There was no picket line preventing Daniel Day-Lewis or Julie Christie from the red carpet last night as they picked up the top prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
The two British-born stars underscored their status as Oscars front-runners at the ceremony, which was the first major Hollywood award show of the year not to be affected by the screenwriters' strike.
Day-Lewis was crowned best actor for his performance as a tyrannical oil prospector in There Will Be Blood while Christie earned the best actress prize for playing an Alzheimer’s sufferer in Away From Her.
In his acceptance speech Day-Lewis dedicated his award to Heath Ledger, who was found dead in New York last week, saying the Australian actor was someone whose performances inspired him to keep working.
“There are many actors in this room tonight including my fellow nominees who’ve given me that sense of regeneration. Heath Ledger gave it to me,” he said, to loud applause. Ledger’s performance in 2005's Brokeback Mountain as a homosexual cowboy, had been “unique”, the actor said.
“That scene in the trailer at the end of the film is as moving as anything I’ve ever seen and I’d like to dedicate this to him.”
Christie meanwhile paid tribute to the cast and crew of her drama about a woman slowly descending into dementia and joked: “If I’ve forgotten anybody it’s just that I’m still in character."
The British actress was one of the few stars to mention the writers' dispute. "It's lovely to receive an award from your own union, especially at a time when we're being so forcefully reminded how important unions are," she said.
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