The Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees

We've seen critics groups and the Hollywood Foreign Press pick their favorites at precursors to the Academy Awards, which, like it or not, are the standard for honoring great work in the movies. However, with almost excusive exception, there are no HFPA voters or movie critics who vote for the Oscars, so what they think is really no accurate reflection of the year's biggest prize. The Screen Actors Guild Awards, like those for the DGA, the PGA, and a host of technical guilds, is a good predictor. Many SAG members are Oscar voters, so if you're looking for potential Oscar nominees in the acting categories, it should look a lot like this. Now, the fact that it very closely mirrors the Golden Globes and the critics lists shouldn't be ignored, either. As usual, certain films will steamroll their way to big wins, and we won't be completely in the dark about them. The biggest surprise is the inclusion of Diane Kruger for Inglourious Basterds in the Supporting Actress field. Otherwise, this is pretty much what we expected. I would have preferred Marion Cotillard over Penelope Cruz in Nine, if you're nominating someone from that cast, but the cast as a whole was nominated in the big SAG category, Ensemble Acting. Best Actor
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
George Clooney - Up in the Air
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Morgan Freeman - Invictus
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker Best Actress
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
Helen Mirren - The Last Station
Carey Mulligan - An Education
Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon - Invictus
Woody Harrelson - The Messenger
Christopher Plummer - The Last Station
Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz - Nine
Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick - Up in the Air
Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds
Mo’Nique - Precious Best Ensemble
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious Best Stunt Ensemble
Public Enemies
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenHere's the other big surprise: Where's Up in the Air in the Ensemble category? How do the three principals all get nominations but this is overlooked in favor of, I'm guessing, An Education? Nothing against An Education - I actually preferred that film over Up in the Air - but it certainly raises an eyebrow.The SAG Awards will be presented live on TNT and TBS on January 23rd.

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[Nelson]

no UP IN THE AIR?