The Help Takes Home Top Honours At 2012 SAG Awards

Viola Davis & co won three gongs! See the full list of winners here...

Civil rights movie The Help was the big winner at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home the top honours at the star-studded bash (29th January).

The flick, which stars actress Emma Stone, managed to bag three major gongs at the ceremony, including the Best Cast accolade - beating the likes of The Artist and The Descendants.

Viola Davis fought off some tough competition from favourites Michelle Williams and Meryl Streep to secure the Best Actress gong, telling the audience at LA's Shrine Auditorium: "Dream big and dream fierce."

Her co-star Octavia Spencer was also victorious in the Best Supporting Actress category after going head-to-head with The Artist's Berenice Bejo and Melissa McCarthy for comedy flick, Bridesmaids.

French flick The Artist - which is tipped for glory at The Oscars next month - only managed to take home one gong, with Jean Dujardin winning the Best Actor trophy.

The SAG awards are seen as a key indicator of which films and stars may come out on top at the 84th Academy Awards, with Martin Scorsese's 3D family movie Hugo leading the pack with eleven nods.

Full List of 2012 SAG Winners:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Bridesmaids
The Artist
The Descendants
The Help <<< WINNER!
Midnight in Paris

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney, The Descendants
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin, The Artist <<< WINNER!
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help <<< WINNER!
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Christopher Plummer, Beginners <<< WINNER!

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, The Help <<< WINNER!
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows - Part 2 <<< WINNER!
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail <<< WINNER!
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce
James Woods, Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Betty White, The Lost Valentine
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce <<< WINNER!

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams, Suits
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire <<< WINNER!
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story <<< WINNER!
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock <<< WINNER!
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot In Cleveland <<< WINNER!

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire <<< WINNER!
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family <<< WINNER!
The Office

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Dexter
Game of Thrones <<< WINNER!
Southland
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
True Blood

Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award
Mary Tyler Moore

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