Nominations Announced for the 18Th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® ------Actor® Awards Ceremony Will Be Simulcast Live on Sunday, Jan
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rosalind Jarrett [email protected] (310) 235-1030 Nominations Announced for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Actor® Awards Ceremony will be Simulcast Live on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14, 2011)—Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2011 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood. SAG President Ken Howard introduced Judy Greer (“The Descendants”) and Regina King (TNT’s “Southland” and the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Social Media Ambassador) who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors®. SAG Awards Committee Chair Jo Beth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees. The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT). 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, which begin at 6 p.m. (ET)/ 3 p.m. (PT). Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers in Screen Actors Guild. Two nominating panels–one for television and one for film–each composed of 2,100 randomly selected Guild members from across the United States, chose this year’s Actor® and stunt ensemble honors nominees. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards’ official teller, mailed the nominations secret ballots on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Voting was completed at noon on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Final voting information will be mailed via postcard on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The entire active Guild membership across the country, numbering approximately 100,000 actors, may vote on all categories. Online voting is encouraged. In keeping with the SAG Awards commitment to sustainable practices, paper ballots will be available only upon request which must be made by Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. All votes must be received at Integrity Voting Systems by noon on Friday, Jan. 27. Results will be tallied and sealed until the envelopes are opened by the presenters at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Jan. 29, 2012. The Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will be hosted for the 16th consecutive year by People Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). The complete list of nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards follows. A replay of both announcements will be available for viewing on TNT.TV and TBS.COM. 1 CONTACTS: Rosalind Jarrett Screen Actors Guild Awards Eileen Quast Heather Sautter TNT/TBS Los Angeles TNT/TBS Atlanta 310-235-1030 310-788-6797 [email protected] [email protected] 404-885-0746 [email protected] 18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role DEMIÁN BICHIR / Carlos Galindo - “A BETTER LIFE” (Summit Entertainment) GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King - "THE DESCENDANTS” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover - "J. EDGAR" (Warner Bros. Pictures) JEAN DUJARDIN / George - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company) BRAD PITT / Billy Beane - "MONEYBALL" (Columbia Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role GLENN CLOSE / Albert Nobbs - "ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MERYL STREEP / Margaret Thatcher - “THE IRON LADY” (The Weinstein Company) TILDA SWINTON / Eva - “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) MICHELLE WILLIAMS / Marilyn Monroe - “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier - “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” (The Weinstein Company) ARMIE HAMMER / Clyde Tolson - "J. EDGAR" (Warner Bros. Pictures) JONAH HILL / Peter Brand - "MONEYBALL" (Columbia Pictures) NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon - “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate) CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal - “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan - “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures) JANET McTEER / Hubert Page - "ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions) OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company) BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton JEAN DUJARDIN / George JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures) ROSE BYRNE / Helen JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom ELLIE KEMPER / Becca MATT LUCAS / Gil MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian KRISTEN WIIG / Annie 2 THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures) BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson JUDY GREER / Julie Speer MATTHEW LILLARD / Brian Speer SHAILENE WOODLEY / Alexandra King THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures) JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics) KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide MARION COTILLARD / Adriana RACHEL McADAMS / Inez MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul OWEN WILSON / Gil PRIMETIME TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Thurgood Marshall - “THURGOOD” (HBO) PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO) GREG KINNEAR / Jack Kennedy - “THE KENNEDYS” (REELZ CHANNEL) GUY PEARCE / Monty Beragon - “MILDRED PIERCE“ (HBO) JAMES WOODS / Richard Fuld - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries DIANE LANE / Pat Loud - “CINEMA VERITE” (HBO) MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS) EMILY WATSON / Janet Leach - “APPROPRIATE ADULT” (Sundance Channel) BETTY WHITE / Caroline Thomas - “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE” (CBS) KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce - “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross - “SUITS” (USA) STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson - “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO) KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor - “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” (DirecTV) BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White - “BREAKING BAD” (AMC) MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - “DEXTER” (Showtime) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series KATHY BATES / Harriet Korn - “HARRY’S LAW” (NBC) GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes - “DAMAGES” (DirecTV) JESSICA LANGE / Constance - “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX) 3 JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick - “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS) KYRA SEDGWICK / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson - “THE CLOSER” (TNT) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK” (NBC) TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - “THE OFFICE” (NBC) JON CRYER / Alan Harper - “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS) ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton - “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime) TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - “30 ROCK” (NBC) SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC) BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky - “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land) Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO) STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson DOMINIC CHIANESE / Leander Cephas Whitlock ROBERT CLOHESSY / Ward Boss Jim Neary DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater JOSIE & LUCY GALLINA / Emily Schroeder STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler HEATHER LIND / Katy KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder RORY & DECLAN McTIGUE / Teddy Schroeder GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody BRADY & CONNOR NOON/ Tommy Darmody KEVIN O’ROURKE / Mayor Edward Bader ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody JACQUELINE PENNEWILL / Lilian VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein PETER VAN WAGNER / Isaac “Icky” Ginsburg SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Chalky White ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky BREAKING BAD (AMC) JONATHAN BANKS / Mike BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt BRYAN CRANSTON