Proof of awards shows' certitude

Just as the Screen Actors Guild Awards are about to begin, TNT seems to be undermining its whole awards gestalt by airing "Titanic" just before the ceremony. "Titanic," of course, won piles upon piles of trophies, including the Oscar for Best Picture. Today, it's considered something of a piece of kitsch.

And now they're doing that sort of ill-advised opening in which different performers relate brief autobiographical sketches then, self-satisfied, declare, "I'm (insert name here) -- and I'm an actor."