Thursday, December 18, 2008

SAG Award Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Thursday morning. Former soap actors JoBeth Williams (SOMERSET; GUIDING LIGHT), Alan Rosenberg (RYAN'S HOPE) and Angela Bassett (RYAN'S HOPE) helped announce the nominees.

Former daytime soap actors in italics.

The nominees for outstanding performance by a TV drama series ensemble are BOSTON LEGAL, THE CLOSER, DEXTER, HOUSE and MAD MEN.

The nominees for outstanding performance by a TV comedy series ensemble are 30 ROCK, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, ENTOURAGE, THE OFFICE and WEEDS.

The nominees for outstanding oerformance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV series: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, HEROES, PRISON BREAK, THE UNIT and THE CLOSER.

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actor in a TV drama are Michael C. Hall (DEXTER), Jon Hamm (MAD MEN), Hugh Laurie (HOUSE), William Shatner (BOSTON LEGAL) and James Spader (BOSTON LEGAL).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actress in a TV drama are Sally Field (BROTHERS & SISTERS), Mariska Hargitay (LAW & ORDER: SVU), Holly Hunter (SAVING GRACE), Elisabeth Moss (MAD MEN) and Kyra Sedgwick (THE CLOSER).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actor in a TV comedy are Alec Baldwin (30 ROCK), Steve Carell (THE OFFICE), David Duchovny (CALIFORNICATION), Jeremy Piven (ENTOURAGE) and Tony Shalhoub (MONK).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actress in a TV comedy are Christina Applegate (SAMANTHA WHO?), America Ferrera (UGLY BETTY), Tina Fey (30 ROCK) Mary-Louise Parker (WEEDS) and Tracey Ullman (TRACEY ULLMAN'S STATE OF THE UNION).

The nominees for outstanding performance by an actor in a TV movie or miniseries are Ralph Fiennes (Bernard and Doris), Paul Giamatti (John Adams), Kevin Spacey (Recount), Keifer Sutherland (24: Redemption) and Tom Wilkinson (John Adams).

The nominees for outstanding performance by an actress in a TV movie or miniseries are Laura Dern (Recount), Laura Linney (John Adams), Shirley MacLaine (Coco Chanel), Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun) and Susan Sarandon (Bernard and Doris).

The 15th annual SAG Awards airs January 25.

Continue reading for the movie nominees...


The nominees for outstanding performance by a cast are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon, Milk and Slumdog Millionaire.

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actor are Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a lead actress are Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Melissa Leo (Frozen River), Meryl Streep (Doubt) and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a supporting actor are Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire).

The nominees for outstanding performance by a supporting actress are Amy Adams (Doubt), Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Viola Davis (Doubt), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kate Winslet (The Reader).

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