SAG Nominations – The Help Leads
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
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” Thomson – “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)
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 / Walter White
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gus Fring
ANNA GUNN / Skyler White
RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr.
DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader
BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman
AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman
DEXTER (Showtime)
BILLY BROWN / Chicago Mike
JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan
JOSH COOKE / Louis
AIMEE GARCIA / Jamie Batista
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan
COLIN HANKS / Travis Marshall
DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn
MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY / Sonya
RYA KIHLSTEDT / Michelle
C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka
EDWARD JAMES OLMOS / Professor Gellar
JAMES REMAR / Harry Morgan
LAUREN VELEZ / Lt. Maria LaGuerta
PETER WELLER / Liddy
DAVID ZAYAS / Sgt. Angel Batista
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
AMRITA ACHARIA / Irri
MARK ADDY / King Robert Baratheon
ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy
JOSEF ALTIN / Pypar
SEAN BEAN / Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark
SUSAN BROWN / Septa Mordane
EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen
NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Ser Jaime Lannister
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister
RON DONACHIE / Ser Rodrik Cassel
MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark
JEROME FLYNN / Bronn
ELYES GABEL / Rakharo
AIDEN GILLEN / “Littlefinger” Petyr Baelish
JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon
IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont
JULIAN GLOVER / Grand Maester Pycelle
KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow
LENA HEADEY / Queen Cersei Lannister
ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark
CONLETH HILL / Lord Varys
RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark
JASON MAMOA / Kahl Drogo
RORY McCANN / Sandor Clegane
IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy
LUKE McEWAN / Rast
ROXANNE McKEE / Doreah
DAR SALIM / Qotho
MARK STANLEY / Grenn
DONALD SUMPTER / Maester Luwin
SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark
MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart
JOSH CHARLES / Will Gardner
ALAN CUMMING / Eli Gold
MATT CZUCHRY / Cary Agos
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick
CHRIS NOTH / Peter Florrick
ARCHIE PANJABI / Kalinda Sharma
GRAHAM PHILLIPS / Zach Florrick
MAKENZIE VEGA / Grace Florrick
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie
KEVIN BROWN / Dotcom
GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz
TINA FEY / Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney
JOHN LUTZ / Lutz
JACK MCBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY / Jonathan
KEITH POWELL / Toofer
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler
KALEY CUOCO / Penny
JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter
SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz
KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper
MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski
GLEE (FOX)
DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray
CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel
DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson
ASHLEY FINK / Lauren Zizes
DOT MARIE JONES / Coach Beiste
JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester
JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury
KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams
LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry
CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson
HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce
MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester
MIKE O’MALLEY / Burt Hummel
CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans
LAUREN POTTER / Becky Johnson
AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones
NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez
MARK SALLING / Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman
HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang
IQBAL THEBA / Principal Figgins
JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily
JULIE BOWEN / Claire
TY BURRELL / Phil
JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell
NOLAN GOULD / Luke
SARAH HYLAND / Haley
ED O’NEILL / Jay
RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria
ARIEL WINTER / Alex
THE OFFICE (NBC)
LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly Halpert
KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer
ED HELMS / Andy Bernard
MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor
ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon
ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON / Daryll Philbin
JAMES SPADER / Robert California
PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin-Vance
RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute
ZACH WOODS / Gabe Lewis
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
COWBOYS & ALIENS (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX)
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
SOUTHLAND (TNT)
SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (STARZ)
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award
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WOW, Chastain’s main bid IS ‘The Help, McCarthy WILL get the Oscar-nod, Bichir DOES have the industry support and most importantly GLENN CLOSE IS BACK WITH A BANG !
I might have missed it, but did they just snub Albert Brooks ?
This TNT live is a joke. What a piss of shit. Couldn’t hear more than half of the nominees.
Bridesmaids…what a shame…
No Brooks:(
Typos galore, but here they are
Movies
S. Actress
Berenice Bejo
Jessica Chastain – the Help
Melissa Mccarthy
Janet McTeer
Octavia Spencer
S. Actor
Kenneth Branagh
Armie Hammer
Jonah Hill
Nick Nolte
Christopher Plummer
Actress
Glenn Close
Viola Davis
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swinton
Michelle Williams
Actor
Damian Bichier
George Cloooney
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jean Dujardin
Brad Pitt
Ensemble
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendant
The Help
Midnight in Paris
Stunts:
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys
Harry Potter
Transformers
X:Men First Class
YES… 2 noms for Betty White
Congrats to Albert Brooks, he’s got 6 or 7 precursor wins already, and now the SAG nom…..oh, wait a minute!!! Good for Close & McTeer. WHERE IS GARY?????????????
No Albert Brooks…strange…
Oh no! No Fassbender, Oldman, Gosling or Shannon in Best Acotr???!!!
Oh no! No Redgrave, Rickman, Spacey, Hawkes in supporting
YEAH for Tilda Swinton and Glenn Close in Best Actress!
How many emmy in a row does Parsons need to win to get a sag nom?
Armie Hammer, really?
Yeah… this is the worst SAG lineup I’ve ever seen.
If Gary doesn’t score at the Globe tomorrow it’s bye bye Oscar nomination, again
.
Is it just me, or these SAG noms suck big time?
Glenn Close chances haven’t diminished yet and Meilissa McCarthy is looking goof for a oscar nomination!
Bejo
Chastain
McCarthy
McTeer
Spencer
No Woodley, Redgrave, Mulligan
Branagh
Brooks ?
Plummer
Hammer
Hill
No Pitt, Oswalt, Harry Potter-duo, Mortensen
Close
Davis
Streep
Swinton
Williams
Expected, the 5th-slot-fighters are left off, that’s all
Bichir
DiCaprio
Clooney
Pitt
Dujardin
No Fassbender, Oldman
ENSEMBLE
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Help
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris
NO Extremely Loud (too late screeners?), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Harry Potter
Where is Jim Parsons, Timothy Olyphant?
What are Dicaprio and Close doing in the list?
Is this basically about popularity among fellow actors?
This is weird. Very weird. What a pity for Brooks, Shannon, Fassbender and Oldman.
Ah, Brooks DID get snubbed and I couldn’t remember Nolte.
What a shame! Bridesmaids? Melissa McCarthy? Really?
Where’s Fassy, Oldman?
The Armie Hammer nod is kind of mind-boggling to me. I finally saw J. Edgar last night and his performance/character was one of the reasons I disliked the film as much as I did. Still, the lack of Albert Brooks doesn’t bother me in the slightest (although I’m sure I’m the only one who isn’t upset by his absence). He was perfectly fine in Drive, but I’ll never understand the buzz he receives for that role.
JP: The only cathegory Im satisfied with is Best Actress. Thumbs up for Close and Swinton
SAG made some pretty interesting choices this year (happy to see Demian Bechir get some love), but I feel I shouldn’t take them too seriously this year. I still think the Oscars will get it right and nominate Fassbender and Brooks.
Wow…great for Glenn Close. Too bad about Woody Harrelson and Michael Fassbender…
So of I get this right
The Help – 4 noms
The Artist – 3 noms
The Descendants – 2 noms
The Bridesmaids – 2 noms
Moneyball – 2 noms (no ensemble)
My week with Marilyn – 2 noms (no ensemble)
J. Edgar – 2 noms (no ensemble)
No Fassbender, Brooks, Oldman, Shannon, Olsen, Theron, Oswald, Woodley.
