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S A G A F T R A .O R G S AG - A F T R A S PEC I A L IS S U E 2 0 24 68 JoBeth Williams SAG Awards Committee Chair "It is a privilege and a thrill to be one of the actors serving on the committee as producers of the SAG Awards show. From the days following each live show, when we discuss ways we can improve it, through the voting period and all the decisions leading up to the next show, it is always a rollercoaster ride. The final weeks leading to the show itself are filled with the drama of decisions and crises which must be resolved immediately. "Since my first show with the committee in 2009, I have been part of this creative process and have watched with both anxiety and amazement as so many talented people come together to create a night of magic, as actors are recognized by their fellow actors. It is the actors' party in the actors' house, and hearing the words of my fellow actors as they accept their awards is so moving to me. This year, especially, will be a time for celebration, aer the months of the strike and the relief of its resolution. We will come together on Feb. 24 with gratitude toward our fellow actors who walked the line, who negotiated for us, and those who contributed to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation with such generosity to help our actors in need. I can't wait for show day, because no matter the issues that arise during the show, no matter the instant decisions we must make, the show must and will go on." Daryl Anderson SAG Awards Committee Vice Chair, SAG Awards Co-Founder "In December 1993, the producing duo of Jerry Kramer and Robert Dalrymple came before the SAG Board to pitch an awards show. They were confident that, given our approval, they would find interest at NBC. They faced an audience that day of about a hundred board members. Many were skeptical. The Board voted to go ahead by voice vote. Ken Orsatti, the then-Screen "I can't wait for show day, because no matter the issues that arise during the show, no matter the instant decisions we must make, the show must and will go on." — JoBETH WILLIAMS "And it all began with five actors meeting in a room between gigs, asking one another, How are we going to cover both film and TV in two hours, when every other show uses three? " — DARYL ANDERSON