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The Help triumphs at SAG film awards | |
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Civil rights drama The Help has won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, including best cast and best actress for Viola Davis. | Civil rights drama The Help has won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, including best cast and best actress for Viola Davis. |
Another of the film's stars, Octavia Spencer, was named best supporting actress. | Another of the film's stars, Octavia Spencer, was named best supporting actress. |
"Dream big and dream fierce," Davis told the audience at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday. | "Dream big and dream fierce," Davis told the audience at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Sunday. |
Silent movie The Artist, tipped for Oscar glory, could only manage one win, a best actor prize for Jean Dujardin. | Silent movie The Artist, tipped for Oscar glory, could only manage one win, a best actor prize for Jean Dujardin. |
The SAG awards are seen as a key indicator of which films and stars may come out on top at the Oscars. | The SAG awards are seen as a key indicator of which films and stars may come out on top at the Oscars. |
Actors make up the biggest voting group in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which picks the Oscar recipients. | Actors make up the biggest voting group in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which picks the Oscar recipients. |
Veteran Christopher Plummer was named best supporting actor for his portrayal of an elderly man who comes out to his family in Beginnners. | Veteran Christopher Plummer was named best supporting actor for his portrayal of an elderly man who comes out to his family in Beginnners. |
Like the Golden Globes, the SAG awards also honour television work. | Like the Golden Globes, the SAG awards also honour television work. |
Paul Giamatti was named best actor in a TV film or mini-series for his role in Too Big to Fail, a drama about the 2008 financial meltdown. | Paul Giamatti was named best actor in a TV film or mini-series for his role in Too Big to Fail, a drama about the 2008 financial meltdown. |
Kate Winslet was named best actress for playing the title role in Mildred Pierce, having won the same award at the Golden Globes earlier this month. | Kate Winslet was named best actress for playing the title role in Mildred Pierce, having won the same award at the Golden Globes earlier this month. |
The cast of Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire picked up the TV drama ensemble prize, while its star Steve Buscemi was named best male actor in a drama series. | The cast of Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire picked up the TV drama ensemble prize, while its star Steve Buscemi was named best male actor in a drama series. |
Jessica Lange was named best actress in a drama series for her role in American Horror Story. | Jessica Lange was named best actress in a drama series for her role in American Horror Story. |
Alec Baldwin won best actor in a comedy series for 30 Rock, while Betty White picked up the best comedy actress prize for Hot in Cleveland. | Alec Baldwin won best actor in a comedy series for 30 Rock, while Betty White picked up the best comedy actress prize for Hot in Cleveland. |
"I think they made a terrible mistake," White joked, adding that the prize belonged to all four female leads in the series. | "I think they made a terrible mistake," White joked, adding that the prize belonged to all four female leads in the series. |
Modern Family won the comedy ensemble prize, while the best stunt award went to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. | Modern Family won the comedy ensemble prize, while the best stunt award went to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. |
The ceremony also saw Dick Van Dyke present a lifetime achievement award to Mary Tyler Moore, best known for her self-titled sitcom in the 1970s. | The ceremony also saw Dick Van Dyke present a lifetime achievement award to Mary Tyler Moore, best known for her self-titled sitcom in the 1970s. |
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