2004
Spraying the big Actor for the
10th Annual SAG Awards show.
FROM ROUGH
CONCEPT TO
RED CARPET, THE
SHOW HAS COME
A LONG WAY
T
o kick off the first
televised presentation
of the SAG Awards®
in 1995, Angela
Lansbury took the
spotlight on Stage 12 at Universal
Studios in Los Angeles and told the
assembled audience of actors and
performers, "I've been Elizabeth
Taylor's sister, Spencer Tracy's
mistress, Elvis' mother and a singing
teapot. … Tonight is dedicated to the
art and craft of acting by the people
who should know about it: actors.
And remember, you're one, too!"
That memorable monologue
captured the collegial spirit that has
distinguished the SAG Awards as the
only televised ceremony dedicated
exclusively to honoring performers.
This year marks the SAG Awards' 25th
anniversary.
The idea for an awards presentation
to celebrate outstanding perform-
ances in television and film, as chosen
by actors' peers, officially began in
1993, when the SAG National Board
(premerger with AFTRA) authorized
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