THIS SUCKS!!!
Albert Nobbs – 2 noms (no ensemble)
Of the people I nominated, here’s who actually got nominations:
Actor: 2/5
Actress: 4/5
S. Actor: 3/5
S. Actress: 2/5
Ensemble: 1/5
Oh well.
Weird, weird nominations. Have we all been off this whole time?
I’m so happy for Nick Nolte and Demian Bichir!!
My predictions for Oscars:
- Redgrave takes out McTeer.
- Von Sydow and Brooks take out Hill and Hammer.
- Fassbender takes out Bishir. (unofortunatelly thing are looking bad for g. oldman).
- Best Actress will be the same.
The stream froze for me too.
The only things I’m happy about are Nick Nolte and Game of Thrones. I guess they just vote our of their butts. Because they must have given Michael C. Hall that nomination out of habit. This season of Dexter has been atrocious.
Maybe this is what happens in a weird year like this. I’m starting not to like it now.
Corey Stoll, Tom Hiddleston and Allison Pill were left out of the Midnight in Paris ensemble nod. What a piece of horse shit. They do know that Stoll was nominated by the Indie Spirits, right? Therefore, he’s worth recognizing…
How do I always manage to make a typo?
Dicaprio wont be snubbed.
PLEASE let this just be a miss from this nominating committee. I really hope that Shame blitzes AMPAS with screeners or that those smarter voters nominate Fassbender and don’t make a huge mistake. What a…well, shame.
But YES, thrilled for Swinton! That’s terrific. She deserves it, and I was worried she’d be snubbed. Here’s hoping this carries over to the Oscars. I don’t mind Theron being omitted.
Ew…Hill? Why? Gross. What a complete waste of a nomination.
I told people not to rule out the J. Edgar boys!
And notice, Corey Stoll is not in the ensemble of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
no Brooks^^. Drive will go out of the race i think.
I Knew Hammer had a shot !
Lot of surprises in this nominations…but oscars will change few things i Think.
IN YOUR FACE, J. EDGAR HATERS!
what does the Academy has against HP8, I mean the Satellite Awards, Washingington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Online, Newy York FIlm Critics Circle Awards, Houston Film Critics Society, European Film Awards (which really confused me), Detroit FIlm Critics Society, Boston Society of FIlm Critics Award, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, St. Louis Gateway FIlm Critics Association Awards.
The film set the record for fastest-selling pre-order DVD and Blu-ray on Amazon.com, just two days into the pre-order period, the highest grossing film of the year, broke alot of box office records not only in America but around the world, the most anticipated film of the year, the film received a score of 93 from professional critics at the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 received universal critical acclaim.
I sorry for his fans but the Armie Hammer nomination is the most stupid think in this list…
What a shame…
Where is the hell is Michael Fassbender?? Where is Albert Brooks? Where is Gary Oldman??
sad…
They also left out the second daugher, newcomer Amara Miller, from The Descendants. As well as Nick Krause, who provides one of the film’s most critical moments. Why don’t they bother nominating the entire cast for films when it seems that they go out of their way to nominate everyone and their mother for the tv ensembles?
The dual nominations for Glenn Cloose (Albert Nobbs and Damage) was to shut up the critics who are ignoring her in their nominations for Best Actress. Close with Meryl Street are of the best actresses of a generation who can still hang with all overcoming and competence performances, when today the film industry has not respect at all with actresses who have passed their fifties.
Very odd that Albert Brooks got snuffed, however I do feel he will get the Oscar nod. I don’t feel Arnie Hammer or Jonah Hill getting in over Brooks, I think the Oscar will be quite different from this.
there’s just one thing that confuses me, how come The Artist (I mean like Shame is well pleased by critics) but is more popular in France than it is in America, I mean when it was released in the US after Thanksgiving, in it’s opening weekend it only made $204,878 in Domestic Box Office (man even Shame beated them and only made $361,181, I mean according to hitflix.com “Those certainly aren’t blockbuster numbers but they do represent one of the strongest openings for an NC-17 rated film”) and $13,759,355 in the Foreign Box Office?!
In what land Clooney, Pitt and DiCaprio are BETTER ACTORS than Gary Oldman?
In what land Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy and Jessica Chastain are BETTER ACTRESS than Vanessa Redgrave?
And notice, Corey Stoll is not in the ensemble of MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Oh shit. Sorry resident Corey Stoll fan.
That’s messed up.
The Corey Stoll absence is bizarre!
Very infuriated by the snubs of Mulligan, Fassbender, Oldman, Brooks, Woodley and Mara
I just think that Nolte’s performance was one of the worst, most inconsistent performances of the year. Was he a recovering alcoholic, or wasn’t he? He seems fine, at least until he is yelled at ONE TIME, then he is an alcoholic again for about five minutes, and then is fine again. Yep. This is the most “realistic” performance ever.
What worries me about this list that if the Actors didn’t go for Shame, Drive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Coriolanus in ANY categories, then what does it say about the Oscar-chances ?
I guess the Weinsteins COMPLETELY abandoned Coriolanus in favor of The Artist, My Week with Marilyn, The Iron Lady, there is simply no other explanation how acting giant Vanessa Redgrave delivering one of the best performances this year, does NOT get a nomination FROM HER PEERS.
Even if Fassbender gets a GG-nod tomorrow, his BFCA-GG combo is only as good as Gosling last year and we all know how that one ended. Although Fassbender might sneak in thanks to the almost certain BAFTA-nod, maybe even win. Mulligan also needs the GG/BAFTA nods to stay in the race.
Could the strong Bridesmaids-showing indicate that the film might just get a bp-nod along with supporting actress and original screenplay ? I mean COME ON, the film got an Ensemble nod over Hugo, War Horse, Moneyball, Carnage, Harry Potter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, My Week with Marilyn, Coriolanus, The Ides of March, Drive.
At this point, I have to assume that ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ were shut out due to the ridiculously late screenings, ones that were probably impossible to attend for the majority of SAG-voters.
Plus, is Shailene Woodley this year’s Andrew Garfield ? Newcomer in supposed bp-frontrunner, considered top5 up until SAG-nominations ?
Strange, there were whispers about Bichir’s unexpected industry support, but I would have never thought it could get him this far…especially over Fassbender and Oldman.
Although the list is strange, for now I can be only ridiculously happy for Glenn Close who now seems to be a solid top5 player !
The J. Edgar nominations seem like such a waste in place of much, much better performances. Michael Shannon, Michael Fassbender, Gary Oldman…I’d have them at the top of my Actor list and would be able to bump a couple people in favor of any of them, but to see DiCaprio’s hammy performance get in over any of them is really a disappointment to me.
At this point,
-Redgrave, Oldman, GWTDT, F. Jones seems to be out of race
-Fassbender, Mulligan, Shannon, Olsen, has an uphill climb
-Close, Bichir, Leo, McTeer are back in the game
-Surprised critic’s darling Albert Brooks was snubbed
-McCarthy seems to be more and more likely Oscar Nominee
-Everyone loves The Artist
I wonder if this will be the first time in awhile that the SAG is not a big predictor of what Oscar will eventually look like. This list is kind of a hot mess, especially supporting actor.
