2011 SAG Awards Honor the Hottest Casts in Hollywood

By Michael Lopez

You’ve got to love an award show that hands out honors to an entire cast, especially when one of those casts belongs to Tr3s TV fave Modern Family! Not only did Sofia Vergara walk away with a lovely Screen Actor’s Guild statuette, but so did Rico Rodriguez, Ed O’Neill, and the rest of the show’s stars. But that’s just part of the fun. Sunday’s ceremony awarded some of the year’s most talented thespians.

In the movie category, the entire main cast of The King’s Speech walked away with the Outstanding Performance honor. Speech star Colin Firth won a solo SAG statue for outstanding lead actor, while Black Swan’s Natalie Portman took home the award for outstanding lead actress. Melissa Leo and Christian Bale both won awards for their supporting performances in The Fighter.

On the television front, the Modern Family cast won for outstanding performance in the ensemble comedy category (beating out longtime nemesis Glee). Paz de la Huerta, who was fully clothed for the ceremony, and fellow castmates won as part of the outstanding performance in a drama ensemble for Boardwalk Empire.

Julianna Margulies won the award for outstanding female performance for her work in the drama series The Good Wife. Betty White won the same award in the comedy category for her work on the series Hot In Cleveland. Steve Buscemi won the award for outstanding male performance in a drama series for his role as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire, while Alec Baldwin nabbed the statue for outstanding male performance in a comedy series for 30 Rock.

But enough with the statuettes, right? We know the red carpet is just as important. Sofia was glowing in her blue Roberto Cavalli dress. Mommy-to-be Natalie Portman flaunted a very elegant white Azzaro gown, complete with Tiffany jewelry. And Oscar de la Renta can stop whining now that several nominated actresses (including a red hot Tina Fey) wore (and looked phenomenal in) his classy designs.

While it still wasn’t the Oscars, this year’s SAG Awards were a great warm up. Talented performers, gorgeous outfits and a night of limousines and parties in Los Angeles — it doesn't get much more fabulous than that.

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