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Los Angeles, California - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2006 at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The 13h Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® was simulcast by TNT and TBS at 8 p.m., ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. MT
The honorees were selected by the active Guild membership nationwide.
Julie Andrews was presented with Screen Actors Guild’s highest honor, the 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award by Dick Van Dyke following a filmed tribute introduced by Anne Hathaway.
Honored with individual awards were Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren, Eddie Murphy and Forest Whitaker for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, America Ferrera, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Laurie, Helen Mirren and Chandra Wilson for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television comedy and drama ensembles. The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to Little Miss Sunshine and the Actors® for television comedy and drama ensemble performances went this year to The Office and Grey’s Anatomy.
Kiefer Sutherland introduced a cinematic salute to SAG members who are “Heard but Not Seen”.
PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the eleventh consecutive year. This exclusive event honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of the Screen Actors Guild. The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, immediately followed the SAG Awards on the back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards® is a presentation of Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild. Jeff Margolis is the executive producer and director. Kathy Connell is the producer. Yale Summers, Daryl Anderson, Shelley Fabares, Paul Napier and JoBeth Williams are producers for SAG. Gloria Fujita O’Brien and Mick McCullough are supervising producers. Stephen Pouliot is the writer. Benn Fleishman is executive in charge of production.
The complete list of recipients of the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® follows. - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2006 at the in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The was simulcast by TNT and TBS at 8 p.m., ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. MT
The honorees were selected by the active Guild membership nationwide.Julie Andrews was presented with Screen Actors Guild’s highest honor, the 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award by Dick Van Dyke following a filmed tribute introduced by Anne Hathaway.Honored with individual awards were Jennifer Hudson, Helen Mirren, Eddie Murphy and Forest Whitaker for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, America Ferrera, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Laurie, Helen Mirren and Chandra Wilson for performances in television. Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television comedy and drama ensembles.
The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to Little Miss Sunshine and the Actors® for television comedy and drama ensemble performances went this year to The Office and Grey’s Anatomy.Kiefer Sutherland introduced a cinematic salute to SAG members who are “Heard but Not Seen”.PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the eleventh consecutive year. This exclusive event honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of the Screen Actors Guild. The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, immediately followed the SAG Awards on the back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center.
The is a presentation of Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild. Jeff Margolis is the executive producer and director. Kathy Connell is the producer. Yale Summers, Daryl Anderson, Shelley Fabares, Paul Napier and JoBeth Williams are producers for SAG. Gloria Fujita O’Brien and Mick McCullough are supervising producers. Stephen Pouliot is the writer. Benn Fleishman is executive in charge of production.The complete list of recipients of the ® follows.13TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®
®THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleForest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen Miramax Films.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder” Early Paramount Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White Paramount Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE Fox Searchlight Pictures
Alan Arkin Grandpa
Abigail Breslin Olive
Steve Carell Frank
Toni Collette Sheryl
Paul Dano Dwayne
Greg Kinnear Richard
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House FOX
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey ABC
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy NBC
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez ABC
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
GREY’S ANATOMY ABC
Justin Chambers Alex Karev
Eric Dane Mark Sloan
Patrick Dempsey Derek Shepherd
Katherine Heigl Isobel “Izzie” Stevens
T.R. Knight George O’Malley
Sandra Oh Cristina Yang
James Pickens, Jr. Richard Webber
Ellen Pompeo Meredith Grey
Sara Ramirez Callie Torres
Kate Walsh Addison Montgomery Shepherd
Isaiah Washington Preston Burke
Chandra Wilson Miranda Bailey
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE NBC
Leslie David Baker Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner Kevin Malone
Steve Carell Michael Scott
David Denman Roy Anderson
Jenna Fischer Pam Beesly
Kate Flannery Meredith Palmer
Melora Hardin Jan Levinson
Mindy Kaling Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey Angela Martin
John Krasinski Jim Malpert
Paul Lieberstein Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak Ryan Howard
Oscar Nunez Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith Phyllis Lapin
Rainn Wilson Dwight Schrute
Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews
SAG WINNERS Live Coverage of event 7:25pm PST all winners listed
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen - Miramax Films.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin - Fox Searchlight Pictures
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Alan Arkin - Grandpa
Abigail Breslin - Olive
Steve Carell - Frank
Toni Collette - Sheryl
Paul Dano - Dwayne
Greg Kinnear - Richard
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White -
Paramount PicturesGREY’S ANATOMY - ABC
Justin Chambers - Alex Karev
Eric Dane - Mark Sloan
Patrick Dempsey - Derek Shepherd
Katherine Heigl - Isobel “Izzie” Stevens
T.R. Knight - George O’Malley
Sandra Oh - Cristina Yang
James Pickens, Jr. - Richard Webber
Ellen Pompeo - Meredith Grey
Sara Ramirez - Callie Torres
Kate Walsh - Addison Montgomery Shepherd
Isaiah Washington - Preston Burke
Chandra Wilson - Miranda Bailey
Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO
Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez - ABC
Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy - NBC
Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE - NBC Leslie David Baker - Stanley Hudson Brian Baumgartner - Kevin Malone Steve Carell - Michael Scott David Denman - Roy Anderson Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly Kate Flannery - Meredith Palmer Melora Hardin - Jan Levinson Mindy Kaling - Kelly Kapoor Angela Kinsey - Angela Martin John Krasinski - Jim Halpert Paul Lieberstein - Toby Flenderson B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard Oscar Nunez - Oscar Martinez Phyllis Smith - Phyllis Lapin Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder” Early Paramount Pictures
Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews
Female Actor in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey -
ABC Male Actor in a Drama Series12th Annual SAG Awards™ Acceptance Speeches:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I HBO
HELEN MIRREN: Thank you so much. I’m so proud… I love this award more than any other awards… [applause] I think especially being a Brit, you know, American film acting has always inspired us and influenced us, and impressed us – or me anyway. I’ve always looked to American film actors to teach me how to do it basically.
