The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, one of the awards season’s premier events, honored outstanding performances from 2011 in five film categories and eight television categories, including the distinctive ensemble awards. The ceremony was simulcasted live coast-to-coast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. An encore presentation will air on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET) 9 p.m. (CT), 8 p.m. (MT) and 7 p.m. (PT).
Presenters at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® included Actor® recipients Kevin Bacon, Kenneth Branagh, Kathy Bates, Jessica Chastain, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Tina Fey, Sir Ben Kingsley, John Krasinski, Melissa McCarthy, Brad Pitt, Zoe Saldana, Kyra Sedgwick, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig, and first time Actor® nominees Kyle Chandler, Judy Greer, Maya Rudolph and Octavia Spencer.
Prior to the televised ceremony, the SAG Honors for television and film stunt ensembles will were also announced by SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Committee Member Scott Bakula during the live http://tnt.tv and http://tbs.com webcasts from the red carpet which began at 6 p.m. (ET)/3 p.m. (PT).
A highlight of the evening was the presentation of Screen Actors Guild’s 2011 Life Achievement Award to Mary Tyler Moore by Dick Van Dyke. The accolade celebrated both career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Previous recipients include Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple Black, James Garner, Karl Malden, Clint Eastwood, Edward Asner, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford and George Burns, among others. A complete list of the 47 previous Life Achievement Award recipients can be found at http://www.sagawards.org.
Below are the winners of the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
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 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 An Ensemble In A Comedy Series
“Modern Family”
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce”
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 Drama Series
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire”
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 Cast In A Motion Picture
“The Help”
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture
“Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows: Part II”
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Television Series
“Game of Thrones”
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