David Strathairn at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (01/29/2006) - photo copyright © TNT

Overview: On January 29, 2006, David Strathairn attended the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in California along with George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and co-stars Patricia Clarkson and Frank Langella. David was nominated for Best Actor for his critically-acclaimed performance as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, And Good Luck, as well as sharing a nomination for Best Ensemble with the cast. The Best Actor win went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote, and Best Ensemble went to the cast of Crash.

David introduced a clip from the film for Best Ensemble and received special mention from Hoffman during his speech. Hoffman began by stating, "And I just was watching these clips, and I love actors, too. Everyone's been saying that tonight, and I loved and have loved the performances of these actors for a long time. And I wanted to say, David Strathairn, I saw you last night, and I wanted to say to you that I looked up to you when I was younger, and I still look up to you. And I think a lot of people in this room feel the same way." At this, there was a huge (and much-deserved) round of applause for David.

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