Lights, camera, actors! The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are finally (almost) here, promising a slew of stars on stage. And we’re not only talking about those talents nominated for films like “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” and “The Holdovers” or shows such as “Succession” and “The Bear,” but also the big names on hand to present the statuettes, including stars like Glen Powell and Issa Rae. Click here for the full nominations list.
Already among this year’s most anticipated onstage moments: a reunion between “The Devil Wears Prada” co-stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, who is SAG Award-nominated for her supporting turn in “Oppenheimer.”
The SAG Awards are set to take place on Saturday, February 24. Two-time SAG Award Winner Idris Elba will open the ceremony, and Jennifer Aniston will later present Barbra Streisand with the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award, as previously announced.
The awards show, produced...
Already among this year’s most anticipated onstage moments: a reunion between “The Devil Wears Prada” co-stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, who is SAG Award-nominated for her supporting turn in “Oppenheimer.”
The SAG Awards are set to take place on Saturday, February 24. Two-time SAG Award Winner Idris Elba will open the ceremony, and Jennifer Aniston will later present Barbra Streisand with the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award, as previously announced.
The awards show, produced...
- 2/23/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and Glen Powell are among the 30 presenters announced for the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, set to take place on Saturday. Additionally, Emmy and SAG Award winner Jennifer Aniston will present the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award to the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer and director Barbra Streisand.
SAG winner Elba will open the ceremony. Other presenters include Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Wright, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Colman Domingo, Fran Drescher, Phil Dunster, Hannah Waddingham, Billie Eilish, Brendan Fraser, Troy Kotsur, Greta Lee, Melissa McCarthy, Storm Reid, Alexander Skarsgård, Omar Sy and Naomi Watts, with more to be announced.
Among this year’s film nominees are Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer,” which lead with four nominations apiece, followed by Amazon MGM and Orion’s “American Fiction,...
SAG winner Elba will open the ceremony. Other presenters include Erika Alexander, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jeffrey Wright, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Colman Domingo, Fran Drescher, Phil Dunster, Hannah Waddingham, Billie Eilish, Brendan Fraser, Troy Kotsur, Greta Lee, Melissa McCarthy, Storm Reid, Alexander Skarsgård, Omar Sy and Naomi Watts, with more to be announced.
Among this year’s film nominees are Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal Pictures’ “Oppenheimer,” which lead with four nominations apiece, followed by Amazon MGM and Orion’s “American Fiction,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Nominees for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honouring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for the past year were announced today by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani via Instagram Live. The nominees for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced by SAG Awards committee members Jason George and Woody Schultz with an introduction by SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher.
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Saturday, 24 February, 2024, at 1Am GMT / 8Pm Et / 5Pm Pt from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
One of awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances from the previous calendar year. Of the top industry honours presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ peers in SAG-AFTRA with 119,000+ eligible...
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, produced by Silent House Productions in partnership with SAG-AFTRA, will stream live globally on Netflix Saturday, 24 February, 2024, at 1Am GMT / 8Pm Et / 5Pm Pt from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
One of awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards annually celebrates the outstanding motion picture and television performances from the previous calendar year. Of the top industry honours presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ peers in SAG-AFTRA with 119,000+ eligible...
- 1/10/2024
- by Chad Kennerk
- Film Review Daily
The Screen Actors Guild has announced the nominations for its 30th annual SAG Awards. On the film side, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” the two films that ruled over the summer box office, lead nominations with four nods each, including ensemble cast. In the TV categories, “Succession” led with five nominations, followed by comedies “The Bear” and “Ted Lasso,” and fellow HBO drama “The Last of Us,” each receiving four nods.
The nominations were announced January 10 by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, reuniting via Instagram Live after starring together in the 2020 Netflix comedy “The Lovebirds.” Prior to that, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher kicked off the virtual announcement with an introduction, and SAG Awards committee members Jason George and Woody Schultz followed with the nominations for stunt ensembles.
The 2024 SAG Awards will take place on February 24, streaming live on Netflix, its new network home.
