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Hollywood's top actors came out to honor their own Saturday night at the 16th Annual SAG Awards, with the casts of 'Inglourious Basterds,' "Mad Men" and "Glee" taking top ensemble honors. Get the complete list of winners HERE! The cast of 'Inglourious Basterds' won the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award over the stars of 'Nine,' 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire,' 'An Education' and 'The Hurt Locker.' 'Basterds' mouthpiece Eli Roth thanked writer/director Quentin Tarantino for selecting both famous and unknowns for the film, saying, "If he feels you are right for the part, he will give it to you." Sandra Bullock won the Outstanding Female Actor in a Feature Film over heavy hitters Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan and Gabourey Sidibe for her portrayal of tough-as-nails football mom Leigh Anne Tuohy in 'The Blind Side,' her first-ever solo SAG win. "I am Sandra Bullock, and I am an actor, and I am so proud to say that in a room full of faces that I admire … Thank you for making me proud to be an actor," she beamed, also thanking hubby Jesse James for putting up with donning "monkey suits" for the many awards ceremonies of the season. Jeff Bridges nabbed his first-ever Outstanding Male Actor in a Feature Film award for his performance as a faded country singer in 'Crazy Heart' over George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman and Jeremy Renner. "It's like a big family with you guys, playing advanced pretend," he said. "I love playing with you!" Mo'Nique earned the Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film award for her powerful performance in 'Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire,' besting Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger. "I'm so very honored," said the emotional actress, extending grateful thanks to the unsung members of the cast along with director Lee Daniels. 'Basterds' villain Christoph Waltz danced off with the Supporting Role in a Feature Film award over Christopher Plummer, Woody Harrelson, Matt Damon and Stanley Tucci. Crediting Quentin for writing the role of a lifetime that earned him his statuette, he concluded, "For this, I am indebted and grateful to all of you, including the projectionist." On the TV side, the cast of "Glee" outsang tough competitors "30 Rock," "The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Modern Family" to win Outstanding Comedy Ensemble. But "30 Rock" had the last laugh as stars Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey won both statuettes for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Alec grabbed his fifth SAG award over Steve Carell, Larry David, Tony Shalhoub and Charlie Sheen. "I am proud, proud, proud to be a member of the Screen Actors Guild," he proclaimed. Tina logged her fourth win, this time over Christina Applegate, Toni Collette, Edie Falco and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. "I wanted to thank some of my acting teachers because I did have some," she said, including "my current acting teacher Alec Baldwin, I learn from you every day." She also facetiously added to NBC, which just ended Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" reign, "We are very happy." The cast of "Mad Men" celebrated their second consecutive win as Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama over "True Blood," "The Closer," "Dexter" and "The Good Wife." Show star Jon Hamm told the crowd, "It is truly a collaborative effort. … We are very happy to be here, very happy to accept this." Former "ER" star Julianna Margulies won Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series -- her seventh SAG award, and her first for "The Good Wife" -- over Patricia Arquette, Glenn Close, Mariska Hargitay, Holly Hunter and Kyra Sedgwick. "I wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for my brilliant writers," she said, sharing her win with her cast and crew and thanking her supportive parents. "I'm just thrilled to play this role." "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall stood up for his first-ever SAG award win as Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series over Simon Baker, Bryan Cranston, Jon Hamm and Hugh Laurie. Thanking writers, cast and crew and his wife/co-star Jennifer Carpenter, he closed by also thanking his mom "for keeping the most important doors open for me." Other big awards of the night went to Drew Barrymore for her performance in the TV movie "Grey Gardens," her first SAG award. Saying that she felt honored to keep her acting family's name alive, she revealed, "Right now I'm sick and nervous, and I think that means you're on a good path." And Kevin Bacon was named Outstanding Male Actor for his role in the TV movie "Taking Chance." Betty White was honored with the Life Achievement Award. Responding to a standing ovation, Betty said, "I should be presenting an award to you for the privilege of working in this business for such a long time. I turned 88 last Sunday, so there's so much more to do. … This is the highest point of my entire professional life." And finally, so many uniquely talented people were lost this year, and stars honored in memoriam tonight included Natasha Richardson, Ed McMahon, Dom DeLuise, Brittany Murphy, Ron Silver, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Karl Malden, Edward Woodward, Bea Arthur, David Carradine and Patrick Swayze.

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"The Insider" has your complete winner's list from Saturday night's "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards" in Los Angeles.  Read on to see who took home an Actor!   MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: 'An Education' 'The Hurt Locker' *'Inglourious Basterds' 'Nine' 'Precious' Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: *Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart' George Clooney, 'Up in the Air' Colin Firth, 'A Single Man' Morgan Freeman, 'Invictus' Jeremy Renner, 'The Hurt Locker' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: *Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side' Helen Mirren, 'The Last Station' Carey Mulligan, 'An Education' Gabourey Sidibe, 'Precious' Meryl Streep, 'Julie & Julia' Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Matt Damon, 'Invictus' Woody Harrelson, 'The Messenger' Christopher Plummer, 'The Last Station' Stanley Tucci, 'The Lovely Bones' *Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds' Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Penélope Cruz, 'Nine' Vera Farmiga, 'Up in the Air' Anna Kendrick, 'Up in the Air' Diane Kruger, 'Inglourious Basterds' *Mo'Nique, 'Precious' TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: "The Closer" "Dexter" "The Good Wife" *"Mad Men" "True Blood" Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: "30 Rock" "Curb Your Enthusiasm" *"Glee" "Modern Family" "The Office" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Simon Baker, "The Mentalist" Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" *Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" Hugh Laurie, "House" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series : Patricia Arquette, "Medium" Glenn Close , "Damages" Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" *Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series : *Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" Steve Carell, "The Office" Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" *Tina Fey, "30 Rock" Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine" Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries *Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance" Cuba Gooding Jr. , "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" Jeremy Irons, "Georgia O'Keeffe" Kevin Kline, "Cyrano de Bergerac" Tom Wilkinson, "A Number" Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Joan Allen, "Georgia O'Keeffe" *Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens" Ruby Dee, "America" Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens" Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby"

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George Clooney's star-studded, global benefit Friday night is already setting new records. "Hope for Haiti Now" announced that it has raised more than $58 million to date, a new telethon record for donations by the general public. The preliminary figure includes donations made via phone, online, and mobile – what the figure doesn’t include are sums donated by corporations and large private donors, or iTunes sales figures, which are still being calculated. "The public has set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon with 'Hope for Haiti Now,' and the donations continue to come in -- people can still contribute 24/7 via phone, web and text," said Lisa Paulsen, President & CEO of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing philanthropic support to "Hope for Haiti Now." If you'd like to make a donation, please visit HopeForHaitiNow.org or call (877) 99-HAITI. Meanwhile, the Hope for Haiti Now album has become the biggest one-day album pre-order in iTunes history -- and is currently the No. 1 iTunes album in 18 countries. The studio version of "Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)," the original charity track performed by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna during the global benefit, is currently the No. 1 song on iTunes in 12 countries. The telethon's musical performances will be available for purchase for $.99 per song in Apple's iTunes Store, with all proceeds benefiting Haiti relief funds managed by "Hope for Haiti Now" charities. A source from inside the telethon tells "The Insider," "people who volunteered knew that what they did really counted.” "The Insider" was on both coasts for the big event last night, so check out our footage of the sights you didn’t see as the stars stepped out in New York and in Los Angeles.

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