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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.”

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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

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The purveyor of sophisticated glamour, Sandra Bullock wore an emerald Lanvin gown for Saturday evening’s awards.

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Looking like a Hollywood starlet, Amy Adams wore a royal blue one-shouldered Antonio Berardi gown.

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With a fun, youthful ensemble, American Hustle star Jenifer Lawrence hit the red carpet in a sequined Dior number.

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New to Hollywood, and gaining a reputation as a style-icon as well as a film star, Lupita Nyong’o wowed in Dior.

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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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