SAG Awards 5

[cleolinda]

I'm already getting ready to sniffle, y'all.

Holly Hunter in white (with an interesting neck drape) and James Spader with five first-time nominees (well, that's rare) for male actor in TV movie/miniseries! And so of course they're all movie actors. Remember when TV actors actually got work? Kevin Kline wins for As You Like It, which I never got around to seeing but really wanted to, because the costumes looked awesome.

Ben Foster! I thought at first that the guy said "Beth Foster" and was deeply confused. He is here to present a clip from 3:10 to Yuma. It is extremely strange to see Christian Bale refer to himself as "your old man" to a teenager.

Showbiz! legend! Mickey! Rooney! Standing! Ovation! Female! Actor! In a TV movie/miniseries!! "You're beautiful," he says. "Thank you, for so much you've given me, for many years. I meant it. I think the world of all of you." I am not sure that Rooney realizes that he is here to present an award. Ah, yes, here we are: "I am here to open an envelope, and when you're 87, that's work." Heh. Also, he too stresses the importance of SAG's anniversary. UNION! UNION! Also, he wants to introduce "the woman who has always been there for me when things were tough," his wife Jan, who kisses her hands to the crowd. I'm a little confused. There are six nominees for this one--"There was a tie!" Eventually we will find out who they are! Maybe! Wow, I had forgotten that Anna Paquin went blonde. And after all the venerable, aged actresses in the category--Queen Latifah wins. That's awesome.

Here's Josh Brolin. Diane Lane kisses her hand to him in the audience (they're married, I think)? He does not look cheerful. I wouldn't either, because he's here to present the Annual Death March of Deathly Death. Here we go: Merv Griffin, Charles Nelson Reilly, Barbara McNair, Brad Renfro, Janet Blair, Allan Melvin, Lois Nettleton, Tige Andrews, Miyoshi Umeki, George Grizzard, Percy Rodrigues, Ron Carey, Charles Lane, Joey Bishop, Roscoe Lee Browne, Floyd Redcrow Westerman, Johnny Grant, Alice Ghostley, Kitty Carlisle, James T. Callahan, Robert Goulet, Laraine Day, Michael Kidd, Marcel Marceau, Alice Backes, Lee Bergere, Gretchen Wyler, Ian Richardson, Dick Wilson, Barry Nelson, Beverly Sills, Dabbs Greer, Suzanne Pleshette, Tom Poston, Jack Williams, Luciano Pavarotti, Jane Wyman, Betty Hutton, Deborah Kerr, and... Heath Ledger, with only a very short glimpse from Brokeback Mountain that seems to acknowledge that they don't want to set everyone to bawling. And... fade out.

Comments

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

They may not have wanted anybody to cry, but I cried through the whole thing just waiting for it. And when they finally showed his face? Total sobfest.

[sorcha-chasdubh.livejournal.com]

I took Heath as a last minute add-on.

[xblackrose666x.livejournal.com]

I held it in until Heath. Sniffled, but at the end it just let loose.

[maggiesox.livejournal.com]

Right there with you.

[robyn-ma.livejournal.com]

Yup. It's pretty obvious they had the montage in the can last week (current up to Brad Renfro). Then Heath died and they went 'Aw, shit' and tagged him on but forgot to take out the fade to black after Deborah Kerr.

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when his face came up after the blackout... Damn, that was it. The tears just started.

[splits_thesky]

Yeah, same. :(

[ter369.livejournal.com]

Suzanne Pleshette! ::salutes:: Classy, smart, long career, and that sexy sexy voice.

[serenenuit.livejournal.com]

I wasn't even going to look up during the montage because I thought it would keep me from crying. I was wrong.

[unexpectedgift.livejournal.com]

Last minute add-on or not, the whole thing had me completely sobbing. I got to that point where your head starts to hurt because you're using up all of your energy...Ugh. AND YOUR ICON JUST ADDS TO THE SADNESS.

I was sitting there like "okay, well, if they don't show him then it didnt really happen. Maybe there's still a chance it's a very, very long dream..." and then they did. And I died...again.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

They put in Charles Nelson Reilly but not Brett Somers? FAIL.

[oohasparklie.livejournal.com]

Heath Ledger just felt very...tacked on at the end. Like they'd already put the clip together and just threw Heath on the end there. I wanted more, actually.

[la-petite-singe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that sounds about right. They've got time before the Oscars, though, so I'm fully counting on them to do something longer that will make me cry more.

[enid-keaner.livejournal.com]

It probably was. They probably had the whole thing finished and in the can, thinking that no one would pass between finishing and the ceremony. And then Heath died...

The Oscars have time. So I fully expect something big from them, esp since he was a nominee only a short while ago and he was so young and his career was just about to hit the big time.

[gracefallson-me.livejournal.com]

ok so yeah i have not cried this much over someones death since my Grandfather died 3 years ago. just waiting for his picture to come up i was crying an ocean! and here i am about to cry even more!

[blackdiamants.livejournal.com]

Yeah, after they showed Heath I ran to the kitchen to "make lemonade." I hope they cold see how uncontrollably weepy, complete with chin wibble very obviously thirsty I was.