Live SAG Awards Blog

9:54: The Queen takes her throne. Helen Mirren beats out Meryl, Kate, Judi and Penélope and might as well have an award statue made to look like her by now.

9:57: Annette Bening wasted no time announcing the cast of Little Miss Sunshine for the final award. I want to thank Abigail Breslin for not repeating her pageant dance tonight. I want to thank Greg Kinnear for closing out the show with a few funny remarks ("Thanks, Volkswagen... "). And I want to thank the Screen Actors Guild for having a two-hour award show. Good night!

9:48: Reese always looks great. She could use a little lip color, though. Rachel McAdams looks adorable next to her boyfriend nominee Ryan Gosling. What's up with the pink streaks, though? Eh, I'll let it go.... They should have been together since The Notebook, so I'm glad those two found each other again.

9:50: Forest Whitaker gets a standing ovation for his lead acting performance. In fact, I think Leo DiCaprio was the first to jump to his feet. Forest is so soft-spoken for someone who played such an empowering role! Don't worry, Forest, I don't like public speaking, either. You should try blogging, it's a lot easier.

9:38: The presenters are funny tonight. Cate Blanchett handled her bloop well, and Greg Kinnear is so comfortable up there, he could have had a beer in his hand.

9:42: Jennifer Hudson is having one hell of a year. Wasn't she just standing in front of Simon Cowell, like, two days ago? Seems like it. Hey, if she can make an entire movie theater applaud a song she's singing on screen, I think that deserves a few awards. (At least that's what happened when I went to see Dreamgirls.)

9:33: Teri Hatcher, have a bagel tomorrow. Thanks. I wish I was a 24 junkie, because it just looks like an amazing show, but at this point, I'd have to hibernate for weeks (months?) just to catch up.

9:35: You know what, I cut the L-VAT wire. (Don't worry, Sabrina, I don't technically know what it is, either.) McDreamy, McSteamy and... McGoddess? Ellen, what is going on there? With an oversized collar and gigantic hoop earrings apparently come a disastrous speech. I think you just stuttered more than Meredith. Still, congrats to the Grey's cast. Well done, you nutty docs.

9:20: Steve Carell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were a great presenting match. But it's all about "anal fissure" funnyman Hugh Laurie tonight. Another Brit giving another well-spoken acceptance. Sorry, I mean "smoooooth." I really think I could listen to him throw out the laughs for hours.

9:23: Dennis Haysbert ends all the chuckles with the "in memoriam" moment. I'll miss Peter Boyle's "Holy crap" shouts and James Brown's crazy clothing choices. But back to the awards....

9:13: Does anyone else think immediately of St. Elmo's Fire when they see Emilio Estevez? No? Just me? All things serious... Bobby is filled with familiar faces but I'm not sure it'll take the win.

9:15: Did Mary-Louise Parker borrow that dress from Mischa Barton? Nevermind. Christian Slater's eyebrows are now distracting me; doesn't he always look surprised?

9:17: Of course Grey's picked the "va jay jay" clip. Congrats, Doctor Bailey! There's applause here in the office. She looks stunning! Ha… what was that mumble about rehab now? Hilarious. She may need a stretcher in a minute, though, because I'm not sure she's actually breathing.

9:01: The history of Julie Andrews is still rolling, and I'm actually learning a lot. Did anyone else know about her books and donations?

9:04: Dick Van Dyke's bow tie is huge! But how can you not love him, right? Who better to present the life-achievement award to Julie than him? Eddie Murphy's right... the British actors do sound really distinguished when giving their speeches — Julie didn't even flinch. Patrick Dempsey looks bored, though. Sit up straight, doc, the camera is always watching!

8:55: Anne Hathaway always looks great when her hair is pulled back like that. But tonight is not all about Prada this and Prada that... the princess helps us honor Julie Andrews (adorable childhood photos!). Who can better stare into a man's eyes so passionately and sing her heart out? Mary Poppins will always hold a special place in my heart. Ah, but the hills are alive here.... The pizza has arrived! Now, where is Mary Tyler Moore....

8:47: Anika Noni Rose looks gorgeous! Why can't I get my curls to look like that? But she shouldn't bounce in that dress; if Dreamgirls takes best film, we may have to shield our eyes.

8:41: Apparently there's a lot more to voice-over acting than I knew.

8:43: Marcia Gay Harden's dress is... is... well, Sabrina just said, "I don't want to see that much of her boobs!" I second that. [Shiver]

8:45: A roar explodes for Eddie Murphy's win for supporting actor. "I feel goofy up here 'cause I don't be winnin' stuff." Ha. I'm just glad he's not sporting his Dreamgirls 'do.

8:32: The Mary Tyler Moore cast takes the stage, and Mary is looking as thin as the microphone. Is the pizza here yet? I'd be willing to donate my slice to her. Valerie Harper looks great, though! Rhoda, I knew you'd "make it after all." Best ensemble goes to The Office and Steve Carell appropriately heads up the thanks. I'll be waiting for Kate Flannery's blog this week about drinking it up post-win.

8:10: Betty is more like "America the beautiful" in that gorgeous green frock. Aw, so sweet of you to say, Forest. Elizabeth I is opening the show here, but Jeremy Irons looks tired, and I'm snoozing during his speech.

8:19: McDreamy and Cristina take the stage to present Lead Actor in a TV Comedy. Love your dress, Sandra, but I'd rather see Dempsey in his scrubs. Congrats to Alec, really, but I'd like to give a special round of applause for all the foulmouthed insanity Jeremy Piven provides on Entourage.

8:22: Matthew Perry's hair looks as gelled as America's in that clip of Ugly Betty. And didn't Will & Grace end ages ago? Who cares, it's an Ugly night, and I'm impressed with America's composure.

8:00: Well, didn't we all want to know how these at-first ordinary people became actors who get to wear fancy clothes and walk on a special carpet? Thanks for your fourth grade memory, Vanessa. I'm Megan Cherkezian and I'm not an actor. But I am a blogger... let the awards begin.

8:05: Ashton hands out the award for Lead Actress in a TV-movie/Mini Series to Helen Mirren. Sabrina and I both just noticed that during her eloquent speech, we had a full-on view of the award's butt.

8:08: Alan Arkin introduces Little Miss Sunshine (which I just watched for the first time this weekend and found absurdly funny) as one of the best-film nominees. I don't think I could scream like that if I tried, but I'd definitely want to ride in that van just for kicks.

7:56: I'm running out of steam just in time, and it appears we didn't get to see Helen Mirren or Katherine Heigl or a lot of the other stunning gowns. You'll have to click over to our SAG photo gallery soon to see those gowns.

7:58: Time for me to pass the baton to my colleague Megan Cherkezian. It's her awards-show-blog debut, everyone, so give her a big hand, and be nice! — Sabrina

7:51: I like the color of Julia Louis-Dreyfus' dress, but as Michelle Heller points out, her purse clashes.

7:52: Hot pink is another big color tonight: Rachel McAdams' hair, Jada's dress, Julia's purse and Djimon Hounsou's shirt. I thought we said goodbye to this shade in 1991.