Sunday, January 27, 2008

SAG Awards Play-By-Play

Congratulations to Charles Durning.

If you didn't watch the show, you're probably asking, "Who's Charles Durning?" Flip over to imdb.com and look him up. He's one of the most prolific character actors in film and TV, and as soon as you see a picture of him, your mind will come up with all the roles you know him from.

Good for The Screen Actor's Guild. While they have honored some of the most recognizable actors in history with their Life Achievement Award (Audrey Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Paul Newman...), they also remember that marquee stars wouldn't get anywhere without the support of quality character actors like Ed Asner, Walter Pidgeon and Karl Malden.

So kudos to Durning.

But, man, presenter Burt Reynolds had me so distracted in that velvet suit jacket. When did he get so old? Bandit, what's become of you?

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