Inside Llewyn Davis was screened for the Screen Actors Guild on May 19th, 2013.
Writing for The Village Voice, Alan Scherstuhl praised the film: "While often funny and alive with winning performances, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the brothers in a dark mood, exploring the near-inevitable disappointment that faces artists too sincere to compromisedisappointments that the Coens, to their credit, have made a career out of dodging
 Powers Boothe was the only one of the 52 nominated actors to attend: "This is either the most courageous moment of my career or the stupidest" he quipped during his acceptance speech

