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Black Panther Takes
Top Honor at SAG Awards

Jan 28, 2019 12:24 AM CST

Black Panther Takes Top Honor at SAG Awards

Glenn Close, Rami Malek won lead acting categories

(Newser) - Black Panther took the top award at Sunday's 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler's superhero sensation its most significant awards-season honor yet and potentially setting up Wakanda for a major role at next month's Academy Awards. The two leading Oscar nominees—Roma and The Favourite—...

A Shining Star,
Plenty of Snubs
at SAG Nominations

Dec 12, 2018 11:30 AM CST

A Shining Star, Plenty of Snubs at SAG Nominations

'Vice' misses out on best ensemble nod

(Newser) - A Star Is Born leads nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble, firmly establishing Bradley Cooper's romantic revival as this year's Academy Awards front runner, reports the AP . In nominations announced Wednesday in West Hollywood, the actors guild—one of the...

Three Billboards
Sweeps SAG Awards

Jan 22, 2018 12:53 AM CST

Three Billboards Sweeps SAG Awards

This Is Us, Veep had big wins on the TV side

(Newser) - The Western-inspired revenge tale Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri swept the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with wins for best ensemble, best actress for Frances McDormand, and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell. It was almost an exact repeat of the major Golden Globe Awards wins, with Gary Oldman...

Hidden Figures,
Stranger Things
Win Big at SAGs

Jan 30, 2017 1:33 AM CST

Hidden Figures, Stranger Things Win Big at SAGs

Shameless, Veep, Crown stars also scored SAGs

(Newser) - The cast of Hidden Figures won the Screen Actors Guild Award for best film cast on Sunday, beating out several other Oscar best picture contenders. The movie, which tells the story of a group of black female mathematicians who were crucial to the United States' successes during the early days...

#OscarsSoWhite?
Not SAG, Sundance

Jan 31, 2016 6:33 AM CST

#OscarsSoWhite? Not SAG, Sundance

Big wins for diverse actors, productions Saturday night at 2 ceremonies

(Newser) - In a flurry of wins at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Sundance Film Festival, diversity made itself forcefully heard, reports the AP . Over a few hours Saturday night, the SAG Awards and Sundance showered honors on performers and films that presented a stark contrast to the crisis that...

Birdman Takes Top SAG Prize

Jan 26, 2015 1:51 AM CST

Birdman Takes Top SAG Prize

Comedy gets 2nd Oscar boost in 2 days

(Newser) - A big Oscar boost for Birdman: The dark showbiz comedy took home the top prize at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, winning best ensemble the day after it won the top honor at the Producer Guild Awards. The movie has now overtaken Boyhood as front-runner for Best...

Birdman Leads
SAG Nominations

Dec 10, 2014 9:31 AM CST

Birdman Leads SAG Nominations

Snags 4 nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards

(Newser) - The dark showbiz comedy Birdman topped this morning's Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four, including best ensemble cast. Star Michael Keaton was recognized for his work, as well as supporting co-stars Emma Stone and Edward Norton. Following with three nominations each were the coming-of-age tale and critics award...

McConaughey,
Hustle Win at SAGs

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Jan 19, 2014 6:06 AM CST

McConaughey, Hustle Win at SAGs

Awards season is beginning to look sort of set

(Newser) - Matthew McConaughey and American Hustle are beginning to make the Oscars look sort of inevitable, adding Screen Actors Guild Awards wins last night to their Golden Globes . McConaughey again took home the lead actor award for Dallas Buyers Club, which also earned Jared Leto a best supporting actor award, while...

12 Years a Slave
Dominates SAG
Awards Nods

Dec 11, 2013 9:19 AM CST

12 Years a Slave Dominates SAG Awards Nods

Gets 4 nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards

(Newser) - SAG Awards nominations have been announced, and leading the pack is 12 Years a Slave. The film received four nods: lead actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), supporting actor (Michael Fassbender), supporting actress (Lupita Nyong’o), and the biggest trophy of all, cast ensemble (often a bellwether for Best Picture at the Oscars)....

Argo Snags
Top Prize at
SAG Awards

Jan 28, 2013 1:22 AM CST

Argo Snags Top Prize at SAG Awards

Affleck's CIA thriller continues awards sweep despite Oscar diss

(Newser) - Ben Affleck's Argo is heading into the Oscars with huge momentum, after taking the top prize at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards. The thriller about a 1980 CIA plan to rescue hostages in Iran took the Best Ensemble prize, adding to prizes including Best Drama and Best...

