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United States of Tara: Season 2 trailer
And here is a look at Season Two of United States of Tara which returns in the US in March.
All the alters, “T”, “Alice” and “Buck” are here… but where is “Gimme?”
Toni Collette won both the Emmy and Golden Globe for this series, but was pipped by Tina Fey at the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards.
The Good Wife
With a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors’ Guild Award for Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife is really a no-brainer. Good luck to any TV Critic that doesn’t give this one the thumbs up.
Thankfully they needn’t be at pains to do so. This US legal drama is one of the best new shows of the season.
The wife of any leader is nearly always more dramatically-interesting territory than that of her husband. Trapped between being ’somebody’ and ‘nobody’ all at the same time is a curious limbo. Hillary Clinton won international praise …
2010 SAGs: winners
It was almost a complete rewrite of the Golden Globes at the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards today, with all but Toni Collette repeating their wins from last week.
Collette lost out to Tina Fey for the Female Actor in a Comedy Series.
Winners:
Male Actor in a TV Drama: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Female Actor in a TV Drama: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
TV Drama Ensemble: Mad Men
Male Actor in a TV Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Female Actor in a TV Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
TV Comedy Ensemble: Glee
Male Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie: …
Screen Actors’ Guild Awards 2010: Guide
This year the Showcase channel has the rights to the Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, commending Americas’s finest performances in film and TV.
They will screen live to Australia at 12pm Sunday, with Red Carpet events on E!
Toni Collette and Simon Baker are again nominated, following on from their Globes event earlier this week.
Former Golden Girls’ star Betty White will receive a Life Achievement Award.
Sunday
10am-12pm Live from the Red Carpet, E!
12pm Screen Actors Guild Awards 2010 – Showcase. Repeated at 8:30pm.
2:50pm Wed Fashion Police E!
Television nominees include:
MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION …
SAG Awards 2009: Nominees
Awards season rolls on as the Screen Actors Guild Awards announce their best picks for 2009 with Glee, Mad Men, 30 Rock, Dexter, True Blood and The Good Wife among the top nominees.
Once again Simon Baker and Toni Collette have landed lead acting nods.
In the unique best ensemble category for comedy, the fight is between 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Glee and Modern Family. In drama the teams from The Closer, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men and True Blood are recognised.
Betty White will also receive a Lifetime Achievement …
Airdate: John Adams
SBS will screen the acclaimed HBO miniseries John Adams next month.
The series on the second US President stars Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson and Rufus Sewell.
It has already screened on Pay Television but now it gets its first Free to Air broadcast in Australia. The lavish 7 part drama had garnered a slew of awards including 13 Emmys, 4 Golden Globes and 3 SAGs.
In an emotionally charged trial John Adams defends the British sentries involved in the Boston Massacre who contend they were provoked into firing on the assembled crowd. …
Lifetime Achievement coming for Betty White
Veteran actress Betty White will receive a Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment at next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.
White has already won six Emmys and is best known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls.
Since her career break in 1949, when she has also been a regular on late-night talk shows going back to Jack Paar, Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson and game shows such as The Match Game, To Tell the Truth, I’ve Got A Secret, Liar’s Club and Password. …
Airdate: Movie: The Queen
Next Sunday night Seven has slated the excellent Stephen Frears film, The Queen.
It is set to air following Dancing with the Stars finale at 9pm.
While it’s based on fictional conversations between the Royal Family around the time of Princess Diana’s death, it’s certainly a fascinating hypothetical. It depicts a fictional account of the events following her death in 1997, coming 3 months after the coming to power of Tony Blair’s New Labour government.
Helen Mirren won an Academy Award for this role, plus a BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild award. Michael …
AFI honours Geoffrey Rush
Actor Geoffrey Rush was awarded the AFI’s Raymond Longford Award, before an industry event of 400 people last night in Melbourne.
He is only the sixth actor to receive the AFI’s highest award since it began 41 years ago.
Rush has devoted most of his career to theatre and film including Shine, Lantana, Harvie Krumpet, Munich and Shakespeare in Love.
He recently became the first Australian to win fthree US acting awards, the Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award, all on his first attempt. Among a host of other awards, …
Vale: Karl Malden
Esteemed character actor Karl Malden, who became known to millions of TV viewers as a veteran police detective in The Streets of San Francisco, has died, aged 97. No cause of death was reported.
Despite his years alongside a young Michael Douglas (pictured), it was in film and theatre that he made his mark. He played the shy suitor in A Streetcar Named Desire and an Oscar nominated performance in On the Waterfront. Amongst his countless films were Baby Doll, Gypsy, Cheyenne Autumn and Nuts.
He made his greatest mark in Hollywood in …
Mariska Hargitay hospitalised
Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay was taken to hospital in New York after suffering chest pains this week.
This is the third time Hargitay has been hospitalised since December. The previous two times were for a collapsed lung.
“Mariska Hargitay went to the hospital this morning after experiencing some discomfort relating to her earlier lung condition,” a spokesperson said.
“She is undergoing routine tests and expects to be feeling better soon.”
According to reports, the actress was working on the set of her show all day yesterday and waited until filming was complete …
Airdate: True Hollywood Story: Heath Ledger
The day before the Academy Awards, TEN has a special on Heath Ledger.
As we all know, Heath is a shoo-in to posthumously win the Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight. He’s already won a Golden Globe, SAG and BAFTA. Just engrave the thing now.
The TEN special will air at 10:40pm Sunday February 22nd, following Rove which starts at 9:30pm.
In this one-hour in-depth special, friends and co-stars reflect on the life and career of Heath Ledger. An inside look at the brief, yet unforgettable life and career of the talented and …