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The 2012 SAG Awards took place last night. Yeah, I was watching the Pro Bowl too. Men in glorified spandex always trumps actors giving each other awards for acting. The Screen Actors Guild Awards always struck me like homecoming from grownups.
In case you were also watching the Pro Bowl and feel bad for missing out on Octavia Spencer winning her Best Supporting Actress award, here is a brief rundown of who won what…
‘The King’s Speech’ won more accolades while Natalie Portman dominated, once again, for her performance in ‘The Black Swan.’ ‘The Social Network‘ may have taken home the Golden Globe for Best Film, but the movie left empty handed at the 2011 SAG Awards.
The SAG Awards are really like celebrities giving each other high fives in the form of fancy trophies. Speeches were also filled with praise for the actors union and Portman credited her education to the guild.
“I’ve been working since I was 11 years old, and SAG has taken care of me. They made sure I wasn’t working too long and made sure I got an education while I was working.”
On to the winners…
2011 SAG Awards Winners:
MOVIES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The King’s Speech
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Modern Family
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Screen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine
Yesterday as they were landing at LAX, the family of the late Heath Ledger was asked if daughter Matilda Ledger would get the Oscar for his inevitable win as supporting actor for his role of the Joker in “The Dark Knight.”
Per The Envelope:
“Oh, yeah, down the line. We’ll keep it for her forever!” Said Heaths’ father Kim.
Um… what? The academy requires that posthumously bestowed Oscars go to the late person’s spouse or a child of legal age. Therefore, that award technically will belong to Matilda, and her mother Michelle Williams should accept the award on her daughters behalf. Although, that would create a sticky situation given the fact that Williams and Ledger were estranged at the time of his death and the two never married. The only thing stopping little Matilda from going up there on stage to accept that award is the fact that she is only 3 years old. You can bet your bottom dollar if she was older, she’d proudly go up there and accept that award on behalf of her father. Keeping the award will break the agreement the Ledgers made with the academy.
Per The Envelope:
“It’s complicated, because there are two different questions that have to be answered. First, we have to decide who gets the job of accepting the award onstage on the night of the ceremony. And then there’s the question of the eventual disposition of the posthumous statuette, which may not stay with the person who accepts it.” says Bruce Davis, Academy Executive Director. “In the event that Heath Ledger should be selected as the supporting actor recipient, the statuette will be held in trust for his daughter by her mother, Michelle Williams, until Matilda reaches the age of 18. At that point, she may execute what we call an heir’s agreement and keep the statuette forever — or, if she chooses not to do that, it will return to us.”
So what about the actors Screen Actors Guild Award that was won not too long ago? According to SAG Awards producer Kathy Connell, they are still holding it until the proper paperwork can be filled out. And what about his Golden Globe award? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says they shipped Heath’s Golden Globe over to the office of his publicist Mara Buxbaum. Or what about his Critics Choice award? Supposedly, it was shipped to Warner Bros. awards office. But when asked, they claimed they don’t have it, and to ask Ms. Buxbaum for an official statement. Hmmm… so all of Heath’s awards are nowhere to be found… Interesting.
So why is the Ledger family being so shady with his awards? His daughter is his sole heir, and therefore should have her father’s belongings. With the way Heath obviously loved his daughter, you can assume he’d want her to have them. Matilda lost her daddy at such a young age – shouldn’t she at least have things to remember him by?
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Penelope Cruz, who is always stunning, wore a black Azzedine Alaia dress that amped up the sexy.
Anne Hathaway looked simple and elegant in her Azzaro frock that boasted a jewel encrusted belt and neckline that gave a built in accessories appeal.
Meanwhile Kate Winslet wore a Narciso Rodriguez creation that harnessed the power of electric blue.
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards for 2009 pretty much repeated the self congratulatory pattern as it always does. Celebs tramp down a red carpet and pat each other on the back and had out slightly obscene statues that resemble Oscars but have features in the male no-no area.
So here is the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
‘Doubt’
‘Frost/Nixon’
‘Milk’
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ *Winner*
‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins – ‘The Visitor’
Frank Langella – ‘Frost/Nixon’
Sean Penn – ‘Milk’ *Winner*
Brad Pitt – ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Mickey Rourke – ‘The Wrestler’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway – ‘Rachel Getting Married’
Angelina Jolie – ‘Changeling’
Melissa Leo – ‘Frozen River’
Meryl Streep – ‘Doubt’ *Winner*
Kate Winslet – ‘Revolutionary Road’
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin – ‘Milk’
Robert Downey Jr. – ‘Tropic Thunder’
Philip Seymour Hoffman – ‘Doubt’
Heath Ledger – ‘The Dark Knight *WINNER*’
Dev Patel – ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams – ‘Doubt’
Penelope Cruz – ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’
Viola Davis – ‘Doubt’
Taraji P. Henson – ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Kate Winslet – ‘The Reader’ *WINNER*
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
‘The Dark Knight’ *Winner*
‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’
‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
‘Iron Man’
‘Wanted’
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Earl Jones
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie “House”*WINNER*
James Spader “Boston Legal”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters” *WINNER*
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” *WINNER*
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock” *WINNER*
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”
Tracey Ullman, “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Weeds”
“30 Rock” *WINNER*
“Desperate Housewives”
“The Office”
“Entourage”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“Mad Men”*WINNER*
“Dexter”
“House”
“The Closer”
“Boston Legal”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”*WINNER*
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Kiefer Sutherland “24: Redemption”
Tom Wilkinson “John Adams”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Shirley MacLaine, “Coco Chanel”
Laura Dern, “Recount”
Laura Linney, “John Adams” *WINNER*
Phylicia Rashad “A Raisin in the Sun”
Susan Sarandon “Bernard and Doris”
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It’s award season. Huzzah!
The Screen Actors Guild went and gave themselves a pat on the back and the nominations are similar to that of the 2008 Golden Globes.
At least the nominated Darth Vadar for the Lifetime Achievement Award. James Earl Jones is the bestest.
Will and Grace – James Gurl Jones
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale – “THE VISITOR” (Overture Films)
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon – “FROST/NIXON” (Universal Pictures)
SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk – “MILK” (Focus Features)
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy – “THE WRESTLER” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym – “RACHEL GETTING MARRIED” (Sony Pictures Classics)
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins – “CHANGELING” (Universal Pictures)
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy – “FROZEN RIVER” (Sony Pictures Classics)
MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler – “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD” (Paramount Vantage)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White – “MILK” (Focus Features)
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus – “TROPIC THUNDER” (Paramount Pictures)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
HEATH LEDGER / Joker – “THE DARK KNIGHT” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal – “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
AMY ADAMS / Sister James – “DOUBT” (Miramax Flms)
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena – “VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA” (The Weinstein Company)
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz – “THE READER” (The Weinstein Company)
The Rest of the Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees List After the Fold
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