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Heath Ledger, whose life was tragically cut short this past week under yet-to-be-determined circumstances, not only was remembered in a montage of late actors at Sunday night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, but he was also acknowledged by the estimable Daniel Day-Lewis. Accepting the award for best actor in a film (There Will Be Blood) and reflecting on his ongoing discovery as a performer, Day-Lewis said, "There are many actors in this room tonight… who have given me that sense of regeneration, and Heath Ledger gave it to me. In Monster's Ball, that character he created seemed to be almost like an unformed being retreating from himself, his father, his life… and yet we wanted to follow him. It was unique." Likewise, Day-Lewis called Ledger's work in Brokeback Mountain "unique" and "perfect," and at the culmination of his applauded, emotional speech, he said, "I'd like to dedicate this to Heath Ledger." It was a moving and special moment within an efficient if not slightly c...
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9:49: Ah, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, a couple I didn't ever want to see again, on or off screen. Apparently there's a movie studio that disagrees with me on that one.9:51: Daniel Day-Lewis wins for Best Actor in a Leading Role. And he looks about 150 years younger than his character in There Will Be Blood. That's how good he is. His waiter tuxedo, not so much.9:53: Lewis dedicates his award to Heath Ledger.9:55: Forest Whitaker says "chanteuse." It's like Rolling Stone writers are penning this stuff. Man, I should have made this a drinking game.9:56: Julie Christie takes it home for Female Actor in a Leading Role. Angelina's still got Brad. Blanchett makes revenge plans.9:58: Christie reminds us that labor unions are awesome. I'm actually surprised that the level of union glorification tonight has been so low.10:00: Tom Cruise is holding the envelope for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Obviously the cats over at Best Week Ever who've been mocking him all month haven't h...
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9:35: Blair Underwood has been doing back-from-commercial intros all evening long. They're kind of like SAG PSAs, aren't they?9:37: Viggo Mortensen obviously raided the Eastern Promises wardrobe.9:38: They're only reading the nominees for Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and Tilda Swinton is already crying. Maybe she and Ricky Lizalde from this season's Project Runway would have a few things to talk about.9:39: Ruby Dee with the win and a standing ovation. Even in Elton John-circa-"Crocodile Rock" glasses, she's still badass.9:40: I feel the producers giving her the dirty eye for waxing lengthy.9:42: Cate Blanchett doesn't look too thrilled that she didn't win. Chillax, lady, you could still win for Best Female Actor tonight. — Sandra KoflerTVGuide.com's Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage:• Winners and nominees• Photo galleries• Videos• Cheers & Jeers on The Sopranos’ wins
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9:18: Kevin Kline wins Male Actor in a TV-movie or Miniseries. Phew, the anticipation is over. Too bad he's not around to pick up his trophy.9:19: Helloooo, Ryan Gosling. 9:20: Mickey Rooney tells the audience they're beautiful, and he means it sincerely. "I think the world of all of you." We heart you too, Mr. R.9:23: Queen Latifah wins Female Actor in a TV-movie or Mini, but isn't around either. She and Kline are obviously in cahoots.9:25: In memoriam. Not a dry eye in my cubicle. 9:30: Looks like they were even able to include Heath Ledger. Very nice, montage editors, very nice. — Sandra KoflerTVGuide.com's Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage:• Winners and nominees• Photo galleries• Videos• Cheers & Jeers on The Sopranos’ wins
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8:55: SAG president Alan Rosenberg speaks. Why does he look like a gangster from The Untouchables? They're called stylists, dude.8:56: Denis Leary presents Charles Durning with his Lifetime Achievement Award. Durning appears to be internally critiquing Leary's delivery.9:00: I like how they got Don LaFontaine, aka that-movie-trailer-voiceover-guy, to narrate the montage. Any second now I'm expecting "In a world... where there is no writers' strike... "9:02: I was expecting camera pans of the audience's reactions just about now. But no, just a nice tribute. The SAGs are too classy for the likes of me.9:05: Burt Reynolds has chosen to go with the Vincent Price 'stache tonight. 9:06: Reynolds wants to take a bite out of Durning's cheek? They already made that movie, Burt, and they used Anthony Hopkins.9:07: Speaking of Vincent Price mustaches, Tommy Lee Jones is on that boat, too. Quick, fashion mags, pounce!9:08: Does anyone else think that rock of a Lifetime Achievement Award looks l...
