For Immediate Release
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Actor® Awards Ceremony will be Simulcast Live on Sunday, Jan. 25, on TNT and TBS
at 8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT
Los Angeles, California (Dec. 18, 2008)—Nominations for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding
performances in 2008 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for film and television stunt ensembles were
announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.
Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg introduced Angela Bassett (“ER”) and Actor® recipient Eric McCormack (“Will &
Grace”), who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors®. SAG Awards® Committee member JoBeth Williams and Committee Vice Chair
Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.
The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m.
ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. MT from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced
from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.COM live pre-show webcasts.
Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers.
Two randomly selected panels–one for television and one for film–each comprised of 2,100 Guild members from across the United States,
chose this year’s Actor and stunt honors nominees. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards’ official teller mailed the nominations secret ballots
were mailed on November 26. Voting was completed by noon Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008.
Awards ballots will be mailed on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. The entire active membership of the Guild across the country will vote on all
categories. Votes must be received by Integrity Voting Systems by noon Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 where results will be tallied and sealed until they
are opened by the presenters at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremonies on Jan. 25.
The Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will be hosted for the 13th consecutive
year by PEOPLE Magazine and by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).
The complete list of nominations for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards follows. A replay of both announcements will be
available for viewing on TNT.TV and TBS.COM.
NOTE TO MEDIA:
A downloadable version of this announcement and thumbnail photos of this year’s nominees, with instructions how to request downloadable
photos, are available to you online at www.sagawards.org. A .pdf of the 15th Annual SAG Awards preliminary press kit is also posted on the
site.
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15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS
FRANK LANGELLA
SEAN PENN
BRAD PITT
MICKEY ROURKE
Walter Vale
Richard Nixon
Harvey Milk
Benjamin Button
Randy
THE VISITOR
FROST/NIXON
MILK
Overture Films
Universal Pictures
Focus Features
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Paramount Pictures
THE WRESTLER
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY
ANGELINA JOLIE
MELISSA LEO
MERYL STREEP
KATE WINSLET
Kym
Christine Collins
Ray Eddy
Sister Aloysius Beauvier
April Wheeler
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
CHANGELING
FROZEN RIVER
DOUBT
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Sony Pictures Classics
Universal Pictures
Sony Pictures Classics
Miramax Films
Paramount Vantage
MILK
TROPIC THUNDER
DOUBT
THE DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Focus Features
Paramount Pictures
Miramax Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR.
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
HEATH LEDGER
DEV PATEL
Dan White
Kirk Lazarus
Father Brendan Flynn
Joker
Older Jamal
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS
PENÉLOPE CRUZ
VIOLA DAVIS
TARAJI P. HENSON
KATE WINSLET
Sister James
Maria Elena
Mrs. Miller
Queenie
Hanna Schmitz
DOUBT
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
DOUBT
Miramax Films
The Weinstein Company
Miramax Films
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Paramount Pictures
THE READER
The Weinstein Company
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Paramount Pictures
MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ ALI
CATE BLANCHETT
JASON FLEMYNG
JARED HARRIS
TARAJI P. HENSON
ELIAS KOTEAS
JULIA ORMOND
BRAD PITT
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE
TILDA SWINTON
Tizzy
Daisy
Thomas Button
Captain Mike
Queenie
Monsieur Gateau
Caroline
Benjamin Button
Grandma Fuller
Elizabeth Abbot
DOUBT
Miramax Films
AMY ADAMS
VIOLA DAVIS
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
MERYL STREEP
Sister James
Mrs. Miller
Father Brendan Flynn
Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 2
FROST/NIXON
Universal Pictures
KEVIN BACON
REBECCA HALL
TOBY JONES
FRANK LANGELLA
MATTHEW MacFADYEN
OLIVER PLATT
SAM ROCKWELL
MICHAEL SHEEN
Jack Brennan
Caroline Cushing
Swifty Lazar
Richard Nixon
John Birt
Bob Zelnick
James Reston, Jr.