Below, see the full list of this year’s nominations.
The nominations were announced January 10 by Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, reuniting via Instagram Live after starring together in the 2020 Netflix comedy “The Lovebirds.” Prior to that, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher kicked off the virtual announcement with an introduction, and SAG Awards committee members Jason George and Woody Schultz followed with the nominations for stunt ensembles.
The 2024 SAG Awards will take place on February 24, streaming live on Netflix, its new network home.
Below, see the full list of this year’s nominations.
- 1/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The Screen Actors Guild has named its executive producers to lead the creative team for the group’s upcoming 30th awards ceremony, which will stream live on Netflix for the first time.
Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn of Silent House Productions, the film, streaming and television production division of Silent House Group, are partnering to serve as executive producers alongside Jon Brockett, SAG-AFTRA executive producer, and liaison to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. This marks Brockett’s third consecutive year working on the annual acting celebration. In addition, Jeneine Doucette-White, who worked 23 years as a supervising producer at “Access Hollywood” and was aboard for Olympics coverage in London and Rio, will also serve as a co-executive producer.
“As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SAG Awards, a milestone marked by our streaming debut on Netflix, it’s critical we have a production partner like Silent House who stand as...
Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn of Silent House Productions, the film, streaming and television production division of Silent House Group, are partnering to serve as executive producers alongside Jon Brockett, SAG-AFTRA executive producer, and liaison to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. This marks Brockett’s third consecutive year working on the annual acting celebration. In addition, Jeneine Doucette-White, who worked 23 years as a supervising producer at “Access Hollywood” and was aboard for Olympics coverage in London and Rio, will also serve as a co-executive producer.
“As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SAG Awards, a milestone marked by our streaming debut on Netflix, it’s critical we have a production partner like Silent House who stand as...
- 11/30/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
SAG Awards Announces 2022 Production Team, Led by Executive Producers Jon Brockett and Kathy Connell
Jon Brockett has been tapped to serve as executive producer of the Screen Actors Guild Awards this year, joining returning EP Kathy Connell at the helm. Brockett had previously served as a producer on the show, and has been a part of the SAG Awards since its fifth show, while Connell has been with the ceremony since it began in 1995.
Brockett and Connell are a part of this year’s production team, which the SAG Awards announced on Thursday. Not returning are Hazy Mills Productions’ Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, who served as EPs with Connell of the in-person 2019 and 2020 events, as well as last year’s pre-taped virtual special.
For 2022, as previously reported, the SAG Awards are shaking things up by moving venues, to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. There’s still no word yet on whether there will be a host for the show, which will air on Feb.
Brockett and Connell are a part of this year’s production team, which the SAG Awards announced on Thursday. Not returning are Hazy Mills Productions’ Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner, who served as EPs with Connell of the in-person 2019 and 2020 events, as well as last year’s pre-taped virtual special.
For 2022, as previously reported, the SAG Awards are shaking things up by moving venues, to Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. There’s still no word yet on whether there will be a host for the show, which will air on Feb.
- 2/3/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA’s upcoming election is taking shape, with the union’s ruling party – headed by presidential candidate Fran Drescher – today unveiling its full slate of candidates.
Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.
“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...
Yvette Nicole Brown is running for president of the Los Angeles local, and Ezra Knight is running for president of the union’s New York local – each as part of the ruling parties’ Unite for Strength and Usan slate. Brown, a national board member, is nominated for an Emmy for A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Knight, who co-starred for many years on Law & Order, is the New York local’s vice president and a national board member.
“I believe nothing in our union works unless we are all working together,” Brown said. “As L.A. president I will advocate for each and every member and lead with kindness and respect. It’s been a tough time for us as work here in...
- 7/16/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
June 22 update: Variety reported that the SAG Awards has declined Asia Kate Dillon’s request to remove gender-specific categories. In response, Dillon said they would decline to judge the event’s acting categories.
Original story:
“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon wrote an impassioned essay on Wednesday that called for the SAG Awards to abolish its gender-specific categories.