For Elizabeth I had the great advantage of two great writers, Nigel Williams and Elizabeth herself. Because actually that clip you just saw was actually written by Elizabeth I. I had an incredible cast, as those of you who saw the piece know, the most extraordinary actors, Jeremy Irons, who’s here tonight, Toby Jones, Patrick Malahide, Hugh Dancy, and many, many others. I thank you Screen Actors Guild.
I thank my director, Tom Hooper, and HBO who allowed you all to see it. So thank you very much. [applause]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester HBO
JEREMY IRONS: Into the lion’s den. As Helen said, it was you lot… that sort of taught me what it was – what one was supposed to do. In fact, I remember the very first time I went to New York and I asked the guy on Fifth Avenue the way to get to Madison Avenue. And he said, “What do I look like, an employee bureau?” I mean, “an information bureau?” [laughter] It was a joke.
And I thought, everybody in America wants to be a movie star, they all sound like movie stars. And here is a room full of movie stars giving me, who, whenever I start a job, feel like a plumber, [laughter] giving me an accolade, it is fantastic to be singled out among such… co-nominees: Mr. Duvall, who, the first time I heard word of Duvall was when I was going to play with Miss Glenn Close and he was a great friend of hers. And he said, “How can you trust a guy who sounds like that?” [laughter] And yet she did, and it worked, and I don’t know, we just do our… I’m just amazed by this.
Thank you very much. It’s a huge honor. I shall treasure it forever. [applause]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy NBC
ALEC BALDWIN: Thank you, thank you to everyone in the Academy, this is a real honor. I’m really proud to be a member of this Union. This is a great Union that represents all of the actors that aren’t in this room tonight, who does great work on their behalf, [applause] who do great work on their behalf. And congratulations to all the other nominees.
I want to thank our writers, of course, no sitcom works without good writing, and Tina Fey, our cast, our crew. Especially Jonathan the focus puller, who at my age, misses the mark every now and then, [laughs] and shaves six or eight years off my close-ups, out there a silver cup. Thank you, Jonathan, very much. [laughter]
I want to thank the production people, Steve Davis, Rob Albertell, Jerry Kupferord. I want to thank NBC, Jerry Zucker, NBC Studios, Tifffany Nishimoto, and Summer Grindall [sp], who worked with me. Matt Heilsig [sp], the people at CAA, Mike Rosenthal, Matt Delpiano, Lorne Michaels, my dear friend, because we all have to go to work for somebody every day, and I have a great boss in Lorne Michaels.
And I want to thank my mom. Mom, I love you. And I want to thank Nicole for all your love and all your kindness, and all your friendship. And thank you all very much. This is a real honor. Thank you. [applause]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez ABC
AMERICA FERRERA: I am completely out of things to say. I don’t have anything to say anymore. I think that what’s so special about being in this room is that I look out and I see faces that have inspired me, and moved me, my entire life, since I was just a wee little one. And being here, honored by these faces, is more than I can express.
And I think what’s amazing is that we share a common knowledge of struggle and of rejection, and now of success. And that I think only your fellow peers know how sweet the taste it is, because you know the other side of it.
And it’s really an incredible knowledge. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Have a wonderful night. [applause]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE OFFICE NBC Leslie David Baker Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner Kevin Malone
Steve Carell Michael Scott
David Denman Roy Anderson
Jenna Fischer Pam Beesly
Kate Flannery Meredith Palmer
Melora Hardin Jan Levinson
Mindy Kaling Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey Angela Martin
John Krasinski Jim Malpert
Paul Lieberstein Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak Ryan Howard
Oscar Nunez Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith Phyllis Lapin
Rainn Wilson Dwight Schrute
STEVE CARELL: This is quite the honor having these people present this to us. [applause] I was craning my neck, “Oh my God! There she is! They’re there! Oh my God!” Let’s get serious for just one second. Webster’s defines the word “ensemble” as follows: “a complete costume of complementary clothing and accessories.” [laughter] And even though this is not the right definition, I think it applies to our cast. [laughter]
I’d like to – we’d like to thank Greg Daniels, our executive producer… [applause] for being the person who assembled the ensemble, and choosing people who get along, who work well together, who enjoy each other’s company, who are friends. Also Allison Jones who took part in that trip. [applause] It’s really a great honor and we will treasure this. Thank you. [applause]
13TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio / BLOOD DIAMOND – Archer - Warner Bros. Pictures
Ryan Gosling / HALF NELSON – Dan Dunne - THINKFilm
Peter O’Toole / VENUS – Maurice - Miramax Films
Will Smith / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS – Chris Gardner - Sony Pictures
Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz / VOLVER – Raimunda - Sony Pictures Classics
Judi Dench / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Barbara Covett - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen - Miramax Films.