David Frost
MILK
Focus Features
JOSH BROLIN
JOSEPH CROSS
JAMES FRANCO
VICTOR GARBER
EMILE HIRSCH
DIEGO LUNA
DENIS O’HARE
SEAN PENN
ALISON PILL
Dan White
Dick Pabich
Scott Smith
Mayor Moscone
Cleve Jones
Jack Lira
Briggs
Harvey Milk
Anne Kronenberg
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Fox Searchlight Pictures
RUBINA ALI
TANAY HEMANT CHHEDA
ASHUTOSH LOBO GAJIWALA
AZHARUDDIN MOHAMMED ISMAIL
ANIL KAPOOR
IRRFAN KHAN
AYUSH MAHESH KHEDEKAR
TANVI GANESH LONKAR
MADHUR MITTAL
DEV PATEL
FREIDA PINTO
Youngest Latika
Middle Jamal
Middle Salim
Youngest Salim
Prem
Police Inspector
Youngest Jamal
Middle Latika
Oldest Salim
Older Jamal
Older Latika
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES
PAUL GIAMATTI
KEVIN SPACEY
KIEFER SUTHERLAND
TOM WILKINSON
Bernard Lafferty
John Adams
Ron Klain
Jack Bauer
Benjamin Franklin
BERNARD AND DORIS
JOHN ADAMS
RECOUNT
24: REDEMPTION
JOHN ADAMS
HBO
HBO
HBO
FOX
HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN
LAURA LINNEY
SHIRLEY MacLAINE
PHYLICIA RASHAD
SUSAN SARANDON
Katherine Harris
Abigail Adams
Coco Chanel
Lena Younger
Doris Duke
RECOUNT
JOHN ADAMS
COCO CHANEL
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
BERNARD AND DORIS
HBO
HBO
Lifetime
ABC
HBO
DEXTER
MAD MEN
HOUSE
BOSTON LEGAL
BOSTON LEGAL
Showtime
AMC
FOX
ABC
ABC
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL
JON HAMM
HUGH LAURIE
WILLIAM SHATNER
JAMES SPADER
Dexter Morgan
Don Draper
Gregory House
Denny Crane
Alan Shore
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 3
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SALLY FIELD
MARISKA HARGITAY
HOLLY HUNTER
ELISABETH MOSS
KYRA SEDGWICK
Nora Walker
Det. Olivia Benson
Grace Hanadarko
Peggy Olson
Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
BROTHERS & SISTERS
ABC
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT NBC
SAVING GRACE
MAD MEN
THE CLOSER
TNT
AMC
TNT
30 ROCK
THE OFFICE
CALIFORNICATION
ENTOURAGE
MONK
NBC
NBC
Showtime
HBO
USA
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN
STEVE CARELL
DAVID DUCHOVNY
JEREMY PIVEN
TONY SHALHOUB
Jack Donaghy
Michael Scott
Hank Moody
Ari Gold
Adrian Monk
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE
AMERICA FERRERA
TINA FEY
MARY-LOUISE PARKER
TRACEY ULLMAN
Samantha Newly
Betty Suarez
Liz Lemon
Nancy Botwin
Various Characters
SAMANTHA WHO?
