'The Help' nabs three kudos at SAG Awards

Spencer'The Help' cast"Modern Family" castDujardin Hollywood actors showered support on "The Help," giving the ensemble drama a trio of Screen Actors Guild trophies for ensemble, lead actress Viola Davis and supporting actress Octavia Spencer. Thesps also showed affection for "The Artist," giving Jean Dujardin the acting award in what's one of the most closely contested categories. Christopher Plummer won the male supporting actor trophy for "Beginners." An emotional Davis received the cast and best actress trophies back to back at the end of Sunday night's ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium. "It's been such a joy to be a part of this cast," she said in her second acceptance speech of the evening. "All of us can inspire change -- every single one of us." The SAG cast award -- an- nounced by Brad Pitt -- brightens the Oscar prospects for "The Help" as the winner has matched the best picture Oscar winner eight times in the last 16 years, most recently last year when "The King's Speech" took home an Actor and an Oscar. In 2009, the two groups diverged when "Inglourious Basterds" won the SAG trophy and "The Hurt Locker" took best picture. Although "The Help" and "The Artist" have been a part of the trophy conversation for months, Sunday's wins bring more clarity to a race that has been characterized as lacking frontrunners. "The Help" -- which has grossed $170 million domestically for DreamWorks/Touchstone -- won the cast award over the Weinstein Co.'s"The Artist," Universal's "Bridesmaids," Fox Searchlight's "The Descendants" and Sony Classics' "Midnight in Paris." Davis and Spencer were forecasted favorites, but a few surprises emerged -- the biggest being Dujardin winning over George Clooney in "The Descendants." Davis topped two actresses who had won Golden Globes, besting Meryl Streep ("Iron Lady") and Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn") Spencer's early win for "The Help" portended a big night for the civil-rights drama. All five SAG nominees, including Spencer's castmate Jessica Chastain, also received Oscar nominations in the supporting category. Plummer added another award to his string this season for Focus Features' "Beginners." He's also won the National Board of Review, a Golden Globe and at Critics' Choice. The nominations in SAG's four acting categories matched 17 out of the 20 Academy Award noms announced last week. The guild awards are closely watched during awards season because the acting branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the largest voting contingent for the Oscars with more than 20% of AMPAS voters. Among SAG's eight TV-acting categories, Alec Baldwin was a big winner as he racked up his sixth consecutive victory in the lead comedy actor category for NBC's "30 Rock" and mounted the stage by yelling "omigod, omigod, omigod, omigod, omigod." "Boardwalk Empire" took the most trophies in the TV category as the second season of the HBO series repeated for drama cast and for Steve Buscemi as top drama actor. Betty White repeated with a win as comedy actress for TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland," denying Tina Fey a fourth SAG Award for "30 Rock." Jessica Lange won the drama actress kudo for FX's "American Horror Story." Paul Giamatti took the miniseries actor award for HBO's "Too Big to Fail" while Kate Winslet won the actress category for that cabler's "Mildred Pierce." Mary Tyler Moore was honored with the 48th annual Life Achievement Award at the ceremony. The SAG Awards were broadcast live on TNT and TBS.The Winners:MOTION PICTURECAST"The Help"ACTOR Jean Dujardin -- "The Artist"ACTRESS Viola Davis -- "The Help"SUPPORTING ACTOR Christopher Plummer -- "Beginners"SUPPORTING ACTRESS Octavia Spencer -- "The Help"STUNT ENSEMBLE"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2"PRIMETIME TELEVISIONDRAMA CAST "Boardwalk Empire"COMEDY CAST"Modern Family"DRAMA ACTOR Steve Buscemi -- "Boardwalk Empire"DRAMA ACTRESSJessica Lange -- "American Horror Story"COMEDY ACTOR Alec Baldwin -- "30 Rock" COMEDY ACTRESS Betty White -- "Hot in Cleveland"ACTOR IN A TV MOVIE/MINISERIES Paul Giamatti -- "Too Big to Fail"ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE/MINISERIES Kate Winslet -- "Mildred Pierce"STUNT ENSEMBLE"Game of Thrones"LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDMary Tyler Moore Contact Christy Grosz at christy.grosz@variety.com

