Movie Premiere Press Release - The 2009 SAG Awards


 





Seeing Stars: Awards nominations

The 2009 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Nominations
(The SAG Awards were presented on Sunday, January 25, 2009)

(Winners are highlighted in bold font.)




MOTION PICTURES:


    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale - "THE VISITOR"
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon - "FROST/NIXON"
SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk - "MILK" winner
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy - "THE WRESTLER"



Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym - "RACHEL GETTING MARRIED"
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins - "CHANGELING"
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy - "FROZEN RIVER"
MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier - "DOUBT" winner
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler - "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD"



Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

JOSH BROLIN / Dan White - "MILK"
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus - "TROPIC THUNDER"
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn - "DOUBT"
HEATH LEDGER / Joker - "THE DARK KNIGHT" winner
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal - "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE"


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

AMY ADAMS / Sister James - "DOUBT"
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena - "VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA"
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller - "DOUBT"
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie - "THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON"
KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz - "THE READER" winner


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

DOUBT (Miramax)
FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
MILK (Focus Features)
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures) winner
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)




TELEVISION:


    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

      RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty - "BERNARD AND DORIS" (HBO)
      PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO) winner
      KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain - "RECOUNT" (HBO)
      KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer - "24: REDEMPTION" (FOX)
      TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO)



    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

      LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris - "RECOUNT" (HBO)
      LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams - "JOHN ADAMS" (HBO) winner
      SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel - "COCO CHANEL" (Lifetime)
      PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger - "A RAISIN IN THE SUN" (Lifetime)
      SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke - "BERNARD AND DORIS" (HBO)



    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

      MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - "DEXTER" (Showtime)
      JON HAMM / Don Draper - "MAD MEN" (AMC)
      HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House - "HOUSE" (FOX) winner
      WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane - "BOSTON LEGAL" (ABC)
      JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore - "BOSTON LEGAL" (ABC)



    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

      SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker - "BROTHERS & SISTERS" (ABC) winner
      MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson - "LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT" (NBC)
      HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko - "SAVING GRACE" (TNT)
      ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson - "MAD MEN" (AMC)
      KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson - "THE CLOSER" (TNT)


    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

      ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - "30 ROCK" (NBC) winner
      STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - "THE OFFICE" (NBC) DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody - "CALIFORNICATION" (Showtime)
      JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold - "ENTOURAGE" (HBO)
      TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk - "MONK" (USA)



    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

      CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly - "SAMANTHA WHO?" (ABC)
      AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez - "UGLY BETTY" (ABC)
      TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - "30 ROCK" (NBC) winner
      MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin - "WEEDS" (Showtime)
      TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters - "TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION" (Showtime)



    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

      BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
      DEXTER (Showtime)
      HOUSE (Fox)
      MAD MEN (AMC) winner
      THE CLOSER (TNT)



    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

      30 ROCK (NBC) winner
      DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
      ENTOURAGE (HBO)
      THE OFFICE (NBC)
      WEEDS (Showtime)



SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES:

    Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

      THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures) winner
      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:

      FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
      HEROES (NBC) winner
      PRISON BREAK (FOX)
      THE UNIT (CBS)
      THE CLOSER (TNT).




Life Achievement Award: James Earl Jones.











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