SAG Awards...touted amidst hoopla in Hollywood! Jeff Bridges, Jesse EisenBerg, Annette Bening nominated!



Today, the Screen Actors Guild announced their nominees for the 17th Annual SAG Awards.

Not my favorite-looking statuette, by any stretch of the imagination.

Don't expect a bunch of quarrelling actors in a troubled Union to get it right!

The red-carpet celebrations will be broadcast amidst a lot of hype & hoopla on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 30th (8 p.m. ET).

The Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles will host the much-anticipated event.

At that high-profile event, presenters - on behalf of the Guild and its membership - will announce who won top honors for film cast (since SAG does not single out a film per se along the lines of other voting bodies such as the Oscars, the Golden Globes, etc.).

The nominees are "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network."

In the celebrated arena of Theatrical film releases, the acting nominees for 2010 are:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

JEFF BRIDGES (Rooster Cogburn)
TRUE GRIT
(Paramount Pictures)

ROBERT DUVALL (Felix Bush)
GET LOW
(Sony Pictures Classics)

JESSE EISENBERG (Mark Zuckerberg)
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
(Columbia Pictures)

COLIN FIRTH (King George VI)
THE KING’S SPEECH
(The Weinstein Company)

JAMES FRANCO (Aron Ralston)
127 HOURS
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

ANNETTE BENING (Nic)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
(Focus Features)

NICOLE KIDMAN (Becca)
RABBIT HOLE
(Lionsgate)

JENNIFER LAWRENCE (Ree Dolly)
WINTER’S BONE
(Roadside Attractions)

NATALIE PORTMAN (Nina Sayers)
BLACK SWAN
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

HILARY SWANK (Betty Anne Waters)
CONVICTION
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

CHRISTIAN BALE (Dicky Eklund)
THE FIGHTER
(Paramount Pictures)

JOHN HAWKES (Teardrop)
WINTER’S BONE
(Roadside Attractions)

JEREMY RENNER (James Coughlin)
THE TOWN
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

MARK RUFFALO (Paul)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
(Focus Features)

GEOFFREY RUSH (Lionel Logue)
THE KING’S SPEECH
(The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

AMY ADAMS (Charlene Fleming)
THE FIGHTER
(Paramount Pictures)

HELENA BONHAM CARTER (Queen Elizabeth)
THE KING’S SPEECH
(The Weinstein Company)

MILA KUNIS (Lily)
BLACK SWAN
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

MELISSA LEO (Alice Ward)
THE FIGHTER
(Paramount Pictures)

HAILEE STEINFELD (Mattie Ross)
TRUE GRIT
(Paramount Pictures)

Each year, the SAG voting committee singles out Outstanding Performances by an Ensemble cast in the realms of TV Comedy and Drama.

For the 2010 calendar year, well-earned nods for dramatic bill-of-fare went to "Boardwalk Empire," "The Closer," "Dexter," "The Good Wife" and "Mad Men."

On the other side of the proverbial coin, nominees singled out for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble cast in a Comedy were handed out to "30 Rock," "Glee," "Hot in Cleveland," "Modern Family" and "The Office."

Screen Actors Guild Awards 47th Annual Life Achievement Award

Ernest Borgnine, a seasoned pro - well-liked and admired in the acting community - has been bestowed with the honor of Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

Deservedly so!

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Screen Actors Guild...announces nominees! Doubt & Curious Button lead pack...

In spite of a potential strike on the horizon and contract negotiations feverishly underway, the Screen Actors Guild took a breather to underscore that it's business as usual at the guild.

Yesterday, with little fuss or ado, reps announced nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards which are given out annually to recognize excellence in the Film and Television medium.

"Doubt", a film which recently premiered at the AFI Film Fest in Hollywood amid much praise, garnered the most nods.

In addition to being nominated for best ensemble cast, the drama - adapted for the screen from an award-winning play of the same name - captured kudos for Meryl Streep (Best Actress/lead role), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Best Actor/supporting role), Viola Davis (Best Actress/supporting role), and Amy Adams (Best Actress/supporting role).

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Milk" were tied for runner-up, so-to-speak.

Each received three nominations - which included best actor (lead role) bows for Brad Pitt in "Button" and Sean Penn in "Milk".

Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), and Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), rounded out the roster.


Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) and Leonardo DiCaprio were passed over for some inexplicable reason.

Maybe the films were released a little too late in the season to receive due consideration by the voting membership?


In the best supporting actor category, Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder), Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) compete (with previously-mentioned Phillip Seymour Hoffman) for the coveted prize.





The category for best performance by an actress in a lead role looks to be one of the toughest races in the run for a prestigous SAG award.



In addition to Streep, Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Melissa Leo (Frozen River), and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road) will be standing in the wings ready to dash on stage in the event actors' ballots tally their way.

The stars have obviously been shining on Ms. Winslet this year.

The Titanic star has also been singled out as Best Actress in a supporting role (The Reader) alongside Adams and Davis. The other two challengers are Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina) and Taraji P. Henson for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".

In the Television arena - "The Closer", "Mad Men", "The Rock", and "John Adams" - rustled up three nods apiece.

The Award's Ceremony is slated to broadcast on TBS and TNT on January 25th from the Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles.


Now, if only a talented individual or two could manage to craft a beautiful award worthy of the occasion to hand out to the winners.


The current actors' award - an ugly eyesore without any aesthetic appeal - sucks in my estimation!

Give me an Emmy any old day!
(pictured below)