The 2011 Annual Screen Actors Guild awards
The 17th Annual (2011) Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony has come and gone… After watching, for me there were no real surprises. If you’ve seen Temple Grandin, Claire Danes win was no surprise. If you’ve seen The Fighter, Christian Bale or Melissa Leo‘s win was no surprise at all. Or if you were like me, and watch Boardwalk Empire on HBO, again no surprises there. All these and the other winners deserve the wins tonight.
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Outstanding Performance’s
- by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The King’s Speech
- by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
- by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale, The Fighter
- by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
- by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Al Pacino, You Don’t Know Jack
- by an Ensemble in a TV Comedy Series: Modern Family
- by a Female Actor in a TV Comedy Series: Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
- by a Male Actor in a TV Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
- by a Female Actor in a movie Supporting Role: Melissa Leo, The Fighter
- by an Ensemble in a TV Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire
- by a Female Actor in a TV Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- by a Male Actor in a TV Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
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This is the second movie review of the HBO movie Temple Grandin on Brusimm.com. As unusual as it may seem, though Tim wrote a great piece about the movie, I just saw it and could not in good faith not say something. It was that moving, plus I’ve written this so this second piece complements Tim’s and thus, they go hand-in-hand.
Temple Grandin is a moving drama about the woman herself, Temple Grandin, played exquisitely by Claire Danes. Ms. Grandin is autistic and we follow her from youth to her adult life as she struggles with her condition of Autism. But it’s not the Autism itself she struggles with, but the people around her who don’t understand her.
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Sunday night saw the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on NBC. In addition to a previously announced 74 categories on August 21st for programs and individual achievements, Sunday night’s telecast covered the 26 primary Emmy Awards categories. Amongst the winners Sunday night, we had a few basic network winners, cable TV network winners and pay cable TV winners. Meaning like HBO & Showtime.
I know you don’t have a ton of time on your hands, so cutting right to the chase, here’s the quick alphabetical list of winners, followed by what each show won. That list is followed by a ‘total tally’ of awards won by all show, and my final section, not alphabetized, is winners, by category. (Something of a bit more detailed of award, who, show.:
- Breaking Bad,
- Dexter,
- Glee,
- Mad Men,
- Modern Family,
- Nurse Jackie,
- Temple Grandin (HBO movie), [See Cinema Static's very own Tim Miller's review of Temple Grandin]
- The Big Bang Theory,
- The Closer,
- The Good Wife,
- The Pacific, [A Cinema Static highly recommended war-time cable TV series]
- Top Chef,
- You Don’t Know Jack (HBO movie)
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Here is what each show won, listed alphabetically. After this list, is a list of the total number of 2010 Emmy Awards won. (This total includes the earlier presentation of 74 other categories.)
- Breaking Bad AMC: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Breaking Bad AMC: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Dexter SHOWTIME: OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- Glee FOX: OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Glee FOX: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Mad Men AMC: OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
- Mad Men AMC: OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- Modern Family ABC: OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
- Modern Family ABC: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Modern Family ABC: OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Nurse Jackie SHOWTIME: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Temple Grandin HBO: OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
- Temple Grandin HBO: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
- Temple Grandin HBO: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
- Temple Grandin HBO: Temple Grandin: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
- Temple Grandin HBO: OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- The Big Bang Theory CBS: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- The Closer TNT: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- The Daily Show WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL: OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
- The Good Wife CBS: OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- The Pacific HBO: OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
- Top Chef BRAVO: OUTSTANDING REALITY – COMPETITION PROGRAM
- You Don’t Know Jack HBO: OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- You Don’t Know Jack HBO: OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
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Claire Danes as Temple Grandin
The HBO drama Temple Grandin, based on the life of Dr. Temple Grandin and her books “Emergence” and “Thinking in Pictures” has set the bar for motion pictures made for television. Just like HBO’s 2010 Golden Globe and 2009 Emmy winner Grey Gardens, it is sure to grab a nomination if not the win.
Claire Danes‘ portrayal of Temple Grandin was sensitive and inspiring. She didn’t make one false step. I have seen the documentary and heard the interviews of the real Dr. Temple Grandin and Claire Danes captured her character perfectly. You quickly identify with her and join her struggle to overcome the barriers caused by her autism and later her gender in a male dominated profession.
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