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.

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