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  Screen Actors Guild - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors in the United States.
In 1925, the Masquers club was formed by actors fed up with the grueling work hours at the Hollywood studios, particularly for actors without contracts, who felt the brunt of cost-cutting measures during the Great Depression.
This was one major concern which led to the creation of the Screen Actors Guild in 1933.
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 Screen Actors Guild -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The guild guarantees members a minimum daily wage on union productions ("scale") and handles payment of ((often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing) residuals.
SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in (The film industry of the United States) Hollywood since 1995.
The awards have been televised for the past several years on (Explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene) TNT.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/screen_actors_guild.htm   (798 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Screen Actors Guild   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Dick Powell (1904-1963) The singer, actor, producer, and director Dick Powell was born as Richard Ewing Powell in Mountain View, Arkansas on November 14, 1904.
During the height of what is now referred to as McCarthyism, in 1952 the Screen Writers Guild gave the studios the right to omit from the screen the name of any individual who had failed to clear his name before Congress.
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists AFTRA is a performers union that represents actors in radio and television, much like the Screen Actors Guild does for movies, as well as radio and television announcers and newspersons, singers (both royalty artists and background singers), promo and voice-over...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Screen-Actors-Guild   (2498 words)

  
 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
The SAG Awards will honor outstanding performances from 2002 in five film categories and eight television categories including the ensemble awards, a commendation for the collaborative performance by a cast for both motion pictures and television.
The SAG Awards® are closely watched by the industry as a precursor of possible Oscar® and Emmy® recognition.
The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® is executive-produced by Jeff Margolis and is produced by Kathy Connell.
www.filmmonthly.com /Behind/Articles/9thSAGawards/9thSAGawards.html   (457 words)

  
 The SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild Awards)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Screen Actor's Guild is the union for actors.
These awards are unique, insofar as they honor strictly performers, and because all 96,000 members of the actors' union get to vote on who will take home the awards.
But since these awards aren't as well-known, the bleacher scene outside the SAG Awards is much less hectic.
www.seeing-stars.com /Awards/SAGawards.shtml   (589 words)

  
 | SAG Awards Official Web Site |
Los Angeles, California - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2004 at the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Saturday, February 5, 2005 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
Screen Actors Guild originated awards for the outstanding performances by a motion picture cast and by television drama and comedy ensembles.
The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, immediately followed the SAG Awards on the backlot of the Shrine Exposition Center.
www.sagawards.com /PR_050205.htm   (653 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild Awards
Lauded by critics for its style, simplicity and genuine warmth, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® has become one of the industry’s most prized honors.
The only televised awards shows to exclusively honor performers, it presents thirteen awards for acting in film and television in a fast moving two hour show which airs live on TNT.
The awards focus on both individual performances as well as on the work of the entire ensemble of a drama series and comedy series, and the cast of a motion picture.
www.filmcommissionhq.com /event.jsp?id=11   (113 words)

  
 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD HONORS OUTSTANDING FILM AND TELEVISION PERFORMANCES IN 13 CATEGORIES AT THE 10TH ANNUAL SCREEN ...
Los Angeles, California - Screen Actors Guild presented its coveted Actor® statuette for the outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances of 2003 at the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® in ceremonies attended by film and television’s leading actors, held Sunday, February 22, 2004 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
The Actor® for a motion picture cast performance went this year to “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and the Actors® for television drama and comedy ensemble performances went this year to “Six Feet Under” and “Sex and the City”.
The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, immediately followed the SAG Awards on the backlot of the Shrine Exposition Center and celebrated the 10th Annual SAG Awards, the 70th Anniversary of SAG as well as PEOPLE’s 30th Anniversary.
www.filmmakers.com /news/acting/printer_109.shtml   (805 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild Membership - Guild Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is the charitable arm of the Screen Actors Guild, dedicated to serving Guild members and the larger community.
… The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the labor union representing film actors … the guild has also selected members for the Screen Actors Guild Award.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is a labor union founded in 1933 to protect film actors in the United States.
www.monksguild.com /screen-actors-guild-membership.html   (480 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild Awards For Performances (SAG) 1993 - 2003 tviNews.net report
Unveiled during this evening for the first time was the Guild's new award statuette, The Actor™, as well as the first awards for ensembles in drama series and comedy series which honor all of the actors who are the regulars in television series.
On February 22, 1997 the Third Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was telecast live on NBC from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
The Fourth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was telecast live on TNT on Sunday, March 8, 1998 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
www.smart90.com /sag   (1369 words)

