Screen Actors' Guild nominations

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The SAG Awards ceremony is often (and by "often" I mean "always") the most boring televised awards ceremony, but I love the SAG Awards for two reasons:

1) the nominations and the winners are voted *by actors only*, who have, you know, a little bit of insight about what makes a good performance; and
2) the SAG awards have "Best Ensemble" awards, which the Emmys and the Oscars sorely lack.

SAG awards cover both movies and tv, and even though Battlestar Galactica and The Wire missing (you stupid fuckers, WATCH Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos and tell me they don't deserve some recognition, and please, television ensemble? The Wire is the *epitome*), I still love the list this year. So, for them as what cares:



THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Leonardo DiCaprio / BLOOD DIAMOND
Ryan Gosling / HALF NELSON
Peter O’Toole / VENUS
Will Smith / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

My wish: Ryan Gosling because OMG.
My call: Peter O'Toole because OMG + Peter O'Toole.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Penelope Cruz / VOLVER
Judi Dench / NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN
Meryl Streep / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Kate Winslet / LITTLE CHILDREN

I haven't seen them all, but:
My wish: Helen Mirren
My call: Helen Mirren

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Leonardo DiCaprio / THE DEPARTED
Jackie Earle Haley / LITTLE CHILDREN
Djimon Hounsou / BLOOD DIAMOND
Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS

My wish: Alan Arkin
My call: (split) Leonardo DiCaprio / Eddie Murphy

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Adriana Barraza / BABEL
Cate Blanchett / NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Abigail Breslin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS
Rinko Kikuchi / BABEL

My wish: Abigail Breslin
My call: Jennifer Hudson in a lock

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BABEL
BOBBY
THE DEPARTED
DREAMGIRLS
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

My wish: Little Miss Sunshine
My call: The Departed



PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Thomas Haden Church / BROKEN TRAIL
Robert Duvall / BROKEN TRAIL
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I
William H. Macy / NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES
Matthew Perry / THE RON CLARK STORY

My wish: Jeremy Irons
My call: William H. Macy

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Annette Bening / MRS. HARRIS – Jean Harris - HBO
Shirley Jones / HIDDEN PLACES – Aunt Batty - Hallmark Channel
Cloris Leachman / MRS. HARRIS – Tarnower’s Sister - HBO
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO
Greta Scacchi / BROKEN TRAIL – Nola Johns - AMC

Again, I haven't seen them all, but:
My wish: Helen Mirren
My call: Helen Mirren (it's her world; we just live in it)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini / THE SOPRANOS
Michael C. Hall / DEXTER
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE
James Spader / BOSTON LEGAL
Kiefer Sutherland / 24

My wish: A three-way tie - Gandolfini, Hall, Laurie
My call: You all *know* how I feel about Hugh Laurie, but I really do think it's going to Hall, because holy mother of GOD, his performance is jaw-droppingly, master-class AWESOME (and I mean "awesome" in the true sense, as in "the cosmos are AWESOME", as compared to "Dude, your socks are AWESOME."

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette / MEDIUM
Edie Falco / THE SOPRANOS
Mariska Hargitay / LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
Kyra Sedgwick / THE CLOSER
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY

My wish: Edie Falco, though I'm meh on all of them (what I've seen of each of them)
My call: it's anybody's race.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK
Steve Carell / THE OFFICE
Jason Lee / MY NAME IS EARL
Jeremy Piven / ENTOURAGE
Tony Shalhoub / MONK

My wish: Alec Baldwin
My call: Steve Carell or Jeremy Piven (too close to call)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY
Felicity Huffman / DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
Megan Mullally / WILL & GRACE
Mary-Louise Parker / WEEDS
Jaime Pressly / MY NAME IS EARL

My wish: Jaime Pressly because OMG pure hilarious genius out of nowhere.
My call: Most likely Mary-Louise Parker

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
24
BOSTON LEGAL
DEADWOOD
GREY’S ANATOMY
THE SOPRANOS

My wish: Deadwood, you hoopleheads
My call: Deadwood, or get fed to Wu's pigs!

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
ENTOURAGE
THE OFFICE
UGLY BETTY
WEEDS

My wish: The Office
My call: Weeds

Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award
Julie Andrews

My wish: Julie fuckin' Andrews
My call: JULIE FUCKIN' ANDREWS

The SAG Awards will air live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 28. No clue what time.