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Streep, Penn Win SAG Honors

By the Associated Press

Posted Jan 25, 2009 9:48 PM CST

(AP) – Meryl Streep and Sean Penn took lead-acting honors tonight at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, she for Doubt and he for Milk. The prize for overall cast went to the rags-to-riches saga Slumdog Millionaire, while Heath Ledger and Kate Winslet took supporting honors for The Dark Knight and The Reader. 30 Rock swept the TV comedy honors; Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin took the individual acting prizes, and the show won the ensemble cast award.

"Can I just say there is no such thing as the best actress, there is no such thing as the greatest living actress," said Streep, the Academy Awards record-holder with 15 acting nominations, including one for Doubt. "I am in a position where I have secret information, that I know this to be true," she said. "I am so in awe of the work of the women this year—nominated, not nominated—so proud of us girls."

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Sean Penn accepts the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role for "Milk" at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Tina Fey poses backstage with the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for "30 Rock" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Sean Penn, right, and Robin Wright arrive at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello)

Meryl Streep reacts to winning the award for female actor in a leading role for "Doubt" at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Meryl Streep reacts to winning the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for "Doubt" at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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As actors, we don't play gay, straight. We play human beings, and this movie is something that all of us involved are so proud of. This is a story about equal rights for all human beings. - Sean Penn on Milk

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