Idris Elba had a very successful evening at last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home both awards he was nominated for.
The actor collected the trophies for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Beasts Of No Nation and Best Actor in a TV Movie or Mini-Series for his portrayal of DCI John Luther in the BBC drama.
While accepting his Best Supporting Actor prize Idris thanked the Ghanian cast and crew of the Netflix original movie: “[They] were amazing and worked so hard. We made a film about real people and real lives and to be awarded for it is very special because a lot of people were damaged so thank you for giving this film some light.”
When he returned to the stage minutes later for his second win for Luther he said: “I don’t know what to say, thank you so much everyone in this room for giving me that
“I don’t know what to say, two wins in one night. I want to shout out to my children, ‘When Dad goes away I think about you all the time, I love you so much’.”
It was a good night for some more Brit stars too, with Downton Abbey winning best ensemble in a drama series - beating Game Of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards and Mad Men.
Other big winners on the night included Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander and the cast of Spotlight.