini-series) award for her role in Phil Spector.

Meanwhile, Michael Douglas won the Male Actor (TV Movie or Mini-series) prize ahead of co-star Matt Damon for his turn as Liberace in the fact-based drama Behind the Candelabra, which followed on from his Golden Globe win a week earlier.

Modern Family also celebrated double success with two victories for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and an inspired Male Actor (Comedy) win for Ty Burrell as dopey dad Phil Dunphy.

Once again, Julia Louis-Dreyfus added another award to her cabinet as she took home Female Actor (Comedy) for her lauded role as vice president Selina Meyer in the political satire Veep.

Despite an incredible third series, Game of Thrones had to settle for the one accolade for Outstanding Stunt Ensemble, ahead of the likes of Breaking Bad and Homeland.

The full list of television winners are…

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
BREAKING BAD

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
MODERN FAMILY

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell, MODERN FAMILY

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Helen Mirren, PHIL SPECTOR

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Michael Douglas, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
GAME OF THRONES