Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo, Christian Bale Get SAG Top Awards
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The movies “The King’s Speech” and “The Fighter” and the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” were the big winners at last night’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the nation’s largest and only nationally televised all-union awards show.
Their fellow actors awarded Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Melissa Leo and Christian Bale top honors for performances in motion pictures and Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Claire Danes, Julianna Margulies, Al Pacino and Betty White for performances in television. The awards for TV ensemble went to the casts of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Modern Family.”
In her acceptance speech, Portman paid tribute to the union’s important role:
I’ve been working since I was 11 years old. You made sure I wasn’t working too long, made sure I got my education while I was working. I’m so grateful to have this union protecting me every day.
‘Inglourious Basterds,’ Bullock and Bridges Top SAG Award Winners
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The cast of “Inglourious Basterds” took home the top honor for best performance by a cast in a motion picture as members of the Screen Actors (SAG) honored their own at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® show Sunday.
Sandra Bullock and Jeff Bridges won the awards for best performance by an actress and actor in a leading role for their performances in “The Blind Side” and “Crazy Heart,” respectively.
Other winners included Mo’Nique who won best performance as supporting actress for her role in “Precious” and Christoph Waltz as best supporting actor for his role in “Inglourious Basterds.”
On the TV side, Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”) and Julianna Marquiles (“The Good Wife”) were honored for their performances in a drama series and the cast of “30 Rock” took two of the three top awards in the TV comedy category, with Alec Baldwin winning best actor and Tina Fey best actress. The cast of “Glee” won the award for best ensemble. You can check out all the winners here.
For the first time, SAG honored stunt performers in TV and movies, with the stunt ensembles for the movie “Star Trek” and the “24″ TV series taking home the honors.
Betty White received the Lifetime Achievement Award, the union’s highest honor. White joins an all-star cast of previous winners, who include Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (2000), Edward Asner (2001), Clint Eastwood (2002), Shirley Temple Black (2005), Julie Andrews (2006), Charles Durning (2007), James Earl Jones (2008).
