SAG Awards 2012

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 has unveiled its movie winners during the Sunday, January 29 ceremony in Los Angeles. Jean Dujardin and Viola Davis were among the shining names at the prestigious awards show. The two were honored with the Outstanding Actor and Actress awards respectively. Meanwhile, The Help won the coveted kudo for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The Artist actor Dujardin won the Outstanding Actor statuette after besting such rivals as George Clooney (The Descendants), Brad Pitt (Moneyball) and Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar). When accepting his trophy from Natalie Portman, the French actor exclaimed ‘Oh my God!’ for several times showing his surprise by his victory. Viola Davis, meanwhile, was named the Outstanding Actress after defeating such great actresses as Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) and Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn). In her winning speech Davis said:

What is there but a dream? You can’t trade in your dream for another dream.”

Taking home the Outstanding Supporting Actor kudo is Christopher Plummer thanks to his role in Beginners. Upon receiving the award from presenter Michelle Williams, Plummer said:

I just can’t tell you what fun I’ve had being a member of the world’s second-oldest profession.”

As for the Outstanding Supporting Actress, Octavia Spencer grabs the prize for her well-reviewed performance in The Help. After accepting her kudo from presenter Don Cheadle, Spencer said:

I’m gonna dedicate this to the downtrodden, the underserved, the underprivileged, over-taxed, whether emotionally, physically or financially, thank you so much.”

This year’s SAG Awards was held at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Aside from the movie winners, the annual prize-giving show honored the best in Primetime TV field, which winners included Game of Thrones, Modern Family and 30 Rock among others.

Here are celebrity red carpet arrivals and a full list of winners:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Bridesmaids
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help – winner
Midnight in Paris

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney, The Descendants
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist – winner
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help – winner
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners – winner

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, The Help – winner
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows – Part 2 – winner
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail – winner
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Betty White, The Lost Valentine
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce – winner

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams, Suits
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire – winner
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story – winner
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock – winner
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot In Cleveland -winner

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire – winner
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family – winner
The Office

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Dexter
Game of Thrones – winner
Southland
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
True Blood

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