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Netflix shows get top TV nods at 2017 SAG Awards

On a night of political speeches, "The Crown," "Stranger Things" and "Orange is the New Black" reaffirm online shows are gaining momentum -- and respect.

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Leslie Katz

Jan. 29, 2017 8:29 p.m. PT

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Netflix had a big night Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring acting achievements in film and television.

After reigning for online TV at the Golden Globes earlier this month, "The Crown" once again got the royal awards treatment. Star Claire Foy took top acting honors for her turn as a young Queen Elizabeth II, while her co-star John Lithgow won best actor in a drama series for his portrayal of Winston Churchill.

After winning a Golden Globe for her performance in "The Crown," Claire Foy also got SAG honors.
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The cast of Netflix horror throwback "Stranger Things" walked away with the statue for ensemble in a drama series.

"We will get past the lies, we will hunt monsters," an impassioned David Harbour said in one of the evening's charged speeches targeting US President Donald Trump's immigrant ban. "And when we are lost amid the hypocrisy and casual violence, we will punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy the weak and the disenfranchised and the marginalized."

Earlier, the lovable kids from the summer hit took the stage at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to present the award for comedy ensemble to the cast of another Netflix offering, "Orange is the New Black." This year marked the third consecutive win for the series in that category.

Nicole Kidman presented the final award of the night to the cast of "Hidden Figures," which won for ensemble in a motion picture, besting "Moonlight," "Manchester by the Sea" and "Fences."

Speaking for the cast, Taraji P. Henson saluted the African-American women at the center of the film. The three math geeks worked for NASA in the 1960s and helped calculate the flight trajectories to put John Glenn into orbit.

"This story is about what happens when we put our differences aside and come together as a human race," said Henson, who co-starred with Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe. "We win. Love wins every time."

Scroll past the gallery below for a complete list of this year's SAG winners.