Dillon’s open letter, which was published by Variety, was addressed to SAG-afrta’s SAG Awards committee members JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Jason George, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and Woody Schultz in response to the organization informing them they had been selected to serve on the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee.
Dillon, who came out as non-binary in 2016 and has actively supported an end to award shows’ segregated acting categories, argued that the SAG Awards’ current categories are exclusionary to non-binary individuals and said acting performances should not be judged...
Original story:
“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon wrote an impassioned essay on Wednesday that called for the SAG Awards to abolish its gender-specific categories.
Dillon’s open letter, which was published by Variety, was addressed to SAG-afrta’s SAG Awards committee members JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Jason George, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and Woody Schultz in response to the organization informing them they had been selected to serve on the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee.
Dillon, who came out as non-binary in 2016 and has actively supported an end to award shows’ segregated acting categories, argued that the SAG Awards’ current categories are exclusionary to non-binary individuals and said acting performances should not be judged...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Thompson on Hollywood
June 22 update: Variety reported that the SAG Awards has declined Asia Kate Dillon’s request to remove gender-specific categories. In response, Dillon said they would decline to judge the event’s acting categories.
Original story:
“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon wrote an impassioned essay on Wednesday that called for the SAG Awards to abolish its gender-specific categories.
Dillon’s open letter, which was published by Variety, was addressed to SAG-afrta’s SAG Awards committee members JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Jason George, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and Woody Schultz in response to the organization informing them they had been selected to serve on the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee.
Dillon, who came out as non-binary in 2016 and has actively supported an end to award shows’ segregated acting categories, argued that the SAG Awards’ current categories are exclusionary to non-binary individuals and said acting performances should not be judged...
Original story:
“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon wrote an impassioned essay on Wednesday that called for the SAG Awards to abolish its gender-specific categories.
Dillon’s open letter, which was published by Variety, was addressed to SAG-afrta’s SAG Awards committee members JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Jason George, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and Woody Schultz in response to the organization informing them they had been selected to serve on the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Motion Picture Nominating Committee.
Dillon, who came out as non-binary in 2016 and has actively supported an end to award shows’ segregated acting categories, argued that the SAG Awards’ current categories are exclusionary to non-binary individuals and said acting performances should not be judged...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
“Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon, the first gender nonbinary performer to play a nonbinary character on a major TV show, made headlines in 2017 when they asked the TV Academy to clarify its gender distinctions. Dillon has since then entered in the supporting actor category, and has been nominated as best supporting actor in a drama series at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Dillon was recently asked to take part in the SAG Awards’ motion picture nominating committee, but in an open letter to SAG-afrta’s SAG Awards committee members JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Jason George, Elizabeth McLaughlin and Woody Schultz, Dillon said they’d first like to see the kudos do away with gender-specific categories. (Variety has reached out to a SAG Awards spokesperson for a response.) Here’s Dillon’s letter:
Dear JoBeth, Daryl, Jason, Elizabeth, and Woody:
I hope you are all safe, and healthy.
In a letter dated...
Dear JoBeth, Daryl, Jason, Elizabeth, and Woody:
I hope you are all safe, and healthy.
In a letter dated...
- 6/10/2020
- by Asia Kate Dillon
- Variety Film + TV
Unite for Strength, the ruling party of SAG-AFTRA, announced its slate of candidates today in the union’s upcoming elections.
Michelle Hurd, currently serving on the national board, will be running for president of the Los Angeles local; Clyde Kusatsu and Ellen Crawford will be running for vice president slots. Kusatsu is currently the national vice president from La, and Crawford is a national board member. As previously reported, Camryn Manheim will be running for national secretary-treasurer as president Gabrielle Carteris’ running mate.
Two candidates are challenging Carteris for president: Jane Austin, currently the guild’s national secretary-treasurer who’s running for president as an independent, and Matthew Modine, who is running at the top of the ticket for Membership First. His slate has yet to be announced.
In New York, Rebecca Damon, national executive vice president and New York president, is running for re-election as New York president.
