3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards

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3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
Awarded forOutstanding motion picture and primetime television performances
DateFebruary 22, 1997 (1997-02-22)
Location Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented by Screen Actors Guild
First awarded1995
Website www.sagawards.org
Television/radio coverage
Network NBC
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The 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1996, took place on February 22, 1997. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was televised live by NBC. The nominees were announced on January 23, 1997. [1] [2] [3]

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

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Geoffrey Rush, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winner
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Frances McDormand, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role winner
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Cuba Gooding Jr., Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role winner
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Lauren Bacall, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role winner
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Alan Rickman, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
Kathy Bates, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner Kathy Bates by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Kathy Bates, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
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Dennis Franz, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series winner
Gillian Anderson, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series winner Gillian Anderson Berlinale 2017.jpg
Gillian Anderson, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series winner
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John Lithgow, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series winner
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Geoffrey Rush Shine as David Helfgott

Frances McDormand Fargo as Marge Gunderson

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Cuba Gooding Jr.Jerry Maguire as Rodney "Rod" Tidwell

Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces as Hannah Morgan

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Birdcage – Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Dan Futterman, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, and Robin Williams

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

Alan Rickman Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny as Grigori Rasputin

Kathy Bates The Late Shift as Helen Kushnick

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Dennis Franz NYPD Blue as Andy Sipowicz

Gillian AndersonThe X-Files as Dana Scully

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

John Lithgow 3rd Rock from the Sun as Dick Solomon

Julia Louis-DreyfusSeinfeld as Elaine Benes

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

ER – George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Laura Innes, Julianna Margulies, Gloria Reuben, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, and Noah Wyle

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Seinfeld – Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, and Jerry Seinfeld

In Memoriam

It was presented a memorial to the SAG's members who died during last year:

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