SAG Awards run up to Oscars

It's looking more and more like Heath Ledger will win The Best Supporting Actor Oscar as he has now posthumously won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards respectively for his portrayal of the Joker in what may be 2008's best film Batman: The Dark Knight. Gary Oldman accepted the award on Heath's behalf. "I'm quite emotional," said Oldman, "It is a great honor to be asked to accept this on behalf of Heath. He was an extraordinary young man with an extraordinary talent, and it is wonderful that you have acknowledged that and honored that talent tonight."

Other winners of the SAG Awards are:

Lifetime Achievement: James Earl Jones (presented by Forrest Whitaker)
Best Leading Actor: Sean Penn - Milk
Best Leading Actress: Meryl Streep - Doubt
Best Cast: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Movie Stunt Ensemble: Batman: The Dark Knight

Two time Oscar winner Meryl Streep is as always modest on her long run as the most nominated actress in Oscar history (15) "Can I just say there is no such thing as the best actress, you know? There is no such thing as the greatest living actress," she continued "I am in a position where I have secret information, that I know this to be true, I am so in awe of the work of the women this year — nominated, not nominated — so proud of us girls. And everybody wins when we get parts like this."

Sean Penn downplayed his role as a gay male offering this superb perspective,

"As actors, we don't play gay, straight. We don't play any of these kinds of people. We play human beings, and this movie is something that all of us involved are so proud of," Then of course Sean went into sales mode, "This is a story about equal rights for all human beings."

From the big screen to little screen, Tina Fey continued her award winning ways with 30 Rock taking top honors for an ensemble award. Alec Baldwin (Best Male Comedy) won an individual award.

Hugh Laurie took home his second SAG in a row as Best Actor in a TV drama: House. Other winners:

Outstanding Male Performance TV/Miniseries: Paul Giamatti - John Adams
Outstanding Female Performance TV/Miniseries: Laura Linney - John Adams
Best Actress TV Drama: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Best Drama: Mad Men
Best TV Stunt Ensemble: Heroes

Daniel Day-Lewis' tribute to Heath Ledger

Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his SAG award for best lead actor to Heath Ledger last night. Day-Lewis, who won for his portrayal of a greedy oil baron in There Will Be Blood, said of the deceased actor: "I am absolutely certain he would have done many wonderful things in his life."

SAG award winners and red carpet pics

The following is a list of winners at last night's 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:

Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture: No Country For Old Men
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role: Julie Christie - Away From Her
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture: The Bourne Ultimatum
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role: Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role: Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Television Series: 24
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series: The Office
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 An Ensemble In A Drama Series: The Sopranos
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series: Edie Falco - The Sopranos
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series: James Gandolfini - The Sopranos
Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries: Kevin Kline - As You Like It
Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries: Queen Latifah - Life Support
Life Achievement Award - Charles Durning

Also, check out these photos of stars arriving on the SAG Red Carpet:











top to bottom: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Ellen Page, Eva Longoria, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera, Teri Hatcher, Chandra Wilson, Amanda Bynes, Nikki Blonsky, Christina Applegate, Tina Fey

Don't Expect to See Many Familiar Faces at the Golden Globes...

The Screen Actor's Guild released the following statement:
"After considerable outreach to Golden Globe actor nominees and their representatives over the past several weeks, there appears to be unanimous agreement that these actors will not cross WGA picket lines to appear on the Golden Globe Awards as acceptors or presenters. We applaud our members for this remarkable show of solidarity for striking Writers Guild of America writers."