2012 SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) Awards

The Screen Actor's Guild handed out their annual honors during the 18th Annual SAG Awards Sunday night in Los Angeles.

The winners are as follows:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

"The Artist"
"Bridesmaids"
"The Descendants"
"The Help" - WINNER
"Midnight in Paris"


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "J. Edgar"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" - WINNER
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help" - WINNER
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Tilda Swinton, "We Need To Talk About Kevin"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Brangah, "My Week with Marilyn"
Armie Hammer, "J. Edgar"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" - WINNER


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jassica Chastain "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help"- WINNER


Female Actor - Movie or Miniseries

Diane Lane, "Cinema Verite"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Emily Watson, "Appropriate Adult"
Betty White, "The Lost Valentine"
Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce" - WINNER


Male Actor - Movie or Miniseries

Laurence Fishburne, "Thurgood"
Paul Giamatti, "Too Big To Fail" - WINNER
Greg Kinnear, "The Kennedys"
Guy Pearce, "Mildred Pierce"
James Woods, "Too Big to Fail"


Female Actor - Comedy Series

Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"
Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland" - WINNER


Male Actor - Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" - WINNER
Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"


Ensemble - Comedy Series

"30 Rock"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family" - WINNER
"The Office"


Female Actor - Drama Series

Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Jessa Lange, "American Horror Story" - WINNER
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"


Male Actor - Drama Series

Patrick James Adams, "Suits"
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" - WINNER
Kyle Chandler, "Friday Night Lights"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"


Ensemble - Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire" - WINNER
"Breaking Bad"
"Dexter"
"Game of Thrones"
"The Good Wife"

Full ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT Cast Confirmed to Return in New Episodes!!!

According to series writer and co-executive producer Dean Lorey, the entire original cast of the Emmy-winning series Arrested Development will be returning for the new episodes in 2013. While this should have gone without saying once it was reported that Netflix had picked up the exclusive broadcast rights, it’s nice to get some confirmation from the show-runners since information has been hard to come by. Lorey himself said that “even the schedule is being kept under wraps.” Reprising their roles from the first run will be Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, Tony Hale, Jeffrey Tambor, David Cross, Alia Shawkat and Jessica Walter, although there are still no formal deals in place.

On his blog ( DEANLOREY.COM ), Lorey commented that he is penning a new season along with Mitch Hurwitz and Jim Vallely and will begin shooting in 2012. There is still no word as to the exact number of episodes, only that it was suggested to do a 9 or 10 episode season to bridge the old series to (hopefully) a feature film.

Lorey also commented about reuniting the original cast in their entirety, saying that “offices and parking spaces” were already set up for them. The last time the old gang was back together was at The New Yorker Festival last fall and there had been concerns that the burgeoning movie careers of Bateman and Cera would be an impediment to a television reunion. I’m happy to hear that those worries are behind us and I look forward to the next iteration of Arrested Development.