Spotlight tops at Screen Actors Guild Awards

Actress Alicia Vikander poses backstage with her award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for her role in "The Danish Girl" during the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 30, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Alicia Vikander, a 27-year-old Swedish actress, was named best supporting actress for her work in The Danish Girl. It was her first win and first SAG nomination.

In the television category, Downton Abbey won its second straight and third overall SAG Award for outstanding cast in a drama series. Netflix's Orange is the New Black was named best ensemble cast in a comedy series for the second straight year.

The two-hour ceremony, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, was particularly notable for the number of awards won by black performers amid a controversy over the lack of diversity in this year's list of Oscar nominees and in Hollywood in general.

British actor Idris Elba won best supporting actor for Netflix's Beasts of No Nation, and US actress Queen Latifah scooped best actress for HBO's TV miniseries Bessie.