UGLY BETTY
30 ROCK
WEEDS
ABC
ABC
NBC
Showtime
TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION Showtime
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL
ABC
CANDICE BERGEN
SAFFRON BURROWS
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON
TARAJI P. HENSON
JOHN LARROQUETTE
WILLIAM SHATNER
JAMES SPADER
TARA SUMMERS
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS
Shirley Schmidt
Lorraine Weller
Jerry Espenson
Whitney Rome
Carl Sack
Denny Crane
Alan Shore
Katie Lloyd
Clarence Bell
THE CLOSER
TNT
G.W. BAILEY
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN
RAYMOND CRUZ
TONY DENISON
ROBERT GOSSETT
PHILLIP P. KEENE
GINA RAVERA
COREY REYNOLDS
KYRA SEDGWICK
J.K. SIMMONS
JON TENNEY
Lt. Provenza
Lt. Mike Tao
Det. Julio Sanchez
Lt. Andy Flynn
Commander Taylor
Buzz Watson
Det. Irene Daniels
Sgt. David Gabriel
Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
FBI Agent Fritz Howard
DEXTER
Showtime
PRESTON BAILEY
JULIE BENZ
JENNIFER CARPENTER
VALERIE CRUZ
KRISTIN DATTILO
Cody
Rita Bennett
Debra Morgan
Syl Prado
Det. Barbara Gianna
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 4
MICHAEL C. HALL
DESMOND HARRINGTON
C.S. LEE
JASON MANUEL OLAZABAL
DAVID RAMSEY
JAMES REMAR
CHRISTINA ROBINSON
JIMMY SMITS
LAUREN VÉLEZ
DAVID ZAYAS
Dexter Morgan
Joey Quinn
Vince Masuka
Ramon Prado
Anton
Harry Morgan
Astor
Miguel Prado
Lt. Maria Laguerta
Angel Batista
HOUSE
FOX
LISA EDELSTEIN
OMAR EPPS
PETER JACOBSON
HUGH LAURIE
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD
JENNIFER MORRISON
KAL PENN
JESSE SPENCER
OLIVIA WILDE
Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Dr. Eric Foreman
Dr. Chris Taub
Dr. Gregory House
Dr. James Wilson
Dr. Allison Cameron
Dr. Lawrence Kutner
Dr. Robert Chase
Dr. Remy Hadley/Thirteen
MAD MEN
AMC
BRYAN BATT
ALISON BRIE
MICHAEL GLADIS
JON HAMM
AARON HART
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS
JANUARY JONES
VINCENT KARTHEISER
ROBERT MORSE
MARK MOSES
ELISABETH MOSS
KIERNAN SHIPKA
JOHN SLATTERY
RICH SOMMER
AARON STATON
Salvatore Romano
Trudy Campbell
Paul Kinsey
Don Draper
Bobby Draper
Joan Holloway
Betty Draper
Pete Campbell
Bertram Cooper
Herman “Duck” Phillips
Peggy Olson
Sally Draper
Roger Sterling
Harry Crane
Ken Cosgrove
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK
NBC
SCOTT ADSIT
ALEC BALDWIN
KATRINA BOWDEN
TINA FEY
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER
JANE KRAKOWSKI
JACK McBRAYER
TRACY MORGAN
MAULIK PANCHOLY
KEITH POWELL
Pete Hornberger
Jack Donaghy
Cerie
Liz Lemon
Frank Rossitano
Jenna Maroney
Kenneth Parcell
Tracy Jordan
Jonathan
Toofer
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ABC
KENDALL APPLEGATE
ANDREA BOWEN
CHARLIE CARVER
Penny Scavo
Julie Mayer
Porter Scavo
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 5
MAX CARVER
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA
GARY COLE
MARCIA CROSS
DANA DELANY
JAMES DENTON
LYNDSY FONSECA
RACHEL FOX
TERI HATCHER
ZANE HUETT
FELICITY HUFFMAN
KATHRYN JOOSTEN
BRENT KINSMAN
SHANE KINSMAN
JOY LAUREN
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER
KYLE MacLACHLAN
NEAL McDONOUGH
JOSHUA MOORE
SHAWN PYFROM
DOUG SAVANT
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN
BRENDA STRONG
Preston Scavo
Carlos Solis
Wayne Davis
Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
Katherine Mayfair
Mike Delfino
Dylan Mayfair
Kayla Huntington
Susan Mayer
Parker Scavo
Lynette Scavo
Mrs. McCluskey
Younger Porter Scavo
Younger Preston Scavo
Danielle Van De Kamp
Gabrielle Solis
Orson Hodge
Dave Williams
Parker Scavo
Andrew Van De Kamp
Tom Scavo
Edie Britt
Mary Alice Young
ENTOURAGE
HBO
KEVIN CONNOLLY
KEVIN DILLON
JERRY FERRARA
ADRIAN GRENIER
REX LEE
JEREMY PIVEN
PERREY REEVES
Eric Murphy
Johnny Drama
Turtle
Vincent Chase
Lloyd
Ari Gold
Mrs. Ari
THE OFFICE
NBC
LESLIE DAVID BAKER
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER
CREED BRATTON
STEVE CARELL
JENNA FISCHER
KATE FLANNERY
MELORA HARDIN
ED HELMS
MINDY KALING
ANGELA KINSEY
JOHN KRASINSKI
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN
B.J. NOVAK
OSCAR NUÑEZ
CRAIG ROBINSON
PHYLLIS SMITH
RAINN WILSON
Stanley Hudson
Kevin Malone
Creed Bratton
Michael Scott
Pam Beesly
Meredith Palmer
Jan Levenson
Andrew Bernard
Kelly Kapoor
Angela Martin
Jim Halpert
Toby Flenderson
Ryan Howard
Oscar Martinez
Darryl Philbin
Phyllis Lapin
Dwight Schrute
WEEDS
Showtime
DEMIÁN BICHIR
JULIE BOWEN
ENRIQUE CASTILLO
GUILLERMO DIAZ
ALEXANDER GOULD
ALLIE GRANT
Esteban Reyes
Lisa
Cesar
Guillermo
Shane Botwin
Isabelle Hodes
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 6
JUSTIN KIRK
HEMKY MADERA
ANDY MILDER
KEVIN NEALON
MARY-LOUISE PARKER
HUNTER PARRISH
ELIZABETH PERKINS
JACK STEHLIN
Andy Botwin
Ignacio
Dean Hodes
Doug Wilson
Nancy Botwin
Silas Botwin
Celia Hodes
Roy Till
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE DARK KNIGHT
Warner Bros. Pictures
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Universal Pictures
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL Paramount Pictures
IRON MAN
Paramount Pictures
WANTED
Universal Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
THE CLOSER
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
HEROES
PRISON BREAK
THE UNIT
TNT
NBC
NBC
FOX
CBS
15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS - THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
AND PRIMETIME TELEVISION
TARAJI P. HENSON (3)
FEMALE SUPPORT – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
