17th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards - nominations

This morning, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced their nominations for the 17th annual SAG Awards. The King's Speech and The Fighter led with four nominations each, including Best Ensemble, the SAG equivalent of a Best Picture award. The King's Speech also received nominations for lead actor Colin Firth as well as supporting actor and actress Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter respectively. The Fighter, however, failed to received a nomination for lead actor Mark Wahlberg, instead taking three supporting nominations for Christian Bale, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams.

Black Swan and The Kids Are All Right were next with three nominations, including Best Ensemble. Black Swan also received nominations for Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, while Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo received nominations for The Kids Are All Right, but not Julianne Moore.

Although The Social Network has been a hit with various critics' groups, it only received two nominations. Fortunately, it took the final Best Ensemble spot as well as one for lead actor Jesse Eisenberg. Sasha Stone from Awards Daily pointed out that Hurt Locker, Slumdog Millionaire and The Departed also only received two SAG nominations yet went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars. However, actors make up a sizable portion of the Academy membership and their thinking can be a bellwether, as it was at the 12th SAG Awards in 2006 when the winner was Crash.

I would be very surprised if The Social Network won Best Ensemble as only Andrew Garfield's performance stands out and he didn't receive a nomination. The writing is what seems to impress people the most, not its acting (though to my mind it's actually overwritten, which forces all of the actors to use the same unnatural, rapid-fire delivery). On the other hand, the other Best Ensemble nominees feature strong acting across the board.

The acclaimed work of Michelle Willliams and Ryan Gosling in Blue Valentine went unrecognized by the Screen Actors Guild. On the other hand, Winona Ryder received a television nomination in addition to her ensemble nomination for Black Swan. Ernest Borgnine will receive SAG's 47th Annual Life Achievement Award.

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on Sunday, Jan 30, at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT.
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Complete list of nominations for the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
James Franco, 127 Hours

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Hilary Swank, Conviction

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, The Fighter
John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King’s Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Green Zone
Inception
Robin Hood

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a television drama
“Boardwalk Empire”
“The Closer”
“Dexter”
“Good Wife”
“Mad Men”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter”
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie – “House”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Glenn Close – “Damages”
Mariska Hargitay – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife”
Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick – “The Closer”

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a television comedy
“30 Rock”
“Modern Family”
“Glee”
“Hot in Cleveland”
“The Office”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock”
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family”
Steve Carell – “The Office”
Chris Colfer – “Glee”
Ed O’Neill – “Modern Family”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Jane Lynch – “Glee”
Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family”
Betty White – “Hot in Cleveland”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV movie or miniseries
John Goodman, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Al Pacino – “You Don’t Know Jack”
Dennis Quaid – “The Special Relationship”
Edgar Ramirez – “Carlos”
Patrick Stewart – “Macbeth”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Claire Danes – “Temple Grandin”
Catherine O’Hara – “Temple Grandin”
Julia Ormond – “Temple Grandin”
Winona Ryder – “When Love is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story”
Susan Sarandon – “You Don’t Know Jack”

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
"Burn Notice"
"CSI: NY"
"Dexter"
"Southland"
"True Blood"

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award
Ernest Borgnine

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