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'SAG Awards': More than handing out a few trophies

It seems like we see our actor pals on awards shows as much as we do in the roles that got them there.

Complete list of winners at 15th annual SAG Awards

Complete list of winners of the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

A view from inside the SAG Awards

Hundreds of stars toasted their peers at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen reports from the trophy table inside the Shrine Auditorium.

`Slumdog' far from underdog with SAG win

"Slumdog Millionaire" continued its unlikely rise from low-budget underdog to the highest Hollywood heights, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for best cast of a motion picture.

Scoop: Will Simon leave ‘American Idol’?

When “American Idol” executive producer Ken Warwick held a conference call with the press earlier in the week, he spent much of it reiterating that he wanted Paula Abdul to stay on the show.

Nominees for annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Nominees for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:

`Doubt' tops SAG pack with 5 nominations

The Catholic school drama "Doubt" led contenders Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards with five nominations, including honors for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis.

The ABCs of a possible SAG strike

The auto industry’s crashing. Wall Street’s ticker is bouncing like those giant red balls on "Wipeout." Television is supposed to offer a refuge from reality, an escape from economic issues and hardships.

Actors union opposes same-sex marriage ban

The Screen Actors Guild officially stands opposed to the California ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage.

Potential strike worries actors: ‘We’re terrified’

George Clooney will cope. Brad and Angelina can live off . Reese Witherspoon won’t have to model at trade shows.

SAG Red Carpet Ends Awards Glitz Drought

Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice. Glamorous gowns — especially strapless and metallic ones — dominated the fashion show that preceded the Screen Actor Guild Awards.

No Star Billing for Strike at SAG Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Awards could have been a feisty labor rally, but turned out to be just another Hollywood back-patting ceremony.

Day-Lewis Dedicates Award to Ledger

Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his Screen Actors Guild Award to Heath Ledger.

Complete List of SAG Award Winners

A complete list of winners of the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

‘Cloverfield’ is a Can’t Miss film

MoviesOK, so the clever “Blair Witch”-style promotional campaign is finally over. We don’t have to watch little clips of a cell phone video and a mysterious monster anymore. Now we can watch an entire 85-minute feature film of a cell phone video and a mysterious monster. The reviews are in and they’re mostly positive. The audiences have lined up dutifully to shell out their entertainment dollar. “Cloverfield” has set records for the weekend. And you know what’s coming next, don’t you? Imitators. Between now and next year, there will be at least 10 to 15 scary stealth campaigns to hype new monster movies. So get in on the ground floor now of this monster mash before you get eaten alive. (Paramount Pictures, in theaters now)

List of Nominees for SAG Awards

Nominees for the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:

SAG Goes `Wild,' Clouding Awards Picture

The drama keeps building for Hollywood's awards season, which is playing out amid a bitter writers strike and a cast of contenders that grew fuzzier after the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations were handed out Thursday.

Mirren, DiCaprio Earn 2 SAG Nominations

The ensemble drama "Babel," the musical "Dreamgirls" and the road-trip tale "Little Miss Sunshine" each earned three nominations Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while Leonardo DiCaprio and Helen Mirren both had two nominations.

List of Screen Actors Guild Award Winners

A complete list of winners of the 12th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Temple Says 'Mom' Was Among Her Best Roles

She's appeared in scores of movies and kept generations of children singing "On the Good Ship Lollipop" for more than 70 years. But Shirley Temple Black says her greatest role has been as a wife, mother and grandmother.

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Showrunners Outraged At Dumbass Emmy Change- WGA Charges "Clear Violation Of Longstanding Agreement"
Source: deadline.com

Los Angeles – Writers are overwhelmingly opposed to the short-sighted attempt by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to remove any of the live presentations of writing awards from the Primetime Emmys.

Online Brands Turn To TV And Print Ads

Amazon.com and other Internet online brands are turning to television ads and other offline media to sell their products, according to a report today in AdWeek.

SAG board turns down studio offer
Source: The L.A. Times

But SAG negotiators balked at the studios' demand that the union's contract expire in three years, rather than two years. Studio executives insist that a three-year contract is necessary to ensure stability.

Brad and Angelina greet fans at SAG-- watch video
Source: Examiner

Brangelina are back! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walked the 2009 SAG Red Carpet like nobody's business! Walking, waving, smiling, laughing and interviewing even giving the "dissed" network e! two individual interviews with Brad and Angelina each.