Meryl Streep / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – Miranda Priestly - 20th Century Fox
Kate Winslet / LITTLE CHILDREN – Sarah Pierce - New Line Cinema
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Grandpa Fox Searchlight Pictures
Leonardo DiCaprio / THE DEPARTED – Billy Warner Bros. Pictures
Jackie Earle Haley / LITTLE CHILDREN – Ronnie J. McGorvey New Line Cinema
Djimon Hounsou / BLOOD DIAMOND – Solomon Warner Bros. Pictures
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder” Early Paramount Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Adriana Barraza / BABEL – Amelia - Paramount Vantage
Cate Blanchett / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Sheba Hart - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Abigail Breslin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Olive - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White - Paramount Pictures
Rinko Kikuchi / BABEL – Chieko - Paramount Vantage
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BABEL - Paramount Vantage
Adriana Barraza - Amelia
Cate Blanchett - Susan
Gael García Bernal - Santiago
Rinko Kikuchi - Chieko
Brad Pitt - Richard
Kôji Yakusho - Yasujiro
BOBBY - MGM/The Weinstein Company
Harry Belafonte - Nelson
Joy Bryant - Patricia
Nick Cannon - Dwayne
Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon
Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson
Brian Geraghty - Cooper
Heather Graham - Angela
Anthony Hopkins - John Casey
Helen Hunt - Samantha
Joshua Jackson - Wade
David Krumholtz - Phil
Ashton Kutcher - Fisher
Shia LaBoeuf - Jimmy
Lindsay Lohan - Diane
William H. Macy - Paul
Svetlana Metkina - Lenka Janacek
Demi Moore - Virginia Fallon
Freddy Rodriguez - José
Martin Sheen - Jack
Christian Slater - Timmons
Sharon Stone - Miriam
Jacob Vargas - Miguel
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Susan Taylor
Elijah Wood - William
THE DEPARTED - Warner Bros. Pictures
Anthony Anderson - Brown
Alec Baldwin - Ellerby
Matt Damon - Colin
Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy
Vera Farmiga - Madolyn
Jack Nicholson - Costello
Martin Sheen - Queenan
Mark Wahlberg - Dignam
Ray Winstone - Mr. French
DREAMGIRLS - Paramount Pictures
Hinton Battle - Wayne
Jamie Foxx - Curtis Taylor, Jr.
Danny Glover - Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson - Effie White
Beyoncé Knowles - Deena Jones
Sharon Leal - Michelle Morris
Eddie Murphy - James “Thunder” Early
Keith Robinson - C.C. White
Anika Noni Rose - Lorrell Robinson
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Fox Searchlight Pictures
Alan Arkin - Grandpa
Abigail Breslin - Olive
Steve Carell - Frank
Toni Collette - Sheryl
Paul Dano - Dwayne
Greg Kinnear - Richard
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Thomas Haden Church / BROKEN TRAIL – Tom Harte - AMC
Robert Duvall / BROKEN TRAIL – Print Ritter - AMC
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester - HBO
William H. Macy / NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES – Clyde Umney - TNT
Matthew Perry / THE RON CLARK STORY – Ron Clark - TNT
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Annette Bening / MRS. HARRIS – Jean Harris - HBO
Shirley Jones / HIDDEN PLACES – Aunt Batty - Hallmark Channel
Cloris Leachman / MRS. HARRIS – Tarnower’s Sister - HBO
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO
Greta Scacchi / BROKEN TRAIL – Nola Johns - AMC
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini / THE SOPRANOS – Tony Soprano - HBO
Michael C. Hall / DEXTER – Dexter Morgan - Showtime
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House - FOX
James Spader / BOSTON LEGAL – Alan Shore - ABC
Kiefer Sutherland / 24 – Jack Bauer - FOX
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette / MEDIUM – Allison Dubois - NBC
Edie Falco / THE SOPRANOS – Carmela Soprano - HBO
Mariska Hargitay / LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – Det. Olivia Benson - NBC
Kyra Sedgwick / THE CLOSER – Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson - TNT
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey - ABC
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy - NBC
Steve Carell / THE OFFICE – Michael Scott - NBC
Jason Lee / MY NAME IS EARL – Earl Hicke - NBC
Jeremy Piven / ENTOURAGE – Ari Gold - HBO
Tony Shalhoub / MONK – Adrian Monk - USA
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez - ABC
Felicity Huffman / DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – Lynette - ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – Christine Campbell - CBS
Megan Mullally / WILL & GRACE – Karen Walker - NBC
Mary-Louise Parker / WEEDS – Nancy Botwin - Showtime
Jaime Pressly / MY NAME IS EARL – Joy - NBC
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
24 - FOX
Jayne Atkinson - Karen Hayes
Jude Ciccolella - Mike Novic
Roger Cross - Curtis Manning
Gregory Itzin - Charles Logan
Louis Lombardi - Edgar Stiles
James Morrison - Bill Buchanan
Glenn Morshower - Aaron Pierce
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Chloe O’Brian
Kim Raver - Audrey Raines
Jean Smart - Martha Logan
Kiefer Sutherland - Jack Bauer
BOSTON LEGAL - ABC
Rene Auberjonois - Paul Lewiston
Candice Bergen - Shirley Schmidt
Craig Bierko - Jeffrey Coho
Julie Bowen - Denise Bauer
William Shatner - Denny Crane
James Spader - Alan Shore
Mark Valley - Brad Chase
DEADWOOD - HBO
Jim Beaver - Ellsworth
Powers Boothe - Cy Tolliver
Sean Bridgers - Johnny Burns
W. Earl Brown - Dan Dority
Dayton Callie - Charlie Utter
Brian Cox - Jack Langrishe
Kim Dickens - Joanie Stubbs
Brad Dourif - Doc Cochran
Anna Gunn - Martha Bullock
John Hawkes - Sol Starr
Jeffrey Jones - A.W. Merrick
Paula Malcomson - Trixie
Gerald McRaney - George Hearst
