On Jan. 27, the Screen Actors Guild handed out its 2013 SAG Awards to the outstanding television shows and movies of 2012, plus outstanding actors and actresses who made a big impression on their colleagues this year. From the world of television, PBS’s “Downton Abbey” and ABC’s “Modern Family” took home the biggest prizes of the night for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast (drama and comedy). Ben Affleck's "Argo" took home the top prize for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which made its debut in 1995, has become one of the industry’s most prized honors. As the only televised awards show to exclusively honor performers, the 2013 SAG Awards presented awards for acting in film and television in a two-hour show on Sunday night. The ceremony was relaxed and is often referred to as the "cream filling between the Golden Globes and the Oscars."
“Downton Abbey” on PBS can now add a SAG Award to its growing list of achievements. The Masterpiece Theater series has already won a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for its second season in 2012. Now in its third season, America’s love affair with the Crawley family from “Downtown Abbey” is hotter and stronger than ever. On Sunday night, the series defeated “Boardwalk Empire,” “Breaking Bad,” “Homeland” and "Mad Men.” Michelle Dockery was nominated for Best Female Actor, but lost out to Claire Danes from “Homeland.”
On the comedy side, “Modern Family” took home the night’s top prize. The ABC series defeated “30 Rock,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Glee,” “Nurse Jackie” and “The Office” to win its 2013 SAG Award. Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet were nominated for Best Comedy Actor, but lost to Alec Baldwin, who won his eighth SAG Award. Sophia Vergara and Julie Bowen were also nominated, but lost to Best Actress winner Tina Fey from “30 Rock.”
From the movie world, “Argo” defeated “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Les Miserables,” “Lincoln,” and “Silver Linings Playbook” to take home the top prize of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) and Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) won 2013 SAG Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”) and Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables”) won the SAG Supporting Awards.
Below is the complete winners’ list from the 2013 SAG Awards.
TELEVISION:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series:
- “Boardwalk Empire”
- “Breaking Bad”
- “Downton Abbey” (winner)
- “Homeland”
- “Mad Men”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
- Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire”
- Bryan Cranston for “Breaking Bad” (winner)
- Jeff Daniels for “The Newsroom”
- Jon Hamm for “Mad Men”
- Damian Lewis for “Nicholas Brady”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
- Claire Danes for “Homeland” (winner)
- Michelle Dockery for “Downton Abbey”
- Jessica Lange for “American Horror Story: Asylum”
- Juilianna Margulies for “The Good Wife”
- Maggie Smith for “Downton Abbey”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series:
- “30 Rock”
- “The Big Bang Theory”
- “Glee”
- “Modern Family” (winner)
- “Nurse Jackie”
- “The Office”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
- Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock” (winner)
- Ty Burrell for “Modern Family”
- Louis C.K. for “Louie”
- Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory”
- Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
- Julie Bowen in “Modern Family”
- Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie
- Tina Fey in “30 Rock” (winner)
- Sofia Vergara in “Modern Family”
- Betty White in “Hot in Cleveland”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
- Kevin Costner for “Hatfields & McCoys” (winner)
- Woody Harrelson for “Game Change”
- Ed Harris for “Game Change”
- Clive Owen for “Hemmingway & Gellhorn”
- Bill Paxton for “Hatfields & McCoys”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
- Nicole Kidman for “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
- Julianne Moore for “Game Change” (winner)
- Charlotte Rampling for “Restless”
- Sigourney Weaver for “Political Animals”
- Alfre Woodard for “Steel Magnolias”
MOTION PICTURES:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
- “Argo” (winner)
- “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
- “Les Miserables”
- “Lincoln”
- “Silver Linings Playbook”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
- Bradley Cooper for “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Daniel Day-Lewis for “Lincoln” (winner)
- John Hawkes for “The Sessions”
- Hugh Jackman for “Les Miserables”
- Denzel Washington for “Flight”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
- Jessica Chastain for “Zero Dark Thirty”
- Marion Cotillard for “Rust and Bone”
- Jennifer Lawrence for “Silver Linings Playbook” (winner)
- Helen Mirren for “Hitchcock”
- Naomi Watts for “The Impossible”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Alan Arkin for “Argo”
- Javier Bardem for “Skyfall”
- Robert De Niro for “Silver Linings Playbook”
- Philip Seymour Hoffman for “The Master”
- Tommy Lee Jones for “Lincoln” (winner)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Sally Field for “Lincoln”
- Anne Hathaway for “Les Miserables” (winner)
- Helen Hunt for “The Sessions”
- Nicole Kidman for “The Paperboy”
- Maggie Smith for “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
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