CAST – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Boston Legal”
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS - THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
AMY ADAMS (2)
FEMALE SUPPORT – “Doubt”
CAST – “Doubt”
CAST – “Frost/Nixon”
DEV PATEL (2)
MALE SUPPORT – “Slumdog Millionaire”
CAST – “Slumdog Millionaire”
JOSH BROLIN (2)
MALE SUPPORT – “Milk”
CAST – “Milk”
SEAN PENN (2)
MALE LEAD – “MILK”
CAST – “MILK”
VIOLA DAVIS (2)
FEMALE SUPPORT – “Doubt”
CAST – “Doubt”
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN (2)
MALE SUPPORT – “Doubt”
CAST – “Doubt”
FRANK LANGELLA (2)
MALE LEAD – “Frost/Nixon”
BRAD PITT (2)
MALE LEAD – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
CAST – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
MERYL STREEP (2)
FEMALE LEAD – “Doubt”
CAST – “Doubt”
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 7
KATE WINSLET (2)
FEMALE LEAD – “Revolutionary Road”
FEMALE SUPPORT – “The Reader”
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS - PRIMETIME TELEVISION
ALEC BALDWIN (2)
MALE COMEDY – “30 Rock”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY – “30 Rock”
MARY-LOUISE PARKER (2)
FEMALE COMEDY – “Weeds”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY – “Weeds”
STEVE CARELL (2)
MALE COMEDY – “The Office”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY – “The Office”
ELISABETH MOSS (2)
FEMALE DRAMA – “Mad Men”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Mad Men”
TINA FEY (2)
FEMALE COMEDY – “30 Rock”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY – “30 Rock”
JEREMY PIVEN (2)
MALE COMEDY – “Entourage”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY – “Entourage”
MICHAEL C. HALL (2)
MALE DRAMA – ”Dexter”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Dexter”
KYRA SEDGWICK (2)
FEMALE DRAMA – “The Closer”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “The Closer”
JON HAMM (2)
MALE DRAMA – “Mad Men”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Mad Men”
WILLIAM SHATNER (2)
MALE DRAMA – “Boston Legal”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Boston Legal”
HUGH LAURIE (2)
MALE DRAMA – “House”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “House”
JAMES SPADER (2)
MALE DRAMA – “Boston Legal”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA – “Boston Legal”
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - 3
THE DARK KNIGHT - 2
DOUBT - 5
FROST/NIXON - 2
MILK – 3
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - 2
PRIMETIME TELEVISION PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
30 ROCK - 3
BOSTON LEGAL - 3
THE CLOSER - 3
JOHN ADAMS – 3
MAD MEN- 3
BERNARD AND DORIS - 2
DEXTER - 2
ENTOURAGE - 2
HOUSE - 2
THE OFFICE - 2
RECOUNT – 2
WEEDS - 2
NOMINATIONS BY STUDIO FOR THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
PARAMOUNT PICTURES - 6
MIRAMAX FILMS - 5
UNIVERSAL PICTURES - 5
FOCUS FEATURES - 3
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES - 3
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS - 2
WARNER BROS. PICTURES - 2
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY - 2
OVERTURE FILMS - 1
PARAMOUNT VANTAGE – 1
NOMINATIONS BY NETWORK FOR PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 8
HBO - 9
ABC - 8
NBC - 8
SHOWTIME- 6
FOX - 4
TNT - 4
AMC - 3
CBS - 1
LIFETIME - 1
USA – 1
NOMINEE SAG AWARDS HISTORIES
(Note: “Total” tallies include this year’s nominations)
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / “The Visitor”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2002 - ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES – “Six Feet Under”
FRANK LANGELLA / “Frost/Nixon”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Frost/Nixon”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
SEAN PENN / “Milk”
Total nominations in this category:
4
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
6
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Milk”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2004 – MALE LEAD – “Mystic River”
2004 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Mystic River”
2002 – MALE LEAD – “I Am Sam”
1996 – MALE LEAD – “Dead Man Walking”
BRAD PITT / “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Babel”
MICKEY ROURKE / “The Wrestler”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is Mickey Rourke’s first Actor® nomination
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
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ANNE HATHAWAY / “Rachel Getting Married”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Brokeback Mountain”
ANGELINA JOLIE / “Changeling”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actors®:
2000 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Girl, Interrupted”
1999 – FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “Gia”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – FEMALE LEAD – “A Mighty Heart”
MELISSA LEO / “Frozen River”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is Melissa Leo’s first Actor® nomination
MERYL STREEP / “Doubt”
Total nominations in this category:
6
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
11
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Doubt”
Previous Actors®:
2004 – FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “Angels In America”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 – FEMALE LEAD – “The Devil Wears Prada”