Ian McShane - Al Swearengen
Timothy Olyphant - Seth Bullock
Molly Parker - Alma Garret
Leon Rippy - Tom Nuttall
William Sanderson - E.B. Farnum
Brent Sexton - Harry Young
Bree Seanna Wall - Sofia Metz
Robin Weigert - Calamity Jane
Titus Welliver - Silas Adam
GREY’S ANATOMY - ABC
Justin Chambers - Alex Karev
Eric Dane - Mark Sloan
Patrick Dempsey - Derek Shepherd
Katherine Heigl - Isobel “Izzie” Stevens
T.R. Knight - George O’Malley
Sandra Oh - Cristina Yang
James Pickens, Jr. - Richard Webber
Ellen Pompeo - Meredith Grey
Sara Ramirez - Callie Torres
Kate Walsh - Addison Montgomery Shepherd
Isaiah Washington - Preston Burke
Chandra Wilson - Miranda Bailey
THE SOPRANOS - HBO
Sharon Angela - Rosalie Aprile
Lorraine Bracco - Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Max Casella - Benny Fazio
Dominic Chianese - Corrado “Junior” Soprano
Edie Falco - CarmelaSoprano
James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano
Joseph R. Gannascoli - Vito Spatafore
Dan Grimaldi - Patsy Parisi
Robert Iler - Anthony Soprano, Jr.
Michael Imperioli - Christopher Moltisanti
Steven R. Schirripa - Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri
Jamie Lynn Sigler - Meadow Soprano
Tony Sirico - Paulie “Walnuts” Gaultieri
Aida Turturro - Janice Soprano-Baccalieri
Maureen Van Zandt - Gabriella Dante
Steven Van Zandt - Silvio Dante
Frank Vincent - Phil Leotardo
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC
Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer
Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer
Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite
Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Carlos Solis
Marcia Cross - Bree Hodge
James Denton - Mike Delfino
Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer
Josh Henderson - Austin McCann
Zane Huett - Parker Scavo
Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo
Kathryn Joosten - Mrs. McCluskey
Nashawn Kearse - Caleb Applewhite
Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo
Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo
Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp
Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis
Kyle MacLachlan - Orson Hodge
Laurie Metcalf - Carolyn Bigsby
Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp
Doug Savant - Tom Scavo
Dougray Scott - Ian Hainsworth
Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt
Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young
Kiersten Warren - Nora
Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite
ENTOURAGE - HBO
Kevin Connolly - Eric Murphy
Kevin Dillon - Drama
Jerry Ferrara - Turtle
Adrian Grenier - Vincent Chase
Rex Lee - Lloyd
Debi Mazar - Shauna
Jeremy Piven- Ari Gold
Perrey Reeves - Mrs. Ari
THE OFFICE - NBC
Leslie David Baker - Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner - Kevin Malone
Steve Carell - Michael Scott
David Denman - Roy Anderson
Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly
Kate Flannery - Meredith Palmer
Melora Hardin - Jan Levinson
Mindy Kaling - Kelly Kapoor
Angela Kinsey - Angela Martin
John Krasinski - Jim Halpert
Paul Lieberstein - Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard
Oscar Nunez - Oscar Martinez
Phyllis Smith - Phyllis Lapin
Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute
UGLY BETTY - ABC
Alan Dale - Bradford Meade
America Ferrera - Betty Suarez
Mark Indelicato - Justin
Ashley Jensen - Christina
Eric Mabius - Daniel Meade
Becki Newton - Amanda
Ana Ortiz - Hilda
Tony Plana - Ignacio
Kevin Sussman - Walter
Michael Urie - Marc
Vanessa Williams - Wilhelmina Slater
WEEDS - SHOWTIME
Martin Donovan - Peter Scottson
Alexander Gould - Shane Botwin
Allie Grant - Isabelle Hodes
Indigo - Vaneeta
Justin Kirk - Andy Botwin
Romany Malco - Conrad Shepard
Andy Milder - Dean Hodes
Kevin Nealon - Doug Wilson
Maulik Pancholy - Sanjay
Mary-Louise Parker - Nancy Botwin
Hunter Parrish - Silas Botwin
Tonye Patano - Heylia Jones
Elizabeth Perkins- Celia Hodes
Eden Sher - Gretchen
Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews Past Life Achievement Award Recipients
1962 Eddie Cantor
1963 Stan Laurel
1965 Bob Hope
1966 Barbara Stanwyck
1967 William Gargan
1968 James Stewart
1969 Edward G. Robinson
1970 Gregory Peck
1971 Charlton Heston
1972 Frank Sinatra
1973 Martha Raye
1974 Walter Pidgeon
1975 Rosalind Russell
1976 Pearl Bailey
1977 James Cagney
1978 Edgar Bergen
1979 Katharine Hepburn
1980 Leon Ames
1982 Danny Kaye
1983 Ralph Bellamy
1984 Iggie Wolfington
1985 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
1986 Nanette Fabray
1987 Red Skelton
1988 Gene Kelly
1989 Jack Lemmon
1990 Brock Peters
1991 Burt Lancaster
1992 Audrey Hepburn
1993 Ricardo Montalban
1994 George Burns
1995 Robert Redford
1996 Angela Lansbury
1997 Elizabeth Taylor
1998 Kirk Douglas
1999 Sidney Poitier
2000 Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
2001 Edward Asner
2002 Clint Eastwood
2003 Karl Malden
2004 James Garner
2005 Shirley Temple Black
A Brief History of the SAG Awards
The inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards® aired live on NBC from Stage 12, Universal Studios, on February 25, 1995. Present that evening were some of the most talented actors in the world, including Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Jessica Lange, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Edward James Olmos, Helen Hunt, and hundreds more. Ann-Margret was present to acknowledge her dear friend George Burns as he received the first televised presentation of the Life Achievement Award, the Guild’s highest honor. Unveiled during this evening for the first time was the Guild’s new award statuette, The Actor®™, as well as the first awards for ensembles in drama series and comedy series which honor all of the actors who are the regulars in television series. It is this unique recognition that goes to the fundamental spirit of Screen Actors Guild™, our union -- the acknowledgement of a group effort, both lead and support. From this auspicious beginning the Screen Actors Guild Awards® has been embraced as one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry
