SAG Awards by Ben Taylor,posted Jan 30 2012 4:26PM
The cast of the Civil Rights-era drama "The Help" is taking top honors at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The film won three awards at the star-studded ceremony on Sunday night, including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Lead Actress for Viola Davis and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer. French actor Jean Dujardin was named Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in the black-and-white, silent film "The Artist," and veteran actor Christopher Plummer continued his winning streak for his supporting role in "Beginners." Other winners included Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock," Betty White for "Hot In Cleveland," "Modern Family" for Outstanding Comedy Series and "Boardwalk Empire" for Outstanding Drama Series.
SAG also honored TV veteran Mary Tyler Moore with its prestigious Life Achievement honor. Moore's former "Dick Van Dyke Show" co-star Dick Van Dyke presented the award. Simulcast live by both TNT and TBS, the awards were presented Sunday at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
Here are the winners for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JEAN DUJARDIN / George - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark - "THE HELP" (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal - "BEGINNERS" (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson - "THE HELP" (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
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" Thomson - "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 Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX)
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Among the biggest surprises . . . Melissa McCarthy nominated as Best Supporting Actress for Bridesmaids and Kristen Wiig was nominated for the film's screenplay!
Buddies Brad Pitt and George Clooney will compete for Best Actor! Rooney Mara received a nomination as Best Actress for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Jonah Hill was nominatef as Best Supporting Actor for Moneyball.
And the nominees are . . .
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max Von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Best Actor
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Director
Michel Hazanavicius
Alexander Payne
Martin Scorsese
Woody Allen
Terrence Malick
Best Original Screenplay
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
J.C. Chandor, Margin Call
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Asghar Farhadi, A Separation
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Foreign Language Film
Bullhead
Footnote
In Darkness
Monsieur Lazhar
A Separation
Animated
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Best Picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
"The Descendants" is ascending to the top of the crop at this year's Golden Globe Awards. The film was named Best Motion Picture in the drama category at Sunday night's star-studded awards ceremony. "Descendants" star George Clooney was named Best Actor in a Drama and Meryl Streep took the Best Actress-Drama Golden Globe for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady." The black-and-white silent film "The Artist" took the top prize in the film category for Best Comedy Musical. In the television categories, Showtime's "Homeland" was named Best Drama, while ABC's "Modern Family" took the category for Best TV Comedy.
Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes honor the best in film and television each year. NBC aired the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Here is a list of winners for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards:
Best Drama
The Descendants
Best Comedy/Musical
The Artist
Best Animated Film
The Adventures of Tintin
Best Foreign Language Film
A Separation (Iran)
Best Actor in a Drama
George Clooney, The Descendants
Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Actress in a Drama
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Best Director
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Best TV Drama
Homeland
Best TV Comedy or Musical
Modern Family
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Downton Abbey
Best Actress In A Mini-Series Or TV Movie
Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce
Best Actor In A Mini-Series Or TV Movie
Idris Elba - "Luther"
Best Actor in a TV Drama
Kelsey Grammer, Boss
Best Actor in a TV Musical or Comedy
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Best Supporting Actor in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Best Actress in a TV Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy
Laura Dern, Enlightened
Best Supporting Actress in TV Series, Mini-Series, or Made-for-TV Movie
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Best Original Score in a Motion Picture
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Original Song in a Motion Picture
"Masterpiece," W.E.
