The late Heath Ledger’s has been awarded the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in his role as the Joker in last year’s hit film “The Dark Knight.”
Other SF and genre-related winners were “Heroes” and “The Dark Knight” for Best Ensemble Stunt performances in a television series and motion picture.
SF and genre programming were prominent nominees at this year’s SAG Awards including such films and television shows like “Hellboy 2: The Golden Army,” “Wanted,” “Iron Man,” “Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “24: Redemption,” “Saving Grace,” and even everyone’s favorite serial killer “Dexter”. Missing from the list of nominees and winners were shows like “True Blood,” “Pushing Daisies” and the multi-award winning series “Battlestar Galactica”.
The major big winners of Sunday night’s SAG Awards presentation were:
MOTION PICTURE
Actor — Sean Penn – “Milk”
Actress — Meryl Streep – “Doubt”
Supporting Actor — Heath Ledger – “The Dark Knight”
Supporting Actress — Kate Winslet – “The Reader”
Ensemble Cast — “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stunt Ensemble — “The Dark Knight”
TELEVISION
Actor in a television movie or miniseries — Paul Giamatti – “John Adams”
Actress in a television movie or miniseries — Laura Linney – “John Adams”
Actor in a drama series — Hugh Laurie – “House”
Actress in a drama series — Sally Field – “Brothers & Sisters”
Actor in a comedy series — Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
Actress in a comedy series — Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Ensemble in a drama Series — “Mad Men”
Ensemble in a comedy series — “30 Rock”
Stunt ensemble — “Heroes”
Life achievement award — James Earl Jones
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