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The American Guild of the Actors of the screen presented its awards on Sunday evening in Los Angeles for the 15th time held the awards of the awards of the American Guild of the Actors of the screen. This is a kind of indicator by which we can judge the chances of films and actors to get the coveted Oscar in four weeks - because most of the guild members are part of the American film academy. This year, all the awards turned out to be expected and went to those who were considered favorites from the very beginning.

The guild of the screen of the screen, created 75 years ago, is the largest in the United States Actors' Union. It has about 120 thousand members on the western and eastern coasts. It has been presenting awards since 1995, and exclusively for acting on the screen in 13 nominations: 5 - in cinema, 8 on television.

The prize for the best male role was received by Sean Penn, who played in the film Harvey Milk the first politician in the history of the United States, who openly declared his unconventional sexual orientation. The nun Meril Streep from “Doubt” - drama about the Catholic school, which was generally leaded by the number of nominations, was recognized as the best female role. The Strip competition in the nomination was Kate Winslet for work in the Road of Changes, Anne Hathaway for Rachel Marries, Angelina Jolie for the “Replace” and Melissa Leo, who played in the “frozen river”.

The best acting ensemble of the year in the cinema was recognized by the performers of roles in the “Millionaire from the slum”, which has already received four Golden Globes from the Association of Foreign Film Press and 10 Oscar nominations. The “mysterious story of Benjamin Batton” and “Frost against Nixon” was competing with her.

Another expected reward posthumously received a hit Ledger. The guild awarded him a prize for playing a second -plan role in the film “The Dark Knight”, for which he was already awarded the Golden Globe.

The best executor of the female role is named by Kate Winslet, who played in the “reader”. She, like Ledger, has already received the Golden Globe for this role, and is also nominated for Oscar.

Among the actors of comedy TV shows, the Participants of the 30 Rock project were the triumph - performers of the main roles Tina Fai and Alec Baldwin. The acting ensemble of this series was also recognized as the best. Last year, in their place were actors from the Soprano clan - they got figurines in the main nominations in the television series, and four weeks later and Oscars. The best ensemble of the drama series were recognized by actors of the Mad Mades.

In the nomination “The Best Men's Role in the Televisionie”, Michael S. Hall (“Dexter”), John Hamm (“Maders”), Hugh Laurie (“House”), as well as William Shetner and James Spader of Boston lawyers were presented. The reward was received by the creator of the image of Dr. House Hugh Lori, known for the Russian viewer, in particular, by the role of Bertram Wuster from the series “Jivs and Woster”, shot based on the books of Sir Woodhaus. At the presentation, Lori said that he did not expect a reward and believed that she would go to James Spader. “I actually put a hundred dollars on him, but today is simply not my evening,” Lori commented on his victory.

01/26/2009 / Larisa Bakhmatskaya material published in the newspaper No. 12 dated 01.27.2009.