SAG to auction off awards show bleacher seats

Nov 17, 2011 by Ian Evans

Each year, the Screen Actors Guild Awards holds a series of online auctions to benefit the SAG Foundation, helping to sustain their award winning children’s literacy programs as well as supporting the Foundation’s Catastrophic Health Fund and emergency services, the Actors Center, and the video preservation of the creative legacy of professional actors.

The first auction in the series runs from November 18th to the 28th, 2011 and features 70 seats in the bleachers along the star-studded red carpet.

Other items in this first auction are:

Hotel Packages & Backstage Tours

• Hotel Stay at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills with Two Seats on the Red Carpet, in combination with a SAG Awards Rehearsals Backstage Tour
• Hotel Stay at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles with Two Seats on the Red Carpet
• Hotel Stay at Omni Los Angeles Hotel with Two Seats on the Red Carpet
• Hotel stay at The Standard, Downtown with Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• SAG Awards Backstage Tour during Rehearsals with Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats

Dine & Wine Packages

• Dinner at Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill and Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• Dinner at The Capital Grille and Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• Dinner at J Restaurant & Lounge and Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• Dinner at The Edison and Two Red Carpet Seats
• Two seats on the Red Carpet with a complementary bottle of Prossecco wine at the Figueroa Hotel Bar
• Dinner at The Grill on the Alley Beverly Hills and Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• Dinner at Water Grill and Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats

Makeup & Makeovers

• L’Oreal Cosmetics Showroom Makeover with Two Seats on the Red Carpet
• Hair styled by Lance Christopher and Two Seats on the Red Carpet
• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats with L’Oreal Make-Up Gift Bag

SAG Awards Gifts

• A Customized SAG Awards Flip Camera with Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• A Customized SAG Awards Flip Camera with Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats
• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats with SAG Awards USB Flash Drive Show Gift

Special Red Carpet Positioning

• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row across from People Magazine’s Platform
• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row across from an E! Platform
• Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row across from Associated Press
• Two Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row across from Photographers and Fashion Cams
• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row across from Photographers and Fashion Cams
• Four Red Carpet Bleacher Seats Front Row

More info on the auction can be found at www.sagawards.org/auction.

The next auction in the series, starting in December, will feature vacation packages, set visits, tickets to other award shows, autographed memorabilia and signed posters from this year’s films and television shows, wine crafting, jewelry and more. The Ceremony Auction, the final one in the series, revolves around the nominated actors and ensembles, and will be held in January during the week of the SAG Awards simulcast.

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring the outstanding film and television performances of 2011 will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET. Stick with DigitalHit.com for all your 2012 SAG Awards coverage.