The King's Speech wins at SAG Awards

The King's Speech continues its smooth run in the Best Picture race to the Oscars after its double win last night at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Colin Firth was named Best Actor, while the film's overall cast took top honors with the Best Ensemble Award, the de facto equivalent to a Best Picture prize.

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2011 Oscar countdown: best and worst Best Actress winners in Oscar history

We start our 2011 Oscar countdown series looking back in Oscar history to select the best and worst Best Actress winners. From Janet Gaynor, who was honored in 1929 for her performances in three films (Seventh Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise, to Sandra Bullock, the most recent recipient for her mediocre turn in the ridiculously bad The Blind Side, 83 performers have been recognized with the trophy as best actress of the year in the 82 ceremonies held so far (the discrepancy in figures occurring on account of Katharine Hepburn's and Barbra Streisand's tie in 1968).

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The curious case of Betty White

When the 17th Annual Screen Actors nominations were announced on December 16, many observers pointed out at Hilary Swank's nod in the Best Film Actress category for her performance as Betty Ann Waters in Conviction as the biggest surprise of this year's awards.

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