'The Help' wins ... and wins again ... and wins again at SAG awards

Los Angeles (CNN) -- "The Help," a movie about the treatment of maids in a Mississippi town during the civil rights era, took top honors at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, making it the movie to watch as the Oscar awards approach next month. Viola Davis won the best actress trophy, while Octavia Spence was given the best supporting actress honor. Both women portrayed maids. 
"The Help" also won the best cast ensemble SAG award. "The stain of racism and sexism is not just for people of color and women," Davis said. "It's all of our burden, all of us." Davis' best actress win seemed to throw the Oscar competition into a frenzy, since she beat Meryl Streep and Michelle Williams, actresses who won Golden Globes two weeks ago. Spencer's supporting actress SAG award makes her a clear frontrunner for the supporting actress Oscar, considering she also won the Golden Globe.
"These women represent our mothers and grandmothers," Spencer said, referring to the maids portrayed in "The Help." "By honoring me, you're honoring them." Hollywood's awards season neared mid-point Sunday night with the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild honors -- the only industry awards that solely recognize performers. 
The SAG actor trophies go to both television and film actors, and the winners are chosen by their acting peers. 
SAG President Ken Howard also used the event to announce the actor union's board approved a proposal to merge with AFTRA, another acting union, pending approval of their memberships. In the television movie or miniseries categories, best actress award went to Kate Winslet for "Mildred Pierce." Paul Giamatti won best actor for his portrayal of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in "Too Big To Fail." "Modern Family" won the best ensemble cast in a TV comedy series for a second year. The show at the Shrine Exposition Center aired on TNT and TBS. Both TNT and TBS are units of Time Warner, the parent company of CNN.Read more at source
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*Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture: "The Help"
*Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" 
*Female Actor in a Leading Role: Viola Davis, "The Help"
*Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" 
*Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer, "The Help" 
* Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series: "Boardwalk Empire" Male Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire" 
*Female Actor in a Drama Series: Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story" 
*Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series: "Modern Family" 
*Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" 
*Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Betty White, "Hot in Cleveland" 
*Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Paul Giamatti, "Too Big to Fail" 
*Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce" 
 *Stunt Ensemble, Motion Picture: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" 
*Stunt Ensemble, Television Series: "Game of Thrones" Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary Tyler Moore