SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The cast of Lincoln, Les Miserables, Silver Linings Playbook, Argo, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel will be competing for the Screen Actors Guild’s top prize. Lincoln and Les Miserables received the most nominations for individual performances. Daniel Day-Lewis, who starred as the 16th president, was nominated in the lead actor category, while Sally Field […]

WHAT WILL THE SAG AWARDS BE CALLED NOW?

The merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists into a single union called SAG-AFTRA left one major question unresolved: What will the SAG Awards show now be called? Well, for next year at least, it will continue to be called the SAG Awards, according to Daily Variety. […]

LIST OF SAG AWARDS TV WINNERS

Top SAG awards in the television categories: Drama Series Cast: Boardwalk Empire (HBO); Comedy Series Cast: Modern Family (ABC); Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO); Actress in a Drama Series: Jessica Lange American Horror Story (FX); Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC); Actress in a Comedy Series: […]

THE HELP NABS THREE TROPHIES AT SAG AWARDS

Cast members of The Help helped themselves to three top SAG Awards on Sunday, including best cast, the equivalent to best film in other awards competitions. Viola Davis won the best actress award, while Octavia Spencer was named best supporting actress. The two have been nominated for Oscars in the same categories. The best actor […]

NEW NAME FOR AFTRA/SAG IF OR WHEN THEY MERGE

Negotiators who hammered out final details of a plan to merge the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have agreed on a new name for the combined union: SAG-AFTRA United, Daily Variety reported today (Tuesday). Previous merger proposals would have named it the Alliance of International Media Artists. Unable […]

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD UNVEILS NOMINEES

The Screen Actors Guild has announced its nominees for its 18th annual awards contest, with The Help, Bridesmaids, Midnight in Paris, The Descendants and The Artist receiving nods in the outstanding cast performance category — SAG’s equivalent to the best picture selections. The Help received the most nominations — four. Besides the award for best […]

SAG CROWNS THE KING’S SPEECH

The King’s Speech increased its lengthy lead in the Oscar race Sunday night as the Screen Actors Guild awarded the movie trophies for best ensemble acting (equivalent to Oscar’s best picture award) and bestowed its best male actor award on the film’s star, Colin Firth. Natalie Portman received the best female actor award for her […]

SAG REMINDS MEMBERS TO TURN IN BALLOTS

The Screen Actors Guild on Tuesday emailed reminders to its members that the voting deadline for its SAG Awards presentations is Friday, Jan. 28 at 12:00 noon. This year SAG members are able to watch videos of all the nominated films online by entering a special code that identifies them on Apple’s iTunes store, which, […]