The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® aired live on NBC from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on February 24, 1996. The brightest stars from film and television were in attendance including Jodie Foster, James Earl Jones, Tom Hanks, Alfre Woodard, Kurt Russell, Harry Connick Jr., Jerry Seinfield, Jimmy Smits, and many more. Tom Skerritt presented Robert Redford’s Life Achievement Award. Enthusiastic response to the first show’s television ensemble categories led to the creation of a similar tribute for motion picture casts. The show also acknowledged the work of background singers and stunt performers and initiated a concept which was to become a staple of future shows, a vignette in which actors tell us "How I Got My SAG Card."
On February 22, 1997 the 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® was telecast live on NBC from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Star studded, the actor friendly event saw Glenn Close present the Life Achievement Award to Angela Lansbury. Other highlights of the evening included the reuniting of Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III of the "Mod Squad" to present the Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble of a Drama Series, and LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Edward Asner, cast members of "Roots", the most watched miniseries in television history, to present the awards for Outstanding Performances by a Male and a Female in a movie or miniseries. The show also saluted stunt women and background singers. Following the evenings events, the Awards Show guests moved onto the stage of the Shrine Auditorium for a post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, hosted by the Entertainment Industry Foundation and People Magazine.
The 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® was telecast live on TNT on Sunday, March 8, 1998 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.Within the glamorous setting one could get a distinct feeling that a large family had gathered to enthusiastically applaud their fellow family members who received The Actor®™. Due to her hospitalization, Gregory Peck was present to accept Elizabeth Taylor’s Life Achievement Award. Other special acknowledgements went to background performers and founding member and nominee, Gloria Stuart. For the second consecutive year, the Awards Show luminaries moved to the stage of the Shrine Theater for a post-awards gala benefiting Screen Actors Guild Foundation which was sponsored by People Magazine, The Entertainment Industry Foundation, and the Nexxus Products Company.
Celebrating its 5th anniversary on Sunday, March 7, 1999, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® again aired live on TNT from the Shrine Exposition Center. The evening brought out hundreds of motion picture and television actors to honor their peers. SAG members on hand to present the Life Achievement Award to Kirk Douglas included Janet Leigh, Karl Malden, Lauren Bacall, and Dan Aykroyd, along with a moving tribute from son Michael Douglas. A highlight of the evening included a tribute to voice-over performers in animation. The glamorous post-awards gala, benefiting the SAG Foundation and hosted by People Magazine, The Entertainment Industry Foundation and Excite.com, featured the popular band ‘Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.’
The Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center was transformed into a dramatic candlelit dinner venue for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® , which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 12, 2000. A sold-out audience of film and television luminaries gave a standing ovation as Denzel Washington presented SAG's 36th Annual Life Achievement Award to Sidney Poitier, whose moving acceptance speech paid tribute to the actors and filmmakers who shared his groundbreaking artistic journey. Other highlights of the evening included salutes to the talented actors who earn their living creating memorable characters in commercials and to TV's great funny women. The elegant post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation was again hosted by People Magazine and The Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined this year by Cadillac.
"Classic Hollywood" was the décor theme and today's finest actors the focus at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center when the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 11, 2001. Film and television's leading lights rose to their feet as Whoopi Goldberg presented SAG's 37th Annual Life Achievement Award to Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. In an acceptance speech that was a lovely and moving verbal duet, the elegant and eloquent couple characterized themselves as artists, workers, image makers and peacemakers, devoted to elevating by precept and example. Other highlights of the evening included salutes to the flexible "Actors of a Thousand Faces" and to the union's versatile character actors. The very popular post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation overflowed the dramatically decorated tent, and was again hosted by PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined this year by BalanceBar®.
