Hilary Swank's portrayal of Betty Anne Waters in Conviction has earned her a SAG Award nomination for Best Actress. Swank said she was honored to be nominated by a group of her peers. She said, "I have to say, the real payoff in a movie like this is that Betty Anne Waters looks at you and says, ‘You did justice to my story.' When you go to the premiere and she looks over at you and has a sparkle in her eye and wells up and says, ‘Thank you,’ that’s the real honor. That’s the experience and the reason why I’m an actor. It’s to tell the stories."
The SAG Awards air Sunday, January 30th on TBS and TNT.
To see the full list of nominees, click here.
Kaufman, Amy. "SAG Nominations: Hilary Swank on 'Conviction'." http://entertainment.latimes.com/awards/2010/12/sag-nominations-hilary-swank-conviction.html
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