SAG Nominees

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I don’t even know what SAG even stands for, but at least the statue is neat.



[INDENT]The nominations for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Thursday morning.
Both Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman earned nominations for “Doubt.”

Both Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman earned nominations for “Doubt.”

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”).

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 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 and 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”).

[/INDENT] No real surprises, but how weird would it be if Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie won in their perspective categories. Good lord, the media bedlam.