84th Annual Academy Award Nominations

BEST Film Of The SeasonInchThe Artist"(The Weinstein Co.)Thomas Langmann, Producer"The Descendants"(Fox Searchlight)Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers"Very Noisy & Incredibly Close" (Warner Bros.)Scutt Rudin, Producer"The AssistanceInch(Touchstone)Brunson Eco-friendly, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers "Hugo"(Vital)Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers"Night time in Paris"(The new sony Pictures Classics)Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers"Moneyball"(The new sony Pictures)Michael P Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Kaira Pitt, Producers"The Tree of Existence"(Fox Searchlight)Nominees TBD"War Equine"(Touchstone)Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, ProducersACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTINGMichel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"Martin Scorsese - "Hugo"Woodsy Allen - "Night time in Paris"Terrence Malick - "The Tree of Existence."PERFORMANCE BY An Actress Inside A LEADING ROLEDemin Bichir - "A Much Better Existence"George Clooney - "The Descendants" Jean Dujardin - "The Artist"Gary Oldman - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" Kaira Pitt - "Moneyball"PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Inside A LEADING ROLEGlenn Close - "Albert Nobbs" Viola Davis - "The AssistanceInch Rooney Mara - "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"PERFORMANCE BY An Actress Inside A SUPPORTING ROLEKenneth Branagh - "My Week with Marilyn"Jonah Hill - "Moneyball"Nick Nolte - "Warrior"Christopher Plummer - "Beginners"Max von Sydow - "Very Noisy & Incredibly Close"PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS Inside A SUPPORTING ROLEBerenice Bejo - "The Artist"Jessica Chastain - "The AssistanceInchBethany McCarthy - "Bridesmaids"Jesse McTeer - "Albert Nobbs"Octavia Spencer - "The Assistance.Inch Modified SCREENPLAYAlexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash - "The Descendants"John Logan - "Hugo"George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Love Willimon - "The Ides of March"Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin - "Moneyball"Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy."ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYMichel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig - "Bridesmaids"J.C. Chandor - "Margin Call"Woodsy Allen - "Night time in Paris"Asghar Farhadi - "A Separation."BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM Of The SeasonInchThe Cat in Paris""Chico & Rita""Kung Fu Panda 2""Puss in Boots""Rango" ANIMATED Video ClipInchDimanche/Sunday" "The Great Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" "La Luna" "A Morning Stroll" "Wild Existence" BEST Language FILM"Bullhead" (Belgium)"Footnote" (Israel) "In Darkness" (Belgium) "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada) "A Separation" (Iran)CINEMATOGRAPHY"The Artist" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "The Tree of Existence" "War Equine"Seem MIXING"The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" "War Equine" Seem EDITING"Drive" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" "War Equine" ORIGINAL SCORELudovic Bource - "The Artist"Alberto Iglesias - "Mess Tailor Soldier Spy" Howard Shoreline - "Hugo" John Williams - "The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams - "War Equine" ORIGINAL SONG"Guy or Muppet" from "The Muppets" - Bret McKenzie"Real in Rio" from "Rio" - Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown and Siedah Garrett.COSTUME"Anonymous" "The Artist" "Hugo" "Jane Eyre" "W.E."DOCUMENTARY FEATURE"Hell and AgainInch "If your Tree Falls: A Tale of the world Liberation Front" "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" "Pina" "Undefeated" DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)"The Barber of Birmingham: Feet Soldier from the Civil Privileges Movement" "God May be the Bigger Elvis" "Incident in New Baghdad" "Saving Face" "The Tsunami and also the Cherry Blossom" ART DIRECTION"The Artist" "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Night time in Paris" "War Equine"FILM EDITING"The Artist" "The Descendants" "The Lady using the Dragon Tattoo" "Hugo" "Moneyball"MAKEUP"Albert Nobbs" "Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "The Iron Lady"LIVE ACTION Video ClipInchPentecost" "Raju" "The Shoreline" "Time Freak" "Tuba Atlantic"VISUAL EFFECTS"Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows Part 2" "Hugo" "Real Steel" "Rise from the Planet from the Apes" "Transformers: Dark from the Moon" Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Heidi Klum and Seal Divorcing