  
 Althouse: Simulblogging the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In the tradition of Screen Actors Guild Awards, Close speaks in terms of acting as a field of labor.
Sandra Oh is one of the presenters of the next award, and I love the way she looks and her green dress.
The award is for actress in a TV series, and here I do know one of the shows: "Sex and the City." So maybe I hope Sarah Jessica Parker wins.
althouse.blogspot.com /2005/02/simulblogging-screen-actors-guild.html   (1230 words)

  
 FilmMakers Magazine: 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®
The full calendar for the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® will be released in 2003.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards® honor outstanding performances in five film categories and eight television categories, including the unique ensemble awards, which commend the collaborative performance by a cast in a motion picture and by the ensemble casts of both comedy and dramatic television series.
The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® will be executive produced by Jeff Margolis and produced by Kathy Connell.
www.filmmakers.com /actor/news/9th_annual_sag_awards.htm   (325 words)

  
 Visimag.com Film Bytes - Screen Actors Guild Awards — 2004
These are the winners of the Screen Actors Guild's coveted 'Actor' Award, and their comments both onstage and backstage.
So there we were, smack in the middle of the rainy season in Los Angeles, at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, watching the stars make their way down the red carpet, braving the inclement weather to show off their strapless gowns, smiling and waving to their fans.
There is always a relaxed and congenial atmosphere at this award show, probably due to the fact that most of the performers know, or admire, each other.
www.visimag.com /exclusive/fb147_sag2004.htm   (1087 words)

  
 The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
, the ensemble award honors the performance by a cast in a motion picture, as well as ensemble casts in both comedy and dramatic television series.
award is one of the top industry awards honoring performers and the only kudos devoted solely to actors honoring actors.
In past years, the Awards Show has spotlighted commercial actors, background singers, stunt women, dancers, background performers, animation voice-over performers and stunt performers and is the only nationally televised awards show to acknowledge the work of union members.
alt.tnt.tv /specials/sagawards/press.html   (455 words)

  
 The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 03
With a plethora of award events this time of year, the Screen Actors Guild has the distinction of hosting the only ceremony where performers are recognized and honored based solely on the voting selection of their peers.
What is more, the Guild not only recognizes the individual achievements of actors in film and television but also acknowledges exceptional collaborative work with its unique ensemble awards.
Since the event first aired in 1995, the SAG Awards have been watched by both industry insiders and the general public alike as a forerunner to upcoming Oscar and Emmy success.
www.filmmonthly.com /Behind/Articles/SAG03/SAG03.html   (437 words)

  
 The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
The Screen Actors Guild will honor its own at its 8th Annual Awards ceremonies on Sunday, March 10, 2002 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center, televised nationally on TNT (Turner Network Television) at 8 p.m.
Awards ballots will be mailed on February 12, 2002 to the entire active membership of the Guild.
The Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will be hosted for the sixth consecutive year by People Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
www.tnt.tv /title/0,,410740-2577,00.html   (231 words)

  
 entertainment.iafrica.com | movies Nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominations for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Tuesday.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards have become one of the industry’s most prized honours, and are now considered an important step on the road to the Oscars, which takes place just two weeks after the SAG ceremony on 11 March.
The SAG nominations are made by actors for the best performances of the year in television and films.
entertainment.iafrica.com /movies/200464.htm   (371 words)

  
 Crowe, Berry take top honors at Screen Actors Guild awards - 03/11/02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
   Past guild president Edward Asner, star of "Lou Grant" and a co-star on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," was honored with a life-achievement award.
Chosen by the Screen Actors Guild's 98,000 members, the awards are given in five film and eight television categories.
The DGA awards are considered one of the most accurate barometers of Oscar success.
www.detnews.com /2002/entertainment/0203/13/entertainment-437748.htm   (800 words)

  
 Ananova - Depp and Theron top Screen Actors Guild Awards
Johnny Depp was a surprise lead actor winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles for Pirates of the Caribbean.
The ensemble acting award, the guild's equivalent of a best-picture prize, went to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the front-runner to win the top honour at next Sunday's Oscars.
Among the guild's TV awards, Sex and the City won for comedy-acting ensemble on the same night the series ended its six-year run.
www.ananova.com /entertainment/story/sm_869227.html   (370 words)

