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18th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2011, were presented on January 29, 2012 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the sixteenth consecutive year. It was broadcast simultaneously by TNT and TBS. The nominees were announced on December 14, 2011 by actresses Regina King and Judy Greer at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Film Television Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award * Mary Tyler Moore In Memoriam Meryl Streep introduced the 'In Memoriam' segment to pay tribute to the actors who have died in 2011: * Susannah York * G. D. Spradlin * James Arness * Jane Russell * Bubba Smith * Frances Bay * Kenneth Mars * Sada Thompson * William Duell * Michael Tolan * Dolores Hope * John Dye * Peter Falk * Cliff Robertson * Betty Garrett * Farl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrine Auditorium
The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. History Opened in 1926, the current Shrine Auditorium replaced an earlier 1906 Al Malaikah Temple which had been destroyed by a fire on January 11, 1920. The fire gutted the structure in just 30 minutes, and nearly killed six firefighters in the process. In the late 1960s, the Shrine was referred to as "The Pinnacle" by the audiences of rock concerts. In 2002, the auditorium underwent a $15 million renovation that upgraded the stage with state-of-the-art lighting and rigging systems, and included new roofing and air conditioning for both the Auditorium and Expo Center, modernized concession stands, additional restrooms, repainting of the Expo Center, and a new performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Descendants
''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the main role, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller in her film debut, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Robert Forster, and was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States on November 18, 2011, after being screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. Tracing the journey of attorney and land baron Matt King, who struggles with unexpected occurrences in his monotonous life, ''The Descendants'' was a critical and financial success, grossing $177 million against a $20 million budget and receiving acclaim for the performances of Clooney and Woodley, Payne's direction and writing, and Kevin Tent's editing. The film was nominated for five Oscars at the 84th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Payn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Clooney
George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the other as a producer. In 2018, he was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, and in 2022, he was felicitated at the Kennedy Center Honors for a "lifetime of contributions to American culture." Clooney started his career in television, gaining wide recognition in his role as Doug Ross, Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ''ER (TV series), ER'' from 1994 to 1999, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He expanded to leading roles in films, with his breakthrough role in ''From Dusk till Dawn'' (1996). This led to starring roles in the superhero film ''Batman & Robin (film), Batman & Robin'' (1997), Steven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Better Life
''A Better Life'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason. It is based on Roger L. Simon's story and follows an undocumented immigrant gardener and his son finding their rent-to-own truck. For his performance, Demián Bichir was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Plot Carlos Galindo is a gardener of Los Angeles working with his partner, Blasco. His son, Luis, studies at high school. Luis spends time with his girlfriend, who is affiliated with gang members. They pressure him to join them. On one occasion, Luis is suspended for assaulting a student. Carlos' sister, Anita, lends $12,000 from the family's emergency fund for Carlos to buy Blasco's truck. It is later stolen by Santiago, whom Carlos hired. The next day, Carlos and Luis head to the South Central apartment complex, which is used as lodgings for undocumented immigrant workers. One man tells the two that Santiago works at the nightclub. Carlos and Luis head to the restaur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demián Bichir
Demián Bichir Nájera (; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in ''A Better Life''. Personal life Bichir was born in Torreón. His parents are Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera. His paternal family are Lebanese people, Lebanese actors. His brothers are Odiseo and Bruno. He worked at the National Theater Company, performed Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, and won several awards at the Mexican Association of Theater Critics. He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and worked at Rosa Mexicano Restaurant. Bichir is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights. His second wife, Stefanie Sherk, committed suicide by drowning in a swimming pool on 12 April 2019. The couple met in 2010. He was married to Lisset for two years. He has a daughter. Career Bichir played Fidel Castro in ''Che (2008 film), Che'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Artist (film)
''The Artist'' is a 2011 French comedy-drama film in the style of a black-and-white silent film or part-talkie. The film was written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius, produced by Thomas Langmann and stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. The story takes place in Hollywood, between 1927 and 1932, and focuses on the relationship between a rising young actress and an older silent film star as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the "talkies". ''The Artist'' received widespread critical acclaim and won many accolades. Dujardin won Best Actor at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where the film premiered. The film was nominated for six Golden Globes, the most of any 2011 film, and won three: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Original Score, and Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Dujardin. In January 2012, the film was nominated for twelve BAFTAs, the most of any film from 2011, and won seven, including Best Film, Best Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Dujardin
Jean Edmond Dujardin (; born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first came to prominence with the cult TV series ''Un gars, une fille'', in which he starred alongside his lover Alexandra Lamy, before gaining success in film with movies such as ''Brice de Nice'', Michel Hazanavicius's '' OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'' and its sequel '' OSS 117: Lost in Rio'', as well as ''99 Francs''. Dujardin garnered international fame and widespread acclaim with his performance of George Valentin in the 2011 award-winning silent movie '' The Artist''. The role won him numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor (the first for a French actor), the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. Winners and nominees Legend: : 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Multiple winners ;2 wins * Viola Davis (''The Help'' (2011), ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (2020)) * Frances McDormand (''Fargo'' (1996), ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017)) * Renée Zellweger (''Chicago'' (2002), ''Judy'' (2019)) Multiple nominees Note: Winners are indicated in bold type. ;Two nominations * Amy Adams (''Arrival'' (2016), ''Hillbilly Elegy'' (2020)) * Joan Allen (''Nixon'' (1995), ''The Contender'' (2000)) * Emily Blunt (''The Girl On The Train'' (2016), ''Mary Poppins Returns'' (2018)) * Sandra Bullock (''The Blind Side'' (2009), ''Gravity'' (2013)) * Jessica Chastain (''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), ''The Eyes of Tammy Faye'' (2021)) * Glenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives : * '' 12 Years a Slave'', ''Affliction'', ''As Good as It Gets'', ''The Birdcage'', '' Birdman'', ''BlacKkKlansman'', '' Captain Phillips'', '' The Contender'', ''Crash'', ''Dallas Buyers Club'', ''Forrest Gump'', ''Foxcatcher'', ''Good Will Hunting'', '' Green Book'', ''The Irishman'', ''Jerry Maguire'', ''The King's Speech'', ''Lincoln'', '' Manchester by the Sea'', '' Moneyball'', ''No Country for Old Men'', ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'', ''Pulp Fiction'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Silver Linings Playbook'', '' A Star is Born'', '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' Multiple winners ;Three wins * Daniel Day-Lewis (''Gangs of New York'' (2002), ''There Will Be Blood'' (2007), ''Lincoln'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty White 2010
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Notable people Athletes * Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA * Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player * Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder * Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player * Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player * Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Journalists and media personalities * Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster * Betty Kennedy (1926–2017), Canadian broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Baldwin At The 2010 SAG Awards
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a diminutive of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include: People * Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat *Alec Acton (1938–1994), English footballer *Alec Albiston (1917–1998), Australian rules footballer *Alec Alston (1937–2009), English footballer * Alec and Peter Graham (1881–1957), New Zealand mountaineers, guides, and hotel operators *Alec Anderson (1894–1953), American NFL player *Alec Asher (born 1991), American MLB player * Alec Ashworth (1939–1995), English professional footballer * Alec Astle (born 1949), New Zealand former cricketer * Alec Atkinson (1919–2015), British Royal Air Force officer and civil servant * Alec B. Francis (1867–1934), English silent-film actor * Alec Bagot (1893–1968), South Australian adventurer, polemicist, and politician *Alec Baillie (died 2020), American bassist *Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor *Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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