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Michael Keaton Sets SAG Award Record With 'Trial of the Chicago 7' Cast Win

Michael Keaton Sets SAG Award Record With 'Trial of the Chicago 7' Cast Win Courtesy of Netflix Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance and Jeremy Strong. The ensemble of Aaron Sorkin's legal drama took home the top honor during Sunday's ceremony. The Trial of the Chicago 7  won outstanding cast in a motion picture at the  27th annual SAG Awards  on Sunday night. Frank Langella accepted on behalf of the cast, touching on what the film stands for in the political and cultural landscape. "'God give us leaders,' said the Reverend Martin Luther King before he was shot down in cold blood on this very date in 1968. A profound injustice. The trial of the Chicago Seven began 18 months later, ruled by a corrupt judge — me." Langella takes on the role of Judge Julius Hoffman in the film. He continued, "Aaron Sorkin was determined to tell their story, and his loving and respectful direction trans