Kate Winslet, Tina Fey Early Winners At SAG
Source: The New York Times

British actress Kate Winslet and comedian Tina Fey were early winners on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild awards, which could produce surprises in a season dominated by "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

California labor coalition asks state justices to overturn Prop. 8
Source: The Sacramento Bee

"It really does establish the potential for a slippery slope of taking away the rights of one group and then potentially the rights of another group and another group," Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation, said during a teleconference wit …

Drama dims chances of SAG strike
Source: The L.A. Times

Will they or won't they. That is the question...

US: The crisis in the Screen Actors Guild and the need for a new political perspective
Source: WSWS

The ongoing crisis in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) underscores the need for a new political perspective that takes as its starting-point a struggle against the conglomerates that operate the television networks and major film studios.

Tina Fey Caps Stellar Year With SAG Nominations
Source: The New York Times

Actress Tina Fey capped a stellar year on Thursday when her television comedy "30 Rock" shared top billing at the Screen Actors Guild nominations, earning nods for best actress and the coveted best ensemble comedy cast.

"Doubt" Tops SAG Award Film Nominees
Source: The New York Times

Film drama "Doubt" on Thursday earned five nominations for Screen Actors Guild awards, including for best ensemble cast, as Hollywood continued its march toward the Oscars.

Actors' Strike Threat Casts Shadow Over Oscars
Source: The New York Times

Even as Oscar organizers on Friday unveiled Hugh Jackman as the host of their gala film awards, the prospect of a U.S. actors strike was casting a long shadow over whether Hollywood's big show would go on as usual.

Producers use LA Times ad to toss salvo at SAG
Source: msnbc.com

Hollywood's studio heads, stuck in a standoff with the Screen Actors Guild, are making their plea to the rest of the industry in a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times as the threat of a strike looms.

Screen Actors Guild Contract Impasse Could Lead to Strike
Source: Zap2it.com

The actors union is asking its members to vote whether or not to authorize a strike. . . . At issue is whether the actors guild, a notoriously fractious union, can persuade enough members to authorize its board to call a strike should negotiations fail.

SAG members are talking about a strike
Source: TV Squad

The bottom line is that the producers -- the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers -- want the actors to take the same terms as the writers. The fight is over compensation for work that's reused or made for the Internet.

Actors Union to Seek Strike Authorization
Source: The New York Times

The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Saturday it would seek a strike authorization vote by members after federal mediation failed to break a logjam in labor talks with major Hollywood studios.

US: Screen Actors leadership calls for federal mediator
Source: WSWS

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) held its annual national membership meeting at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday.

Screen Actors Guild's negotiating committee calls for strike vote
Source: Reality TV World

The Screen Actors Guild's negotiating committee voted Wednesday to support a strike authorization vote, a tactic meant to break stalled contract talks with Hollywood studios.

SAG responds to detractors
Source: Screen Actors Guild

A page from the SAG website as a microcosm of the dispute between AMPTP & the Screen Actors Guild, in regards to recent inaccurate reports of insolvency by divisive factions.

US actors' union rejects pay deal
Source: BBC News

US acting union the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has put forward a fresh proposal over pay after rejecting the latest offer made by Hollywood studios.

No plans to strike, says SAG president
Source: TV Squad

There's good news and bad news coming from the on-going talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

Are you ready for another strike?
Source: TV Squad

Just when you thought you could sit back in your comfy chair and watch TV this fall, comes news that possible Screen Actor's Guild strike that has been talked about for weeks is very close to actually happening.

Strike-Vote Question Looms for Hollywood Actors
Source: Epoch Times

As the Screen Actors Guild inches closer to the June 30 expiration date of its TV/film contract, two questions come to the fore. Will SAG extend the contract, enabling its members to keep working while negotiators keep bargaining?

SAG rallies against AFTRA: Guild member encourage to vote down deal
Source: Variety.com

Variety reports: The SAG-AFTRA hatefest has shifted into high gear, with fighting on multiple fronts over the upcoming membership vote on AFTRA's primetime deal.

A strike by actors may be in the wings
Source: USA Today

Here we go again. Still recovering from a three-month writers' strike that crippled the TV and movie business, Hollywood is bracing for the possibility of another walkout, this time by the Screen Actors Guild, as early as June 30.

The Star of Grand Theft Auto IV Finds a Somewhat Small Paycheck
Source: The New York Times

That's because Mr. Hollick [voice of Niko Bellic in GTA 4] was paid only about $100,000 over roughly 15 months between late 2006 and early this year for all of his voice acting and motion-capture work on the game, with zero royalties or residuals in sight, he said.

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