Michelle Hurd, currently serving on the national board, will be running for president of the Los Angeles local; Clyde Kusatsu and Ellen Crawford will be running for vice president slots. Kusatsu is currently the national vice president from La, and Crawford is a national board member. As previously reported, Camryn Manheim will be running for national secretary-treasurer as president Gabrielle Carteris’ running mate.
Two candidates are challenging Carteris for president: Jane Austin, currently the guild’s national secretary-treasurer who’s running for president as an independent, and Matthew Modine, who is running at the top of the ticket for Membership First. His slate has yet to be announced.
In New York, Rebecca Damon, national executive vice president and New York president, is running for re-election as New York president.
- 7/12/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominees for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2013 in five film and eight television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.
The big omissions of the day – Robert Redford in All Is Lost and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street from the Best Actor category. Fox Searchlight’s 12 Years A Slave saw the most nominations in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Outstanding Performance by a Cast categories.
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips...
The big omissions of the day – Robert Redford in All Is Lost and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street from the Best Actor category. Fox Searchlight’s 12 Years A Slave saw the most nominations in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Outstanding Performance by a Cast categories.
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “Nebraska” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 Years A Slave” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips...
- 12/11/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
[Press Release] Los Angeles (Dec. 11, 2013) — Nominees for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2013 in five film and eight television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard introduced Sasha Alexander (TNT’s “Rizzoli & Isles” and the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Social Media Ambassador) and Clark Gregg (“Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”) who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee Vice Chair Daryl Anderson and Committee Member Woody Schultz announced the stunt ensemble nominees. The...
- 12/11/2013
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
A couple hours after announcing the re-election of Ken Howard as National President, the union has unveiled the results of its Los Angeles local balloting. Clyde Kusatsu was elected President, with Jenny O’Hara as First VP and Susan Boyd Joyce as Second VP. This is the 24th of the 25 SAG-AFTRA locals to be announced, leaving only New York, the results of which are expected tonight. See the full results after the jump: Related: SAG-AFTRA Exec Director’s Pay & Its Funds In Trust Up Fiscal ’12 SAG-AFTRA Fires Back In $110M Foreign Residuals Lawsuit SAG-AFTRA Reveals More Local Election Results Clyde Kusatsu President Two-Year Term Jenny O’Hara First Vice President Two-Year Term Susan Boyd Joyce Second Vice President Two-Year Term Jenny O’Hara Local Board Member Two-Year Term Esai Morales Local Board Member Two-Year Term Amy Aquino Local Board Member Two-Year Term Clyde Kusatsu Local Board...
- 8/16/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Nathaniel Rogers counts down the year's best Lgbt film characters, ranging from "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" to "On the Road" to "ParaNorman." Towleroad Michael Hogan and Christopher Rosen discuss how big a problem online voting really is for the Academy. Huffington Post -Addprediction:56:4:Make your Best Picture predictions:addprediction- Awards Daily creates a simulated Oscar ballot so users can vote the same way the Academy does, except, once presumes, for all those the aforementioned online voting troubles. Awards Daily SAG Awards executive producer and director Jeff Margolis announces who will take part in this year's ceremony. Kathy Connell will produce. Supervising producers will be Gloria Fujita O’Brien and Mick McCullough. The SAG Awards Committee -- Chair JoBeth Williams, Vice Chair Daryl Anderson, Committee members Scott Bakula, Shelley Fabares, Paul Napier and Woody Schultz -- will oversee the prod...
- 1/2/2013
- Gold Derby
Nominees for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2012 in five film and eight primetime television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center.s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. Argo, Les MISÉRABLES, Lincoln, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Silver Linings Playbook were the 5 nominees in the Motion Picture category. Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty was absent from this morning’s list, but will most likely be among the Oscar nominated movies when the Academy Awards nods are announced on January 10th.
SAG-aftra Executive Vice President Ned Vaughn introduced Busy Philipps (TBS. .Cougar Town. and the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Social Media Ambassador) and Taye Diggs (.Private Practice.) who announced the nominees for this year.s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee...
