Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Awarded for Excellence in film and television by members of the Screen Actors Guild
Presented by Screen Actors Guild
Country Flag of the United States United States
First awarded 1995
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members.

SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. Nominations for the awards come from 4200 randomly selected members of the union, with the full membership (120,000 as of 2007) available to vote for the winners. The awards have been televised for the past several years on TNT, but now also air on TBS.

The inaugural SAG Awards aired live on February 25, 1995. The statue given is called The Actor.

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[edit] List of nominees and winners

Awards are organized into the following categories:

[edit] Film awards

[edit] Television awards

[edit] Life Achievement Awards

[edit] Most awards

These are the artists and shows that have received the most awards over the years, including all awards up to 2007.

  • Allison Janney in all has won more than any other artist with five SAG Awards. Two for Outstanding Female Television Actor in a Drama, two for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and one for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture for American Beauty.
  • Megan Mullally has won the Outstanding Female Television Actor Award 3 times, winning the awards consecutively as well as another for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Will and Grace) in 2001.
  • Sean Hayes has won 3 times the Outstanding Male Television Actor Award as well as another for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Will and Grace) in 2001.
  • Martin Sheen Has won 4 for his work on the West Wing. Two for Outstanding Male Television Actor in a Drama and another two along with the cast of The West Wing for Best Ensemble.
  • Anthony Edwards, Dennis Franz, Martin Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and James Gandolfini all won the Outstanding Male Television Actor-Drama Award 2 times.
  • ER has won the Outstanding Ensemble-Drama Award 4 times.
  • The comedy Seinfeld has won the Outstanding Ensemble-Comedy Award 3 times
  • Renée Zellweger has won 3 SAG Awards. (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role 2004 - Cold Mountain, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role 2003 - Chicago and Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture 2003 - Chicago).
  • Jerry Orbach posthumously won a SAG Award for his role in "Law & Order" in 2005.
  • David Hyde Pierce, with 16 nominations, has more than any other performer. He himself has won twice.

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