SAG Awards Reactions

I really need to stop making actual predictions and just write up a paragraph about each of the races. I managed to get every TV category wrong except for the two ensemble races, which is only slightly better than I did with this past year’s Emmy Awards. Still, I’m unsurprised by any of the victors, and a little bored, to be honest. With the exception of Tina Fey, who beat out Toni Collette, the winners were exactly the same in every single category as last week at the Golden Globes. The speeches were generally pretty humbling though, and it was exciting to see the casts of “Glee” and “Mad Men” up there, with Jane Lynch and Jon Hamm as their spokespeople. Hamm’s crack about all the male members of the cast receiving the memo to grow beards was funny, as was the fact that he waited for the whole cast to slowly come on stage, save for Elisabeth Moss, who was present quickly. Michael C. Hall’s win was great, and it’s nice to see him finally getting recognition for his terrific work on “Dexter.” Alec Baldwin should hardly be surprised that he won his fourth trophy in a row, and that’s where his humility seems overly rehearsed. It’s interesting to note that the two back-to-back Emmy winners in the lead acting drama categories, Bryan Cranston and Glenn Close, have both not won SAG Awards yet for their roles. Also, Drew Barrymore should not be allowed to give acceptance speeches anymore. With that, the official annual midseason TV awards calendar now comes to an end, and it’s a wrap until the summer, when Emmy nominees once again present themselves. Who will win SAG awards next year? The cast of “Boardwalk Empire,” perhaps?