Film and television’s finest actors were greeted by a luminous new set and contemporary table décor when they entered the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition for the 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® ceremonies which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 10, 2002. Tom Selleck’s presentation of SAG’s 38th Annual Life Achievement Award to Edward Asner included a retrospective of Mr. Asner’s work as well as reflections by Kate Asner, Ed Begley, Jr., Mike Farrell, Danny Glover and Mary Tyler Moore. Mr Asner’s acceptance speech, like his formidable acting career, was a marvelous mix of humor and serious emotion. Another highlight of the evening was a salute to “Child Actors” introduced by Dakota Fanning, the youngest performer ever to receive an individual Actor® nomination. The post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation was again hosted by PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined by new co-presenter GMC Yukon and, for the second consecutive year, by co-sponsor BALANCE® Bar. The nearly 1100 guests danced, dined and mingled in the domed and tented futurist complex constructed just for the occasion.
When film and television's leading actors stepped on the red carpet for the 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, they were greeted by 10-foot, 200-pound likenesses of the coveted Actor® statuettes. Live music welcomed the 1,000 actors and industry guests inside the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, which had been transformed into a richly dramatic supper-club setting before a sweeping arched stage for the ceremonies which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 9, 2003. Humor and affection marked Clint Eastwood's acceptance of SAG's 39th Annual Life Achievement Award from Ray Romano, following a filmed tribute featuring Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Meryl Streep, The Guild also celebrated the versatility of its members with a special film montage saluting "Actors Who Sing", introduced by three-time Actor® recipient Megan Mullally and a filmed appreciation of "Regional Actors" introduced by previous Actor®-nominee Michael Clarke Duncan. For the seventh consecutive year, PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) in support of the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented a donation to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and, along with first year co-presenting sponsor, The Mirage Hotel & Casino and third year co-sponsor, Balance® Bar, hosted the official Post-Awards Gala.
More than 1100 actors and industry notables gathered at the Shrine Exposition Center on February, 22, 2004 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Actor® ceremonies and the 70th anniversary of Screen Actors Guild. The art deco movie palaces of the 1930’s, when Screen Actors Guild was in its infancy, were the inspiration for a new set and décor designed to create the evening’s elegant ambiance. In tribute to the Screen Actors Guild Awards® 10th annual ceremony, Sean Hayes introduced “And The Actor Went To…,” an exuberant look back at a decade of memorable SAG Awards® moments. After an homage on film by Kirk Douglas, Patty Duke, Angela Lansbury and Eva Marie Saint, a graciously eloquent Karl Malden accepted Screen Actors Guild’s 40th Life Achievement Award from Michael Douglas. PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the eighth-consecutive year to honor the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of the Screen Actors Guild. The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and commemorating PEOPLE’s 30th Anniversary, immediately followed the SAG Awards in a flower-filled tent on the the Shrine Exposition Center’s backlot. Gala guests were treated to a spirited performance by rock sensation Gavin DeGraw who was spontaneously introduced by Actor® honoree Charlize Theron.
A who's who of American acting celebrated 2004's finest performances and the start of the SAG Awards second decade in ceremonies telecast live on TNT on Sunday, February 5, 2005 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® stunning production design paid visual tribute to the film and television industry. Flowing sheets of water were a reminder that the Actors® honor performances conveyed through a moving image. Design elements in glass, copper and silver were used in the set architecture, showroom and table decor in homage to the materials from which lenses, lights, cables and film are made. In one of the evening's many emotional high points, Mel Gibson and Julie Andrews presented SAG's 41st Life Acheivement Awards to James Garner, following a unique autobiographical short film in which the beloved actor reflected on the personal and creative journey that brought him to receive SAG's highest honor. The SAG Awards tradition of saluting the Guild's membership took a personal turn as well this year, with the filmed profiles of some of the most accomplished artists among the Guild's stunt performers, puppeteers, voice actors, background actors, singers and dancers. For the ninth consecutive year PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) celebrated actors' work both on and off the screen by hosting the official SAG Awards Gala. The tented back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center was transformed by walls, ceiling and furniture themed in black and white circular shapes accented by thousands of yellow roses into a playful space reminiscent of magical 1960's film sets, where with exuberant partygoers rocked on well into the night.
The luminaries of film and television celebrated 2005's finest performances on Sunday, January 29, 2006 in ceremonies telecast for the first time simultaneously on two networks, TNT and TBS. The live simulcast from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center brought the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards its highest ratings ever on TNT. Just as the Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrates performances conveyed through a moving image, the 12th Annual SAG Awards' production design and decor paid tribute to the cinematic arts. Topped by a projecting canopy of light, the translucent architectural space of the this year's stage conveyed movement through fountains of water and changing color. Larger-than-life Actor statues seemed to float above reflecting pools in homage to the display of statuary in the world's arts institutions, public spaces and water gardens. In one of the events most emotional moments, a long and heartfelt standing ovation greeted SAG's 42nd Life Achievement Award recipient Shirley Temple Black, who was presented Screen Actors Guild's highest honor by Jamie Lee Curtis, following a filmed tribute introduced by Dakota Fanning. A cinematic salute to SAG members who perform in commercials, introduced by William Shatner, continued the SAG Awards tradition of spotlighting the Guild's diverse acting talent. For the tenth consecutive year PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) celebrated actors' work both on and off the screen by hosting the official SAG Awards Gala. The tented back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center was transformed into a chic white ballroom with sleek black detailing, punctuated by dramatic arragements of calla lilies and fragrant gardenias, where partygoers danced, mingled and lingered late into the evening.
