Dame Helen Mirren to receive top accolade at actors' guild awards in Los Angeles

gathered together in Los Angeles and simultaneously in London on Sunday for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards, the ongoing war in Ukraine cast a looming shadow.As fans saw during this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards back in February, several stars addressed the ongoing conflict, and called for peace amid Russia's attack on Ukraine.From awards presenters using their time on stage to delivered a planned message of support to the words of unity shared by stars during their acceptance speeches, it was clear how prevalent the was was on the minds of those in attendance.Here's a look at some of the powerful messages shared by celebs throughout Sunday's awards gala.The Oscar-nominated Bulgarian actress Maria Bakalova — who earned widespread acclaim for her performance in 2020's took the stage early on during the show and shared a message of support for the people of Ukraine.«I am from Bulgaria, and my home city just a few hundred miles from Ukraine. So as we gather on this special night, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the bravery of the people of Ukraine, who are defending their right to Independence and democracy,» she shared.

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The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards will be an international affair this Sunday, with celebrations planned in both London and Los Angeles. The event, hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer, will be broadcast live in the U.S. on The CW and TBS from 7-10 p.m. ET. The show will be delayed on most of the West Coast, except in Los Angeles, where KTLA will offer the show live at 4 p.m. PT. Also on DirecTV, TBS is simulcasting the event with the CW at 4 p.m. PT coast-to-coast.

Directors Guild Awards in Beverly Hills on Saturday, with the Annie Awards (for animation) taking place in a virtual format at the same time. The EE British Academy Film Awards (i.e., BAFTA) will take place on Sunday in London, followed almost immediately by the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles (with a satellite ceremony in London.) And immediately after Critics Choice, the Golden Reel Awards for sound editing will take place in a worldwide stream.Given the state of the Academy, and the difference between its voters and the ones who’ve cast ballots for this weekend’s shows, we can’t exactly trust anything we’ll learn this weekend.

Spreading the love. Despite what you may have heard, critics don’t love to hate everything, and they’ll honor the movies and television shows they love at the 27th annual Critics’ Choice Awards.

In person award ceremonies are back and the American Cinema Editors guild did something different this time around. Instead of a dinner, this year’s ACE Guild Awards took place at the historic Ace Hotel Theater in downtown Los Angeles.

If you’re in need of some comfort, look no further than Helen Mirren. Lady Gaga, 35, was seen crying at the SAG Awards on February 28 in the middle of the auditorium. Helen, 76, came up to Lady Gaga and hugged her. She sweetly stroked Lady Gaga’s head and told her something.

Dame Helen Mirren has won the Lifetime Achievement SAG Award at last night’s ceremony, Sunday 27 February. Helen, 76, first came on the acting scene at the age of 18, and has since gone on to star in at least 80 movies over the course of her career.The Collateral Beauty actress wowed in a pink gown with floral detailing for the awards, which she paired with a matching pink headband. Helen was introduced at last night by fellow British actress Kate Winslet, 46, who, for an unknown reason, couldn’t physically attend the event so gushed about Helen from a remote location via video link.

In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” took top honors at an unpredictable and history-making 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of “Squid Game," the cast of “Ted Lasso” and Will Smith.The ceremony, held Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on both TNT and TBS, was notably border-breaking, with historic wins for deaf actors, Korean stars and some of Hollywood's biggest names. It culminated with “CODA," Sian Heder's heartwarming Apple TV+ coming-of-age film featuring a trio of deaf actors in Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant, along with newcomer Emilia Jones, winning best ensemble.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentGiancarlo Giannini, who was the late great Lina Wertmüller’s muse, helmer Gabriele Muccino (“The Pursuit of Happyness”), and Teresa Saponangelo, star of Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God,” are among top honorees of the seventh edition of Filming Italy — Los Angeles, the bridge between Italy and Hollywood set to run as a hybrid event Feb. 28-March 3.The celebration of Italy’s top film and TV titles is headed by longtime Italian industry promoter Tiziana Rocca, a former chief of the Taormina Film Festival.

Helen Mirren showed off her impeccable sense of style as she arrived at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on Sunday.  The iconic British actress has been awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the glittering ceremony. The actress, 76, wore an elegant floor-length pink Prada gown with floral detail on the shoulder and at the waist.

Helen Mirren was honored at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday night with the Lifetime Achievement Award, an accolade she says she owes to a personal mantra she lives by.

Dame Helen Mirren is a SAG Life Achievement Award.The 76-year-old actress was honored with the awards at the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday, after a career retrospective and a glowing introduction from Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett.«Lifetime achievement? It sounds so grand. I guess I am still alive, so I am eligible,» Mirren said as she accepted her award. «But honestly, any achievement that I've succeeded in, is a result of my mantra, which is basically, be on time and don't be an ass.»«I hate to say the word 'sag' at my age, it's always S.A.G. for me,» she joked as she thanked her fellow guild members. «Of course, we know it takes a myriad of people to make a drama… but now, it is the actors I address,» she continued, naming performers she's admired, past and present. «I joined a tribe of rogues and vagabonds years ago, and it is you, you actors, that I want to thank, for you wit and humor.