Acceptance Speech Highlights from the 19th Annual SAG Awards

Although the SAG Awards was more than a week ago, we can't help but revisit the honorees' amazing and even touching acceptance speeches. This week, we will be highlighting two honorees every day. So check back for more of our favorite moments from Award night!

 

"You know, I’ve knocked around in this business 70 years, and I still haven’t quite figured out what it is I do. But it’s been – the years have just been full of surprises for me. And a lot of fun. Aren’t we lucky to have found a line of work that doesn’t require growing up?"

­—Dick Van Dyke, while accepting his Life Achievement Award at the 19th SAG Awards

 

"And when I was prowling around the idea and wondering whether I could take the risk of doing it, for some reason the guiding principle of the Hippocratic Oath kept nagging at me: First do no harm. And with that modest but important ambition, I set out.
And then it occurred to me that it was an actor that murdered Abraham Lincoln. And therefore somehow it’s only fitting that every now and then an actor tries to bring him back to life again. ... I’m terribly proud to have been allowed to carry the baton for a while and now to pass it on."

­— Daniel Day-Lewis, Male Actor in a Leading Role

Congratulations to the 19th Annual SAG Awards recipients!

Top left: Daniel Day Lewis, Top Right: Jennifer Lawrence, Bottom: Cast of "Argo"

Top: Cast of "Downton Abbey," Bottom Left: Bryan Cranston, Bottom Right: Claire Danes

Top Left: Tina Fey, Top Right: Alec Baldwin, Bottom: "Modern Family"

What an amazing night! Dick Van Dyke was presented with the union's highest honor, the 49th Annual Life Achievement Award, following a filmed tribute introduced and narrated by Alec Baldwin.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Anne Hathaway, Tommy Lee Jones and Jennifer Lawrence were honored with individual awards for performances in motion pictures, and Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Costner, Claire Danes, Tina Fey and Julianne Moore were honored with individual awards for performances in television.

Outstanding performances by a motion picture cast went to "Argo," while the Actors for television drama and comedy ensemble went to "Downton Abbey" and "Modern Family."

During the red carpet pre-show, "Skyfall" and "Game of Thrones" were awarded honors for outstanding action performances by a stunt ensemble.

Missed the red carpet and the show?

Click here for the complete list of recipients, and check out our Instagram for exclusive photos and special moments we were able to capture throughout the day.