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| British pair score SAG successes | British pair score SAG successes |
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| Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie have won best actor and actress at the Screen Actors Guild awards. | Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie have won best actor and actress at the Screen Actors Guild awards. |
| Day-Lewis dedicated the win for his role in There Will Be Blood to the actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in New York last week. | Day-Lewis dedicated the win for his role in There Will Be Blood to the actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in New York last week. |
| Christie won for her portrayal of a woman facing dementia in Away From Her. | Christie won for her portrayal of a woman facing dementia in Away From Her. |
| The Coen Brothers won the Best Film award for No Country for Old Men, strengthening their hopes for a win at next month's Oscars. | The Coen Brothers won the Best Film award for No Country for Old Men, strengthening their hopes for a win at next month's Oscars. |
| The SAG presentation was the first major Hollywood award show of the year not to be affected by the screenwriters' strike, the BBC's Peter Bowes reports from Los Angeles. | |
| Unlike other award ceremonies, the show went ahead because the writers' union reached an agreement with the SAG to allow its members to take part. | |
| The actors' union strongly supports the striking writers who are demanding a new contract with royalty payments for DVD sales and internet downloads. | |
| Tribute to Ledger | |
| Without the threat of a picket line, the show attracted A-list stars, such as John Travolta and Tom Cruise, our correspondent notes. | |
| Bardem said his award was "thoroughly unbelievable" | |
| In his tribute to Ledger, Day-Lewis said he had been unique and perfect in Brokeback Mountain. | |
| "That scene in the trailer at the end of the film is as moving as anything I think I've ever seen," he added. | |
| Christie was one of the few stars to mention the writers' dispute, The Associated Press notes. | |
| "It's lovely to receive an award from your own union, especially at a time when we're being so forcefully reminded how important unions are," she said. | |
| Spanish actor Javier Bardem won a SAG award for best supporting actor for his role as the psychopathic killer in No Country for Old Men. | |
| "Thank you, guys, for hiring me, and thank you for taking the hard work of choosing the good takes instead of the ones where I really sucked," he said in his acceptance speech, addressing the Coen Brothers. | |
| Soprano hit | |
| The television category was dominated by mob drama The Sopranos. | |
| James Gandolfini played mobster Tony Soprano in the hit series | |
| The series, which ended last year, won the award for best ensemble in a drama series, and the show's main stars, James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, were named best actor and actress. | |
| "This is our last official act as Sopranos together," Gandolfini said. | |
| "Here's to you guys. Thank you very much. It's been 10 years. It's been an honour. That's all I can say." | |
| The US version of The Office won the award for best cast in a comedy. |