20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced the winners of 20th annual Screen Actors Guild awards on January 18th, 2014 with giving away the top prize to AMERICAN HUSTLE co-written and directed by David O. Russell. This is as surprising as one could imagine because with 12 YEARS A SLAVE recently winning the Golden Globe for Best Picture and a shitload of critics awards, everyone was sure that the SAG award would also go to 12 YEARS A SLAVE. But, as AMERICAN HUSTLE also won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and it has such fine performances by great actors, then it's kinda justified but it doesn't increase its chance of winning the Oscar. Not yet. Let's see who wins the Producers Guild Award because it would make things clear.

Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto keep winning the awards wherever they go. They both won Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively. Plus, Leto has been a critic favorite throughout this season and it's so nice to see him winning because he really gave excellent performance in DALLAS BUYERS CLUB.

BREAKING BAD won the top prize for TV category and Bryan Cranston won the Best Actor prize and he said, "what a way to go," while accepting the awards. Really. What a way to go!

Last year, 4 top prize winners won the Oscars, i.e. Outstanding Performance by Cast, Male Actor, Female Actor and Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Let's see if the same happens this year.

Here is the complete list of winners:

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: AMERICAN HUSTLE

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Matthew McConaughey, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett, BLUE JASMINE

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Jared Leto, DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 YEARS A SLAVE

TELEVISION PROGRAMS

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: BREAKING BAD

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: MODERN FAMILY

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Michael Douglas, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Helen Mirren, PHIL SPECTOR

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, MODERN FAMILY

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP

SAG AWARDS® HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: LONE SURVIVOR

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series: GAME OF THRONES

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 50th Annual Life Achievement Award: RITA MORENO

65th Annual Writers Guild Awards

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced their annual awards on February 17th, with giving away the top prizes to ZERO DARK THIRTY, ARGO and SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN for Original, Adapted and Documentary Feature Screenplay categories respectively. Television winners include BREAKING BAD, LOUIE and GIRLS for Drama, Comedy and New Series categories respectively. Emmy-winning Castle TV star Nathan Fillion hosted the ceremony, which was executive produced by Cort Casady.

Here is the complete list of winners:

FILM

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Zero Dark Thirty, Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Argo, Screenplay by Chris Terrio; Based on a selection from The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired Magazine article “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures

DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY: Searching for Sugar Man, Written by Malik Bendjelloul; Sony Pictures Classics

TELEVISION

DRAMA SERIES: Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

COMEDY SERIES: Louie, Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.; FX

NEW SERIES: Girls, Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling; HBO

EPISODIC DRAMA: “The Other Woman” (Mad Men), Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner; AMC

EPISODIC COMEDY: “Virgin Territory” (Modern Family), Written by Elaine Ko; ABC

LONG FORM – ORIGINAL: Hatfields & McCoys, Nights Two and Three, Teleplay by Ted Mann and Ronald Parker, Story by Bill Kerby and Ted Mann; History Channel

LONG FORM – ADAPTED: Game Change, Written by Danny Strong, Based on the book by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann; HBO

ANIMATION: “Ned ’N’ Edna’s Blend Agenda” (The Simpsons), Written by Jeff Westbrook; Fox

COMEDY/VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES: Portlandia, Writers: Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel, Bill Oakley; IFC

COMEDY/VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS: 66th Annual Tony Awards, Written by Dave Boone; Special Material by Paul Greenberg; Opening and Closing Songs by David Javerbaum, Adam Schlesinger; CBS

DAYTIME DRAMA: The Young and the Restless, Written by Amanda Beall, Jeff Beldner, Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos, Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle, Linda Schreiber, Sarah K. Smith, Christopher J. Whitesell, Teresa Zimmerman; CBS

CHILDREN'S – EPISODIC & SPECIALS: “The Good Sport” (Sesame Street); Written by Christine Ferraro; PBS

CHILDREN’S – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL: Girl vs. Monster, Teleplay by Annie DeYoung and Ron McGee, Story by Annie DeYoung; Disney Channel

DOCUMENTARY – CURRENT EVENTS: “Money, Power and Wall Street: Episode One” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria; PBS

DOCUMENTARY – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS: “The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time” (Nova), Telescript by Randall MacLowry, Story by Joseph McMaster and Randall MacLowry; PBS

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT: “Tragedy In Colorado: The Movie Theatre Massacre,” Written by Lisa Ferri, Joel Siegel; ABC News

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY: “The Ghost of Joe McCarthy” (Moyers & Company), Written by Bill Moyers, Michael Winship; Thirteen/ WNET

RADIO

NEWS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED OR BREAKING REPORT: “World News This Year 2011,” Written by Darren Reynolds; ABC News Radio

NEWS – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY: “Dishin Digital,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM

