The Screen Actors Guild Awards were held on January 29, 2006. The SAG awards allow fellow actors the chance to recognize one of their own. The awards are only for actors and actors decide the winners. Once again, "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" were the big winners of the evening. Kiefer Sutherland won in the actor category for his hard work on "24" and Felicity Huffman proved that three times is the charm as she took home the award for outstanding actress in a comedy series.
The following are the nominees and winners for the 2006 SAG Awards:
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Drama
Alan Alda, "The West Wing"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Ian McShane, "Deadwood"
Patrick Dempsey, "Grey's Anatomy"
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Drama
Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"
Outstanding Performance by a Drama Ensemble
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Six Feet Under"
"The Closer"
"The West Wing"
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Comedy
- Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace"
James Spader, "Boston Legal"
Jason Lee, "My Name is Earl"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
William Shatner, "Boston Legal"
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Comedy
Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal"
Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"
Patricia Heaton, "Everybody Loves Raymond"
Outstanding Performance by a Comedy Ensemble
"Arrested Development"
"Boston Legal"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"My Name is Earl"
Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Television Movie or Miniseries
- Winner: Paul Newman, "Empire Falls"
Kenneth Branagh, "Warm Springs"
Ted Danson, "Knights of the South Bronx"
Ed Harris, "Empire Falls"
Christopher Plummer, "Our Fathers"
Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Cynthia Nixon, "Warm Springs"
Joanne Woodward, "Empire Falls"
Robin Wright Penn, "Empire Falls"
Tonantzin Carmelo, "Into the West"
