7th Screen Actors Guild Awards

7th Screen Actors Guild Awards
7th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Description	Outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances
Date	March 11, 2001
Location	Shrine Auditorium; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
First awarded	1995
Website	www.sagawards.org
Television/radio coverage
Network	TNT

The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2000, took place on March 11, 2001. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was televised live by TNT.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The nominees were announced on January 30, 2001 by Lucy Liu and Cary Elwes at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Brian Dennehy, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
*Benicio del Toro – Traffic* as Javier Rodríguez** Jamie Bell – Billy Elliot as Billy Elliot Russell Crowe – Gladiator as Maximus Decimus Meridius Tom Hanks – Cast Away as Chuck Noland Geoffrey Rush – Quills as Marquis de Sade	*Julia Roberts – Erin Brockovich* as Erin Brockovich** Joan Allen – The Contender as Laine Hanson Juliette Binoche – Chocolat as Vianne Rocher Ellen Burstyn – Requiem for a Dream as Sara Goldfarb Laura Linney – You Can Count On Me as Samantha "Sammy" Prescott
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
*Albert Finney – Erin Brockovich* as Ed Masry** Jeff Bridges – The Contender as Jackson Evans Willem Dafoe – Shadow of the Vampire as Max Schreck Gary Oldman – The Contender as Shelley Runyon Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator as Commodus	*Judi Dench – Chocolat* as Armande Voizin** Kate Hudson – Almost Famous as Penny Lane Frances McDormand – Almost Famous as Mrs. Miller Julie Walters – Billy Elliot as Mrs. Wilkinson Kate Winslet – Quills as Madeleine "Maddy" LeClerc
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Traffic Benjamin Bratt James Brolin Don Cheadle Erika Christensen Clifton Collins Jr. Benicio del Toro Michael Douglas Albert Finney Topher Grace Amy Irving Dennis Quaid Catherine Zeta-Jones Almost Famous Billy Elliot Chocolat Gladiator

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
*Brian Dennehy – Death of a Salesman* as Willy Loman** Alec Baldwin – Nuremberg as Robert H. Jackson Brian Cox – Nuremberg as Hermann Göring Danny Glover – Freedom Song as Will Walker John Lithgow – Don Quixote as Don Quioxte de la Mancha James Woods – Dirty Pictures as Dennis Barrie	*Vanessa Redgrave – If These Walls Could Talk 2* as Edith Tree** Stockard Channing – The Truth About Jane as Janice Judi Dench – The Last of the Blonde Bombshells as Elizabeth Sally Field – David Copperfield as Aunt Betsey Trotwood Elizabeth Franz – Death of a Salesman as Linda Loman
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
*Martin Sheen – The West Wing* as Josiah "Jed" Bartlet** Tim Daly – The Fugitive as Dr. Richard Kimble Anthony Edwards – ER as Dr. Mark Greene Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue as Sgt. Andy Sipowicz James Gandolfini – The Sopranos as Tony Soprano	*Allison Janney – The West Wing* as C. J. Cregg** Gillian Anderson – The X-Files as Dana Scully Edie Falco – The Sopranos as Carmela Soprano Sally Field – ER as Maggie Lockhart Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls as Lorelai Gilmore Sela Ward – Once and Again as Lily Manning
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
*Robert Downey Jr. – Ally McBeal* as Larry Paul** Sean Hayes – Will & Grace as Jack McFarland Kelsey Grammer – Frasier as Frasier Crane Peter MacNicol – Ally McBeal as John Cage David Hyde Pierce – Frasier as Niles Crane	*Sarah Jessica Parker – Sex and the City* as Carrie Bradshaw** Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal as Ally McBeal Jane Kaczmarek – Malcolm in the Middle as Lois Wilkerson Debra Messing – Will & Grace as Grace Adler Megan Mullally – Will & Grace as Karen Walker
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
*The West Wing* Dulé Hill Allison Janney Moira Kelly Rob Lowe Janel Moloney Richard Schiff Martin Sheen John Spencer Bradley Whitford ER Law & Order The Practice The Sopranos
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
*Will & Grace* Sean Hayes Eric McCormack Debra Messing Megan Mullally Ally McBeal Frasier Friends Sex and the City

In Memoriam

Presented by George Clooney, the awards remember his members who died since the previous year's ceremony:

References

^ "Screen Actors Guild Honors Outstanding Film and Television Performances in 13 Categories at the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. 11 March 2001. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "'Traffic', 'West Wing' win big at SAG Awards". Hollywood.com. 12 March 2001. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Angulo, Sandra (13 March 2001). "Julia and Benicio win SAG awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Nominations announced for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. 30 January 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

[1] "Screen Actors Guild Honors Outstanding Film and Television Performances in 13 Categories at the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. 11 March 2001. Archived from the original on 12 April 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "'Traffic', 'West Wing' win big at SAG Awards". Hollywood.com. 12 March 2001. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Angulo, Sandra (13 March 2001). "Julia and Benicio win SAG awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[4] "Nominations announced for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. 30 January 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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Lifetime Achievement	Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Film	Cast Male Actor Female Actor Supporting Male Actor Supporting Female Actor Stunt Ensemble
Television	Cast – Drama Series Male Actor – Drama Series Female Actor – Drama Series Cast – Comedy Series Male Actor – Comedy Series Female Actor – Comedy Series Male Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Female Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Stunt Ensemble
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