I must say for the first time, there weren't any surprises winners this year.  With so many great performances, the choices were hard, but everyone was well deserving.  What a joy to see how excited Meryl Streep was to win.  The icon who has been nominated and won so many awards was genuinly thrilled about winning "The Actor" for Best Actress in a film.  There were a lot of memorable moments so lets take a look at this years winners.

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

Winner: "Slumdog Millionaire"

Other Nominees:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Doubt (2008/I)

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Milk (2008)

I was not suprised at all for the actors choice on this one.  Slumdog has been eating up the awards so far this season.

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Winner: Sean Penn "Milk"

Other Nominees:

Richard Jenkins for The Visitor (2007)

Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon (2008)

Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler (2008)

This was probably the toughest category.  All of these actors gave rivoting performances.

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Winner: Meryl Streep "Doubt"

Other Nominees:

Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Angelina Jolie for Changeling (2008)

Melissa Leo for Frozen River (2008)

Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road (2008)

Well deserved, but she is my favorite actress so......

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Winner: Heath Ledger  "The Dark Knight"

Other Nominees:

Josh Brolin for Milk (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder (2008)

Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt (2008/I)

Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Most deserving winnner of the night! Just breath taking.

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Winner: Kate Winslet "The Reader"

Other Nominees:

Amy Adams for Doubt (2008/I)

Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Viola Davis for Doubt (2008/I)

Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Kate is a wonderful actress, she is quite the camellion.  Every performance I see her in she is so real and so believable. 

• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Winner: "30 Rock"

Other Nominees:

"Desperate Housewives" (2004)

"Entourage" (2004)

"The Office" (2005)

"Weeds" (2005)

Love The Office, Love Entourage, Love Weeds, Love Desperate Housewives, but 30 Rock- HILARIOUS!

• Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Winner: "Mad Men"

Other Nominees:

"Boston Legal" (2004)

"The Closer" (2005)

"Dexter" (2006)

"House M.D." (2004)

I was hoping this one would go to House, but I'll settle for Mad Men.

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Alec Baldwin  "30 Rock"

Other Nominees:

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

David Duchovny for "Californication" (2007)

Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

I was turned on to Californication this year and I absolutely love it and David Duchovny is amazing on the show.  No one tops my list more than Ari Gold, but Alec and really the whole cast of 30 Rock make it look so easy.

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Tina Fey "30 Rock"

Other Nominees:

Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)

America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)

Tracey Ullman for "State of the Union" (2008)

Tina is amazing, what more can you say.

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Hugh Laurie "House M.D."

Other Nominees:

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)

James Spader for "Boston Legal" (2004)

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters"

Other Nominees:

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Holly Hunter for "Saving Grace" (2007)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

One of the best acceptance speeches of the night.

• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

WINNER: Paul Giamatti for "John Adams"

Other Nominees:

Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV)

Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" (2008)

Paul is truly one of the greats. He is humble, he is real, he is an inspiration.

• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

WINNER: Laura Linney "John Adams"

Other Nominees:

Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV)

Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)

Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Laura is a beautiful person. She is genuinely kind and her work is a joy to watch.

Until next year...