All of the TV nominations are a complete joke. Do they not watch these shows at all? Dexter getting multiple nominations for this disastrous season while Parks and Rec is left out of the Comedy section is a travesty.
I highly doubt Hammer will get an Oscar nom though unless HFPA starfuckers embraces the mediocre J Edgar which would be so eww eww eww.
Close rules w 2 female lead noms! [though she´s better in Damages than in Albert Brooks]
Yay Tilda Swinton!!!
um…why is everyone pissing on Bridesmaids??? It was one of the most acclaimed films of the year, Melissa McCarthy’s performance was praised and it was a huge hit….plus it had a great ensemble….you can never please everyone all of the time, particularly posters on this site.
The worst set of nominations I could have imagined. Man, I feel numb by now! No Oldman, no Fassbender, no Shannon, no Redgrave, no Woodley, no love for Drive at all….and just typical: just when you started believing that Close and DiCap was out of the equation, they come roaring back in. And Hammer? Wtf?
On the positive side: Swinton in (though I would have loved to see Olsen as well), and Nolte back in the game…
Why are people still shocked that Oldman is missing out. He’s been mising out on everything so far. It looks to me like no one has an interest in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. If he gets shut out of the GGs tomorrow, it’s bye bye Oldman, okay?
Damages is such a flashy role while Albert Nobbs is so restrained and subtle performance. Clearly she’ll have better chance at the TV category for a win as I thik Best Actress is between Davis/Streep/Williams
Carla Bruni is in the Ensemble nod but Corey Stoll, Tom Hiddleston and Allison Pill aren’t ? Oh, the politics…LITERALLY !
SAG members were lazy this year watching the films according to therese nominations.
I don’t think they even bothered to watch Hugo, Tree of Life, Shame, Tinker Tailor, Young Adult, etc.
These nominations are a distraction. Perhaps the Golden Globes will be more helpful.
Don’t despair about Fassbender. Owen and Portman weren’t nominated for Golden Globes either.
And how did Melissa McCarthy get shut out of the TV comedy category?
It’s possible Glenn Close will lose twice.
Also, I agree with those who say this is the worst SAG lineup we’ve seen in ages.
Kinda happy about snubs for Woodley and Theron (sorta, moreso for Swinton’s sake) though.
Anyone think Fassbender will still be able to pull a Williams (Blue Valentine) and get in? C’mon, AMPAS, you nominate T&A all the time, now nominate a not-so-little (quite the contrary) D!
People just are not used to comedic performances over dramatic ones although i agree that Melissa McCarthy’s nomination is very well deserved. She clearly along with Wiig was best in show. McCarthy should get in now considering she has racked up critics awards, BFCA nom, as well as SAG nom. If she picks up GG nom for Bridesmaid (She’s likely to get nom for Mike/Molly as well), she should be a safe bet for an oscar nom.
Sad that Theron was omitted.
I’m sure she’ll be in the line-up for Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical come Thursday with the GG noms, though.
By the way, NOW is the time to seriously reconsider J.Edgar considering if the Actors nominated it in 2 categories, then there IS considerable support behind it. I think – as unrealistic as it sounds considering the medicore reviews – the film might STILL pull a ‘Reader’…this new voting system prefers EXACTLY the Eastwood-type, whose film might not get a lot of No2s and No3s etc. BUT might just have the loyal fanbase in the Academy to pull off that crucial 5% No1…just think about it!
Close will definitely will the Oscar. The swell here for her at SAG when she has hardly featured anywhere with the critics tells you how the Actors branch are thinking. When (not if) nominated, there is going to be a massive swell and campaign for her to win. Just you watch in the coming weeks.
The Actor section is particularly baffling without Fassbender and Shannon. The Actress section is pretty much sealed. And I’m curious to know if they got screeners out for EL&IC – since it was so late showing for the critics, I doubt they managed to get screeners out in time for noms. EL&IC needs to gain momentum!
Since SAG loves Julianna Margulies, I think Glenn Close splitting her own votes and loosing both of her nods is quite possible…
“Oh no! No Fassbender, Oldman, Gosling or Shannon in Best Acotr???!!!
Oh no! No Redgrave, Rickman, Spacey, Hawkes in supporting”
Aw HELL YEAH!! No Hugo, GWTDT, ELAIC, War Horse, but J.Edgar? Really? Sorry, Scott; HP2 for stuntwork? Transformers III should be the favorite.
Bridesmaids, mudder-effers!
Boo for the gimmick silent movie.
No Albert Brooks? get the fuck out of here…
I think if McCarthy get’s an oscar nom, she’ll win….
The SAG never nominates performances as controversial as the ones in SHAME.
Remember Emily Watson and Javier Bardem (before night falls)? Dominated the critics awards, ignored by SAG, and picked up by the AMPAS.
yeah i have to chime in and say this is one of the worst sag nominations in a long time. the lack of fassbender for shame, pitt for tree of life and brooks for drive is pretty nuts.
i was hoping woody would be able to sneak in to this after all of the free sag screenings here in new york, but it looks like no one decided to come.
With the exception of Tllda and the Bridesmaid nods ( I love the movie, sorry), this line up is wierd. I can’t comprehend how Fassy was passed over by Di Caprio or Armie Hammer was nominated in supporting. I just hope AMPAS corrects these idiocitites!
Very odd that Albert Brooks got snuffed
It’s bad enough that they didn’t nominate him, but I didn’t think they’d do that. Bastards!
j/k sometimes typos can be funny.
@Kel Are you serious? I can understand not wanting Nolte nominated for whatever reason, but you think that wasn’t realistic? Maybe I’m not reading sarcasm right.
SAG very clearly did not get the point of Midnight in Paris. They embraced the current-day stuff, but ignored the time traveling aspect of the movie. Yah, they nominated Kathy Bates, but she is a big-wig when it comes to SAG. Yah, they nominated Marion Cotillard but the men just want to f*** her. But the other three just were not good enough to get noticed, I guess, over a mere cameo by Brody (all three are Oscar winners, whereas the 3 snubbed are up-and-comers) Ah well, at least this help’s the films Oscar chances. It apparently is a much stronger contender than many people expected.
And they very clearly want to boost Christopher Plummer’s chances of winning the Oscar by getting rid of any formidable competition (Patton Oswalt, Max von Sydow, Albert Brooks…)
Worst nominations in a very long time. This year is so weak that it’s a clusterfuck at this point in the race. Hate all the J. Edgar noms- Armie Hammer can’t act, sorry. How can anyone take SAG serious when they nominate Bridesmaids? Where the hell is Drive? One of the best original ensembles of the year.
It seems the actors are still reluctant to embrace motion capture. Andy Serkis’s chance for a fifth spot takes a hit.
Well, i agree… this is the worst lineup i see in ages…
The good:
Tilda Swinton
Demien Bichir
Leonardo Di Caprio ( hate the movie, but he is great )
The bad
Armie Hammer… what the f***!!
No Fassbender
No Oldman
NO brooks
And i like George Clooney, but for me he plays in every movie like… George Clooney…
HATE THESE NOMINATIONS WITH A PASSION!!! hill and hammer over brooks is just laughable! sad for Redgrave and Shannon also Tree of LIfe. On the bright side very happy for Demian Bichir and Nick Nolte!!
