'The Help' Takes Home Top Prizes at the 2012 SAG Awards
Jan 30, 2012 - by Lester Brathwaite
You know what Viola Davis' Screen Actors Guild Award says, "I beat Meryl." The divine Ms. Davis won the Best Actress trophy last night, over fellow acting heavyweights Michelle Williams, Tilda Swinton, Glenn Close and of course Meryl Fucking Streep. Viola's co-star in The Help, Octavia Spencer, continued her victory lap over the course of awards season with another Best Supporting Actress win, while the 1960s civil rights drama beat out Oscar front-runner The Artist for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award, the equivalent of Best Picture. The Artist's Jean Dujardin, however, triumphed over bona fide A-listers George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio to win the Best Actor prize and Captain Von Trapp himself, Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer, is all but guaranteed an Oscar for his role in The Beginners. The Oscars are still four weeks away and while this awards year has been a bit of a snooze, the race is shaping up to be anyone's game. Full list of 2012 SAG Award winners after the jump!
Film
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer, The Beginners
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Television
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Modern Family
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Stunts
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Game of Thrones








