OSCARS PREVIEW? 'BEAUTY' COMES UP SMELLING LIKE ROSE.Byline: Valerie Kuklenski Staff Writer It was a ''Beauty''-ful night at the sixth 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. on Sunday, as ``American Beauty'' took all the top honors in the film categories and got a major boost toward the Oscars later this month. ``Guess what: 'American Beauty,' '' presenter Sally Field Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is a two-time Academy Award winning American actress. She is also a three-time Emmy Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award winner who became a household name at age 20 as Sister Bertrille in the 1960s sitcom said when she opened the envelope for the ensemble motion picture award, SAG's equivalent to best picture. Annette Bening Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Bening was born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Shirley and Grant Bening, an insurance salesman. and Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" also picked up best female and male actor awards for their roles as a dysfunctional suburban couple in the DreamWorks feature. ``I am so proud of this film,'' Spacey said. ``I have to say to (Directors Guild winner) Sam Mendes, if this is my best work you are the reason.'' Spacey dedicated his award to his colleagues at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home and hospital in Woodland Hills, adding, ``I wanted them to know that tonight, they were not forgotten.'' Bening, due to deliver her fourth child in April, punctuated her thank- you speech with a word of advice for the women in the industry: ``Don't wait to have a baby. Do it now!'' The actors' guild also rewarded HBO's highly praised series ``The Sopranos,'' with all three TV drama awards: best male actor to James Gandolfini James R. Gandolfini (born September 18, 1961) is a three-time Emmy award winning American actor known for multifaceted portrayals of conscientious yet often inherently sinister characters. , best female actor to Edie Falco and 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 . The series, a comedy-tinged drama about a family of low-rent mob hit men, had more than a dozen Emmy nominations but collected only three Emmys last September, including one for Falco. ``To the actors out there who maybe aren't doing so well: Things can change very quickly,'' said Gandolfini, who was little recognized before this series. ``Hang in there.'' Michael Caine, an Oscar nominee for ``The Cider House A cider house is an establishment, often little more than a room in a farmhouse or cottage, selling cider only, for consumption on the premises. The cider sold is usually brewed on the premises, from apples grown in a local cider orchard. Rules,'' was chosen outstanding supporting male actor but was unable to attend. The supporting female actor honor went to Angelina Jolie for her role in ``Girl, Interrupted,'' the true story of young women in an asylum. Asked backstage about her ``great kiss'' with Winona Ryder, Jolie replied: ``That was not a great kiss; I was in shock treatment. I wasn't even there, man.'' NBC's ``Frasier'' claimed the best comedy series ensemble prize over ``Ally McBeal For the character, see . Ally McBeal is an award-winning American television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. ,'' ``Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. ,'' ``Friends'' and ``Sports Night
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show and the people who worked there. .'' ``I am just stunned, seeing the cast up here,'' co-star David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what you people were thinking.'' Golden Globe winner Halle Berry was honored again for her title role in the HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy movie ``Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,'' but she did not attend, possibly hoping to avoid reporters' questions regarding her alleged involvement in a recent hit-and-run crash. Best actor in a television movie or miniseries went to Jack Lemmon for his role as a dying mentor and friend in ``Tuesdays with Morrie'' on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. . Lemmon praised the work of his fellow nominee and co-star, Hank Azaria. ``I honestly feel that if it were not for what Hank gave me, I would not be up here tonight, and I don't deserve it any more than he does,'' Lemmon said. Michael J. Fox, who recently announced plans to quit ``Spin City'' because of his battle against Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. , won best male actor in a comedy series to go with the Golden Globe he received in January. ``You were kind enough to give me one of these last year,'' Fox said, ``and just so you know, they really scare small children.'' Fox said backstage that he is interested in spending more time with his kids, ``and finding out what the hell that crayon drawing really means.'' Lisa Kudrow won best female actor in a comedy series for ``Friends.'' Asked backstage how she kept her strapless strap·less adj. Having no strap or straps, as a dress or an undergarment. n. A garment having no strap or straps. strapless Adjective gown in place, she said, ``It just stays up somehow.'' The guild's 36th annual Life Achievement Award was given to 73-year-old Sidney Poitier, one of the most respected and adored actors in the business. In a speech that was nearer poetry than prose, Poitier spoke of his 51- year career as a journey on which he was protected by guardian angels and shaped by fellow travelers. ``Along the way I have accumulated no words of wisdom and have therefore arrived with no message of importance,'' he said. ``But I will leave you with a simple observation. The rewards were in the journey, and there were many.'' Later, Poitier was asked about his next project. ``I am as free as a bird. I wrote a book - it will be published on April 7. Here I am giving a plug to my own self. Jesus, I've never done this in my life. I'm not going to do it now.'' The two-hour ceremony, televised live on TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. from the Shrine Auditorium, also paid tribute to comediennes from Mae West and Zasu Pitts through Calista Flockhart and Bette Midler, as well as actors who have made their fortunes - if not their names - in television commercials. THE WINNERS Here are winners of the sixth annual Screen Actors Guild awards: --MALE ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE: Kevin Spacey, ``American Beauty.'' --FEMALE ACTRESS, MOTION PICTURE: Annette Bening, ``American Beauty.'' --SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE: Michael Caine, ``The Cider House Rules.'' --SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR, MOTION PICTURE: Angelina Jolie, ``Girl, Interrupted.'' --CAST, MOTION PICTURE: ``American Beauty.'' --MALE ACTOR, TV DRAMA SERIES: James Gandolfini, ``The Sopranos.'' --FEMALE ACTOR, TV DRAMA SERIES: Edie Falco, ``The Sopranos.'' --ENSEMBLE ACTING, TV DRAMA SERIES: ``The Sopranos.'' --MALE ACTOR, TV COMEDY SERIES: Michael J. Fox, ``Spin City.'' --FEMALE ACTOR, TV COMEDY SERIES: Lisa Kudrow, ``Friends.'' --ENSEMBLE ACTING, TV COMEDY SERIES: ``Frasier.'' --MALE ACTOR, TV MOVIES OR MINISERIES: Jack Lemmon, ``Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays With Morrie.'' --FEMALE ACTOR, TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Halle Berry, ``Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.'' --LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Sidney Poitier. - Associated Press - Evan Henerson contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): 5 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening hold the awards they won for lead roles in ``American Beauty.'' David R. Crane/Staff Photographer (2 -- color) Michael J. Fox shows his trophy for his work as a mayoral assistant on "Spin City." David R. Crane/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) Peter Gallagher and other ``American Beauty'' stars accept the ensemble award, the Screen Actors Guild's top film prize. David Sprague/Staff Photographer (4 -- color) Lorraine Bracco and fellow cast members from HBO's ``The Sopranos'' celebrate their drama series ensemble prize. David Sprague/Staff Photographer (5 -- color) Jack Lemmon wins for his portrayal of the title character in "Tuesdays With Morrie." David Sprague/Staff Photographer Box: THE WINNERS (See text) |
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