Patricia Arquette and J.K. Simmons continued their reign over the supporting acting categories on the road to the Oscars at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
Arquette beat Keira Knightley, Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Naomi Watts to claim the SAG trophy for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, while Simmons bested Robert Duvall, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, and Mark Ruffalo in the supporting male category.
Their victories follow Golden Globe wins for their performances in awards season favorites “Boyhood” and “Whiplash,” as well as Oscar nominations. Arquette portrayed a single mom in Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age drama shot over the course of 12 years, while Simmons played an abusive music mentor to Miles Teller in fellow Best Picture of the Year nominee “Whiplash.”