
SAG Best Ensemble Award Win for Master Class Lecturer and New York Film Academy Board Member Matthew Modine
January 30, 2017
With the 23rd Annual SAG Awards complete, the New York Film Academy would like to extend congratulations to NYFA Master Class Lecturer and Board Member Matthew Modine, who, together with his “Stranger Things” castmates, won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. It was a surprise victory for the cast of the Netflix original series in this coveted category, who took home the award over the ensembles of “The Crown,” “Downton Abbey,” "Game of Thrones," and “Westworld." David Harbour’s acceptance speech for the ensemble made headlines.
Modine stars along with Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, and Millie Bobbie Brown in the sci-fi thriller set in the American midwest of 1983. “Stranger Things” season two is slated for release sometime in 2017.
Mr. Modine’s repertoire of award-winning work also includes Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts” (Golden Globe®), “Streamers” (Golden Lion®, Best Actor), “And the Band Played On” (Emmy® and Golden Globe nominations, Best Actor) and “What the Deaf Man Heard” (Emmy, Best Actor). Audiences also know Modine as the title character in “Birdy,” as Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket,” and as Deputy Police Commissioner Foley in “Dark Knight Rises.” Keep your eyes peeled for more from Mr. Modine, whose upcoming projects include Sicario sequel “Soldado,” the thriller “47 Meters Down,” and the very British comedy of manners “The Hippopotamus.”
The New York Film Academy would like to offer congratulations to Mr. Modine and the entire cast of “Stranger Things.” We are proud to have Mr. Modine serve as a Master Class Lecturer and New York Film Academy Board Member.