aired live on NBC from Stage 12, Universal Studios, on February 25, 1995. Present that evening were some of the most talented actors in the world, including Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Jessica Lange, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon, Edward James Olmos, Helen Hunt, and hundreds more. Ann-Margret was present to acknowledge her dear friend George Burns as he received the first televised presentation of the Life Achievement Award, the Guild’s highest honor. Unveiled during this evening for the first time was the Guild’s new award statuette, The Actor®™, as well as the first awards for ensembles in drama series and comedy series which honor all of the actors who are the regulars in television series. It is this unique recognition that goes to the fundamental spirit of Screen Actors Guild™, our union -- the acknowledgement of a group effort, both lead and support. From this auspicious beginning the Screen Actors Guild Awards® has been embraced as one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industryThe aired live on NBC from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on February 24, 1996.
The brightest stars from film and television were in attendance including Jodie Foster, James Earl Jones, Tom Hanks, Alfre Woodard, Kurt Russell, Harry Connick Jr., Jerry Seinfield, Jimmy Smits, and many more. Tom Skerritt presented Robert Redford’s Life Achievement Award. Enthusiastic response to the first show’s television ensemble categories led to the creation of a similar tribute for motion picture casts. The show also acknowledged the work of background singers and stunt performers and initiated a concept which was to become a staple of future shows, a vignette in which actors tell us "How I Got My SAG Card."On February 22, 1997 the was telecast live on NBC from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Star studded, the actor friendly event saw Glenn Close present the Life Achievement Award to Angela Lansbury. Other highlights of the evening included the reuniting of Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III of the "Mod Squad" to present the Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble of a Drama Series, and LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Edward Asner, cast members of "Roots", the most watched miniseries in television history, to present the awards for Outstanding Performances by a Male and a Female in a movie or miniseries.
The show also saluted stunt women and background singers. Following the evenings events, the Awards Show guests moved onto the stage of the Shrine Auditorium for a post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, hosted by the Entertainment Industry Foundation and People Magazine.The was telecast live on TNT on Sunday, March 8, 1998 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.Within the glamorous setting one could get a distinct feeling that a large family had gathered to enthusiastically applaud their fellow family members who received The Actor®™. Due to her hospitalization, Gregory Peck was present to accept Elizabeth Taylor’s Life Achievement Award. Other special acknowledgements went to background performers and founding member and nominee, Gloria Stuart. For the second consecutive year, the Awards Show luminaries moved to the stage of the Shrine Theater for a post-awards gala benefiting Screen Actors Guild Foundation which was sponsored by People Magazine, The Entertainment Industry Foundation, and the Nexxus Products Company.Celebrating its again aired live on TNT from the Shrine Exposition Center.
The evening brought out hundreds of motion picture and television actors to honor their peers. SAG members on hand to present the Life Achievement Award to Kirk Douglas included Janet Leigh, Karl Malden, Lauren Bacall, and Dan Aykroyd, along with a moving tribute from son Michael Douglas. A highlight of the evening included a tribute to voice-over performers in animation. The glamorous post-awards gala, benefiting the SAG Foundation and hosted by People Magazine, The Entertainment Industry Foundation and Excite.com, featured the popular band ‘Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.’The Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center was transformed into a dramatic candlelit dinner venue for the , which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 12, 2000. A sold-out audience of film and television luminaries gave a standing ovation as Denzel Washington presented SAG's 36th Annual Life Achievement Award to Sidney Poitier, whose moving acceptance speech paid tribute to the actors and filmmakers who shared his groundbreaking artistic journey. Other highlights of the evening included salutes to the talented actors who earn their living creating memorable characters in commercials and to TV's great funny women.
The elegant post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation was again hosted by People Magazine and The Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined this year by Cadillac."Classic Hollywood" was the décor theme and today's finest actors the focus at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center when the aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 11, 2001. Film and television's leading lights rose to their feet as Whoopi Goldberg presented SAG's 37th Annual Life Achievement Award to Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. In an acceptance speech that was a lovely and moving verbal duet, the elegant and eloquent couple characterized themselves as artists, workers, image makers and peacemakers, devoted to elevating by precept and example. Other highlights of the evening included salutes to the flexible "Actors of a Thousand Faces" and to the union's versatile character actors. The very popular post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation overflowed the dramatically decorated tent, and was again hosted by PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined this year by BalanceBar®.Film and television’s finest actors were greeted by a luminous new set and contemporary table décor when they entered the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition for the ceremonies which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 10, 2002. Tom Selleck’s presentation of SAG’s 38th Annual Life Achievement Award to Edward Asner included a retrospective of Mr. Asner’s work as well as reflections by Kate Asner, Ed Begley, Jr., Mike Farrell, Danny Glover and Mary Tyler Moore. Mr Asner’s acceptance speech, like his formidable acting career, was a marvelous mix of humor and serious emotion. Another highlight of the evening was a salute to “Child Actors” introduced by Dakota Fanning, the youngest performer ever to receive an individual Actor® nomination.
