iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app More

SAG Awards 2012: The Help Is Triple Winner At Screen Actors Guild Awards (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The Help

First Posted: 30/01/2012 07:46 Updated: 30/01/2012 12:50   WENN

Amazing
 Inspiring
 Funny
 Scary
 Hot
 Crazy
 Important
 Weird

The Help was the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night after landing the two top actress honours and the cast prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who played maids in the period drama, picked up the night's Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress accolades, respectively, while they were also among the stars who triumphed with the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category.

The Artist's Jean Dujardin beat George Clooney to the Best Actor award, while Christopher Plummer was named Best Supporting Actor for his role as a dying gay father in Beginners.

Meanwhile, Modern Family and Boardwalk Empire were the big TV winners, claiming the night's Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Drama Series, respectively.

Individual TV awards also went to Kate Winslet, Alec Baldwin, Betty White, Paul Giamatti and Steve Buscemi, and Dick Van Dyke presented Mary Tyler Moore with the Screen Actors Guild’s highest honour - the 48th annual Life Achievement Award.

The complete list of recipients of the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Viola Davis (The Help)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Octavia Spencer ( The Help)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - The Help

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Paul Giamatti (Too Big To Fail)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Jessica Lange (American Horror Story)

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

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Boardwalk Empire

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

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

Life Achievement Award - Mary Tyler Moore

SLIDESHOW: The winners and stars on the red carpet...


WATCH:



FOLLOW HUFFPOST UK ENTERTAINMENT

The Help was the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night after landing the two top actress honours and the cast prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who played maids...
The Help was the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night after landing the two top actress honours and the cast prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who played maids...
Related News On Huffington Post:
 

Filed by Sarah Dean  | 
 
 
  • Comments
  • 3
  • Pending Comments
  • 0
  • View FAQ
Post Comment Preview Comment
To reply to a Comment: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to.
View All
Recency  | 
Popularity
photo
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Anonani
A woman of substance
760 Fans
07:10 PM on 01/30/2012
I cannot see any reason for "yes, but...". The women have earned the recognition and the accolades for portraying two characters that in no way pigeonhole them. Neither, I suspect, have ever been maids.
Permalink  |
photo
hcbuck
35 Fans
11:33 AM on 01/30/2012
"Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who played maids in the period drama..."

I have to be honest and say that with this being 2012, as a black woman, I find it so very hard to get past that first segment of the sentence. I'm glad that they won, but I want to see one of them win for portraying a politician or an attorney or something. Seeing black women in uniforms on-screen is annoying to me.
Permalink  |
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Mailman
257 Fans
12:26 PM on 01/30/2012
You're right, I remember what Bill Cosby's wife said to him you should portray a doctor not a janitor or something like that in the Cosby Show. But it is great to see two black women win the Best Actress and Supporting Actress awards, I think this is a first.
Permalink  |