Downton Abb ey beats Mad Men, Homeland at SAG awards
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They had stiff competition from Mad Men and Homeland when it came to the Screen Actors’ Guild awards last Sunday night.
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But British period drama Downton Abbey became one of the biggest surprise winners of the evening when they blew their rivals out of the water to take home the ensemble in a drama series prize.
The ITV show also beat Boardwalk Empire to win the prestigious award. Accepting the prize, Phyllis Logan, who plays Mrs Hughes in the much-loved show, said she was stunned that the programme had proved victorious against such strong competition.
She said: ‘We were so not expecting this. Shut the French windows, honestly! We would like to thank, first of all, SAG for even bothering to consider us… ‘We’re just so overwhelmed by it all.’
Among the other Downton Abbey stars present were Michelle Dockery, who was also nominated for a best actress in a drama series SAG award, Sophie McShera, Amy Nuttall and Allen Leech. Downton wasn’t the only British winner of the evening, however.
Daniel Day-Lewis took home the Best Actor prize for his role in Lincoln, beating The Sessions’ John Hawkes, Hugh Jackman for Les Misérables, Silver Linings Playbook’s Bradley Cooper and Denzel Washington for Flight.
But one British actor who missed out on an award was Damian Lewis, who was up for his role as Congressman Nicholas Brody in Homeland.
The award is the latest in a string of honours for Day-Lewis, who looks increasingly likely to win the Academy Award at the ceremony this month.
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