The post-awards gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation was again hosted by PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation, joined by new co-presenter GMC Yukon and, for the second consecutive year, by co-sponsor BALANCE® Bar. The nearly 1100 guests danced, dined and mingled in the domed and tented futurist complex constructed just for the occasion.When film and television's leading actors stepped on the red carpet for the , they were greeted by 10-foot, 200-pound likenesses of the coveted Actor® statuettes. Live music welcomed the 1,000 actors and industry guests inside the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, which had been transformed into a richly dramatic supper-club setting before a sweeping arched stage for the ceremonies which aired live on TNT on Sunday, March 9, 2003. Humor and affection marked Clint Eastwood's acceptance of SAG's 39th Annual Life Achievement Award from Ray Romano, following a filmed tribute featuring Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden, Sean Penn, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Meryl Streep, The Guild also celebrated the versatility of its members with a special film montage saluting "Actors Who Sing", introduced by three-time Actor® recipient Megan Mullally and a filmed appreciation of "Regional Actors" introduced by previous Actor®-nominee Michael Clarke Duncan. For the seventh consecutive year, PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) in support of the Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented a donation to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and, along with first year co-presenting sponsor, The Mirage Hotel & Casino and third year co-sponsor, Balance® Bar, hosted the official Post-Awards Gala.More than 1100 actors and industry notables gathered at the Shrine Exposition Center on February, 22, 2004 to celebrate the ceremonies and the 70th anniversary of Screen Actors Guild.
The art deco movie palaces of the 1930’s, when Screen Actors Guild was in its infancy, were the inspiration for a new set and décor designed to create the evening’s elegant ambiance. In tribute to the Screen Actors Guild Awards® 10th annual ceremony, Sean Hayes introduced “And The Actor Went To…,” an exuberant look back at a decade of memorable SAG Awards® moments. After an homage on film by Kirk Douglas, Patty Duke, Angela Lansbury and Eva Marie Saint, a graciously eloquent Karl Malden accepted Screen Actors Guild’s 40th Life Achievement Award from Michael Douglas. PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), hosted the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the eighth-consecutive year to honor the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of the Screen Actors Guild. The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and commemorating PEOPLE’s 30th Anniversary, immediately followed the SAG Awards in a flower-filled tent on the the Shrine Exposition Center’s backlot. Gala guests were treated to a spirited performance by rock sensation Gavin DeGraw who was spontaneously introduced by Actor® honoree Charlize Theron.
A who's who of American acting celebrated 2004's finest performances and the start of the SAG Awards second decade in ceremonies telecast live on TNT on Sunday, February 5, 2005 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The stunning production design paid visual tribute to the film and television industry. Flowing sheets of water were a reminder that the Actors® honor performances conveyed through a moving image. Design elements in glass, copper and silver were used in the set architecture, showroom and table decor in homage to the materials from which lenses, lights, cables and film are made. In one of the evening's many emotional high points, Mel Gibson and Julie Andrews presented SAG's 41st Life Acheivement Awards to James Garner, following a unique autobiographical short film in which the beloved actor reflected on the personal and creative journey that brought him to receive SAG's highest honor.
The SAG Awards tradition of saluting the Guild's membership took a personal turn as well this year, with the filmed profiles of some of the most accomplished artists among the Guild's stunt performers, puppeteers, voice actors, background actors, singers and dancers. For the ninth consecutive year PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) celebrated actors' work both on and off the screen by hosting the official SAG Awards Gala. The tented back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center was transformed by walls, ceiling and furniture themed in black and white circular shapes accented by thousands of yellow roses into a playful space reminiscent of magical 1960's film sets, where with exuberant partygoers rocked on well into the night.The luminaries of film and television celebrated 2005's finest performances on Sunday, January 29, 2006 in ceremonies telecast for the first time simultaneously on two networks, TNT and TBS. The live simulcast from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center brought the its highest ratings ever on TNT.
Just as the Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrates performances conveyed through a moving image, the 12th Annual SAG Awards' production design and decor paid tribute to the cinematic arts. Topped by a projecting canopy of light, the translucent architectural space of the this year's stage conveyed movement through fountains of water and changing color. Larger-than-life Actor statues seemed to float above reflecting pools in homage to the display of statuary in the world's arts institutions, public spaces and water gardens. In one of the events most emotional moments, a long and heartfelt standing ovation greeted SAG's 42nd Life Achievement Award recipient Shirley Temple Black, who was presented Screen Actors Guild's highest honor by Jamie Lee Curtis, following a filmed tribute introduced by Dakota Fanning. A cinematic salute to SAG members who perform in commercials, introduced by William Shatner, continued the SAG Awards tradition of spotlighting the Guild's diverse acting talent. For the tenth consecutive year PEOPLE Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) celebrated actors' work both on and off the screen by hosting the official SAG Awards Gala. The tented back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center was transformed into a chic white ballroom with sleek black detailing, punctuated by dramatic arragements of calla lilies and fragrant gardenias, where partygoers danced, mingled and lingered late into the evening.
