Last night the crème de la crème of the big and small screen gathered in Los Angeles for the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The awards, made by actors, for actors and voted for by actors, is amongst the most respected events on the thespian calendar.
The big winner from cinema was American Hustle, which scooped up Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Accepting the award, Bradley Cooper enthusiastically praised director David O. Russell. “He is an actor’s director,” Bradley said. “He is the reason why we all wanted to become actors as children.”
Matthew with his model wife Camilla
Dallas Buyers Club was another big winner from the night, with Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto scooping up best actor and best supporting actor for their roles. “I’ve been able to recently find some characters I could humble myself to their humanities and then get feverishly drunk on their obsessions,” McConaughey said after accepting the award.
It’s no surprise that Breaking Bad cleaned up the television trophy cabinet, winning Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and Best Actor award going to star Bryan Cranston. On accepting the award he said, “I’ve had so many rubbish jobs in my life, and the only thing that got me through was dreaming that I could make a living as an actor.”
Rita Moreno was honoured with a life achievement award, presented by Morgan Freeman. “A world-class actress, singer and dancer,” he told the crowd, “Rita’s also a fighter who battled to break free of racial barriers that plagued Hollywood’s golden age.” Rita, 82, accepted the award in her typical eccentric fashion, with a mini-performance and a rude speech.
Read our full list of winners below.
BEST DRESSED
The purveyor of sophisticated glamour, Sandra Bullock wore an emerald Lanvin gown for Saturday evening’s awards.
Looking like a Hollywood starlet, Amy Adams wore a royal blue one-shouldered Antonio Berardi gown.
With a fun, youthful ensemble, American Hustle star Jenifer Lawrence hit the red carpet in a sequined Dior number.
New to Hollywood, and gaining a reputation as a style-icon as well as a film star, Lupita Nyong’o wowed in Dior.
- Lover of a daring red carpet look, Cate Blanchett pulls off this baby pink Givenchy gown effortlessly.
QUOTES OF THE NIGHT
“I had a lot of fun doing it, but I had to speak Arabic and it’s not my first language.” — Robert De Niro backstage on his role in American Hustle.
“What I found was tapioca pudding. I would use the tiniest little antique spoon and I would eat it with that so it would last longer. I could make it last an hour.” — Matthew McConaughey on his weight-loss plan to play his winning role in Dallas Buyers Club.
“I hope Australian customs will be kind to me.” — Cate Blanchett on how she’ll get her SAG and Golden Globe trophies home.
AND THE WINNERS WERE…
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER: American Hustle
12 Years A Slave
August: Osage County
Dallas Buyers Club
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years A Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Forest Whitaker – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years A Slave
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Jeff Daniels – The Newsroom
Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: Maggie Smith – Downton Abbey
Claire Danes – Homeland
Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
WINNER: Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Jason Bateman – Arrested Development
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
WINNER: Modern Family
30 Rock
Arrested Development
The Big Bang Theory
Veep
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
WINNER: Game of Thrones
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Homeland
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