Yeah it is clearly Marguiles VS Close in the TV Drama Actress category
Fassbender didn’t get in because of 2 letters, 2 numbers: NC-17. And why should Fast Fiv, er, Drive, be nominated for anything?
Outstanding Sasha for sticking with CLOSE and bringing up BICHIR time and again!
“Remember Emily Watson and Javier Bardem (before night falls)? Dominated the critics awards, ignored by SAG, and picked up by the AMPAS.”
Do actors have to be sag members in order to be nominated?
TV’s noms are really even worse than movies.
Carey Muligan is in trouble.
The Globes will nominate the Help duo, McCarthy and Sandra Bullock (they love their stars).
The biggest shock is Albert Brooks. He’s not only a critics darling… he looks like a very very popular actor in the industry.
I would not consider Oldman and Redgrave out yet. As the americans are nominating so many performances in all those awards: Critics, BFCA and now the SAG, The brits and europeans may come and favor them.
Why are people still shocked that Redgrave is missing out. She’s been missing out on, pretty much, everything so far. Maybe not that many people saw Coriolanus, like the many of you here, who just want Redgrave to be nominated just to be nominated. I, for one, saw the film and thought it was very flawed. No performance stood out, not even Redgrave’s. If she gets shut out of the GGs (not that they’re the best indicator anyways, but still) tomorrow, it’s bye bye Redgrave, okay?
Carla Bruni is included !!???
Redgrave was brilliant but her film was poorly recieved and very flawed. McCarthy starred in a critically raved film and got unanimous Best in Show mentions as well as critics awards/Bfca-SAG mentions so it should come to no surprise why redgrave is beginning to be an afterthought this awards season
This is really bad news for Brooks. There has never been a supporting actor who won the Oscar without being nominated for the SAG Award. I guess it’s Plummer for the win.
What worries me about this list that if the Actors didn’t go for Shame, Drive, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [2]
I’m very surprised. How can they ignore Fassbender and choose Leo DiCaprio? And this is just one of my complains.
Last Oscars, I was on the King’s Speech team, so the season sounded great to me. This year, seems like I’ll have to just try to follow the awards not caring too much with it.
@Kel Nick Nolte was so mediocre and off in Warrior. I don’t even think he was aware where the camera was most of the time. He looked dazed out and lost most of the time. All I saw was a grumpy old man shouting and pouting.
michael fassbender is snubbed, dimian was nothing to nominate
it sounds funny seeing albert brooks being kicked out but it’s fine he doesn’t do anything to be nominated, he being nominated and awarded was a bigger shock.
“And why should Fast Fiv, er, Drive, be nominated for anything?”
did you even see drive?
I just hope Bichir, Fassbender, Gosling all get in when AMPAS announces its nomination as well as Mulligan. I just don’t understand how the mediocre performances from Leo and Hammer from the awfully cold J Edgar ended up with acting noms?? anyone want to explain other than because they were in eastwood’s film
Sony better have more brain come The girl who played with fire time…
Rooney deserves so much
I got the EL&IC screeners a week before the nominations. I got Planet of the Apes the day of the nominations. No screeners of HUGO or Dragon Tattoo.
Very upset that Bullock didn’t get nominated for EL&IC. The heart of that movie. Max von Sydow is less effective.
I was at the screening of WE BOUGHT A ZOO last week, and was talking to a fellow nominator, and he said that after he watched SHAME, he cut the screener in half, which the screeners tell us we should do, but he did with relish. I voted for Fassbinder, but I knew it was going to a climb.
Bichir benefited from the fact that it was one of the first screeners we got. Way back in October.
Best Picture winners
1995: Braveheart (X)
1996: The English Patient (nominated for Best Cast)
1997: Titanic (nom)
1998: Shakespeare in Love (WON))
1999: American Beauty (WON)
2000: Gladiator (nom)
2001: A Beautiful Mind (nom)
2002: Chicago (WON)
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (WON)
2004: Million Dollar Baby (nom)
2005: Crash (WON)
2006: The Departed (nom)
2007: No Country for Old Men (WON)
2008: Slumdog Millionaire (WON)
2009: The Hurt Locker (nom)
2010: The King’s Speech (WON)
I finally saw J Edgar and am thrilled about DiCaprio and Hammer being included. That movie is seriously underrated and I think was hurt by a current of homophobia among critics.
Sad, however, about the exclusion of Fassbender and Mulligan for Shame.
And now I’m going to say the thing no one is saying: McCarthy’s performance in Bridesmaids was sitcom acting writ large. I enjoyed the performance, but can we CALM DOWN about its supposed skill level?
Happy with:
*Jessica Lange for AHS (the best acting on television right now)
*Glenn is back! And now were gonna see her name pop up left and right. Wait and see.
*Bridesmaids!
And like someone says: the Jonah Hill nomination is a waste…
HATE the Sag nominations this year!!!
And i don t understand why peolple are so shocked about Vanessa Redgrave snub…
I do think this cements Viola Davis’ frontrunner status for the help….which pleases me – it was a fantastic performance. I’m torn, however, because I was really hoping to see a third for Meryl…..
One more thing: are people excited about Brooks in Drive because he’s finally playing against nebbish type? I mean, that’s another decent performance but I’d calm down about it being AWARD worthy.
On twitter Sasha retweeted this:
@RussellHFilm: @AwardsDaily outside of IRON LADY, is there a single December release in those nominees?//yeah late entries…
This is what I’ve been complaining about all this time. Why didn’t anyone listen to me? *sobs*
@Vektor
So this means the BP race is down to “The Artist” vs. “The Descendants” vs. “The Help”, and the rest can just take a hike. Too bad, I thought “Hugo” and “War Horse” could give it a shot at the big award. Oh well.
And one final thing: Same thing with Jonah Hill – because the guy subdues his usual scrambling comic chops he’s Oscar worthy? You’ve got to be kidding me. He was fine in the movie but NOTHING special.
I think unless Davis pulls wins SAG or BAFTA, she could be in trouble considering the momentum is clearly with Michelle Williams at the moment which is paving the way for a Williams VS Streep showdown.
Armie Hammer seems like such a nice guy, and he seems like a good actor, but this nomination is undeserving. His role in J.Edgar was total crap (who could act through that ridiculous makeup?). He’s better than that material.
I always think of SAG voters as primarily lame mainstream American voters. So, films with wide distribution (Bridesmaids, J. Edgar, Moneyball) do well, while indies (Take Shelter, Shame) and “foreigners” (Redgrave, Oldman) and foreign material (Shakespeare, TTSS) are less valued. Basically, they are one step above the MTV movie awards.
This is the same group that awarded Jodie Foster in “Nell.” That should make them immediately suspect to everyone.
Maybe, some people will think i’m crazy, but i’m still believing in Mara…and i’m not a maraniac^^. We can have a surprise if the part of Salander continue with the raves and if movie tops at boxoffice.
We all know that Dragon tattoo suffered of late screeening. That’s risky but why not ?
You are forgetting that critics has embraced Bridesmaids and Moneyball (I agree J Edgar noms are total bullshit). Not to mention that the industry loves Melissa McCarthy (she been working for a long time and has a lot of friends and supporters). Oldman’s film was too small while Redgrave’s film tanked critically. While Redgrave has a shot at Oscar nom if the British votes are behind her, I think The British will be behind Fassbender which means RIP Oldman =(
I was at the screening of WE BOUGHT A ZOO last week, and was talking to a fellow nominator, and he said that after he watched SHAME, he cut the screener in half, which the screeners tell us we should do, but he did with relish.
