Stranger Things actor delivers huge anti-Trump speech – and Winona Ryder's reaction is priceless

And he was far from the only actor to speak out, with host Ashton Kutcher opening the awards with a welcome to those struggling to travel to America after Trump’s executive order.

“Good evening, fellow SAG-AFTRA members, and everyone at home, and everyone in airports that belong in my America,” he said. “You are a part of the fabric of who we are. And we love you and we welcome you.”

Later, Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali continued the theme when he accepted his Best Supporting Actor nomination, delivering an emotional speech where he said that “we see what happens when you persecute people – they fold into themselves.”

Fellow winners Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Taraji P. Henson also used their platform to address the week’s developments, with Louis-Dreyfus saying the travel ban was an “un-American” “blemish” and Henson paying tribute to the real-life women who inspired her space race period film Hidden Figures with some pointed comments.

"This story is about unity," said Henson, who stars alongside Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae in Hidden Figures. "This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside and we come together as a human race. We win. Love wins. Every time."

Accepting the ensemble comedy award for Orange is the New Black, star Taylor Schilling added: "We stand up here representing a diverse group of people, representing generations of families who have sought a better life here from places like Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ireland.

"And we know that it's going to be up to us and all you, probably, to keep telling stories that show what unites us is stronger than the forces that divide us."

And it wasn’t just winners making their voices heard, with Florence Foster Jenkins and Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg carrying a “Refugees Welcome” sign while his wife Jocelyn Towne wrote “Let Them In” across her chest, and Scandal’s Kerry Washington wearing a safety pin on her dress in solidarity with those displaced by the travel ban.

Overall, then, it was a night of surprises – with some of those extending to the winners chosen by the Screen Actors’ Guild, as sure-fire favourites Downton Abbey, Casey Affleck and Game of Thrones were overlooked. You can see the full list of winners below.

Motion Picture Awards

Outstanding performance by an actor in a leading role

Casey Affleck - "Manchester by the Sea"

Andrew Garfield - "Hacksaw Ridge"

Ryan Gosling - "La La Land"

Viggo Mortensen - "Captain Fantastic"

Denzel Washington - "Fences" *WINNER

Outstanding performance by an actress in a leading role

Amy Adams - "Arrival"

Emily Blunt - "The Girl on the Train"

Natalie Portman - "Jackie"

Emma Stone - "La La Land" *WINNER

Meryl Streep - "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role

Mahershala Ali - "Moonlight" *WINNER

Jeff Bridges - "Hell or High Water"

Lucas Hedges - "Manchester by the Sea"

Dev Patel - "Lion"

Hugh Grant - "Florence Foster Jenkins"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role

Viola Davis - "Fences" *WINNER

Naomie Harris - "Moonlight"

Nicole Kidman - "Lion"

Octavia Spencer - "Hidden Figures"

Michelle Williams - "Manchester by the Sea"

Outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture

"Captain Fantastic"

"Fences"

"Hidden Figures" *WINNER

"Manchester by the Sea"

"Moonlight"

Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture

"Captain America: Civil War"

"Dr. Strange"

"Hacksaw Ridge" *WINNER

"Jason Bourne"

"Nocturnal Animals"

Television Awards

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries

Riz Ahmed - "The Night Of"

Sterling K. Brown - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Bryan Cranston - "All the Way" *WINNER

John Turturro - "The Night Of"

Courtney B. Vance - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries

Bryce Dallas Howard - "Black Mirror"

Felicity Huffman - "American Crime"

Audra McDonald - "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill"

Sarah Paulson - "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" *WINNER

Kerry Washington - "Confirmation"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series

Sterling K. Brown - "This is Us"

Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"

John Lithgow - "The Crown" * WINNER

Rami Malek - "Mr. Robot"

Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

Millie Bobby Brown - "Stranger Things"

Claire Foy - "The Crown" *WINNER

Thandie Newton - "Westworld"

Winona Ryder - "Stranger Things"

Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series

Anthony Anderson - "Black-ish"

Tituss Burgess - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"

William H. Macy - "Shameless" *WINNER

Jeffrey Tambor - "Transparent"

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series

Uzo Aduba - "Orange is the New Black"

Jane Fonda - "Grace and Frankie"

Ellie Kemper - "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep" *WINNER

Lily Tomlin - "Grace and Frankie"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

"The Crown"

"Downton Abbey"

"Game of Thrones"

"Stranger Things" *WINNER

"Westworld"

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

"The Big Bang Theory"

"Black-ish"

"Modern Family"

"Orange is the New Black" *WINNER

"Veep"

Outstanding action performance by a stunt ensemble in a television series

"Game of Thrones" *WINNER

"Daredevil"

"Luke Cage"

"The Walking Dead"

"Westworld"

Lifetime Achievement Award

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