Last night in Beverly Hills, Michael C. Hall made an appearance at the 27th Annual PaleyFest, this year honoring Dexter. Desmond Harrington, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, C.S. Lee and Brando Eston also were in attendance. As you’ll see in the photos, Michael is really looking fantastic, which is great to see!

At the event, Entertainment Weekly got the exclusive dish on season five of the series. Now some pretty heavy season 4 & 5 spoilers are discussed, but I decided to go ahead and read it myself as I would like to know the direction the show might take after the big big from the last episode of season 4. It answered my questions and I can definitely say I’m looking forward to the fifth season more than any of the past years! If you would like to get a peek into whats to come then check out the article here! If you wish to remain spoiler free, then avoid.

They also spoke a bit about Michael’s recovery and said:

“Michael’s in full remission. I just had a three-hour breakfast with him this morning. He’s in great shape and is getting his energy back. We are all very excited to get back to work. The guy is incredibly courageous and worked hard all through last season despite being sick. He’s an amazing human being and actor. It was scary, but the show will go on. We start shooting in late April or May, which is usual. We will not have to stall production.”

Finally, you can view the first photos I’ve found in the gallery. Everyone looks so great! Jennifer looks adorable in the photos too.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Public Events: The PaleyFest 2010 Presents Dexter

I’ve now added all of the coverage of Michael at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screencaps of the show itself (low quality for now, I will replace if I’m able to find a higher quality video), some footage from the red carpet, press room snippets and a post-win interview with E! News. I’ve also added HQ & MQ images from the arrivals, audience, on stage and a photoshoot picture. Tons of pictures here! Furthermore I have uploaded all of the clips I capped to the video vault.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Photoshoots: 16th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards – Portraits
- Public Events: 16th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards – Arrivals
- Public Events: 16th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards – Show
- Public Events: 16th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards – Press Room
- Public Events: 16th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards – Audience & Backstage
- Award Shows Captures: 2010 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards (Show)
- Award Shows Captures: 2010 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards (Red Carpet)
- Award Shows Captures: 2010 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards (Press Room)
- Award Shows Captures: 2010 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards (Post Win Interview)

Examiner has some of what was said by Michael in the SAG Press Room.

How have you spent your time in the days between winning your Golden Globe Award and your Screen Actors Guild Award? And how are you feeling?

I have been feeling very well. Because I made this announcement [about recovering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer], these public appearances were on the horizon, and it’s actually been a nice surprise. I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me who otherwise wouldn’t have: high-school teachers, friends from college. I spent a lot of this week responded to a lot of concerned but ultimately congratulatory e-mails and things like that. It’s been a lot of fun.

When you started Dexter, did you foresee getting any awards for the show? Did you think the show would be as critically acclaimed as it is?

I didn’t know. I knew our task was to sympathize a serial killer, and that it was a unique goal. I thought that the show would probably develop some sort of cult following, but I didn’t anticipate that the following would be as broad, that it would attract as many different kinds of viewers as it’s had. And I certainly didn’t foresee [Dexter] bobbleheads and video games and all that stuff.

Where did you put your Golden Globe, and where are you going to put your Screen Actors Guild Award?

I put it [the Golden Globe Award] in a little passageway in between the bathroom and the guest bedroom, where we have such things in our house. I’ll probably put it [the Screen Actors Guild Award] up there.

Here is the video of Michael winning Best Actor at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards! The clip is a little longer than just his own speech but I will replace it with a higher quality version when it’s available.

Truly amazing! Michael was once again been honored for his work in Dexter’s fourth season, this time by his peers at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards! Warmest congratulations on your well deserved award!

Michael shook his head in disbelief and thanked Jennifer “for wearing that dress.”

Mad Men won Ensemble in a Drama Series over Dexter.

Check out the first photos in the gallery!

“Thank you. Thank you so much to our union for this recognition. Thank you to our writers for their plate-spinning ability and audacity. And thank you as well to our crew who I think have as much to do with the cohesiveness that we manage on this show as anyone. And finally, again, to my cast mates, thank you for your professionalism and your talent, and for your willingness to endure all those awkward pauses while Dexter thinks his voiceover. (laughter)

Thank you to my wife, Jennifer. Thank you for wearing that dress. (laughter) And thank you to my mom for keeping all the most important doors open for me.

Thank you.” (applause)