2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Summary
Given the current WGA writers’ strike, the 2008 SAG Awards must have managed a private deal. (Else they would have been canceled like the Golden Globes were.) Here’s a summary of the awards, which includes both movies and TV series. (The video clip at the bottom of the list is a memoriam for the actors and actresses that have passed away.)
Best Picture. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
- Winner: No Country for Old Men.
- Runners up:
- 3:10 to Yuma.
- American Gangster.
- Hairspray.
- Into the Wild.
Best Actor. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role.
- Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood.
- Runners up:
- George Clooney, Michael Clayton.
- Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl.
- Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild.
- Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises.
Best Actress. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
- Winner: Julie Christie, Away from Her (2006).
- Runners up:
- Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
- Marion Cotillard, Môme, La.
- Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart.
- Ellen Page, Juno.
Best Supporting Actor. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Winner: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men.
- Runners up:
- Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
- Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild.
- Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men.
- Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton.
Best Supporting Actress. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Winner: Ruby Dee, American Gangster.
- Runners up:
- Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There.
- Catherine Keener, Into the Wild.
- Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone.
- Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton.
Best Comedy Series. Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
- Winner: The Office.
- Runners up:
- Desperate Housewives.
- Entourage.
- 30 Rock.
- Ugly Betty.
Best Drama Series. Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
- Winner: The Sopranos.
- Runners up:
- Boston Legal.
- The Closer.
- Grey’s Anatomy.
- Mad Men.
Best Actor, Comedy Series. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
- Winner: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock.
- Runners up:
- Steve Carell, The Office.
- Ricky Gervais, Extras.
- Jeremy Piven, Entourage.
- Tony Shaloub, Monk.
Best Actress, Comedy Series. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
- Winner: Tina Fey, 30 Rock.
- Runners up:
- Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
- America Ferrera, Ugly Betty.
- Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds.
- Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty.
Best Actor, Drama Series. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
- Winner: James Gandolfini, The Sopranos.
- Runners up:
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter.
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men.
- Hugh Laurie, House M.D.
- James Spade, Boston Legal.
Best Actress, Drama Series. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
- Winner: Edie Falco, The Sopranos.
- Runners up:
- Glenn Close, Damages.
- Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters.
- Holly Hunter, Saving Grace.
- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer.
Best Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
- Winner: Kevin Kline, As You Like It.
- Runners up:
- Michael Keaton, The Company.
- Oliver Platt, The Bronx Is Burning.
- Sam Shepard, Ruffian.
- John Turturro, The Bronx Is Burning.
Best Actress, TV Movie or Miniseries. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
- Winner: Queen Latifah, Life Support.
- Runners up:
- Ellen Burstyn, Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom’s For One More Day.
- Debra Messing, The Starter Wife.
- Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
- Vanessa Redgrave, The Fever.
- Gena Rowlands, What If God Were the Sun?
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