The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards aired on NBC from Stage 12, Universal Studios, on February 25, 1995. Unveiled during this evening for the first time was the Guild’s new award statuette, The Actor, as well as the first awards for ensembles in drama series and comedy series which honor all of the actors who are the regulars in television series. From this auspicious beginning the Screen Actors Guild Awards® has been embraced as one of the most prestigious in the entertainment industry.[1]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Tom Hanks, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winnerJodie Foster, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role winnerMartin Landau, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role winnerDianne Wiest, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role winnerRaúl Juliá, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winnerJoanne Woodward , Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winnerDennis Franz, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series winnerKathy Baker, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series winnerJason Alexander, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series winnerHelen Hunt, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series winner