Posted on 01/30/2017 6:35:20 AM PST by Ennis85
Hidden Figures was the surprise winner of the top prize at this year's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which was dominated by anger over Donald Trump's policies on immigration. The film, which tells the true story of black female mathematicians during the 1960s space race, won the best ensemble prize at the Los Angeles ceremony. Denzel Washington was named best actor for Fences. Several winners attacked Mr Trump's ban on immigration from seven countries. The tone was set by host Ashton Kutcher, who began the evening by greeting "everyone at home and everyone in airports that belong in my America". "We're in a really tricky time in our country and things are very inexcusable and scary," said Emma Stone as she won the best actress prize for La La Land. Mahershala Ali, meanwhile, spoke about his Muslim faith as he accepted the best supporting actor prize for Moonlight. Mr Trump's executive order, signed on Friday, halted the entire US refugee programme for 120 days, indefinitely banned Syrian refugees, and suspended all nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus called the immigration ban "a blemish" and "un-American" as she won best comedy TV actress for Veep. And there were cheers for actress Taylor Schilling when she described the award-winning cast of Orange is the New Black as "a diverse group of people, representing generations of families who have sought a better life here". Denzel Washington's Fences co-star Viola Davis was named best supporting actress at an event where several actors of colour were honoured. Yet the actress told reporters that every black nominee had been shortlisted "because they deserve to be" and "not... because of the colour of their skin." Meanwhile, Lily Tomlin was presented with a lifetime achievement award by her 9 to 5 co-star Dolly Parton at Sunday's ceremony.
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LOL. I saw what you did.
I did not watch the awards shows because I don’t watch Hollywood awards shows, but we have to hear what these idiots proclaim during the awards shows on the news. You can safely assume that the idiots are more interested in impressing the ones who do the hiring in Hollywood, since the ones doing the hiring in Hollywood are leftists and anti-Christians and anti-Americans.
Whenever I see the screen actors guild, all I can think about is a South Park episode about it. Only in South Park, the guild is the Film Actors Guild.....haha
They made themselves look even more pathetic than before. Turned it off the first sign of politics.
A real life Dagny would be great.
I read the excerpt. Recognized some of the actors/stresses names but have never seen any of the shows mentioned.
I don’t know if that says a lot about me or them. lol
Ratings for the show dropped 13 percent from last year ,ouch
I watched a little of it. Very smug and self-congratulatory with awards based more upon belonging to a particular set of humanity or pushing a particular ideology than anything else. I’ve been removed from patronizing their pap for so long, that I didn’t even recognize a good half of the actors present. It’s as if they pulled people in off the street, slapped a tux or gown on them and gave them their Warhol fifteen minutes of fame for all I could tell. Just about as talented, too.
It was an interesting speech but he never specified anyone. If you were listening closely it could be interpreted by either side to be their advantage. However, everyone knows that Hollywood is vehemently anti-American and that’s why most of America will view this speech as Anti-American, anti-Trump, and Pro-islamic terror.
“Trump travel ban attacked at Screen Actors Guild awards”
And in other news, the sun rose again in the east this morning, water is still wet, and Hollywood is still populated by bed-wetting, self-important, emotional regards. ~yawn~
Great! I was hoping someone would post those pics!
Now it is a travel ban?
Imagine my surprise. </sarcasm>
Note to Ashton Kutcher:
You re no longer a swinging bachelor.
You have a wife & 2 small babies.
IF NOTHING ELSE-—you owe them-—you must work to keep them safe.
IF you think that unlimited movement of ‘Refugees’ into the USA is so grand-—please check with your friends in:
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
France—especially those who got mowed down by that truck
Britian—who now has a MUSLIM MAYOR!!
Greece
Italy
Their experience with these ‘refugees’ is entirely different than what YOU are able to perceive.
There are millions of USA CITIZENS who belong here & do NOT agree with YOUR assessment of how wonderful these ‘refugees’ are & how we should welcome them.
Who do you think is supporting them? Who do you think is paying for their food-shelter-clothes-schools-EVERYTHING?????
Word is that every single one of them is getting $1800 a month for support from AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.
I started working at age 15—and am now 77 & still working. MY Soc Sec is $1133 a month——and I have lived in the USA all of my life & worked here. AN INTRUDER gets paid $1800 a month—59% MORE than I get for working all these years?
Ashton-—your are very pretty-—but you need to have more facts about “YOUR America”. I don’t believe that you have a clue about the anger most of us feel with this invasion.
Note to Ashton Kutcher:
You re no longer a swinging bachelor.
You have a wife & 2 small babies.
IF NOTHING ELSE-—you owe them-—you must work to keep them safe.
IF you think that unlimited movement of ‘Refugees’ into the USA is so grand-—please check with your friends in:
Germany
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
France—especially those who got mowed down by that truck
Britian—who now has a MUSLIM MAYOR!!
Greece
Italy
Their experience with these ‘refugees’ is entirely different than what YOU are able to perceive.
There are millions of USA CITIZENS who belong here & do NOT agree with YOUR assessment of how wonderful these ‘refugees’ are & how we should welcome them.
Who do you think is supporting them? Who do you think is paying for their food-shelter-clothes-schools-EVERYTHING?????
Word is that every single one of them is getting $1800 a month for support from AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.
I started working at age 15—and am now 77 & still working. MY Soc Sec is $1133 a month——and I have lived in the USA all of my life & worked here. AN INTRUDER gets paid $1800 a month—59% MORE than I get for working all these years?
Ashton-—you are very pretty-—but you need to have more facts about “YOUR America”. I don’t believe that you have a clue about the anger most of us feel with this invasion.
They are entitled to their own opinions-—However—they are NOT entitled to their own set of facts......
The entertainment industry is already down in revenue.
Here comes another hit—brought to the American public by the originators of that industry.
How many of those SAG members have a different career to fall back on?
Sony announced today they're taking a near-billion dollar writedown on their movie business, citing "a faster than expected decline in the DVD and blue ray market."
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