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21st Screen Actors Guild Awards

ceremony on 25 January 2015 concerning films released in 2014

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ18600734
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The 21st ceremony of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, awarded by SAG-AFTRA and honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2014, took place on January 25, 2015, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST and the nominees were announced on December 10, 2014.

Debbie Reynolds was announced as the 2014 SAG Life Achievement Award honoree on August 18, 2014.

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