2003 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Adaptation”
2003 – MOTION PICTURE CAST– “The Hours”
2000 – FEMALE LEAD – “Music Of The Heart”
1999 – FEMALE LEAD – “One True Thing”
1997 – MOTION PICTURE CAST– “Marvin’s Room”
1996 – FEMALE LEAD – “The Bridges of Madison County”
1995 – FEMALE LEAD – “The River Wild”
KATE WINSLET / “Revolutionary Road”
Total nominations in this category:
4
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
10
Concurrent nominations this year:
FEMALE SUPPORT – “The Reader”
Previous Actors®:
1996 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Sense and Sensibility”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 – FEMALE LEAD – “Little Children”
2005 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Finding Neverland”
2005 – FEMALE LEAD – “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
2001 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Quills”
1998 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Titanic”
1998 – FEMALE LEAD – “Titanic”
1996 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Sense and Sensibility”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 10
JOSH BROLIN / “Milk”
Total nominations in this category:
Previous Actors®:
Total Actor® nominations:
1
1
4
Nominations Announced For The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® - 11
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Milk”
Previous Actors®:
2008 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “No Country for Old Men”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “American Gangster”
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / “Tropic Thunder”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actors®:
2001 – MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Ally McBeal”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Good Night, and Good Luck”
2001 – COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Ally McBeal”
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / “Doubt”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
8
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Doubt”
Previous Actors®:
2006 – MALE LEAD – “Capote”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Capote”
2001 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Almost Famous”
2000 – MALE LEAD – “Flawless”
2000 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Magnolia”
1998 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Boogie Nights”
HEATH LEDGER / “The Dark Knight”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 – MALE LEAD – “Brokeback Mountain”
2006 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Brokeback Mountain”
DEV PATEL / “Slumdog Millionaire”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Concurrent nominations this year:
2009 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Slumdog Millionaire”
These are Dev Patel’s first Actor® nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / “Doubt”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Doubt”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 - FEMALE SUPPORT – “Junebug”
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PENÉLOPE CRUZ / “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 - FEMALE LEAD – “Volver”
VIOLA DAVIS / “Doubt”
Total nominations in this category:
Previous Actors®:
Total Actor® nominations:
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Doubt”
1
0
2
TARAJI P. HENSON / “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
5
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
2006 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Hustle & Flow”
KATE WINSLET / “The Reader”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
10
Concurrent nominations this year:
FEMALE LEAD – “Revolutionary Road”
Previous Actors®:
1996 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Sense and Sensibility”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 – FEMALE LEAD – “Little Children”
2005 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Finding Neverland”
2005 – FEMALE LEAD – “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
2001 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Quills”
1998 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Titanic”
1998 – FEMALE LEAD – “Titanic”
1996 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Sense and Sensibility”
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / “Bernard and Doris”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actor® nominations:
1997 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The English Patient”
1997 – MALE LEAD – “The English Patient”
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PAUL GIAMATTI / “John Adams”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actors®:
2006 – MALE SUPPORT – “Cinderella Man”
2005 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Sideways”
Previous Actor® nominations:
1999 – MALE LEAD – “Sideways”
KEVIN SPACEY / “Recount”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
5
Previous Actors®:
2000 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “American Beauty”
2000 – MALE LEAD – “American Beauty”
Previous Actor® nominations:
1998 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “L.A. Confidential”
1996 – MALE SUPPORT – “The Usual Suspects
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / “24:Redemption”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
