Sag Award Winners in 2011

Sag Award Winners in 2011 - The Screen Actor Guild Awards were held last night, and though I only watched the last half half hour (and Mark Wahlberg’s insufferable narcissism), the awkwardness of Giuliana Rancic’s interviewing style seeped through Twitter (I had heretofore never heard of this woman, but now understand that she’s Bill Rancic’s wife, which is a particularly sad kind of celebrity, being the spouse of a reality contestant on a fourth-rate reality show). Also, it is my understanding that the “Glee” cast briefly parted the red carpet and allowed a real woman to walk through. It looked something like this:

It is my understanding, too, that — so threatened by Hendrick’s womanhood — Lea Michelle walked off in a huff, ate six bowls of ice cream, returned, and attempted to pass the segmented flatness below her back off as an actual ass. Give it up, lady.

As for the awards themselves, more of the same. The King’s Speech was the big winner, which apparently means it has momentum going into the Academy Awards. This “momentum” is tenuous enough when you’re talking about sports — I’ll grant that a football team could perhaps have a slight psychological advantage because of a winning streak, but the idea that momentum applies to a movie title is absurd. But apparently, now that The King’s Speech has won the last two major awards, it’s momentum will boost it above The Social Network when Oscar time comes. Either that, or by the time the Oscars arrive, The King’s Speech will have peaked and the next movie on the list will be the favorite. Let’s surprise everyone, give it to Toy Story 3, tell everyone to shut the fuck up, and go home.

Here are the 2011 SAG Award Winners:

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The King’s Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, The Fighter

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Melissa Leo, The Fighter


TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin