The 8th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2001, took place on March 10, 2002. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California and was televised live by TNT.
The nominees were announced on January 29, 2002 by Marisa Tomei and Ted Danson at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theatre.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
Edward Asner
Film
Television
In Memoriam
Performers and members of the Guild who had died the previous year that were honored in the ceremony's In Memoriam tribute: