KING & QUEEN PEERS CROWN WHITAKER, MIRREN INDIE DARLING `SUNSHINE' FEELS THE WARMTH WITH WIN.Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. KRONKE Staff Writer ``Little Miss Sunshine'' emerged as the little train - or, more precisely, the little VW minivan - that could Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. at the Shrine Exposition Center, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for best ensemble cast An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows for flexibility for writers to focus on different in a film. Greg Kinnear Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television personality, who rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. , who starred in the comedy about a dysfunctional family's eventful road trip to a youth beauty pageant, lifted 10-year-old co-star Abigail Breslin to the microphone, with Alan Arkin providing her with her speech, a simple ``Thank you.'' On the television side, Woodland Hills native America Ferrera added a SAG award to her Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on ABC's fish-out-of-water show ``Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. .'' The independently produced Sundance darling ``Little Miss Sunshine'' beat out ``Dreamgirls,'' ``The Departed,'' ``Babel'' and ``Bobby,'' and had previously won the Producers Guild Award for Best Film. It's also an Oscar nominee for Best Picture. ``Little Miss Sunshine'' was the rare winner that didn't follow the cue of the Golden Globes two weeks ago. All four film actors winning Sunday night had previously won Globes, solidifying their positions as Oscar front-runners. The Helen Mirren Awards Express proceeded apace Sunday when the actress won her third and fourth SAG Awards in the film category's Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for ``The Queen'' and the television movie or miniseries acting award for HBO's ``Elizabeth I Elizabeth I, queen of England Elizabeth I, 1533–1603, queen of England (1558–1603). Early Life The daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared illegitimate just before the execution of her mother in 1536, but in .'' Accepting for ``The Queen,'' about Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth, or Elizabeth, may refer to: Living people
Bohemia Jeremy Irons also won a trophy for ``Elizabeth I,'' Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Backstage, the two offered deference to American film acting. In fact, the perfection of the medium lies somewhere in between, the two ``Elizabeth I'' winners said. ``American actors are wonderful at film work and I think we have a tremendous theatrical tradition,'' said Irons, an Oscar winner for ``Reversal of Fortune.'' Mirren also drolly noted her versatility: ``The last time I was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, it was for playing the housekeeper in `Gosford Park.' So I play downstairs as well as upstairs.'' Forest Whitaker likewise continued his awards juggernaut, being named best Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in ``The Last King of Scotland.'' ``Dreamgirls'' won supporting male and female actor trophies for Globe winners Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. and Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. . First-time actress Hudson, who was cited for her role as a spurned spurn v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns v.tr. 1. To reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To kick at or tread on disdainfully. v. diva, thanked her cast. ``Because of you, I was able to work and learn from the best,'' said Hudson, heretofore best known for competing in ``American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. .'' Murphy, winning for his role as a charismatic pop star in ``Dreamgirls,'' began his acceptance speech in a faux-British accent -- ``I've been acting for 25 years now'' -- then shrugged off the mock-pretension with the acknowledgment, ``I feel goofy up here.'' Backstage, Murphy expressed no disappointment that ``Dreamgirls'' was snubbed in Oscar's Best Picture category. ``I was so happy to be nominated; to be honest, I wasn't unhappy about anything,'' Muprhy said. ``I've just been nonstop happy.'' In her acceptance speech, ``Ugly Betty's'' Ferrera said, ``Looking out over the room, I see faces that have inspired me and moved me my entire life ... We share a common knowledge of struggle and rejection and now of success.'' Mary Tyler Moore This article is about the actress. For her 1970s television series, also known as "Mary Tyler Moore", see The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mary Tyler Moore and cast members of her classic '70s sitcom ``The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' reunited to deliver the Oustanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award to NBC's ``The Office.'' Referring to Moore and her compatriots in accepting the trophy, series star Steve Carell Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962)[1] is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American comedian, actor, producer and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. -- who was also part of the ``Little Miss Sunshine'' award-winning cast -- declared, ``This is quite the honor, having these people present this to us.'' The cast of ABC's medical drama ``Grey's Anatomy'' was named best Ensemble in a Drama Series. While series star Ellen Pompeo Ellen Pompeo (born November 10, 1969) is a Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild award winning American actress, best known for playing the title role of Meredith Grey on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. forgot the names of the cast members who were not in attendance, Chandra Wilson, named best actress in a drama series for her portrayal of the attitudinal Miranda Bailey, had no such problem. Accepting her trophy, Wilson declared, ``It's about those 10 cast members sitting over there and the other one in rehab,'' referring to Isaiah Washington, who entered rehab this past week to deal with rage issues after blurting out a homophobic epithet ep·i·thet n. 1. a. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great. b. on the set last fall and again after the Golden Globes. Alec Baldwin won a SAG award, Male Actor in a Comedy Series, to accompany his Golden Globe for his role as a fatuous network executive on NBC's ``30 Rock.'' Hugh Laurie also followed up his Globe win by being named best actor in a drama series for playing the bitter doctor in Fox's ``House.'' ``It's not about whether you do good work, it's whether you get the chance to do good work,'' he said. Evan Henerson contributed to this report. david.kronke(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3638 And the actor goes to ... A complete list of winners of the 13th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. : Movies Actor: Forest Whitaker, ``The Last King of Scotland'' Actress: Helen Mirren, ``The Queen'' Supporting actor: Eddie Murphy, ``Dreamgirls'' Supporting actress: Jennifer Hudson, ``Dreamgirls'' Cast: ``Little Miss Sunshine'' Television Actor in a movie or miniseries: Jeremy Irons, ``Elizabeth I'' Actress in a movie or miniseries: Helen Mirren, ``Elizabeth I'' Actor in a drama series: Hugh Laurie, ``House'' Actress in a drama series: Chandra Wilson, ``Grey's Anatomy'' Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, ``30 Rock'' Actress in a comedy series: America Ferrera, ``Ugly Betty'' Drama series cast: ``Grey's Anatomy'' Comedy series cast: ``The Office'' Life Achievement: Julie Andrews CAPTION(S): 5 photos, 3 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Forest Whitaker, left, won for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for ``The Last King of Scotland'' and Helen Mirren won for Female Actor in a Leading Role for ``The Queen.'' (3 -- color) Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for ``Little Miss Sunshine'' at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer (4 -- color) Eddie Murphy, who won best Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in ``Dreamgirls,'' and girlfriend Tracey Edmonds arrive at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer (5 -- color) A full page of fashion photos from the red carpet (that's Mariska Hargitay at left). Box: (1) Best, worst moments (2) And the actor goes to ... (see text) (3) They said it ... |
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