Here are the SAG Award nominations, announced this morning at 9am eastern time. The SAG Awards are the closest indicators of the Oscars, right there with the Critics Choice Awards. Dick van Dyke will present Mary Tyler Moore with the Lifetime Achievement Award when the show airs January 26th on TNT. The biggest surprise? Damien Bichir, a veteran actor who’s best known for his role on “Weeds,” was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture in the movie “A Better Life.” And Melissa McCarthy was nominated for “Bridesmaids,” which also got a Best Ensemble nod with “The Help,” “The Descendants,” “The Artist,” and “Midnight in Paris.”SAG has resurrected Glenn Close and Janet McTeer from “Albert Nobbs.”
Snubs include “War Horse,” “Hugo,” “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” and “Extremely Loud.” Also, nothing for “Shame,” which has turned out to be a dud even with all that salacious sex. And movies that have now sunk into the abyss include Angelina Jolie’s “Blood and Honey,” Roman Polanski’s “Carnage,” Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo,” and Madonna’s “W.E.” Also, sadly, both Ryan Gosling movies–“Drive” and “The Ides of March.” Also Albert Brooks from “Drive.”
BEST ENSEMBLE
The Help
Bridesmaids
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
The Artist
BEST ACTOR
Brad Pitt
Jean DuJardin
George Clooney
Leonardo DiCaprio
Damien Bichir
BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close
Meryl Streep
Michelle Williams
Tilda Swinton
Viola Davis
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo
Melissa McCarthy
Janet McTeer
Octavia Spencer
Jessica Chastain
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh
Armie Hammer
Nick Nolte
Christopher Plummer
Jonah Hill
BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys and Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2
Transformers
X Men: First Class
