Originally appeared on E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n “I’ve been Elizabeth Taylor<\/strong>‘s sister, Spencer Tracy<\/strong>‘s mistress, Elvis<\/strong>‘ mother and a singing teapot.”<\/p>\n With those words at the inaugural Actor Awards<\/a> (then known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards<\/a>) on March 8, 1995, Angela Lansbury<\/strong><\/a> invited those gathered at Universal Studios’ Stage 12 to be her guest and kicked off a tradition that ensured the actors-honoring-actors ceremony would never be second best.<\/p>\n “Tonight is dedicated to the art and craft of acting by the people who should know about it: actors,” she explained to the crowd of nominees and presenters. “And remember, you’re one too!”<\/p>\n Lest anyone forget, the likes of John Lithgow<\/strong><\/a>, Kathy Bates<\/strong>, Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong><\/a> and Ian McKellen<\/strong><\/a> emphasized that message, a singular thespian opening the next seven ceremonies with their tales from the industry, ending with that now-iconic line, “I am an actor.”<\/p>\n By the ninth ceremony in 2003, the Screen Actors Guild\u2014the union formed in 1933 to represent film and television performers worldwide\u2014had landed on their current formula, which sees a collection of stars share their Hollywood experience. (In 2012, SAG merged with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to become SAG-AFTRA.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n More from E! Online<\/strong><\/p>\n And come March 1, when the Netflix-streamed ceremony kicks off at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, several new celebs will add to that 100-stories-and-growing canon<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n It’s all part of the package when Hollywood gathers to celebrate their peers. <\/span><\/p>\n Because while winning an Oscar<\/a>, Emmy<\/a> or a Golden Globe <\/a>comes with an undeniable amount of prestige\u2014and gets multi-hyphenates on the road to EGOT status<\/a>\u2014there’s nothing quite like being recognized by those you share a call sheet with. To be deemed the best of the best by co-stars and<\/em> those you may have battled for plum roles is uniquely validating. <\/span><\/p>\n “There’s not really an award show, in my opinion, that has a warmer room, a bigger sense of camaraderie,” Kristen Bell<\/strong><\/a>, returning as host for the second year in a row, explained to People<\/em><\/span>. Added Bell, who also served as the show’s first-ever host in 2018, “To have the opportunity to entertain in front of all these people I admire and my friends and my fellow entertainers, it’s wonderful.”<\/p>\n Netflix\/SAG-AFTRA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n And while the ceremony’s name has been changed<\/a> to the Actor Awards\u2014”We wanted to provide clearer recognition in terms of what the show is about for our domestic and global audiences,” showrunner and executive producer Jon Brockett <\/strong>and SAG-AFTRA\u2019s Awards Committee chair JoBeth Williams <\/strong>shared in a joint November statement\u2014the vibe remains.<\/p>\n With just 13 coveted Actor statues dispersed during the televised ceremony for both individual stars and the ensembles of a comedy series, drama series and one film (plus two stunt ensemble honors announced before the show), One Battle After Another<\/em>‘s Teyana Taylor<\/strong><\/a>, Leonardo DiCaprio<\/strong><\/a>, Sean Penn<\/strong><\/a>, Benicio Del Toro<\/strong> and Chase Infiniti<\/strong>, Sinners<\/em><\/a>‘ Michael B. Jordan<\/strong><\/a>, Wunmi Mosaku<\/strong> and Miles Canton<\/strong> and The White Lotus<\/em>‘ Aimee Lou Wood<\/strong>, Parker Posey<\/strong> and Walton Goggins<\/strong> are among those hoping to make that walk<\/a> to the stage March 1.<\/p>\n And one star is certain to hear his name called, with Harrison Ford<\/strong><\/a> receiving this year’s Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.<\/p>\n As we wait to hear who the Actor goes to, check out all the stars who celebrated last year.<\/p>\n Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture<\/p>\n