January 25, 2009
2009 SAG Awards Winners
The 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards, better known as the SAG awards, were held on Sunday, January 25, 2009. These awards are unique because it recognizes and honors the performances of it’s members. Nominations are accepted from over 4,200 random members. The winners of the SAG Awards are given a statue, name The Actor.
The winners of the 15th Annual SAG Awards are:
Lifetime Achievement Award: James Earl Jones
Movies:
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire”
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn (“Milk”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger (“The Dark Knight”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep (“Doubt”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Kate Winslet (“The Reader”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble: “The Dark Knight”
Television:
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Paul Giamatti (“John Adams”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Laura Linney (“John Adams”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Hugh Laurie (“House M.D.”)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Sally Field (“Brothers and Sister”)
- 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: “Mad Men”
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: “30 Rock”
- Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: “Heroes”
