THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS

Alan Rosenberg With Angela Bassett And Eric McCormack Make The Announcements

Doubt is the main leader at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards, garnering five award nominations. The picture’s star, Meryl Streep, is competing for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. She will go up against Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Melissa Leo (Frozen River) and Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road). Streep’s Doubt co-stars Amy Adams and Viola Davis will both be battling it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role award, against Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Kate Winslet (The Reader). Philip Seymour Hoffman also received a nod for his performance in Doubt - he is nominated in the best supporting actor category. He will face competition from the late Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder) and British newcomer Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire).The stars competing for the Best Actor trophy include Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) and Richard Jenkins (The Visitor).The nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture are Doubt, Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on 25 January (09).The full list of nominees is as follows: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Richard Jenkins - The Visitor Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon Sean Penn - Milk Brad Pitt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie - Changeling Melissa Leo - Frozen River Meryl Streep - Doubt Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Josh Brolin - Milk Robert Downey, Jr. - Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Amy Adams - Doubt Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis - Doubt Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Kate Winslet - The Reader Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Doubt Frost/Nixon Milk Slumdog Millionaire The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-series: Ralph Fiennes - Bernard And Doris Paul Giamatti - John Adams Kevin Spacey - Recount Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption Tom Wilkinson - John Adams Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: Laura Dern - Recount Laura Linney - John Adams Shirley MacLaine - Coco Chanel Phylicia Rashad - A Raisin In The Sun Susan Sarandon - Bernard And Doris Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall - Dexter Jon Hamm - Mad Men Hugh Laurie - House William Shatner - Boston Legal James Spader - Boston Legal Outstanding Performance By a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Holly Hunter - Saving Grace Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock Steve Carell - The Office David Duchovny - Californication Jeremy Piven - Entourage Tony Shalhoub - Monk Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Christina Applegate - Samantha Who? America Ferrera - Ugly Betty Tina Fey - 30 Rock Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds Tracey Ullman - Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Boston Legal Dexter House Mad Men The Closer Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock Desperate Housewives Entourage The Office Weeds Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Iron Man Wanted Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Friday Night Lights Heroes Prison Break The Unit The Closer Screen Actors Guild’s 45th Life Achievement Award James Earl Jones.
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