  
 TheOneRing.net™ | Scrapbook | Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005
Australian actress Cate Blanchett arrives during the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, February 5, 2005.
Blanchett won the Screen Actors Guild award for best supporting actress in a film for playing screen idol Katharine Hepburn in 'The Aviator,' giving her a boost in the fight for Oscars later this month.
This image is part of the group Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005.
www.theonering.net /scrapbook/view/15260?g=1   (210 words)

  
 Artsandentertainment: 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Tony Shalhoub, star of "Monk," won the guild prize for the second straight year as actor in a TV comedy.
The 11th annual guild awards provided a warmup bout for "The Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby" before they duke it out for best-picture at the Oscars.
Guild nominees were chosen by 4,200 randomly selected union members.
www.sptimes.com /2005/02/06/news_pf/Artsandentertainment/11th_annual_Screen_Ac.shtml   (875 words)

  
 screen actors guild awards
Screen Actors Guild President Melissa Gilbert Won't Seek a Third Term
The Screen Actors Guild has brokered a new deal with producers of animation for television, which will include new exhibition rules, as well as a pay raise for voiceover actors.
Minimum rates for actors will go up a total of 9%, including a 3% hike retroactive to July 1.
www.headlineblogs.com /screen-actors-guild-awards.htm   (392 words)

  
 LookSmart - Screen Actors Guild Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Coverage of the Screen Actors Guild Awards includes a look at the nominations and winners, links to past ceremonies, and a message board.
Learn why the 2004 telecast's "emotional highlight" was the Life Achievement award presented to Karl Malden by former "Streets of San Francisco" co-star Michael Douglas.
Access the full list of nominees for the awards ceremony, which annually honors the best performances in film and television.
www.looksmart.com /eus1/eus317828/eus317854/eus10068323/eus10055333/r?l&pin=040718x585cc36d4a7b01096e1&   (324 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild Awards
It is a exquisite situation that those who embellish the mind are challenging our immagination and our wits with their undying creations.
It is a exquisite situation that those who smarten up the soul are challenging our immagination and our wits with their undying creations.
So, if you want to feel fulfiled relax and meet the creators at Screen Actors Guild Awards.
www.wonderful-people.com /Movies_festivals/Awards/index3/Awards10083.htm   (198 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild @ Filmbug
In 1925, the Masquers club was formed by actors fed up with the long, grueling work hours at the Hollywood studios.
The SAG Awards have been one of the top awards events in Hollywood since 1995.
The Spring issue of the Screen Actor Magazine has a very interesting article about the awards, including some history.
www.filmbug.com /dictionary/screen-actors-guild.php   (175 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: Features:'Chicago' leads nominations for Screen Actors Guild awards 01/29/03
The guild's nominations are the last major awards announcement before the Academy Awards nominations Feb. 11.
The guild is to present its ninth annual awards on March 9 in a ceremony airing on TNT.
Actor in a drama series: Michael Chiklis, "The Shield," FX; James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos," HBO; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC; Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox; Treat Williams, "Everwood," WB.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/012903/fea_124-1344.shtml   (1020 words)

  
 Indiantelevision.com > Tube Talk > Zee English to live telecast 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Zee English will air the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards live and exclusive on 6 February at 6:30 am and 9:00 pm.
The awards will be presented live from Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected purely by actors’ peers.
www.indiantelevision.com /tube/y2k5/feb/febtube4.htm   (191 words)

  
 Screen Actors Guild Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The SAG Awards - A look at the Screen Actors Guild Awards show, with an emphasis on how the public can watch the stars arrive.
Screen Actors Guild - Includes information for beginning actors, a member directory, and the SAG awards.
SAG Awards: Jamie Foxx - Transcription of the actor's acceptance speech after winning the Screen Actors Guild prize for Best Actor in "Ray."
www.findly.com /screen-actors-guild-awards.htm   (121 words)

  
 SAG Screen Actors Guild Awards, Nominees, Winners, Pictures, Clips
As we await the nominees to be announced for 2006, get in on the exitement with facts, info and history of the SAG Awards around the Web, with a complete list of 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award winners for film and television...
News Coverage - SAG Awards - The latest Reuter's reports and a link to photos of the big night in an interactive slideshow.
Screen Actors Guild - SAG History - From the official community site chronicling the establishment of the guild in 1933 with cool Flash presentations, photos, activities and timeline.
www.chiff.com /pop-culture/SAG-awards.htm   (443 words)

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