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“I always think, ‘Why do I have to be a hero, Tina Fey, left, and Amy Poehler, right, present Carol Burnett, with the Screen Actors Guild life achievement
why do you have to like me, and why do I have award at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Saturday,
to be a mentor?’” Davis said, questioning those Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles.
who wonder why her character is such a tough
cookie. “My job as an actor is just to create a Associated Press
human being to the best of my ability.”
Davis, who won an Emmy Award for the role last
year, also was among the rare network winners
at that ceremony. This month’s Golden Globes
also found only a couple of broadcast nomi-
nees worthy, making the SAG awards just an-
other awards downer for networks.
“Downton Abbey,” from broadcasting’s non-
commercial side, won the best TV drama en-
semble award for the third time.
“We’ve been coming here for six years and we
have encountered only the most amazing kind-
ness and generosity from American actors,” said
Lesley Nicol, who plays Mrs. Patmore the cook in
the PBS series that’s in its final season.
Other SAG winners included Queen Latifah for
HBO’s “Bessie,” about blues legend Bessie Smith;
Idris Elba for the BBC America crime drama “Lu-
ther,” and Kevin Spacey for Netflix’s “House of
Cards.” On the ceremony’s movie side, Elba
was honored for his supporting performance in
“Beasts of No Nation,” as the guild countered
the all-white nominees slate for this year’s Os-
cars. Comedy legend Carol Burnett received a
life achievement award, presented by Tina Fey
and Amy Poehler.q