On January 30 the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held in Los Angeles. The following productions in Merrick Library's DVD collection were given these Guild honors:
"You Don't Know Jack" - for his portrayal of Dr. Kevorkian Al Pacino was cited for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.
"Temple Grandin" - for playing the title role Claire Danes captured the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (The previous evening, "Temple Grandin" director Mick Jackson was acknowledged for his work on the film by the Director's Guild of America).
"Inception" - Outstanding Peformance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"True Blood" - Outstanding Peformance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series (Merrick Library has seasons 1 and 2 on DVD of the HBO series).
The highlight of the evening was presentation of the Guild's Life Achievement Award to Ernest Borgnine. Now age 94, Mr. Borgnine was saluted by friends Tim Conway and Morgan Freeman for his seven decades in both movies and television. Merrick Library has Mr. Borgnine"s 2008 memoir "Ernie: An Autobiography" plus the following films in the DVD collection featuring his talents:
The Dirty Dozen
From Here To Eternity
The Poseidon Adventure
Red
Strange Wilderness (voice-over work)
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