The Screen Actors Guild Awards were on last night, and the only real reason I enjoy watching this awards show is because of its honesty. The Hollywood Foreign Press, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and so on and so forth--they're the ones who pick the actual winners from the list of nominees at the Golden Globes, Oscars and Emmys. What I really admire about this Awards Show is that the actors--members of the Screen Actors Guild--pick among their professional peers who exactly should win and for what. To have a recognition like that is, to me, better than the Oscars themselves. It's a higher honor to be acknowledged for your good work by others in the field, and it's actually more respectable because no one actually knows exactly what each actor goes through for a role than other fellow actors themselves. I really respect this award because it's so merited. Not to mention Ernest Borgnine, Marty himself won a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 6-decade work on the big and little screen. The man's 94 years old and he's still acting--at 92 he was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the last episode on ER, and last year he appeared in the action-comedy Red. The guy's a real pistol. He said this about the Women's Rights Movement, which had me rolling in my seat laughing: The tried it the wrong way. You can't expect anyone to take you seriously if you burn your undies and tell me I'm a pig. That's why it failed. Too many ugly broads telling me that they don't want to sleep with me. Who wanted you anyway?
Give it up for Mr. Borgnine!
The winners are as follows--and they're ones I completely agree with:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER
The King's Speech
Other Nominees:
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The Social Network
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Colin Firth for The King's Speech
Other Nominees:
Jeff Bridges for True Grit
Robert Duvall for Get Low (Just a side note: Who would've thought that after his first ever onscreen performance on To Kill a Mockingbird with the screen magnate Gregory Peck, that Mr. Duvall would have such an illustrious film career?)
Jesse Eisenberg for The Social Network
James Franco for 127 Hours
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Natalie Portman for Black Swan
Other Nominees:
Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone
Hilary Swank for Conviction
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Christian Bale for The Fighter
Other Nominees:
John Hawkes for Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner for The Town (Couldn't it have been a tie?!?!?!)
Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush for The King's Speech
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Melissa Leo for The Fighter
Other Nominees:
Amy Adams for The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter for The King's Speech (2010) (Ok, maybe not every win, but then again, read my previous post. They're going to explain to you why I don't really kind of sort of agree with this one.)
Mila Kunis for Black Swan
Hailee Steinfeld for True Grit (I have to admit--she was excellent. Absolutely excellent.)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
WINNER
"Modern Family"
Other Nominees:
"30 Rock"
"Glee"
"Hot in Cleveland"
"The Office"
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
WINNER
"Boardwalk Empire"
Other Nominees:
"The Closer"
"Dexter"
"The Good Wife"
"Mad Men"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER
Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock"
Other Nominees:
Ty Burrell for "Modern Family"
Steve Carell for "The Office"
Chris Colfer for "Glee"
Ed O'Neill for "Modern Family"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER
Betty White for "Hot in Cleveland"
Other Nominees:
Edie Falco for "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey for "30 Rock"
Jane Lynch for "Glee"
Sofía Vergara for "Modern Family"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER
Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire"
Other Nominees:
Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall for "Dexter"
Jon Hamm for "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie for "House M.D."
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER
Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife"
Other Nominees:
Glenn Close for "Damages"
Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men"
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER
Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack
Other Nominees:
John Goodman for You Don't Know Jack
Dennis Quaid for The Special Relationship
Édgar Ramírez for "Carlos"
Patrick Stewart for Macbeth
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER
Claire Danes for Temple Grandin
Other Nominees:
Catherine O'Hara for Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond for Temple Grandin
Winona Ryder for When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Susan Sarandon for You Don't Know Jack
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