The Screen Actors Guild Awards is known for a few things.
First, it features the least number of categories compared to other award shows of the season. The Screen Actors Guild is exclusively composed of actors, so the award show is only composed of acting categories. It's a celebration of the acting profession, with the winners voted by other actors who are part of the guild. For some, this is the best kind of show to watch, since they don't have to wait through hours of technical categories just to see if their favorite actors won.
Second, it's one of the least fussy award shows. There's no host to take up minutes of air time with a monologue. Presenters present and winners give their acceptance speeches for the most part, with the occasional humorous anecdote or comment thrown in by either parties.
Third, they always kick off the show with a few actors sharing something about their experience, which ends with "My name is (insert name here), and I'm an actor.".
Last, the Screen Actors Guild Awards is considered to be one of the best indicators on who's going to win in the acting categories at the biggest award show of the season, the Academy Awards. The SAG Awards have been spot on in honoring a large percentage of future Oscar winners. So, if you have a betting pool with your friends on who's going to win an Oscar, then you might want to check out who just won a SAG Award.
So, in the spirit of being not so fussy, here are the winners of the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Movies
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Viola Davis, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
TV
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: Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
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: Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Game of Thrones
Screen Actors Guild 48th Annual Life Achievement Award: Mary Tyler Moore
You can get the full list of nominees, as well as watch the acceptance speech videos, from the official Screen Actors Guild Awards website.
Happy viewing!!Labels: Award Show, Film, SAG, TV, TV Series
