GENERAL SAG AWARDS FACTS & TRIVIA Q: What does SAG stand for? A: Screen Actors Guild. Q: What date will the SAG Awards air this year and on what network(s)? A: January 23, 2010 at 8pm ET/PT (delay broadcast on the west coast) with a simulcast on TNT and TBS. Q: 2010 marks which installment of the SAG Awards? A: 16th – The Awards were established in 1995. Q: What is the name of the award statuette? A: The Actor. Q: Which of the following is not a nomination category? 1. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture 2. Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries 3. Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series 4. Best Picture A: #4 Best Picture. The SAG Awards is the only televised awards show to exclusively honor performers. The actual category is “Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture”. Q: What Golden Girl will be the recipient of the 2010 Life Achievement Award? A: Betty White. TRIVIA for the 2010 NOMINEES by CATEGORY Q: Which of the following actors are not nominated for the 16th Annual SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in theatrical motion picture? 1. JEFF BRIDGES - "CRAZY HEART" 2. RICHARD JENKINS - "THE VISITOR" (Richard was nominated in 2009) 3. COLIN FIRTH - "A SINGLE MAN" 4. MORGAN FREEMAN – “INVICTUS” Q: Which of the following actors nominated for the 16th Annual SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in theatrical motion picture was nominated in the same category last year? 1. SANDRA BULLOCK 2. HELEN MIRREN 3. MERYL STREEP (she was also nominated and received the award for her role in "DOUBT" 2009). Including this year, she has been nominated 12 times. Q: Match the following actors, all of which are nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a theatrical motion picture, with their previous SAG Award noms: MATT DAMON /Francois Pienaar - "INVICTUS" Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Cast in a Motion Picture(The Departed), Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Cast in a Motion Picture (Saving Private Ryan), Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Cast in a Motion Picture (Good Will Hunting) and Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Male in a Lead Role (Good Will Hunting). WOODY HARRELSON /Captain Tony Stone - "THE MESSENGER" (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (The Messenger), Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (The People vs. Larry Flint) and Cast in a Motion Picture (No Country For Old Men). CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Tolstoy - "THE LAST STATION" (Sony Pictures Classics) Nominated for SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Our Fathers), Nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (A Beautiful Mind). Q: Which of the following actors, all of which have been nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, have worked with Brad Pitt on two movies? 1. PENÉLOPE CRUZ ("NINE") 2. VERA FARMIGA ("UP IN THE AIR") 3. ANNA KENDRICK ("UP IN THE AIR") 4. MO'NIQUE ("PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE") 5. DIANE KRUGER ("INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS) – “Inglourious Basterds” and “Troy” Q: Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie and Jon Hamm are all nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Which of these actors have won in this category in the past? 1. MICHAEL C. HALL /Dexter Morgan - "DEXTER" (no wins in this category) 2. JON HAMM / Don Draper - "MAD MEN" (no wins in this category) 3. HUGH LAURIE /House - "HOUSE" (wins for best Male Actor in 2007 and 2009) Q: Which of the following movies, was not nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2010? 1. AN EDUCATION 2. THE HURT LOCKER 3. MILK (was nominated in 2009) 4. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS 5. NINE 6. PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE Q: All of the following actors are nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Which of these actors has received a SAG Award in the past? A: All the actors nominated in this category for 2010 have received a SAG Award in the past! 1. KEVIN BACON - "TAKING CHANCE" (APOLLO 13, CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE, 1996) 2. CUBA GOODING JR - "GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY" (JERRY MAGUIRE, MALE SUPPORTING ROLE, 1997) 3. JEREMY IRONS "GEORGIA O'KEEFFE" (ELIZABETH I, MALE T.V. MOVIE OR MINISERIES, 2007) 4. KEVIN KLINE "GREAT PERFORMANCES: CYRANO de BERGERAC" (AS YOU LIKE IT, MALE T.V. MOVIE OR MINISERIES, 2008) 5. TOM WILKINSON "A NUMBER" (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE, 1995 and THE FULL MONTY, CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE,1998) Q: Match the following actors, all nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, to the movie associated with the nomination: 1. JOAN ALLEN 2. DREW BARRYMORE 3. RUBY DEE 4. JESSICA LANGE 5. SIGOURNEY WEAVER "GEORGIA O'KEEFFE" (Joan Allen) "GREY GARDENS" (Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange) "AMERICA" (Ruby Dee) "PRAYERS FOR BOBBY" (Sigourney Weaver) Q: Which of the following actors, all nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series has the most SAG wins overall? 1. PATRICIA ARQUETTE 2. GLENN CLOSE (1) Only Glenn Close has received a SAG Award and it was in 2005 for Female T.V. Movie or Miniseries, The Lion in Winter. 3. MARISKA HARGITAY 4. HOLLY HUNTER 5. JULIANNA MARGULIES 6. KYRA SEDGWICK Q: All of these actors are currently nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and have also been nominated in the past in this category. Which one received the SAG Award in this category three years in a row, 2007, 2008 and 2009? 1. ALEC BALDWIN - "30 ROCK" (won in 2007, 2008 and 2009) 2. STEVE CARELL - "THE OFFICE" 3. LARRY DAVID - "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM" 4. TONY SHALHOUB - "MONK" (won in 2004 and 2005) 5. CHARLIE SHEEN - "TWO AND A HALF MEN" Q: Which of these actors who are currently nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, has been nominated the most times for a SAG Award (in any/all categories) in the past years? 1. CHRISTINA APPLEGATE(2 times) 2. TONI COLLETTE (2 times) 3. EDIE FALCO (14 times) 4. TINA FEY (4 times) 5. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS (10 times) Q: Which of the following series, all of which are nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, hasn’t been nominated for a SAG Award before? 1. THE CLOSER (nominated for ensemble in 2006, 2008 and 2009) 2. DEXTER (nominated for ensemble in 2009) 3. MAD MEN (nominated for ensemble in 2008 and 2009) 4. THE GOOD WIFE 5. TRUE BLOOD Q: Which of the following series, all of which are nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, has been on the air the longest? 1. 30 ROCK (2006-present) 2. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (2000-2009) 3. GLEE (2009-present) 4. MODERN FAMILY (2009-present) 5. THE OFFICE (2005-present) .