Yeah. That explains something right there. Methinks things are getting worse.
With a few exceptions – very few – that landed with a thud. The list of omissions is just too long to note. Guess they don’t get out to the movies much.
@Koleś you’re wrong in 2000 Benicio del Toro won and wasn’t nominated for the SAG so there’s still a good chance for Albert Brooks
Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar is great.He deserves the Golden Globe and Oscar nominations are also…
Not happy with any of the “surprise” inclusions. In my opinion, Close had fallen off the radar for a reason, as much as I respect her body of work. No Brooks for Drive? And with Shannon, Fassbender, Harrelson and Gosling all left out, that Best Actor group looks borderline irrelevant.
Armie Hammer and Jonah Hill need to be nowhere near an Oscar nomination. They only got in because it’s a fairly weak field this year. I think Christopher Plummer is our first official LOCK of the Oscar field, and I’m thrilled by that.
Was Showtime’s Homeland not eligible in the TV categories? Also — the comedy categories are stale and lame.
Could J. Edgar become this year’s The Tourist??
Massimo
Benicio del Toro WAS nominated AND awarded by the Screen Actors Guild, only in Lead and not Supporting…and he also won as part of the Ensemble of ‘Traffic’…Brooks didn’t get a nomination in either categories and his film also didn’t get the Ensemble-nod, let alone win. So the Del Toro-Brooks comparison is simply not accurate…especially because Del Toro’s film was huge with the Guilds (SAG ensemble victory, WGA win, DGA-nod) and the Academy (directing, writing, acting, editing WINS) and though ‘Drive’ still has a shot at sneaking into a few key categories, it will definitely NOT win any.
As for Best Actress — Glenn Close is absolutely not making it in. That slot now goes to one of two actresses (Rooney Mara, Elizabeth Olsen)
I literally let out of small gasp when I saw Demian Bichir’s name is Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. So friggin’ well-deserved. I’m thrilled the actors are behind him by honouring him with a nomination. Also overjoyed with his Indie Spirit nom too. I knew that was gonna happen for sure.
By biggest surprises in terms of omissions from the nomination list:
Vanessa Redgrave – snubbed for “Coriolanus”
Albert Brooks – snubbed for “Drive”
Michael Fassbender – snubbed for “Shame”
However, I agree that Oscar nominations will look quite different from the SAG nominations. And that Redgrave, Brooks and Fassbender won’t be forgotten.
The one nomination I was REALLY praying and hoping for was for Olivia Colman for Best Performance by a Female Actor in Leading Role for “Tyrannosaur”. But it didn’t happen. What a shame : ( She deserves to be in the top 5 of any Best Actress nomination list this year. She quite astonishing in the the film.
Can’t wait to find out who snags a GG nom!
i think they couldnt make to see EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
i hope my sabu can make it
WHERE IS MY THE SECRET LIFE OF AMERICAN TEENAGER GIRL??????
IM GLAD TO SEE MY “PAISANO” DAMIAN BICHIR
@JR There are a LOT of people who wanted a nom for Oldman despite some major snubs, like me, ok?
So please, stop with being the smartest man here…
He still has a tiny bit of chance for a very unexpected, surprise nom at the Oscars. There I said it!
@Massimo:
Not quite. You’re wrong, actually. Look more carefully, and you’ll notice Del Toro was nominated as a LEAD that year, at SAG (and WON).
That’ll do it for Gary Oldman and Harry Potter. A great actor and a great movie franchise getting the short end of the stick again, but an overrated movie like The Help gets in. Ugh.
Soooo happy for DiCaprio. The actors obviously recognize good acting and don´t care about goddam box office or general reviews of the film. Sorry for Oldman, though. If only he had been nominated instead of Clooney or Pitt.
No Redgrave, no FASSBENDER, no Albert Brooks! But Armie Hammer?!?!?! WTF?! These nominations are simply stupid.
Two things I love: Bichir & McTeer!
These nominations SUCK! No Brooks equals NO GOOD.
@Antoinette….I’m sure when he was acting in front of the camera, it was realistic, especially for a recovering addict like Nolte. However, I was left completely confused by his character, so I probably blame that on the editing. It would have been nice to have seen a scene in which Nolte’s character is drinking behind everyone’s back. It just seemed that became this drunk blubbering mess way too quickly. There was no build-up. That scene of him drinking would have come a few scenes before the casino scene in which he is yelled at and retreats into a drunken stupor.
Either which way, I feel he has taken over von Sydow’s secondary old-timer slot, and could even win. IMHO, it would be comparable to Melissa Leo’s win last year. A career win for a veteran character actor. It doesn’t really matter if the character has a character arc, I guess.
Wow what an anti-climax. if this is the way awards season is going this year I may as well just give up now and wait for 2012.
Pretty lame list, though Demian Bichir is a nice surprise. The absence of Brooks for Drive as well as the great Gary Oldman is a shame.
Finally, SAG recognizes the cast of Breaking Bad. Took four seasons for a ensemble nomination, now let’s hope for a win
You people should understand, sag and globes are not going to nominate anyone other than major stars or te safest males that people will tune in to watch. And the foreign guys to be PC. So we get leo, pitt, clooney. The dark horse actors have no chance of nominations, it is simply a ratings issue
While I’m thoroughly shocked that Armie Hammer got into Supporting Actor over Albert Brooks, this (and a few other surprises) reminded me of something: This awards season has been remarkably interesting because all the awards groups’ choices aren’t conforming!
So I say good for the surprise nominees, who (for me) are Hammer, Melissa McCarthy and Demian Bichir (though I haven’t seen the latter two performances).
What I like:
Close, Davis, Streep, Swinton, Williams – That´s exactly how it should be.
Jonah Hill and Nick Nolte.
The supporting actresses.
Best Ensemble. All of them deserve to be there ( btw doesn´t Jon Hamm belong to the Bridesmaids ensemble?!)
Breaking Bad for best ensemble and Bryan Cranston. Best season of any show this year.
What I don´t like:
No Ryan Gosling, Gary Oldman, Michael Shannon.
No Albert Brooks (Armie Hammer WTF?!)
No love for Harry Potter.
No love for Amy Poehler and Jim Parsons (John Cryer WTF?!)
Armie Hammer? Come on. And the worst omission – Corey Stoll for MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. Carla Bruni but no Corey Stoll? There is no credibility.
Sorry Kel, you saw a different movie than most of us. Nolte’s performance in Warrior is the stuff of great tragedy, and he’s been recognized for good reason. You keep saying you could not understand the character and it didn’t make sense to you, but there is nothing cyptic or poorly written about his character. The big scene where he falls off the wagon drunk comes LATE in the picture and is absolutely perfectly played by both him and Hardy. It is VERY CLEAR why he has slipped after 1000 days sober, trying so hard to fix the bonds with his son but being cruelly rejected time and time again. If you watch the scene in the casino with Hardy directly before Nolte gets drunk, you know EXACTLY why it happens.
Please stop perpetuating this nonsense that the character doesn’t make sense — it’s you who isn’t making sense, frankly.