Lincoln, Les Mis Lead
SAG Nominees

Dec 12, 2012 12:21 PM CST

Lincoln, Les Mis Lead SAG Nominees

'Silver Linings Playbook,' Maggie Smith also get 4 each

(Newser) - Three movies dominate the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations today with four nominations each: Lincoln, Les Miserables, and Silver Linings Playbook. All three were nominated in the best lead actor category (for Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, and Bradley Cooper, respectively) as well as the supporting actress category (Sally Field, Anne...

The Help, Boardwalk Empire
Win Big at SAG Awards

Jan 30, 2012 3:30 AM CST

The Help, Boardwalk Empire Win Big at SAG Awards

'60s-set drama scores upset win

(Newser) - The Help was the big winner at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards last night, taking three awards many had expected to go to The Artist. The drama about racism in the South won awards including best cast performance, the SAG equivalent of the Oscars' best picture, reports the...

SAG Red Carpet:
Who Rocked It?

Jan 31, 2011 7:34 AM CST

SAG Red Carpet: Who Rocked It?

One notable trend? Baby bumps

(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild Awards are “awards season’s most self-congratulatory show,” writes Fug Girl Jessica Morgan, but that didn’t stop her from live-blogging the red carpet on the Fug Girls' website . Baby bumps were definitely very trendy, as were plunging necklines . Click through some of the...

King's Speech
Takes Top Prize
at SAG Awards

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Jan 30, 2011 10:54 PM CST

King's Speech Takes Top Prize at SAG Awards

Colin Firth, Natalie Portman take top acting honors

(Newser) - The King's Speech took top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, giving the Oscars front-runner added momentum after it took top honors at the Directors Guild awards Saturday night. The British royals drama won the trophy for outstanding cast, the SAG equivalent of Best Picture, reports the Los Angeles ...

King's Speech, Fighter Come
Out Swinging in SAG Nods

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Dec 16, 2010 10:34 AM CST

King's Speech, Fighter Come Out Swinging in SAG Nods

It gets four noms, as does 'The King's Speech'

(Newser) - Echoing the Golden Globe nominations, The Fighter and The King's Speech led the pack of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees with four noms each, including best film ensemble, a sort of SAG equivalent of the Oscars' best picture category. They're joined by ensemble nominees Black Swan, The Kids Are All ...

Labor Row Could
Kill Hobbit Films

Sep 28, 2010 1:42 AM CDT

Labor Row Could Kill Hobbit Films

Peter Jackson warns union 'power grab' threatens NZ productions

(Newser) - Producer Peter Jackson has warned that a labor dispute could force him to shut down production of his two-movie Hobbit project or shift filming from New Zealand to eastern Europe. The Screen Actors Guild and six other unions have urged actors not to work on the films, saying that the...

Bridges, Bullock
Continue Roll
at SAG Awards

Jan 24, 2010 6:00 AM CST

Bridges, Bullock Continue Roll at SAG Awards

Sandra, Mo'Nique build momentum in run-up to Oscars

(Newser) - Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, and Mo'Nique firmed up as Oscar favorites after picking up honors at the SAG Awards last night in an awards show oddly reminiscent of the Golden Globes—save Inglourious Basterds' triumph over Avatar for best ensemble performance. Calling her awards season success a "fluke,"...

Precious, Basterds
Lead SAG Noms

Dec 17, 2009 10:01 AM CST

Precious, Basterds Lead SAG Noms

Up in the Air also scores three Screen Actors Guild nominations

(Newser) - Award-season frontrunners Inglourious Basterds, Precious, and Up in the Air led today’s Screen Actors Guild nominations with three apiece. Included in those nominations for Basterds and Precious is a nod for outstanding performance by a motion picture cast—SAG’s answer to the typical “best picture” category. Other...

Stern Gives
His SAG Votes Only to Pals
of the Show

Dec 3, 2009 6:52 PM CST

Stern Gives His SAG Votes Only to Pals of the Show

Acting chops? Who cares, host contends

(Newser) - Howard Stern is making waves today for filling out his Screen Actors Guild nominations during his morning radio show—and explaining that his votes are going almost exclusively to actors who appeared on his show. “I'm going to take this seriously and reward our friends. I don’t give...

Actors Approve Contract,
Ending Threat of Strike

Jun 9, 2009 11:17 PM CDT

Actors Approve Contract, Ending Threat of Strike

(Newser) - The Screen Actors Guild overwhelmingly approved a new contract tonight with the big Hollywood studios, ending an impasse that raised the threat of another strike in the entertainment industry, reports the LA Times. The approval, pushed by a group of top-tier actors such as George Clooney and Tom Hanks, comes...