(Talk about the miserable!)ħ:41 p.m.: I pass the actor David Harewood, who plays CIA chief David Estes on best TV ensemble nominee Homeland, overhear him thanking someone, and am shocked to discover that he - like his co-star/best TV drama actor nominee Damien Lewis, is British and speaks with a heavy accent in real life!ħ:43 p.m.: Julia Stiles and Paulie Herman, members of best film ensemble nominee Silver Linings Playbook, mill around separately.ħ:55 p.m.: In the smokers’ tent, best TV comedy actress winner Tina Fey and her 30 Rock co-star Jack McBrayer are visiting when some young fans approach Fey to take photos with her. A less fortunate kid: Isabelle Allen, the adorable preteen who plays young Cosette in the film, who I’m told was felled by the flu today: She vomited before getting into the limo to head to the show, then vomited again in the limo, then vomited once again on the red carpet and was finally sent home.
The aforementioned Modern Family kids come by to say hello to Hathaway, who greets them with big hugs.
Hooper, who won the best director Oscar two years ago for The King’s Speech, tells me of awards campaigning, “ It’s much easier the second time around - it’s the same events, the same Q&As, the same moderators, and you know what to expect. The stage and screen Jean Valjeans - Colm Wikinson and best film actor nominee Hugh Jackman - sit near each other, while director Tom Hooper and best supporting actress SAG winner Anne Hathway huddle with supporting player Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, the actress Isla Fisher. “ Suuure, ” says one, clearly weirded out.ħ:35 p.m.: The team from best film ensemble nominee Les Miserables snags a corner alcove. PHOTOS: SAG Awards 2013: Red Carpet Arrivalsħ:14 p.m.: As the show ends and the backstage hallways begin to fill up with people headed to the afterparty, Victor Garber, a member of best film ensemble winner Argo, approaches best TV drama actress winner Claire Danes, and gushes, “You are so wonderful on your show!”ħ:30 p.m.: The young kids from Modern Family make their way into the party and are immediately asked by an older woman to pose with her for a photo.