Previously on Awards Season 2014: the Golden Globes, the Oscar nominees, the BAFTA nominees, critics circle awards, Critics Choice and AFI Awards.
In this Awards Season update – the Guild Awards (Actors, Directors and Writers)…
20th Screen Actors Guild Awards
SAG Awards are given about by the American actor’s union. Winners are decided by the Guild’s membership – over 100,000 performers.
Best Lead Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Lead Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Ensemble Cast: American Hustle
Best Stunt Ensemble Cast: Lone Survivor
Best Lead Actor in a TV Movie: Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Best Lead Actress in a TV Movie: Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama Series: Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Best Lead Actor in a TV Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Best Ensemble Cast in a TV Drama Series: Breaking Bad
Best Ensemble Cast in a TV Comedy Series: Modern Family
Best Stunt Ensemble Cast in a TV Series: Game of Thrones
66th American Director’s Guild Awards
Decided by the union’s 14,5000 members. Says Wikipedia: “In its 65-year history, the DGA Award for [Best Director] has been a near perfect barometer for the Best Director Academy Award.”
Best Director Feature Film: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Director Documentary Feature: Jehane Noujaim, The Square
Best Director Movie for TV and Miniseries: Steven Soderbergh, Behind the Candelabra
Best Director Dramatic Series: Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
Best Director Comedy Series: Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock
Writers Guild Awards 2014 Winners
Decided by America’s West Coast and East Coast writers union, with a combined membership of 22,000 odd.
Original Screenplay: Her by Spike Jonze
Best Adapted Screenplay: Captain Phillips by Billy Ray
Best Documentary Screenplay: Stories We Tell by Sarah Polley
Best Drama Series: Breaking Bad
Best Comedy Series: Veep
Best Daytime Drama Series: Days of our Lives
Best New Series: House of Cards
Best Comedy / Variety Series: The Colbert Report
Best Animation Episode: ‘A Test Before Trying’ from The Simpsons, by Joel H. Cohen
Best Comedy Episode: ‘Hogcock!’ from 30 Rock, by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock
Best Drama Episode: ‘Confessions’ from Breaking Bad, by Gennifer Hutchison