Heidi Klum and Seal Heidi Klum and Seal are divorcing, the happy couple confirmed to people. "Ultimately have loved seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have made a decision to part ways,In . the pair mentioned in the statement. "We have had the finest respect for one another throughout our relationship after which love each other greatly, but we have grown apart. It becomes an friendly process and safeguarding the well-finding yourself in our kids remains our primary concern, especially throughout this time around around of transition. Report: Heidi Klum to divorce Seal Klum, 38, and Seal, 48, began dating in 2003 but got involved with December 2004. They married in Mexico in May 2005. The pair has three children together: Henry, 6, Johan, 5, and Lou, 2. Seal adopted Klum's 7-year-old daughter Leni from Klum's previous relationship to Flavio Briatore. "We thank us, pals, and fans for kind words of support," the pair added. "Too for our children's sake, we appreciate you enhancing our privacy."

Healthy Hollywood: Great Food Friday Take Preventative Action Against Diabetes!

First Released: The month of january 20, 2012 2:19 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium NY, N.Y. -- Caption Paula Deen sometimes appears the Accept Kelly tape in the ABC Lincoln subsequently Center Galleries on December 5, 2011 in NY CityButter-loving celebrity chef Paula Deen trigger a hailstorm of debate after she introduced her diabetes diagnosis. Deens Southern-style kitchen is known for its fatty, decadent quality recipes hardly the elements to the kitchen connoisseur particularly if you are diabetic. While Deen has yet to provide particulars how and when spend overhaul her show and prepare up more healthy foods/more diabetic-friendly foods, there's an optimistic to consider out of this food debacle. Individuals are speaking about diabetes and considering methods to change bad eating habits to consider preventative action. Over 25 million People in america have diabetes type 2 and nearly a quarter of the populace are thought to possess prediabetes an ailment of slightly elevated bloodstream sugar levels that frequently evolves into diabetes within ten years. Yet, only 4 % of individuals folks know. Frightening amounts, indeed! So, its essential for all of us to obtain more educated! To begin with, its good to keep in mind, diabetes isn't a culinary dying sentence. Yes, it is time to nix the short meals and sugar junk (but shouldnt perform that anyway)! A proper diet plan for those who have diabetes is usually just like a healthy diet plan for anybody lower in body fat (especially saturated and trans body fat), moderate in salt and sugar, with foods according to wholegrain meals, veggies and fruits, discloses nutritional expert Keri Glassman of NY Citys Healthy Existence. Keri explains to Healthy Hollywood 10 ideas to help diabetes-proof your existence! 1. A vegetarian diet might help lower the chance of diabetes type 2. 2. Include peas (like kidney or pinto beans) and dried beans to your foods. 3. Reduce high calorie snack meals and desserts like chips, snacks, cakes and full-body fat frozen treats. 4. Go for non-body fat dairy, for example skim milk, non-body fat yogurt and non-body fat cheese. 5. Choose liquid oils to cook rather than solid fats that may be full of saturated and trans body fat. 6. Give a little vinegar to daily menu, for example vinegar-based salad dressing. Vinegar helps slow the speed where body soaks up sugar from food. 7. Cinnamon along with other spices or herbs and herbal treatments are a good option to using butter, salt, and processed meat to include flavor to food. 8. Choose a high dietary fiber cereal, for example steel-cut oatmeal, which will help to create bloodstream sugar happy because fiber is digested gradually. 9. Try to substitute hearty vegetables, like eggplant, green spinach, portabella mushrooms, and zucchini for that meat inside your favorite meat-based quality recipes. 10. Overeating of even healthy meals can result in putting on weight. Be careful about your portion dimensions. For additional diet tips, take a look at world wide web.nutritiouslife.com. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