SAG-aftra Executive Vice President Ned Vaughn introduced Busy Philipps (TBS. .Cougar Town. and the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Social Media Ambassador) and Taye Diggs (.Private Practice.) who announced the nominees for this year.s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee...
- 12/12/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Updated: Busy Phillipps of TBS’ Cougar Town, Taye Diggs of ABC’s Private Practice were introduced by SAG-aftra Evp Ned Vaughn to announce nominees for the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards this morning at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood and telecast live on TNT. The stunt ensemble honors nominations were also unveiled by SAG Awards Committee Vice Chair Daryl Anderson and committee member Woody Schultz. Recipients of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced at ceremonies on Sunday, January 27, simulcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS at 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pt. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet webcast. The Screen Actors Guild Award — The Actor — is presented for outstanding performances in motion pictures and primetime television. The nominees for performances in 2012, including the distinctive ensemble awards and the stunt ensemble honors,...
- 12/12/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Dick Van Dyke, beloved actor, singer, dancer, writer and comedian, will receive SAG-AFTRA.s highest honor . the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Van Dyke will be presented the performers union.s most prestigious accolade, given annually to an actor who fosters the .finest ideals of the acting profession,. at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which premieres live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, at 8 p.m. Et, 7 p.m. Ct, 6 p.m. Mt and 5 p.m. Pt.
In making today.s announcement, SAG-AFTRA Co-President Ken Howard said, .Dick is the consummate entertainer — an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment. From his career-changing Broadway turn in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and his deadpan humor in the Emmy® winning ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ to his unforgettable performance as Bert in ‘Mary Poppins,. he sets a high bar for actors.
In making today.s announcement, SAG-AFTRA Co-President Ken Howard said, .Dick is the consummate entertainer — an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment. From his career-changing Broadway turn in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and his deadpan humor in the Emmy® winning ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ to his unforgettable performance as Bert in ‘Mary Poppins,. he sets a high bar for actors.
- 8/21/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In video games and feature films—such as 2007's "Beowulf" and the upcoming "The Adventures of Tintin"—performance capture is an increasingly popular method for bringing characters to life.Also called motion capture (or mocap), it involves actors wearing formfitting body suits that allow cameras to track their movements from every angle in a stage area called the volume. Those movements are then used to animate a computer-generated character. The technology presents a unique challenge and opportunity for performers."You have to imagine your entire world, so as an actor it's sort of the ultimate exercise," says actor Woody Schultz. "You show up and you play." For the theatrically trained Schultz, that was literally true on his first performance-capture film, "The Polar Express."Casting director Victoria Burrows called him in for a regular audition, or so he thought. The role was a 9-year-old boy. "I didn't quite understand how a 6-foot-2 actor was supposed to.
- 11/16/2011
- by help@backstage.com (Frank Nestor)
- backstage.com
In a Screen Actors Guild election that was widely considered a referendum on merger with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, proponents of that idea emerged with a clear mandate.When the results of SAG's 2010 national board of directors election were announced Sept. 23, MembershipFirst, the SAG faction that emerged from the group of actors who helped scuttle merger in 2003, lost the fight for all 13 Hollywood-based national seats up for grabs to its rival faction, the pro-merger Unite for Strength. MembershipFirst partisans had held all 13 of those seats. The loss hands the coalition of Hollywood, New York, and regional moderates who had held a slim majority of the national seats—and who have been vocal in support of merger—a commanding boardroom advantage.Even more striking is MembershipFirst's loss of its majority on the Hollywood board. Unite for Strength won an overwhelming 33 of 35 open seats. Ufs, formed in...
- 9/29/2010
- backstage.com
SAG yesterday released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections. Notably, all of the open seats in La (the Hollywood Division) are held by MembershipFirst members, which means that, as was the case last year, Mf can at best maintain its level of representation on the national board. More likely, it will lose some of its board seats.
On the Hollywood divisional board, Mf could gain or lose, as all division seats are up every year. This contrasts with the national board, where approximately 1/3 of the 69 seats are up in any given year. The president and secretary-treasurer, who are ex officio members of the board, have two-year terms, and are not up for election this year.