Now these nominations mean something. All the other critics groups or gropes don’t even come close to what these nominations reveal.
Nic V, you’re right. These nominations to mean something more, that critics always make the better choices.
Okay. Midnight in Paris was very well-acted, but compared to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? Really? Also, Gary Oldman’s chances are dead in the water, I see. He will never win an Oscar. He will never be nominated for an Oscar. Proof positive that, in the end, these awards — while fun to follow — are meaningless.
I about died when I saw Demian Bichir’s name. Barely heard of him and the movie and NEVER expected to be surprised by a name especially in the Best Actor category.
I don’t like the nominees myself. Good for Bridesmaids! It was one of the few movies, audience-pleasing comedy or critics-pleasing drama, that was actually a fulfilling movie experience. I wouldn’t be surprised if McCarthy still gets shut out (a la Mila Kunis – too TV). But I’m sure she’ll get the Globe nomination tomorrow, leaving her with at least 3 of the top 4 awards.
I still don’t understand why Redgrave is not showing up. Weinstein has completely focused his attention this season on My Week with Marilyn and The Artist. The Artist can win, but I don’t think Michelle or Kenneth will, no matter how hard he plugs them. Redgrave, meanwhile, could still be the Marcia Gay Harden in a very weak category. Unlikely, but I don’t like the SAG lineup here. Spencer was terrific but not given enough range; even more could be said for Chastain, who’s just getting nominated for popping up in every other movie this year, when her agent is the one who really deserves the award (sorry). Janet McTeer could happen, but I thought people hated Albert Nobbs, so I don’t know what to make of it. Bejo is probably getting nominated for every remaining award on the strength of her movie. Carey Mulligan would still be an interesting choice, but does she have a showy enough role or does she really just look good on paper? And if Woodley is really good, I think the strength of her movie will get her a nomination over someone else, but who knows. Hard to make comparisons, but no young actor seems to get an Oscar nomination in supporting for a widely seen movie without having been recognized by the SAG first (Steinfeld, Breslin, and the eventually not-nominated Dakota Fanning for I Am Sam come to mind).
If I were voting on the nominees, I’d probably give it to McCarthy. Some of you are saying there was no skill involved in her performance, but I’m not seeing an Aileen Wuornos or Katharine Hepburn or Bob Dylan in the lineup. She’s a scene-stealer, which always counts for something; she’s not really playing herself; and she’s funny, and good comedy is hard to accomplish. I’m sure she won’t win, though, so this is why I encourage the Academy to nominate Redgrave because this weak category NEEDS it! This is the Oscars, not the Emmys for Best Supporting Actress in a TV-Movie or Miniseries.
- I believe that Vanessa Redgrave will benefit from the Weinstein’s aggressive promotion of the film as well as her recent Academy tribute (given her ardent supporters and followers including Best Actress contender Meryl Streep). “Albert Nobbs” co-star Janet McTeer (who was nominated for Best Actress in 2000 for “Tumbleweeds”) will also receive goodwill nods for her pivotal role and impressive credentials as a stage actress. (She even showed up with Glenn Close last month at the Honorary Oscars show, a sort of subtle campaigning for the critically disliked film).
- I also think that Armie Hammer will be replaced by 1988 Best Sup. Actor nominee Albert Brooks for “Drive”.
- As for Fassbender’s Oscar chances, there is room for hope despite the support for Damian Bechir in the indie drama “A Better Life”. If “Shame” continues to receive massive critical backlash in the US (and as super-conservative Academy voters join the bandwagon), it’s “good bye Fassy” already. (There’ll be other chances in the future.)
- Glenn Close with 2 nominations! I loved it!
- Plummer is the best actor of the year! Brooks isn´t a great actor like Plummer.
- Oldman and Redgrave didn’t received nominations in the Critics Choice and in Sags, but I think that they will be nominated at the Bafta and at the Academy Awards. They are fantastic british actors.
I’m a brazilian fan of Close, Plummer, Redgrave and Oldman.
To leave Corey Stoll out of the ensemble for MIP borders on the downright ignorant. That is a decision that seriously questions the legitimacy of the SAG. I’m shocked, really. No other way to put it.
And, yes, this once again proves that critics’ are better judges of movies than people inside the business…
To be a part of the SAG ensemble nomination, an actor must have their own title/credit card and the beginning of the film — meaning *only* their name appears on screen (I’m not sure how it works when there are no opening titles).
Shared credits — like with Rooney Mara last year — get excluded from the nomination.
Bridgie: what aggressive campaign effort for Redgrave are you referring to?? I don’t see any, really.
Renan, I heavily disagree. Plummer gave such a bland performance. Albert Brooks will always be the true winner. He gave a much better performance that will be remembered for ages.
Ok, z, that’s interesting, but there are lots of movies where actor credits don’t show up in the beginning of the movie, so that’s a very inconsequential rule.
No Shame? Shame!
Renan Maia
I am a brasilian too!! lol
I agree with you, i love Christopher Plummer… But i think Albert Brooks deserve the nomination…
I was horribly unimpressed with these nominations. Did the actors actually WATCH all their screeners?
Supporting Actor: I think this is the category where we will see some MAJOR surprised come Oscar time, because I simply cannot fathom that Jonah Hill and Armie Hammer are locks for Oscar nominations. But this is looking like Christopher Plummer’s to lose and I’m fine with that since I loved his performances and loved the film.
Supporting Actress: I think Bejo, Spencer, and probably Chastain are locks. Still think Woodley could make it and hopefully Redgrave and Mulligan. I think the category will be really weak without the inclusion of the latter two.
Actor: Clooney, Pitt, and Dujardin are locks. Still think DiCaprio is vulnerable and am hoping the Academy will come to its senses and nominate Fassbender. Could see Oldman making it IF the Brits come to his rescue.
Actress: Streep-Williams-Davis-Swinton are in. I’m still not sold on Close and think either Theron or Mara (or maybe Olsen, though doubtful) could take her place.
Anyways, really disappointed with what went down and hopefully the Globes will be better tomorrow.
I changed my strategy… Now I am hoping that The Artist will win…. It would be so much better than The Help winning….
I think Drive and Shame were just to gritty for the SAG-voters and therefor probably to gritty for Oscar-voters… I am thinking that this might effect the chances of Fassbinder and Brooks getting nominated…. But that’s just a theory….
Jessica Lange will win Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her work in “Amercian Horror Story” is fantastic. Some of her best work ever.
So happy Midnight in Paris snuck in there! Really was one of the best Woody Allen experiences I’ve had in years. Definitely well deserved. I’m hoping to see it crawl into the Best Picture/Original Screenplay races.
Happy for Chastain, but just don’t think her performance in The Help is as strong as say, her turns in Take Shelter or Tree of Life. But oh well, good for her! Glad she’s recieved so much love this year.
Surprised Shaileen Woodley didn’t make it in for Best Suppporting Actress….I mean, Melissa McCcarthy…as hillarious as she was, I’m kind of left thinking “Really?”. Maybe I should be happy she’s breaking the mould. Or something like that. Does Oscar discriminate against diarrhea?
Most of all I’m happy to see Tilda Swinton, and Jessica Lange for her amazing perfomance in FX’s AMERICAN HORROR STORY.
See it!!! Watch it!! Be it!!!