VIDEO: Obama Devices Out Al Eco-friendly Lyrics

Leader Obama, Al Eco-friendly Who understood the Leader could sing? Throughout a fundraising event Thursday at NY's Apollo Theater, Leader Obama compensated tribute to soul legend Al Eco-friendly by really singing a couple of bars of "Let us Stay Together." "Don't be concerned, Rev. I am unable to sing as if you,Inch Obama stated after his musical interlude. "I simply desired to show my appreciation." (But he's not really bad either!) Watch Obama for action below and choose on your own:

'Glee Project' can get second season

"The Glee Project" is formally acquiring another verse, and Ryan Murphy will probably be aboard with this. Even though reality series had begun casting for season two in September, however might be the show finally acquiring the network-approved greenlight.Murphy and co-producer Dante Di Loreto were the ultimate pieces the web needed to seal the sale, the web states - the prior remains spending so much time on "American Horror Story," which recently finished its first season on Foreign exchange.The multi-city casting demand "Project" incorporated Gotham, Chicago and Nashville and can include 14 competitors rather than season an individual's 12. The series is skedded to debut inside the summer season and may again give a seven-seg arc on "Glee" for the champion.Being gin with, the series' ratings didn't exactly set the earth burning: ratings started off inside a weak 455,000 total audiences and didn't break millions of until its final episode. Still, ratings growth around the program happen to be steady as well as the show's season-extended average showed up in this area to a single.19 million total audiences. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com

Universal improves Beanes

BeanesDave Beanes continues to be drawn on as professional Vice president and gm of Universal Procedures Group.Beanes will have responsibility for Studio Procedures, including production and publish production facilities plus ancillary production support departments.He'll are accountable to Universal prexy and COO Ron Meyer and John Wallace, leader of NBCUniversal Procedures and Technical Services.Just before his promotion, Beanes had offered as senior vice prexy of production services, Universal Procedures Group, since May 2001. Before he was Vice president of production services at Universal Procedures Group from The month of january 2000.He works Jim Watters, who left in December. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Keck's Exclusives: A Grey's Anatomy What If?

Kate Walsh, Patrick Dempsey Ever wonder how Meredith Grey would have turned out had her mom, Ellis, never developed Alzheimer's and died? Or if Derek had chosen Addison over Mer? Grey's Anatomy executive producer Shonda Rhimes sure did and is answering these questions in the ABC drama's February 2 episode."The whole concept is really cool - a Sliding Doors kind of thing," says Private Practice star Kate Walsh, who guest stars. "It's interesting to see all of the characters turned upside down a little. Ellis is alive and well and has changed everything. She has a different relationship with her daughter, which makes Meredith a different person - not the kind of woman who would continue on with someone who's married." Meow!To create an alternate-universe look, the makeup, wardrobe and hairstylists returned Kate to the way she looked in 2005. "It was really fun for me to be back in the really coiffed hair and red lips," she says. "And all the guys are wearing ties and buttoned-up white coats. Patrick [Dempsey] looked a little like a mad scientist so we were calling him McDreary instead of McDreamy. It was all very strange, creepy and cool."While the hospital staff perceives the Drs. Shepherd as the perfect couple, Kate says viewers will "see what's really transpiring. There may or may not be a baby on the way."This may also be the year when Addison becomes a mommy on Private Practice. Kate teases, "She's going to Palm Springs with Jake." Hmmm... perhaps to conceive a baby in the desert? "That's all I'm tellin' ya!"Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Cloud Atlas concept art arrives

Inside an intriguing bit of news that was somewhat hidden at that time in the Christmas period, more recent and much more effective concept art remains released for your Wachowski Brothers' Cloud Atlas adaptation.The completely new imagery provides a perception of how a Wachowskis will portray the part of the book set in the advanced backdrop of Seoul around 2044. Setup finished article will match these early ideas remains to look, nevertheless it certainly looks to become promising jumping-off point.Furthermore, you will find the state picture of Bae Doona as Somni-451, one of the genetically designed fabricants (or clones to all of us) who exist to help keep the infrastructure from the technologically advanced cityscape.The Seoul-set story will simply form part of the film, while using sprawling story consuming a lot of locations and cycles. The film is positioned for release in the finish of 2012, so hopefully we'll get a review of a couple of from the other story segments sooner or later...