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8:20: Vanessa Williams looks like that lady in TLC's "Life Lessons" commercials in that yellow and black getup. You know, "Hey, where'd you park your DeLorian?"8:21: Who wants to bet The Sopranos wins for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series?8:23: La, la, la, gotta get yourself a gun, la, la, la. I'm psychic: It's true. 8:26: Emile Hirsch is looking a little bit Johnny Depp tonight. 8:27: Marion Cotillard — best-dressed of the night. Gold star. I want that dress and I want to wear it to a ball. And not stain it.8:29: Call it, friend-o: Javier Bardem wins for best supporting actor! OK, I'll sit down now. And what a heartfelt speech. I'm just happy that I'm no longer afraid of him after seeing him throw down in No Country for Old Men. Actually, I want to kiss his face. Too far? — Sandra KoflerTVGuide.com's Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage:• Winners and nominees• Photo galleries• Videos• Cheers & Jeers on The Sopranos’ wins
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8:00: All right, show time! I'm glad the main event's about to start, because I was just watching the TV Guide Network's red-carpet pre-show and really needed something to distract me from Lisa Rinna's massive cleave.8:02: Sally Field, Doug Savant, Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Oh and a bunch of other actors recall memories of their acting roots, all ending with "I'm an actor." It's a lot better than "I'm not just the president, I'm also a client." Touching.8:04: Kyle MacLachlan makes an American Express-card crack. Wow, that only took four minutes.8:05: Tina Fey and Steve Carell look snappy. 8:07: James Gandolfini wins for Male Actor in a Drama Series. A man of few words, bra-vo. 8:08: John Travolta and Nikki Blonsky introduce the Hairspray montage. I don't think it was much of a stretch to make Travolta look like Tracy Turnblad's mom.8:10: Debra Messing and Zac Efron present Leading Actress in a Drama Series. Deb's having some trouble reading the teleprompter. Ayy.8:12: Edie Falco wins. H...
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Erin Fox, who edits TVGuide.com sister sites TV-Now.com and JumptheShark.com, is in Los Angeles this weekend for the SAG Awards. Here's her report on the show's last-minute preparations.The Screen Actors Guild turns 75 this year; a year that's seen halted productions, striking writers, terminated studio deals and most recently, the tragic deaths of Brad Renfro and Heath Ledger. However, everyone buzzing around the famous Shrine Auditorium is intent on making this year's only red-carpet, star-powered awards show one for the books. This includes several special tribute packages that celebrate actors from the last 75 years, and an especially moving tribute to SAG members who passed away. When I asked the show's producer, Kathy Connell, if there has been a last-minute scramble to create a special tribute for Heath Ledger, she was quick to point out, "We lost so many people this past week [including] Brad Renfro, Suzanne Pleshette, Lois Nettleton... and we've lost so many legendary actor...
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The Golden Globes were tarnished a bit, so the Screen Actors Guild Awards, airing Sunday, Jan. 27, on TBS and TNT, are this red-carpet season's first red-hot ticket.TVGuide.com will in turn be there for the glamorous ride, via our SAG Awards special. There, you will find photos of last year's most dazzling fashions and this year's big nominees, plus video and (of course) a complete list of who is clamoring for kudos this time around.Then, on that star-studded Sunday night, come back here for our live recap blog (you're looking at it right now, so pull down that "Add to favorites" pronto!), fresh red-carpet video interviews from Ausiello, and fabulous photos of the best fashions.TVGuide.com's Screen Actors Guild Awards coverage:• Nominees• Photo galleries• Videos• Live show blog
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