Screen Actors Guild Awards: 1997

Actor

Date:	22 February
Location:	Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"The X Files" (1993) - Gillian Anderson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Christine Lahti (I) "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (1993) - Jane Seymour (I) "NYPD Blue" (1993) - Kim Delaney (I) "Touched by an Angel" (1994) - Della Reese

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"NYPD Blue" (1993) - Dennis Franz (I)
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - George Clooney "ER" (1994) - Anthony Edwards (I) "NYPD Blue" (1993) - Jimmy Smits "The X Files" (1993) - David Duchovny

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - John Lithgow (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Frasier" (1993) - Kelsey Grammer "Frasier" (1993) - David Hyde Pierce "Seinfeld" (1990) - Jason Alexander (I) "Seinfeld" (1990) - Michael Richards (I)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Shine (1996) - Geoffrey Rush
Other Nominees:
	Jerry Maguire (1996) - Tom Cruise Sling Blade (1996) - Billy Bob Thornton The English Patient (1996) - Ralph Fiennes The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) - Woody Harrelson

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Seinfeld" (1990) - Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Other Nominees:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - Kristen Johnston (I) "Cybill" (1995) - Christine Baranski "Ellen" (1994) - Ellen DeGeneres "Mad About You" (1992) - Helen Hunt (I)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Fargo (1996) - Frances McDormand
Other Nominees:
	Marvin's Room (1996) - Diane Keaton Secrets & Lies (1996) - Brenda Blethyn The English Patient (1996) - Kristin Scott Thomas Unhook the Stars (1996) - Gena Rowlands

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) - Lauren Bacall
Other Nominees:
	Jerry Maguire (1996) - Ren�e Zellweger Marvin's Room (1996) - Gwen Verdon The English Patient (1996) - Juliette Binoche Unhook the Stars (1996) - Marisa Tomei

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Jerry Maguire (1996) - Cuba Gooding Jr.
Other Nominees:
	Fargo (1996) - William H. Macy Shine (1996) - Noah Taylor (I) The Birdcage (1996) - Hank Azaria The Birdcage (1996) - Nathan Lane

Outstanding Performance by a Cast


Winner:
	The Birdcage (1996) - Robin Williams (I); Gene Hackman; Nathan Lane; Dianne Wiest; Hank Azaria; Christine Baranski; Dan Futterman
Other Nominees:
	Marvin's Room (1996) - Meryl Streep; Leonardo DiCaprio; Diane Keaton; Robert De Niro; Hume Cronyn; Gwen Verdon; Hal Scardino; Dan Hedaya Shine (1996) - Armin Mueller-Stahl; Noah Taylor (I); Geoffrey Rush; Lynn Redgrave; Googie Withers; John Gielgud Sling Blade (1996) - Billy Bob Thornton; Dwight Yoakam; J.T. Walsh; John Ritter; Lucas Black (II); Natalie Canerday; Robert Duvall The English Patient (1996) - Ralph Fiennes; Juliette Binoche; Willem Dafoe; Kristin Scott Thomas; Naveen Andrews; Colin Firth; Julian Wadham; J�rgen Prochnow

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Seinfeld" (1990) - Jason Alexander (I); Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Michael Richards (I); Jerry Seinfeld
Other Nominees:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - Jane Curtin; Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Kristen Johnston (I); John Lithgow (I); French Stewart "Frasier" (1993) - Dan Butler (I); Peri Gilpin; Kelsey Grammer; Jane Leeves; John Mahoney (I); David Hyde Pierce "Mad About You" (1992) - Helen Hunt (I); Leila Kenzle; John Pankow; Anne Ramsay; Paul Reiser "Remember WENN" (1996) - Tom Beckett; George Hall (I); Margaret Hall; John Bedford Lloyd; Melinda Mullins; Christopher Murney; Amanda Naughton (I); Hugh O'Gorman; Kevin O'Rourke (I); Dina Waters; Mary Stout

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"ER" (1994) - George Clooney; Anthony Edwards (I); Laura Innes (I); Eriq La Salle (I); Julianna Margulies; Gloria Reuben; Sherry Stringfield; Noah Wyle
Other Nominees:
	"Chicago Hope" (1994) - Adam Arkin; Peter Berg (I); Jayne Brook; Rocky Carroll; Vondie Curtis-Hall; Hector Elizondo; Thomas Gibson (I); Mark Harmon (I); Roxanne Hart; Christine Lahti (I); Jamey Sheridan (I) "Law & Order" (1990) - Benjamin Bratt (I); Jill Hennessy; Steven Hill (I); Carey Lowell; S. Epatha Merkerson; Jerry Orbach; Sam Waterston "NYPD Blue" (1993) - Gordon Clapp (I); Kim Delaney (I); Dennis Franz (I); Sharon Lawrence (I); James McDaniel (I); Justine Miceli; Gail O'Grady; Jimmy Smits; Nicholas Turturro "The X Files" (1993) - Gillian Anderson (I); William B. Davis; David Duchovny; Mitch Pileggi; Steven Williams (I)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	The Late Shift (1996) (TV) - Kathy Bates (I)
Other Nominees:
	An Unexpected Family (1996) (TV) - Stockard Channing Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) - Jena Malone Homecoming (1996) (TV) - Anne Bancroft (I) The Road to Galveston (1996) (TV) - Cicely Tyson

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries


Winner:
	Rasputin (1996) (TV) - Alan Rickman
Other Nominees:
	Gotti (1996) (TV) - Armand Assante Hidden in America (1996) (TV) - Beau Bridges (I) Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) - Ed Harris (I) The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996) (TV) - Robert Duvall