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SAG Awards® Holiday Auction Benefitting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Children’s Literacy and Actors’ Assistance Programs Launches Today ------Holiday Auction runs December 7-17
LOS ANGELES (Dec. 7, 2017) – The Screen Actors Guild Awards® Holiday Auction benefiting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Children’s Literacy and Actors’ Assistance programs begins today at 6 p.m. (PST) at sagawards.org/auction. The annual Holiday Auction features the ultimate SAG Awards® VIP Package, with two tickets to the 24th Annual SAG Awards Ceremony and Gala on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, a backstage tour, two United Airline tickets and a three-night stay at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Other highlights include autographed film and television collectibles from Trevor Noah, Mary J. Blige, William Shatner, Sara Michelle Gellar, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Margaret Atwood, and the casts of “This Is Us,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “GLOW” and more. Also up for bid are unique gifts, such as tickets to a taping of “Will & Grace” plus a set tour and meet-and-greet with the cast, VIP tickets to a live taping of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” and several SAG Awards Red Carpet Bleacher Seats packages. Bidding begins online today at 6 p.m. (PST) and concludes on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at 6 p.m. (PT) at sagawards.org/auction.
A selection of Holiday Auction items will be featured in a display for invited media and publicists at the SAG Awards Nominations Announcement at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The Actor® Nominations will be announced by Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse, The Predator) and Niecy Nash (Claws, The Soul Man) and will be carried live on TNT, TBS, truTV, sagawards.tntdrama.com, truTV.com and sagawards.org, preceded by the announcement of the stunt ensemble action performance nominees at 9:50 a.m. (ET) / 6:50 a.m. (PT) carried live on sagawards.tntdrama.com and sagawards.org. The Actor® Nominations also can be viewed via TNT’s Facebook, Twitter @TNTdrama and YouTube channels and TBS’s Facebook, Twitter @tbsnetwork and YouTube channels.
Proceeds from the SAG Awards Holiday Auction support the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children's literacy program Storyline Online, the interactive children’s literacy website that attracts more than 12 million global views each month. The auction also supports the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Catastrophic Health Fund, Emergency Assistance and Scholarship Program for SAG-AFTRA artists and their families.
The following is a partial list of items up for bid at the SAG Awards Holiday Auction:
Experiences, Tapings and Packages • SAG Awards VIP package – 2 tickets to the 24th Annual SAG Awards Ceremony and Gala, a Backstage Tour, 2 United Airline tickets and 3-night stay at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA
• SAG Awards Backstage Tour and 2 Front Row Red Carpet Bleacher Seats • 4 Front Row Red Carpet Bleacher Seats to the 24th Annual SAG Awards Arrivals • 2 tickets to a taping of “Will & Grace” plus a set tour and meet-and-greet with cast • 4 VIP tickets to a live taping of "Conan" • 2 VIP tickets to a live taping of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” • 2 VIP tickets to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” • 2 tickets to a taping of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” • SAG Awards Red Carpet Bleacher Seat packages
Autographed Collectibles and Memorabilia • “This is Us” pilot script signed by the cast • “The Handmaid’s Tale” poster signed by cast members and producers • “The Handmaid’s Tale” paperback book signed by author Margaret Atwood plus gift basket • “Glow” poster signed by cast • “I, Tonya” poster signed by cast and creators • “Will & Grace” poster signed by Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally, Debra Messing and Eric McCormack • “Mudbound” poster signed by Mary J. Blige and Dee Rees • “Breathe” poster signed by Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy and Andy Serkis • “Brockmire” baseball signed by Hank Azaria • “The Walking Dead” Negan POP! doll signed by Jeffrey Dean Morgan • “Mr. Robot” limited edition backpack • “The Walking Dead” gift package including poster collection, special edition board game & baseball cap • “The Walking Dead” journal signed by cast members plus a Rick Grimes limited edition bobble head • “The Walking Dead Vol.1,” “Outcast Vol.1” and “Invincible Vol.1” graphic novels signed creator Robert Kirkman • “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” hardcover book signed by author Trevor Noah • “Zero-G” hardcover book signed by author William Shatner • “Stirring Up Fun with Food” hardcover book signed by creator Sarah Michelle Gellar • “Unqualified” hardcover signed by author Anna Faris • “We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere” paperback book signed by author Gillian Anderson • “Ballerina Body” paperback book signed by creator Misty Copeland
Premium Items • Champagne Taittinger Bottle 6L signed by 23rd Annual SAG Awards Attendees
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About the SAG-AFTRA Foundation The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is a philanthropic 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides vital assistance and educational programming to SAG-AFTRA professionals while serving the public at large through its signature children’s literacy program. For more than 32 years, the Foundation has granted more than $19 million in financial and medical assistance, including $8 million in scholarships to SAG-AFTRA members and their dependents. In addition, the nonprofit has offered 7,600 free educational workshops, panels and classes SAG-AFTRA artists nationwide. In addition, its award-winning children’s literacy program Storyline Online has brought the love of reading to more than 300 million children worldwide. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation relies entirely on grants,
sponsorships and individual contributions to maintain its free programs and resources, and is the benefitting charity of the annual SAG Awards. For more information, visit sagaftra.foundation.
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About the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® The 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC and hosted by Kristen Bell, will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment. Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). TBS and TNT subscribers can also watch the SAG Awards live through the networks' websites and mobile apps. In addition, TNT will present a special encore of the ceremony at 11 p.m. (ET) / 8 p.m. (PT).
Actor® Nominations will be announced by Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse, The Predator) and Niecy Nash (Claws, The Soul Man) at the Pacific Design Center on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 at 10 a.m. (ET) / 7 a.m. (PT), carried live on TNT, TBS, truTV, sagawards.tntdrama.com, truTV.com and sagawards.org, preceded by the announcement of the stunt ensemble action performance nominees at 9:50 a.m. (ET) / 6:50 a.m. (PT) carried live on sagawards.tntdrama.com and sagawards.org. The Actor® Nominations also can be viewed via TNT’s Facebook, Twitter @TNTdrama and YouTube channels and TBS’s Facebook, Twitter @tbsnetwork and YouTube channels.
One of the awards season’s premier events, the SAG Awards® annually celebrates the outstanding motion pictures and television performances from the previous calendar year. Of the top industry honors presented to actors, only the SAG Awards are selected entirely by performers’ more than 160,000 peers in SAG-AFTRA. The SAG Awards was the first televised awards show to acknowledge the work of union members and the first to present awards to motion picture casts and television ensembles. For more information about the SAG Awards®, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about.
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