Welcome to the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
7:03 p.m. “I’m Eva Longoria, and I’m an actor!”
7:06 p.m. Rosario Dawson and Kiefer Sutherland announce Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series:
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez – “UGLY BETTY” (ABC)
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin – “WEEDS” (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters – “TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION” (Showtime)
And the winner is…
Tina Fey. “I want to thank my daughter Alice for being the funniest person in my family, for coining phrases like, ‘I want to go to there,’ and sometimes just putting on pretend makeup in the mirror, and she’ll turn to me and say, ‘I look like Barack Obama!’”
7:12 p.m. Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Hamm present best actors in a comedy series. Hamm: “If there were an olympics for comedy, these next gentlemen would most resemble the Chinese women’s gymnastics team: formidable, adorable, bendy and of indeterminate age.”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody – “CALIFORNICATION” (Showtime)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold – “ENTOURAGE” (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA)
And the actor goes to…
Alec Baldwin. Strangely free of humor, but gracious and not packing heat.
7:20 p.m. TNT is promoting its new show “Trust Me,” starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh. This apparently proves they are not the same person. Well, amazing things can be done with editing.
7:22 p.m. This “Trailblazers” montage might be the most vague clipjob I’ve ever seen. It’s like “Bring Out Yer Dead” mixed with “That’s Entertainment.” We have westerns, we have chariot races, we have Butch and Sundance doing the “Oh S–t!” jump. We have a gay montage, we have “Lolita,” we have “Maude,” we have whiplash!
7:24 p.m. Claire Danes announces the comedy ensemble crews:
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN Cerie
TINA FEY Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY Jonathan
KEITH POWELL Toofer
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
KENDALL APPLEGATE Penny Scavo
ANDREA BOWEN Julie Mayer
CHARLIE CARVER Porter Scavo
MAX CARVER Preston Scavo
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA Carlos Solis
GARY COLE Wayne Davis
MARCIA CROSS Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON Mike Delfino
LYNDSY FONSECA Dylan Mayfair
RACHEL FOX Kayla Huntington
TERI HATCHER Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN Younger Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN Younger Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER Gabrielle Solis
KYLE MacLACHLAN Orson Hodge
NEAL McDONOUGH Dave Williams
JOSHUA MOORE Parker Scavo
SHAWN PYFROM Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT Tom Scavo
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN Edie Britt
BRENDA STRONG Mary Alice Young
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
KEVIN CONNOLLY Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER Vincent Chase
REX LEE Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES Mrs. Ari
THE OFFICE (NBC)
LESLIE DAVID BAKER Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN Jan Levenson
ED HELMS Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON Dwight Schrute
WEEDS (Showtime)
DEMIÁN BICHIR Esteban Reyes
JULIE BOWEN Lisa
ENRIQUE CASTILLO Cesar
GUILLERMO DIAZ Guillermo
ALEXANDER GOULD Shane Botwin
ALLIE GRANT Isabelle Hodes
JUSTIN KIRK Andy Botwin
HEMKY MADERA Ignacio
ANDY MILDER Dean Hodes
KEVIN NEALON Doug Wilson
MARY-LOUISE PARKER Nancy Botwin
HUNTER PARRISH Silas Botwin
ELIZABETH PERKINS Celia Hodes
JACK STEHLIN Roy Till
And the winner is…
“30 Rock.” Jane Krakowski: “I was lucky enough to be part of ‘Ally McBeal’ for five years, and I can honestly say that this ensemble is a thousand times heavier.” Which is to say that “Brothers & Sisters” is the reigning featherweight champion, I suppose.
7:32 p.m. The comedy stylings of Frank Langella and Michael Sheen lead into a clip of “Frost/Nixon,” then Greg Kinnear arrives to announce female actress in a supporting role:
AMY ADAMS / Sister James – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena – “VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA” (The Weinstein Company)
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie – “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” (Paramount Pictures)
KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz – “THE READER” (The Weinstein Company)
And the actor goes to…
Kate Winslet for “The Reader.” “I really feel like everyone should be given a medal.” Yes, especially the producers who kept the “15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” down to two hours. I mean, they’re not Chesley Sullenberger, but they’re heroic, nevertheless.
7:39 p.m. Christina Applegate and Taye Diggs, looking like they’d each rather be getting root canals through their feet instead of standing at the dais, announce male actor in a drama series:
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House – “HOUSE” (FOX)
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore – “BOSTON LEGAL” (ABC)
And the winner is…
Hugh Laurie, who is setting himself up as the Kelsey Grammer of the new millennium. How the hell did Jon Hamm not win this thing?
7:43 p.m. Jon Krasinski and Amy Poehler engage in some overacting that looks a lot like Sally Field’s clip from “Brothers & Sisters” as they announce best actress in a drama:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker – “BROTHERS & SISTERS” (ABC)
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko – “SAVING GRACE” (TNT)
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson – “MAD MEN” (AMC)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)
And the actor goes to…
Sally Field. “I am so proud to be an actor, and so proud that my fellow actors would give me this. I mean it.” Well, duh — they like you. They really like you.
7:48 p.m. Emily Blunt and Erick McCormack act out a contractual agreement, then announce the ensemble in a drama series award:
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
CANDICE BERGEN Shirley Schmidt
SAFFRON BURROWS Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS Katie Lloyd
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS Clarence Bell