9
Previous Actors®:
2006, 2004 - MALE DRAMA SERIES – “24”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007, 2005, 2003 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “24”
2007, 2005, 2004 - MALE DRAMA SERIES – “24”
TOM WILKINSON / “John Adams”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
6
Previous Actors®:
1999 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Shakespeare in Love”
1999 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Full Monty”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – MALE SUPPORT – “Michael Clayton”
2002 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “In the Bedroom”
2002 – MALE LEAD – “In the Bedroom”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN / “Recount”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is Laura Dern’s first Actor® nomination
LAURA LINNEY / “John Adams”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2005 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Kinsey”
2004 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Mystic River”
2001 – FEMALE LEAD – “You Can Count On Me”
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SHIRLEY MacLAINE / “Coco Chanel”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is Shirley MacLaine’s first Actor® nomination
PHYLICIA RASHAD / “A Raisin In The Sun”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is Phylicia Rashad’s first Actor® nomination
SUSAN SARANDON / “Bernard and Doris”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actors®:
1996 - FEMALE LEAD – “Dead Man Walking”
Previous Actor® nominations:
1995 - FEMALE LEAD – “The Client”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL / “Dexter”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
9
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Dexter”
Previous Actors®:
2004, 2003 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE- “Six Feet Under”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 - MALE DRAMA SERIES- “Dexter”
2006, 2005, 2002 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE– “Six Feet Under”
JON HAMM / “Mad Men”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Mad Men”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – MALE DRAMA SERIES – “Mad Men”
2008 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Mad Men”
HUGH LAURIE / “House”
Total nominations in this category:
4
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
5
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “House”
Previous Actors®:
2007 – MALE DRAMA SERIES – “House”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2006 – MALE DRAMA SERIES – “House”
WILLIAM SHATNER / “Boston Legal”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
6
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Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
2006 – COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
2006 – MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Boston Legal”
JAMES SPADER / “Boston Legal”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®
0
Total Actor® nominations:
8
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
2008, 2007 – MALE DRAMA SERIES – “Boston Legal”
2006 – COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Boston Legal”
2006 – MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Boston Legal”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
SALLY FIELD / “Brothers & Sisters”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
7
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – FEMALE DRAMA SERIES – “Brothers & Sisters”
2001 – FEMALE DRAMA SERIES – “ER”
2001 – FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “David Copperfield”
2000 – FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “A Cooler Climate”
1996 – FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “A Woman of Independent Means”
1995 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Forrest Gump”
MARISKA HARGITAY / “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Total nominations in this category:
4
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007, 2006, 2004 – FEMALE DRAMA SERIES – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
HOLLY HUNTER / “Saving Grace”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – FEMALE DRAMA SERIES – “Saving Grace”
1995 – FEMALE SUPPORT – “Thirteen”
ELISABETH MOSS / “Mad Men”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Mad Men”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Mad Men”
KYRA SEDGWICK / “The Closer”
Total nominations in this category:
Previous Actors®:
Total Actor® nominations:
4
0
7
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Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The Closer”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007, 2006 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES – “The Closer”
2008, 2006 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The Closer”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / “30 Rock”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
10
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “30 Rock”
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2007 – MALE COMEDY SERIES – “30 Rock”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “30 Rock”
2007 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Departed”
2005 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Aviator”
