The Screen Actors Guild Awards were on TNT last night, and unless you’re one of the people who fawns over red carpet fashion, there wasn’t a single reason to tune in. Because it was an actors union celebrating actors and their performances (SAG doesn’t give out awards for trivial things like writing and directing), it was an unstoppable loop of self-congratulation. There was even a montage of the brave actors who make our world better by starring in commercials. Ugh.
Anyway, the biggest stories out of this were HBO — which cleaned up with “Boardwalk Empire,” You Don’t Know Jack, and Temple Grandin — and Betty White, who won for Best Actress in a comedy for “Hot in Cleveland.” It’s been a long time coming, but that should be enough to start the Betty White backlash.
Full list of winners below.
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Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire” – WINNER
“The Closer”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Mad Men”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Modern Family” – WINNER
“30 Rock”
“Glee”
“Hot in Cleveland”
“The Office”
I love “Modern Family,” but the ensembles for “Parks and Recreation,” “Community,” and “Archer” are all superior to every one of the shows nominated.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” – WINNER
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” – WINNER
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”
Margulies took the time to thank her in-laws. Bitches be crazy, man.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” – WINNER
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland” – WINNER
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack – WINNER
John Goodman, You Don’t Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, That Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Patrick Stewart, Macbeth
Joseph Mazzello did some terrific work in The Pacific; it’s a shame he wasn’t nominated.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin – WINNER
Catherine O’Hara, Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Winona Ryder, When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Susan Sarandon, You Don’t Know Jack
Film winners on the next page.
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter – WINNER
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Melissa Leo, The Fighter – WINNER
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech – WINNER
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Lead Role
Natalie Portman, Black Swan – WINNER
Annette Bening, The Kids Are Alright
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Hilary Swank, Conviction
After I saw Black Swan, I figured no one could top Natalie Portman’s performance. Then No Strings Attached came out, and I finally saw Winter’s Bone, and the combination Portman being in a film with Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Lawrence being a complete badass is more enough for me to root for Lawrence.
Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Motion Picture
The King’s Speech – WINNER
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are Alright
The Social Network
By the way, for any aspiring copy editors out there, “alright” is not a word. It’s two words: “all right.” Of course, the constant misuse means that alright will eventually be correct, but until then I’m gonna hate The Kids Are Alright.
