Atlanta-filmed "Hidden Figures" and "Stranger Things" shine at SAG Awards
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Sunday was a big night for Atlanta's booming television and movie filming industry, as the casts of the motion picture "Hidden Figures" and the Netflix series "Stranger Things" each claimed top honors.
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"Hidden Figures," starring Atlanta's Janelle Monae, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Mahershala Ali with Kevin Costner and Kirsten Dunst, won for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
"Stranger Things," starring Winona Ryder, Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Matthew Modine and others, was honored for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Denzel Washington and Emma Stone took home hardware for best male/female leading roles for "Fences" and "La La Land."
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Ali and Viola Davis were the male/female supporting role winners for "Moonlight" and "Fences."
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