Brad pitt will win his first sag and oscar before leonaardo di caprio. Viola davis has a chance to pick up a award since the help leads the nominations. No albert brooks so plummer auutomatically wins. Supporting actress they threw In jessica chastain melissa mccarthy and shailene woodley. Harry potter fi ale should win the stunt ensemble but it,s out of the top eight categories.
Suck it now, Glenn Close haters! That’s all I have to say. Wait! Does anyone know if Homeland was eligible? Because if it was, the absence of Danes is simply a crime. Now I’m done. Thank you!
@filmlover : And I think it´s her worst. She only got nominated because she´s Jessica Lange.
This is a disgrace. The fact that Shame has been ignored is inexcusable. I rarely like the SAG’s choices but this is ridiculous. I’m even more annoyed than I was when they snubbed Atonement.
pretty bummed there was no love for Albert Brooks. but really don’t understand the absence of Michael Shannon and Michael Fassbender. i hope this isn’t a sign of things to come.
Bottom line is this , if you look at body of work over the last 20 + years in any form of acting stage, tv , film glen close has gone above and beyond. The acting body see (and should feel slightly guilty for not aknowledging ) this. We’ve had some great runs of beauty queens winning Oscar and I think streep is going down the Julie Julia road. There is respect for Close and moreso actors know actors and their backgrounds . And she will win based on the history and dedication behind Albert nobbs. It was a dream of hers to create this film for so many years. Not just some quick easy ‘get your hands dirty’ project to win votes. Glen close will win the Oscar for far too many reasons.
Because of these horrendous snubs that the SAGs made, that actually gives the Golden Globes a chance to redeem themselves from last year. Because it seems the SAGs are now all about the stars. I mean, Armie Hammer and Leo? J. Edgar was good, but it’s shit compared to Drive and Shame.
These SAG nominations are a joke…what exactly did Gary Oldman do to get shafted time and time again? No Fassbender? No Albert Brooks? No Shailene Woodley? Instead you get all this love for The Help, Bridesmaids, and J. Edgar? Are you kidding me????
Hey, by the way, how nice is it that the Bridesmaids ensemble nomination means recognition for the late Jill Clayburgh, who never received attention from SAG in her lifetime?
How wonderful for Demian Bichir, who gives what I feel is side-by-side with Fassbender as the two great male performances this year. He gained 30 pounds for the role and delivered a portrait so moving, giving face to an issue but never losing sight of the man, the father, the provider deeply concerned about the future of his son. This is a salt-of-the-earth character that is highly relatable and his final scene in the detention center is heartrending.
@Koleś, @phantom, @ePastorJames
ok ok i was wrong i didn’t check the lead category for 2000 my mistake, with that being said now it looks bleak for my albert brooks but im still gonna cling to some hope, a precedent can always be sent it takes just one event/act
You can’t be serious…I like comedies, but really…Bridesmaids over Potter? What a joke, lol
And from I’ve heard the film has some really disgusting scenes…like over the top gross in the vein of the direct to DVD American Pie releases.
Scott-
Bridesmaids has an immensely likable female lead in Kristin Wiig and McCarthy is terrific. It’s not, as you’re suggesting, a “gross-out” movie though it has a few broad set-pieces that seem to get the most discussion. But it’s really the story of two women, best friends, growing up and coming to terms with life changes, disappointments in both friendship, careers, love, etc.
There is a lot in this movie — you are selling it short, and when you say “from what I’ve heard” it doesn’t sound like you have seen it.
Why do they nominate part of an ensemble and not the entire ensemble? That just seems dirty. Like a bunch of kids on the playground saying, “we like EVERYONE in your group… except that kid.”
Corey Stoll!
Fassbender missing is absolutely ludicrous.
The SAG’s are normally better than this? This just seems like a bunch of jealousy.
Also in terms of Television… Peter Dinklage? Where are you in your Actor category!
I am, however, ecstatic for a Midnight in Paris showing!
Film Fatale, no I haven’t because there are hardly any good comedies these days…even the ones that got recognition the last few years (ie The Hangover) were extremely mediocre and over-rated compared to the Old Hollywood comedies. There will never be another Cary Grant or Katharine Hepburn, sorry.
Most of the nominations here are thrilling. J Edgar for DiCaprio and Hammer are a bonus. But I need to know what does this mean for: Hugo, War Horse and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close? All shut out entirely which is very surprising. I need an article that goes into this in detail. I want thoughts… And Potter, does it still have a chance? (It was never big, but does this certify it being shut out of major categories?)
NomI. Nhope game of thrones wins for drama series and steve carell wins for the office. Big bang theory should win for comedy series. Ty burrell could win the as well I,m loving his nomination. I anolso like the nomination for the good wife.
Corey Stoll, ALison Pill, Tom Hiddleston, etc. ARE included in the Ensemble. It’s just the way they type these things out.You’re sure to see them at the SAG awards themselves at the MIP table, and also you can be sure that WOODY won’t be there to accept, if they win. He never does come to any of these events, historically.
My biggest shock is NO WAR HORSE. This is from the Actors themselves. I think that officially scotches the “War Horse” chance of winning. Sure the horse is the star, but…this is definitively what the ACTORS think of it. No great performances. And that lead kid is cute, but the horse is cuter.
And I could be wrong about this, but the Screen Actor’s Guild is BASCIALLY an American actors union and therefore the large British voting block in the Academy is not reproduced here. So we can pretty well be assured that Redgrave and perhaps Oldman, too, will turn up on the AMPAS lists, as they surely will on the Golden Golbs.
But NO love for TGWTDT and ELAIC is V. bad. Late screeners, late screenings and EVERYBODY got the Demian Bechir screener EARLY BTW.
Scott Rudin seems to have messed up again this year with his awards/release strategy.
Somewhere Harvey Weinstein is laughing.
OMG!
Glenn is back!
I knew the SAG won’t let her down!
Also nominated for Damages? Awesome!
Love this. Nothing is predictable. How exciting!
Where is Shailene? And Albert? That’s unbelievable!
And Shame? WHERE IS SHAME?
I hate the best supporting actor category. ARMIE HAMMER? JONAH HILL? They are a shame.
I’m happy for The Help instead!
I’m mixed about the SAG nominations.
On one hand, I am so glad that they did not ignore DiCaprio (say what you will – his performance is absolutely one of the year’s finest) or Nick Nolte for Warrior.
However, the lack of love for Hugo, Gary Oldman and Michael Shannon is frustrating. It’s incredibly disappointing.
Huh, did they see Drive?
This year’s SAG Nominations look great and surprising in some aspects. Although I haven’t seen all of the worthy films just yet, I was surprised not see Michael Fassbender or Charlize Theron or Kristen Dunst listed. Either not enough SAG members have seen their films, or the acting competition is extremely tough this time around. Still, today’s announcement does give a glimpse in how the Oscar nominations may turn out next month.
Wow! Leo and Close are back,at least,for the moment! Sad for Serkis and glad for Game of Thrones…Armie Hammer,interesting…Damian Bichir,very unexpected for my part…and apparently,no one that holds an opinion that matters in the USA thinks that Harry Potter should be taken seriously .
Big “YESSSSS!!” for Close. Now c’mon Academy give her that Oscar love, & it’s all good.
