With the Oscar nominations due to be unveiled tomorrow, the Screen Actor’s Guild contributed their choice of award winners during last night’s ceremony.

Following its Golden Globe-winning success a couple of weeks ago, the comedic drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri bolstered its Oscar chances with three wins.

The film beat off The Big Sick, Get Out, Lady Bird and Mudbound to clinch the coveted Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture accolade.

Furthermore, it also landed well in the acting categories as stars Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell won for their acclaimed performances in Lead Female Actor and Supporting Male Actor respectively.

McDormand (as scorned protagonist Mildred Hayes) saw off competition from the likes of Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya) and Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) to move a step closer towards a second Oscar win.

As for Rockwell, he triumphed over co-star Woody Harrelson and Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) and will be looking to claim a key awards hat-trick at next month’s BAFTA Awards ceremony.

It was a crucial night for Three Billboards after it lost out on the PGA (Producer’s Guild Award) the day before, which went to Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy The Shape of Water.

Elsewhere, British veteran Gary Oldman continued his dominant run in awards season as he clinched another Lead Male Actor gong for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the historical drama Darkest Hour.

He beat off the likes of Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) to clinch the award and will be a sure-fire favourite to land the Oscar.

Allison Janney also cemented her chances of a first Oscar success as she took home Best Supporting Female Actor for her role as ice skater Tonya Harding’s abusive mother in the sports biopic I, Tonya. Her win came at the expense of other experienced performers like Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) and Holly Hunter (The Big Sick).

The DC comic-book blockbuster Wonder Woman picked up Best Stunt Ensemble in a strong category that also included Baby Driver, Dunkirk and Logan.

Finally, Oscar-winning legend Morgan Freeman was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award which was given for his performances in various films including Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Se7en (1997), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Invictus (2009) and The Dark Knight trilogy (2005-12).

The Oscar race will officially begin tomorrow when the Academy announces the full list of nominations in the afternoon!

The full list of film winners are…

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Allison Janney, I, TONYA

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
WONDER WOMAN

The family-based series beat off The Crown, Game of Thrones, The Crown, The Handmaid’s Tale and Stranger Things to win Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series while Brown picked up Best Male Actor (Drama) for his role as Randall Pearson.

British star Claire Foy celebrated back-to-back wins in Best Female Actor (Drama) as she won again for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. Despite missing the ceremony, Claire’s victory came at the expense of favourite Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and youngster Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things).

It was also a great night for the political sitcom Veep as it FINALLY won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series over Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glow and Orange is the New Black.

Despite being absent from the ceremony owing to her current cancer treatment, Julia Louis-Dreyfus clinched yet another Female Actor (Comedy) gong for her role as scorned politician Selina Meyer.

William H. Macy took home Male Actor (Comedy) for his portrayal of Frank Gallagher in the U.S. version of the hit British series Shameless. His win was more ironic by the fact that his Fargo co-star Frances McDormand won Best Actress in the film categories.

Finally, the HBO series Big Little Lies added two more awards to its trophy cabinet as stars Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgård both earned further recognition.

Kidman saw off co-stars Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon and Feud: Bette and Joan duo Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon to win Best Female Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series) while Skarsgård won his category against bigger names like Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) and Robert De Niro (The Wizard of Lies).

The full list of television winners are…

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Foy, THE CROWN

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
VEEP

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

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
William H. Macy, SHAMELESS

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Nicole Kidman, BIG LITTLE LIES

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Alexander Skarsgård, BIG LITTLE LIES

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
GAME OF THRONES