2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards

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2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards
Awarded forOutstanding motion picture and primetime television performances
DateFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
LocationSanta Monica Civic Auditorium
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented byScreen Actors Guild
First awarded1995
Websitewww.sagawards.org
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1995, took place on February 24, 1996. The ceremony was held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, and was televised live by NBC. The nominees were announced on January 18, 1996. This was the first year the category of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture was offered.[1][2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Nicolas Cage, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winner
Susan Sarandon, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role winner
Ed Harris, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Kate Winslet, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Gary Sinise, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
Alfre Woodard, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
Anthony Edwards, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series winner
Gillian Anderson, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series winner
David Hyde Pierce, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Christine Baranski, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Nicolas CageLeaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson

Susan SarandonDead Man Walking as Sister Helen Prejean

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Ed HarrisApollo 13 as Gene Kranz

Kate WinsletSense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Apollo 13 – Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Bill Paxton, Kathleen Quinlan, and Gary Sinise

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Gary Sinise – Truman as Harry S. Truman

Alfre Woodard – The Piano Lesson as Berniece Charles

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Anthony EdwardsER as Mark Greene

Gillian AndersonThe X-Files as Dana Scully

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

David Hyde Pierce – Frasier as Niles Crane

Christine BaranskiCybill as Maryann Thorpe

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

ER – George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Gloria Reuben, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, and Noah Wyle

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

FriendsJennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer

References

  1. ^ Puig, Claudia (19 January 1996). "Realism the Focus of Nominees for Annual SAG Picks". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ Collins, Scott (26 February 1996). "Cage, Sarandon Capture Top Screen Actor Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

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