<P> Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild ‐ American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG - AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and prime time television . The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor". It is 16 inches (41 cm) tall, weighs over 12 pounds (5.4 kg), is cast in solid bronze, and produced by the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California . </P> <P> SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995 . Nominations for the awards come from two committees, one for film and one for television, each numbering 2100 members of the union, randomly selected anew each year, with the full membership (165,000 as of 2012) available to vote for the winners . It is considered an indicator of success at the Academy Awards . The awards have been telecast since 1998 on TNT, and since 2007 have been simulcast on TBS . </P> <P> The inaugural SAG Awards aired live on February 25, 1995 from Universal Studios' Stage 12 . The second SAG awards aired live from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, while subsequent awards have been held at the Shrine Exposition Center . On December 4, 2017, it was announced that the award show would have its first host ever in its twenty - four year history with actress Kristen Bell presiding over the ceremony . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1995: 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1994 </Li> <Li> 1996: 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1995 </Li> <Li> 1997: 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1996 </Li> <Li> 1998: 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1997 </Li> <Li> 1999: 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1998 </Li> <Li> 2000: 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 1999 </Li> <Li> 2001: 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2000 </Li> <Li> 2002: 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2001 </Li> <Li> 2003: 9th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2002 </Li> <Li> 2004: 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2003 </Li> <Li> 2005: 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2004 </Li> <Li> 2006: 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2005 </Li> <Li> 2007: 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2006 </Li> <Li> 2008: 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2007 </Li> <Li> 2009: 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2008 </Li> <Li> 2010: 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2009 </Li> <Li> 2011: 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2010 </Li> <Li> 2012: 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2011 </Li> <Li> 2013: 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2012 </Li> <Li> 2014: 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2013 </Li> <Li> 2015: 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2014 </Li> <Li> 2016: 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2015 </Li> <Li> 2017: 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2016 </Li> <Li> 2018: 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards, for the year 2017 </Li> </Ul>

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