Last night was the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards and some of the biggest names in Hollywood descended upon the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles to honor each other with awards for some of the best work in film and television over the past year. It is said to be one of the most prestigious awards for any actor to receive because the winners are chosen by their fellow actors and peers, a true honor and a hefty prize for such hard work.
Not following the same patterns and formula as the Golden Globes or Academy Awards, the results from the Screen Actors Guild Awards usually take a different direction than the voting style of the Hollywood Foreign Press or the Academy.
The big winner of the night wasn’t “The Artist,” “Hugo” or “The Descendents” but bestselling novel turned film “The Help” — which won three of the top honors of the night: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cast Ensemble. Now, I have seen and absolutely loved “The Help,” but do these wins and some other upsets cast a doubt on some of the other films chance for OSCAR gold?
Below is the full list of all of the winners. Did your favorite celebrity or show win tonight? Leave a comment and let us know what you thought of tonight’s results.
18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® RECIPIENTS
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JEAN DUJARDIN / George – “THE ARTIST”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark – “THE HELP”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – “BEGINNERS”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE HELP
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke – “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce – “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JESSICA LANGE / Constance – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award
MARY TYLER MOORE
. . .
Follow Adam Poynter on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CCWGGuy.
And don’t forget to “Like” It’s Just Movies on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/itsjustmovies.
Woah. I thought The Help was awful.