Fonda's acceptance of the Life Achievement Award spotlights her role not only as a legendary actress but also as a powerful voice for social change. Throughout her career, she has used her platform to advocate for climate change awareness, human rights, and, more recently, resistance against political forces she views as harmful.

Jane Fonda took the opportunity to deliver an impassioned speech that was clearly a call for resistance against the Trump administration.

Jane Fonda, the two-time Oscar winning actor and activist with a career spanning six decades and genres across film and television, was awarded the SAG life achievement award on Sunday at the 31st Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

A halo of side-swept bangs, the white shade of her Dior gown and an absence of makeup gave the actress, a star of “The Last Showgirl,” an air of purity on the carpet. A single caped sleeve, which evoked an angel’s wing, was another heavenly detail.

Nobody Wants This” star and SAG nominee Kristen Bell is set to return as the ceremony’s host. Bell previously served as the SAG Awards host in 2018. The ceremony is streaming live on Netflix. The nominees in all categories can be found below,

Wicked' and 'Shōgun' lead the nomination pack at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards, the last major awards ceremony before the Oscars.