With the ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a bit of the night, the big winners included the critically acclaimed film "Slumdog Millionaire," with Meryl Streep and Sean Penn.
The complete list of 15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS winners are as follows:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale - “THE VISITOR”
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon - “FROST/NIXON”
WINNER: SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk - “MILK”
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button - “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON” MICKEY ROURKE / Randy - “THE WRESTLER”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym - “RACHEL GETTING MARRIED”
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins - “CHANGELING”
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy - “FROZEN RIVER”
WINNER: MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier - “DOUBT”
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler - “REVOLUTIONARY ROAD”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White - “MILK”
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus - “TROPIC THUNDER”
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn - “DOUBT”
WINNER: HEATH LEDGER / Joker - “THE DARK KNIGHT”
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal - “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Sister James - “DOUBT”
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena - “VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA”
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller - “DOUBT”
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie - “THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON”
WINNER: KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz - “THE READER”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty - “BERNARD AND DORIS”
WINNER: PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams - “JOHN ADAMS”
KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain - “RECOUNT”
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer - “24: REDEMPTION”
TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin - “JOHN ADAMS”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris - “RECOUNT”
WINNER: LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams - “JOHN ADAMS”
SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel - “COCO CHANEL”
PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger - “A RAISIN IN THE SUN”
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke - “BERNARD AND DORIS”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - “DEXTER”
JON HAMM / Don Draper - “MAD MEN”
WINNER: HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House - “HOUSE”
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane - “BOSTON LEGAL”
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore - “BOSTON LEGAL”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker - “BROTHERS & SISTERS”
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson - “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT”
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko - “SAVING GRACE”
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson - “MAD MEN”
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson - “THE CLOSER”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK”
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - “THE OFFICE”
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody - “CALIFORNICATION”
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold - “ENTOURAGE”
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk - “MONK”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly - “SAMANTHA WHO?”
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez - “UGLY BETTY”
WINNER: TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - “30 ROCK”
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin - “WEEDS”
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters - “TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL
THE CLOSER
DEXTER
HOUSE
WINNER: MAD MEN
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
WINNER: 30 ROCK
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ENTOURAGE
THE OFFICE
WEEDS
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Awards 45th Annual Life Achievement Award
James Earl Jones