The Screen Actors Guild Awards featured some unexpected winners, including “The Help” for best overall cast performance and Jean Dujardin for best actor in “The Artist” alongside some of the longtime favorites in movies and television.
But there was a looseness and a playfulness that permeated the Shrine Exposition Center Sunday night – maybe because it was a room full of people who love to perform, without the rigidity of one single host to lead them.
Unlike the great expectations that came with the sharp-tongued Ricky Gervais’ reprisal at the Golden Globes a couple weeks ago or the much-anticipated return of Billy Crystal to the Academy Awards next month, there was no master of ceremonies at the SAG Awards. The presenters and winners seemed to have more room to improvise and put their own spin on the evening – but mercifully, the show itself still managed to wrap up on time after just two hours.
The win for overall cast for “The Help,” when “The Artist” and “The Descendants” have been the favorites all along, makes the conversation more interesting but it isn’t necessarily an indicator of how the film will do come Oscar time.
The guild’s ensemble prize, considered its equivalent of a best-picture honor, has a spotty record at predicting what will win the top award at the Oscars. While “The King’s Speech” won both honors a year ago, the SAG ensemble recipient has gone on to claim the top Oscar only eight times in the 16 years since the guild added the category.
The winners at the SAG ceremony often do go on to earn Oscars, however. All four acting recipients at SAG last year later took home Oscars – Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech,” Natalie Portman for “Black Swan” and Christian Bale and Melissa Leo for “The Fighter.”
On the television side, comedy series awards went to “Modern Family” for best ensemble; Alec Baldwin as best actor for “30 Rock”; and Betty White as best actress for “Hot in Cleveland.”
Complete list of winners at Sunday’s 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:
MOVIES:
Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Actress: Viola Davis, “The Help”
Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”
Cast: “The Help”
Stunt ensemble: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
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TELEVISION:
Actor in a movie or miniseries: Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail.”
Actress in a movie or miniseries: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce.”
Actor in a drama series: Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Actress in a drama series: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”
Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock.”
Actress in a comedy series: Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland.”
Drama series cast: “Boardwalk Empire”
Comedy series cast: “Modern Family.”
Stunt ensemble: “Game of Thrones.”
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Life Achievement: Mary Tyler Moore
By The Associated Press
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