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2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards Summary

January 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Tagged as Actors · Actresses · Movie Awards · SAG Awards

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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