SAG Honors Baldwin, White, Moore, ‘Family’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Help” won Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer acting prizes and earned the trophy for overall cast performance at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Davis won for best actress and Spencer for supporting actress, while Jean Dujardin was named best actor for the silent film “The Artist” and Christopher Plummer took the supporting actor award for the father-son tale “Beginners.”

The wins boost the actors’ prospects for the same honors at the Feb. 26 Academy Awards.

In “The Help,” Davis and Spencer play black maids going public with uneasy truths about their white employers in 1960s Mississippi.

“I just have to say that the stain of racism and sexism is not just for people of color or women. It’s all of our burden, all of us,” Davis said, accepting the ensemble prize on behalf of her “The Help” co-stars.

On the television side, comedy series awards went to “Modern Family” for best ensemble; Alec Baldwin for best actor for “30 Rock”; and Betty White for best actress for “Hot in Cleveland.”

Mary Tyler Moore received the guild’s lifetime-achievement award.

Complete list of winners at 18th annual SAG Awards

TELEVISION:

Actor in a movie or miniseries: Paul Giamatti, “Too Big to Fail.”

Actress in a movie or miniseries: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce.”

Actor in a drama series: Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”

Actress in a drama series: Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story”

Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock.”

Actress in a comedy series: Betty White, “Hot in Cleveland.”

Drama series cast: “Boardwalk Empire”

Comedy series cast: “Modern Family.”

Stunt ensemble: “Game of Thrones.”

Life Achievement: Mary Tyler Moore

MOVIES:

Actor: Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”

Actress: Viola Davis, “The Help”

Supporting actor: Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”

Supporting actress: Octavia Spencer, “The Help.”

Cast: “The Help”

Stunt ensemble: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”