2004 - MALE SUPPORT – “The Cooler”
2001 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “Nuremberg”
1996 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “A Streetcar Named Desire”
STEVE CARELL / “The Office”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
3
Total Actor® nominations:
7
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The Office”
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The Office”
2007 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Little Miss Sunshine”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 - MALE COMEDY SERIES – “The Office”
DAVID DUCHOVNY / “Californication”
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
9
Previous Actor® nominations:
2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 – MALE DRAMA SERIES – “The X-Files”
1999, 1998, 1997 – DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The X-Files”
JEREMY PIVEN / "Entourage”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
6
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Entourage”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 - MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Entourage”
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Entourage”
TONY SHALHOUB / “Monk”
Total nominations in this category:
6
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
6
Previous Actors®:
2005, 2004 - MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Monk”
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Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007, 2003 - MALE COMEDY SERIES – “Monk”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / “Samantha Who?”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® Nominations
2007 – FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Samantha Who?”
AMERICA FERRERA / “Ugly Betty”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
5
Previous Actors®:
2007 – FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Ugly Betty”
Previous Actor® Nominations
2008 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Ugly Betty”
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Ugly Betty”
TINA FEY / “30 Rock”
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actors®:
2008 – FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “30 Rock”
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “30 Rock”
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “30 Rock”
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / “Weeds”
Total nominations in this category:
4
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
8
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Weeds”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007, 2006 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Weeds”
2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Weeds”
2004 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “Angels in America”
2003 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The West Wing”
TRACEY ULLMAN / “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union”
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
1
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actors®:
1999 – FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Tracey Takes On”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2000 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES – “Tracey Takes On”
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy
Series
BOSTON LEGAL
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007– DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
2006 – COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
30 ROCK
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
THE CLOSER
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2006 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Total nominations in this category:
5
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
5
Previous Actors®:
2006, 2005 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
DEXTER
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is the “Dexter” ensemble’s first Actor® nomination
ENTOURAGE
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
HOUSE
Total nominations in this category:
1
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
1
This is the “House” ensemble’s first Actor® nomination
THE OFFICE
Total nominations in this category:
3
Previous Actors®:
2
Total Actor® nominations:
3
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
MAD MEN
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
WEEDS
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Actors®:
0
Total Actor® nominations:
2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Outstanding Performance by an Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
THE CLOSER
This is their first Stunt Ensemble Nomination
PRISON BREAK
This is their first Stunt Ensemble Nomination
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
This is their first Stunt Ensemble Nomination
THE UNIT
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Stunt Honors:
0
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations:
2
Previous Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2008
HEROES
Total nominations in this category:
2
Previous Stunt Honors:
0
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations:
2
Previous Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2008
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