Monday, January 31, 2011

SAG Awards TV: AFTRA Shows Pull Even With SAG; 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Modern Family', And Betty White Get First Wins

For the first time in a long time, both top TV series categories, best drama and comedy ensemble, featured first-time winners, HBO's Boardwalk Empire and ABC's Modern Family. And for the first time, a winner in one the top categories, Modern Family, was an AFTRA-affiliated show.
Last year, Julianna Margulies' win for best actress in a drama series marked the first time in recent history that a SAG award had gone to an actor on an AFTRA-represented series, CBS' The Good Wife. The other 5 series categories were won by SAG shows. Fast-forward to tonight when 3 out of the 6 SAG Awards for series, or 50%, went to AFTRA-designated shows. That included best actress in a drama series, in which Margulies repeated for a second consecutive year, best comedy series ensemble (Modern Family) and best actress in a comedy series (Hot in Cleveland's Betty White) Backstage, Margulies supported the ongoing movement to merge the two actors unions, SAG and AFTRA. "I would like us all to be one," she said. "We're in an industry where power comes in numbers." Onstage, Melissa Leo, winner in the best supporting actress in a movie category for The Fighter made an emotional plea for unity. "Let's join together," she said in her acceptance speech. "Let's make it a real voice. Unions made this country great because they give the voice to the ... Read More »

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