It was a star-studded night as actors put aside their differences regarding a potential strike to honor their own at this year's Screen Actors Guild awards.
"30 Rock" rocked the show...
And the late Heath Ledger was given a fitting farewell...
Brooke Anderson has more.
HOLLYWOOD'S ACTING COMMUNITY PUT IN-FIGHTING ASIDE LONG ENOUGH TO HOST "THE
15TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS" -- WHERE MEMBERS TRADED STABBING EACH
OTHER IN THE BACK FOR PATTING EACH OTHER ON THE BACK.
ON THE MOTION PICTURE FRONT...
THERE WAS A HAPPY ENDING FOR THE GRITTY CINDERELLA STORY, "SLUMDOG
MILLIONAIRE," WHICH EARNED "OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST" FOR ITS
MUMBAI-BASED ACTORS.
MERYL STREEP'S "LEAD ACTRESS" WIN FOR HER ROLE AS A CRUSADING NUN IN "DOUBT"
LED HER TO DOUBT HER WARDROBE CHOICE...
"I didn't even buy a dress!"
AND WHEN "MILK" STAR SEAN PENN PICKED UP HIS PRIZE FOR PLAYING GAY RIGHTS
ACTIVIST HARVEY MILK, HE ADMIRED THE ANATOMICALLY CORRECT STATUETTE.
I notice that the two statues have rather healthy packages. (Laughter) As
actors, we don't play gay, straight. This is a story of equal rights for all
human beings.
I didn't see Sean Penn at all. I saw Harvey Milk.
It always goes back to the writing and Harvey Milk, in this case, happened to
write himself a sensational life. He was such a charismatic person."
SUPPORTING TROPHIES WENT TO KATE WINSLET FOR "THE READER" AND TO THE LATE HEATH
LEDGER FOR "THE DARK KNIGHT."
He was an extraordinary young man with an extra-ordinary talent I thank him."
AND IN THE T-V CATEGORY...
THE SHOW WON "OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES."
FOR "COMEDY SERIES," IT WAS THE CAST OF "30 ROCK," WHICH TALLIED THREE WINS,
INCLUDING NODS FOR ALEC BALDWIN AND TINA FEY. OF COURSE, FEY COULDN'T RESIST
TAKING A JAB AT SAG'S STALLED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH INDUSTRY PRODUCERS.
What do you mean you don't get residuals for this?
AND THE PLOT THICKENS...
BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN HOLLYWOOD.
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