Sunday, January 25, 2009

Screen Actors Guild Award Winners (and reactions)!


Cast in a Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

Male Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn, Milk

Female Actor in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep, Doubt

Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Laura Linney, John Adams

Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men

Female Actor in a Drama Series: Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters

Male Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Laurie, House

Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Kate Winslet, The Reader

Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock

Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: The Dark Knight

Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Heroes

Life Achievement Award: James Earl Jones


My Thoughts:

  • Biggest shocker: Meryl Streep wins Best Actress for Doubt. Maybe that third Oscar isn't such a longshot after all. Streep herself was clearly surprised, judging by her hilarious arm-flailing run up to the podium.
  • Tina Fey gives yet another fantastic acceptance speech, this time comically praising her young daughter's inspiration.
  • Best Presenters: John Krasinski and Amy Poehler, who decided to be "dramatic" and got a (well deserved) explosion of applause.
  • 30 Rock picks up Best Comedy Ensemble after losing last year.
  • Why is Mad Men's Christina Hendricks so damn voluptuous? It's distracting (albeit in a good way).
  • One of these days, I will see Penelope Cruz accept an award at a televised award show. One of these days...
  • That's a really expensive bed sheet you're wearing, Angelina Jolie...
  • Someone finally had the guts to comment on the SAG award's large, um...package (thanks Sean Penn. It needed to be said...really).
  • Call the toll free number at the bottom of the website, and you can help feed Anthony Hopkins for only 1 dollar a month...
  • As much as I love Slumdog Millionaire, I'm not sure it deserves any sort of recognition for its acting. The acting certainly isn't bad, but the characters are really there to support the story, unlike something like Frost/Nixon or Doubt, where the actors are put center stage.
  • Josh Brolin seemed to be getting a lot of applause after his nominee clip was played. Is he Ledger's biggest threat to receiving the Oscar (if there even can be a threat)?

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