The Help is triple winner at Screen Actors Guild Awards

The Help was the toast of Hollywood on Sunday night (29Jan12) after landing the two top actress honors and the cast prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, who played maids in the period drama, picked up the night's Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress accolades, respectively, while they were also among the stars who triumphed with the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category.

The Artist's Jean Dujardin beat George Clooney to the Best Actor award, while Christopher Plummer was named Best Supporting Actor for his role as a dying gay father in Beginners.

Meanwhile, Modern Family and Boardwalk Empire were the big TV winners, claiming the night's Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and Drama Series, respectively.

Individual TV awards also went to Kate Winslet, Alec Baldwin, Betty White, Paul Giamatti and Steve Buscemi, and Dick Van Dyke presented Mary Tyler Moore with the Screen Actors Guild’s highest honor - the 48th annual Life Achievement Award.

The complete list of recipients of the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards is:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Viola Davis (The Help)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Octavia Spencer ( The Help)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - The Help

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Paul Giamatti (Too Big To Fail)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series - Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series - Jessica Lange (American Horror Story)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Betty White (Hot in Cleveland)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Modern Family

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series - Game of Thrones

Life Achievement Award - Mary Tyler Moore