Ballots in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. Election results are expected to be announced that evening.
The Hollywood...
On the Hollywood divisional board, Mf could gain or lose, as all division seats are up every year. This contrasts with the national board, where approximately 1/3 of the 69 seats are up in any given year. The president and secretary-treasurer, who are ex officio members of the board, have two-year terms, and are not up for election this year.
Ballots in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. Election results are expected to be announced that evening.
The Hollywood...
- 8/5/2010
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
Los Angeles (August 4, 2010) – Screen Actors Guild today released the official list of candidates for its upcoming national board elections. Ballots for all eligible members in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. Election results are expected to be announced that evening. Approximately 1/3 of the total 69 national board seats are open for election this year. The Hollywood Division will elect 13 national board members and 22 alternates. Twelve (12) candidate positions will be seated for a three (3) year term and one (1) candidate position will be seated for a one (1) year term (all national board alternates serve for one year). The New York Division will elect 5 national board members and nine alternates. Each seat is for a three-year term (all national board alternates serve for one year). Directors holding nine other national board seats will be elected from SAG Branches outside Hollywood and New York.
- 8/5/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Jeff Garlin, Ron Perlman, Clark Gregg and Gabrielle Carteris are among the candidates from the Unite for Strength party vying for seats on the Screen Actors Guild's national and Hollywood Division boards.
Ufs announced Wednesday its full slate of 35 candidates, which includes 15 Hollywood board incumbents and a number of first-timers. Ballots go out to Hollywood Division members August 24 and must be returned by Sept. 23, when results will be tallied.
A first round of preliminary discussions with employers for a new TV-theatrical contract begins four days later. That deal expires June 30.
The Ufs party, which is part of a majority coalition that now runs the guild, was founded in 2008 in the midst of inter-union strife and took the hotly contested presidency last fall with its candidate Ken Howard.
"I'm inspired by our candidates," said Howard. "These are smart, dedicated SAG members who are passionate about protecting actors. They represent the diversity...
Ufs announced Wednesday its full slate of 35 candidates, which includes 15 Hollywood board incumbents and a number of first-timers. Ballots go out to Hollywood Division members August 24 and must be returned by Sept. 23, when results will be tallied.
A first round of preliminary discussions with employers for a new TV-theatrical contract begins four days later. That deal expires June 30.
The Ufs party, which is part of a majority coalition that now runs the guild, was founded in 2008 in the midst of inter-union strife and took the hotly contested presidency last fall with its candidate Ken Howard.
"I'm inspired by our candidates," said Howard. "These are smart, dedicated SAG members who are passionate about protecting actors. They represent the diversity...
- 8/4/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG's filing deadline for fall elections came and went Thursday, and it remains unclear who will face each other for the presidency. Only Unite for Strength, formed last year in opposition to the MembershipFirst faction led by SAG president Alan Rosenberg, has gone public with its complete slate.
Ken Howard will lead the charge as Unite for Strength's candidate for president, and Amy Aquino will run for secretary-treasurer. Unite for Strength also will field 33 candidates from the guild's Hollywood Division for seats on the national board of directors.
Months ago, Rosenberg stated provisionally that he will seek a third term, but first national vp Anne-Marie Johnson or another candidate could heed the call to represent MembershipFirst in the elections.
On the eve of MembershipFirst announcing its slate Sunday during a scheduled fundraiser, the Unite for Strength candidates took direct aim at and issue with their political opponents of the past year.
Ken Howard will lead the charge as Unite for Strength's candidate for president, and Amy Aquino will run for secretary-treasurer. Unite for Strength also will field 33 candidates from the guild's Hollywood Division for seats on the national board of directors.
Months ago, Rosenberg stated provisionally that he will seek a third term, but first national vp Anne-Marie Johnson or another candidate could heed the call to represent MembershipFirst in the elections.
On the eve of MembershipFirst announcing its slate Sunday during a scheduled fundraiser, the Unite for Strength candidates took direct aim at and issue with their political opponents of the past year.
- 7/23/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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