PROMOTIONAL WRITING AND GRAPHIC ANIMATION

ON-AIR PROMOTION (RADIO OR TELEVISION): “Partners,” Written by Dan A. Greenberger; CBS

TELEVISION GRAPHIC ANIMATION: “The Oscars” (Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood), Animation by Bob Pook; CBS

VIDEOGAME WRITING

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING: Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, Scriptwriting by Richard Farrese, Jill Murray; Ubisoft

NEW MEDIA WRITING

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING ORIGINAL NEW MEDIA: “The Compromises, Episode 1,” “The Pest, Episode 3,” The Snake, Episode 4,” “The Bonding, Episode 6,” “The Future, Episode 7/Series Finale” (Jack in a Box), Written by Michael Cyril Creighton; jackinaboxsite.com

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING DERIVATIVE NEW MEDIA: “Hide And Seek,” “Keys to the Kingdom,” “The Chosen Ones,” “Parting Shots” (The Walking Dead: Cold Storage), Written by John Esposito; amctv.com

49th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards

The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) announced its awards on February 16th, 2013 with giving away the top prize to Les Misérables, a deserving film to win this award.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Motion Picture – Live Action: Les Misérables

Motion Picture – Animated: Brave

Television Movie/Mini-Series: Hatfields & McCoys: Part 1

Television Series – One Hour: Homeland: Beirut is Back

Television Series – Half-hour: Modern Family: Disneyland

Television – Non-Fiction, Variety or Music – Series or Special: The 2012 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Technical Achievement Awards

Technical Achievement Award Production: Sound Devices – 664 Field Production Mixer with Recorder

Technical Achievement Award Post-Production: Dolby® – Atmos

19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced its awards on January 27th, 2013 with giving away the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award to ARGO. Argo has also won the Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America awards and it is such a remarkable achievement for it to win this as well, thus becoming the strongest front-runner in the Best Picture Oscar race.

As expected, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence won the acting awards for motion picture whereas Bryan Cranston and Claire Danes won those for television. Downton Abbey won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Screen Actors Guild 49th Annual Life Achievement Award: Dick Van Dyke

FILM:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Argo

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Skyfall

TELEVISION:

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Downton Abbey

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Claire Danes (Homeland)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Julianne Moore (Game Change)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey (30 Rock)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Game of Thrones

24th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards

The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their awards on January 26th, 2013 with giving away the Best Theatrical Film award to Ben Affleck's ARGO. Argo has also won Directors Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild awards and it is such a remarkable achievement for it to win this as well, thus becoming the strongest front-runner in the Best Picture Oscar race.

Here is the complete list of winners:

FILM:

Theatrical: ARGO

Animated: WRECK-IT RALPH

Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

TELEVISION:

Children's: SESAME STREET

Comedy Series: MODERN FAMILY

Competition: THE AMAZING RACE

Drama Series: HOMELAND

Live Entertainment and Talk: THE COLBERT REPORT

Long Form (Mini-series): GAME CHANGE

Non-Fiction: AMERICAN MASTERS

Sports: REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL

Digital: 30 ROCK: THE WEBISODES

HONORARY AWARDS:

David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures: Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner

Milestone Award: Bob and Harvey Weinstein

Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television: J. J. Abrams

Stanley Kramer Award: Bully

Visionary Award: Russell Simmons

4th Annual Dorian Awards

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) announced the 4th Dorian awards on January 18th, 2013 with giving away the Film of the Year award to ARGO, directed and co-produced by Ben Affleck.

Here is the complete list of winners:

FILMS

Film of the Year: Argo

Film Performance of the Year - Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)

Film Performance of the Year - Actress: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)

LGBT Film of the Year: Keep the Lights On

Documentary of the Year: How to Survive a Plague

Visually Striking Film of the Year: Life of Pi

Campy Flick of the Year (TIE): Magic Mike; The Paperboy

Unsung Film of the Year: Bernie

TELEVISION

TV Drama of the Year (TIE): Homeland; American Horror Story: Asylum

TV Comedy of the Year: Girls

TV Performance of the Year - Actor: Damian Lewis (Homeland)

TV Performance of the Year - Actress: Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum)

TV Musical Performance of the Year (TIE): Jennifer Hudson - Tribute to Whitney Houston (The Grammys); Raza Jaffrey, Katherine McPhee and cast - A Thousand and One Nights (Smash)

LGBT TV Show of the Year (TIE): Modern Family; The New Normal

Campy TV Show of the Year: Liz & Dick

Unsung TV Show of the Year: Happy Endings

TV or Movie Title of the Year: Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23

We're Wilde About You (Newcomer Award): Ezra Miller

Wilde Wit of the Year: Jon Stewart

Wilde Artist of the Year: Ryan Murphy

Timeless Award: Sir Ian McKellen