'Spotlight' and diversity winners at SAG Awards

The cast of "Spotlight' (from left) Billy Crudup, John Slattery, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, and Rachel McAdams accept Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards - Getty/AFP / Kevork Djansezian

Los Angeles (AFP) - "Spotlight," a drama about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, landed the top prize at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw black actors score major wins.

The awards, seen as a bellwether of the all-important Academy Awards, were being closely watched as they were taking place amid a controversy over the lack of diversity in this year's list of Oscar nominees.