No worries about Shailene. I think”The Descendants” *people* will work overtime trying to grab an Oscar nod for her. This is the first time in a LONG time, I think, that Awards season has been such a toss up. Thank-to-the-G-O-D it ain’t boring.
The only really great comedies since the 2000 are as follows…
2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love
2010
Easy A
2009
500 Days of Summer
It’s Complicated
2008
—
2007
Knocked Up
Hot Fuzz
Death at a Funeral
Superbad (though not as great as everyone made it out to be)
2006
—
2005
Wedding Crashers
2004
Anchorman
Mean Girls
2003
Old School
School of Rock
2002
Supertroopers
40 Days and 40 Nights
2001
Amelie
Ocean’s 11
2000
Meet the Parents
To be honest. I couldn’t bear more than 15 minutes of Bridesmaid. I thought it was horrific, extremely bad.
Harry Potter is officially out of Best Picture, now. No SAG ensemble, no love from the acting branch, so they can kiss their asses goodbye in this race. If I was WB I would bet everything now on Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, it could end making a Million Dollar Baby (Picture, Director, Supp. Actor (von Sydow)/Supp. Actress (Bullock) and Adapted Screenplay. I’d go the von Sydow route.
@ AN
They did back in July (ie “Oscar attention needs to be paid!”) but for whatever reason it’s lost favor. I still think if WB was serious about getting the finale recognized they should have released it in November, then it’d be getting just as much attention as Hugo and the others.
Scott,
Your list of the great comedies of the last decade is ludicrous if you do not include Sideways or The Hangover. How about Adaptation? That too is considered a comedy.
Lenny, as I said The Hangover is vastly over-rated.
Scott, REALLY?
Supertroopers, 500 Days of Summer, Superbad, Wedding Crashers, Old School, School of Rock, and so on?
Please tell me you haven’t seen Borat, In the Loop and Four Lions.
PLEASE.
Or Blades or Glory, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Shaun of the Dead…
But yes, Sideways…forgot that one, I must not have ranked it yet on flickchart.
Jesus, I’ve seen all those you named…they are also over-rated.
Well Shaun of the Dead is alright, but Hot Fuzz is superior.
I suppose comedy is probably the genre where personal taste comes into play more then any other though…
My Top 20 of All Time
Adam’s Rib
Airplane!
American Pie
Arsenic and Old Lace
Bringing Up Baby
Bull Durham
Caddyshack
Hot Fuzz
It Happened One Night
Major League
Meet the Parents
My Cousin Vinny
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Old School
Pillow Talk
Some Like It Hot
The Lady Eve
The Princess Bride
Wedding Crashers
You Can’t Take It With You
@Massimo
I really hope you’re right about Brooks, but right now I see him getting snubbed at tomorrow’s GG noms and pulling a William Hurt for a “A History of Violence” kinda nod at best. “Drive” might have gotten some attention of the critics but I don’t see it getting anywhere beyond one acting recodnition (also maybe cinematography) when it comes to the “big” awards. Most of the SAG voters are going to vote the same at the AMPAS and if Brooks was going to get some serious support it would have started over here. We might just get over it, Plummer is going to get the Oscar and that’s a terrific thing, but I still hoped it would be a fight to the end and I certainly didn’t see it ending so quickly. Congratulations to Mr Plummer.
When it comes to “Bridesmaids” I wouldn’t worry so much about the recodnition the movie got with the SAG. I mean this is the crowd that nominated “Hustle & Flow” and “Hairspray” for best ensemble. The only reason this movie is getting some traction (and was even made for that matter) is that “The Hangover” scored big time a couple of years ago and they just made a female version. McCarthy hopefully won’t be showing up at the Oscars as a nominee. She’s far worse than … let’s say Marisa Tomei in “My Cousin Vinny” to pull off a surprise win. Right now she’s getting the positive buzz recoil form her Emmy wim, but I’m pretty sure it will end here or tomorrow at the Globes (they like to nominate comedic performances – Travolta “Hairspray”, Ferrell “Producers” or Cruise “Tropic Thunder”). Mulligan, Redgrave and Woodley still have good chances of getting nominated for the big award and I wish them all all the best.
Scott, i don’t think Bridesmaids deserves this love either but if you haven’t seen it please shut up.
And for someone who always bitches about genre bias…….
Craig, if it’s just a female version of Hangover like most say then there’s really no point in me watching it as I didn’t think Hangover was good enough to merit repeat watchings.
As for the genre bias thing…well first of all I don’t consider comedies a “genre film”. If you’re gonna go route then you can call just about anything and everything a genre film, lol since drama, romance, war, etc are all genres. Anyways, in most cases rightfully that they have “genre bias” (if that’s what you want to call it) when it comes to comedy cause with a few exceptions they don’t make comedies worthy of recognition like they used to.
Potter on the hand is a genre film (in the usual defining of a genre film…though I would argue HP transcends any genre labeling combining elements of almost any genre you can think of) more then worthy /rant
yeah, the oddness of some of these seems like a screener issue
hopefully, things will get better in a couple of weeks.
Sad about Albert Brooks, doesn’t look good for Drive for a Best Pic nomination.
Not worried at all about the lack of Tree of Life nominations, the two lead actors were both nominated for other movies, and the lack of an ensemble nomination isn’t a concern because it really isn’t a “performance” movie like the others that did get nominated.
The movie noms are bad enuf, but the tv noms are even worse!
What does Katey Segal have to do to get a nom for her phenomenal work this season?
If Michael C Hall can get one for the awful season 6 of Dexter then Jennifer Carpenter should get one too! And what’ s all the supporting players competing in best actor/actress category? And JON CRYER?????? Really??????
Shame on SAG for snubbing Fassbender and Mulligan!
I could quite easily replace all those modern comedies on my Top 20 list btw with films like Ball of Fire, Monkey Business, The Philadelphia Story, The Thin Man, To Be Or Not To Be, The Awful Truth, etc…but I thought I should have at least a little variety, lol
Well if you don’t want to watch the movie that is fair enough but you have no right to bitch about any awards it wins if you aren’t gonna invest the time.
And yes Comedy is a genre…..
This kid knows nothing of film
And missing out Hugo for ensemble!
Well if you don’t want to watch the movie that is fair enough but you have no right to bitch about any awards it wins if you aren’t gonna invest the time.
And yes Comedy is a genre…..
This kid knows nothing about
Sorry for double post.
Romance War Drama Comedy etc are genre’s. They are just never talked about as such when it comes to oscars because they are common
Craig, I never said comedy isn’t a genre of film…but you can’t go accusing me of “genre bias”. There’s a difference between film genres and what people consider “a genre film”. DUH!
And the lack of love for Drive and Harry Potter too!
For God sake’s all I’m saying is it’s a joke that Bridesmaids was nominated for ensemble over Potter!
Comedy is a genre you don’t like so therefore you have a genre bias
And all I’m saying is if you haven’t seen Bridesmaids so shut the fuck up. You have no way of telling what is worthy or not if you haven’t seen it.
BAHAHA, comedy is a genre I don’t like? Bullshit, it’s one of my favorite genres…just don’t think they make very many great ones anymore.
The reviews have told me all I need to know about it Craig, it’s just a female redux of The Hangover, therefore not worthy. End of story.
You made up your mind about this film because of it’s genre…….
Genre bias.
Once again. Your opinion doesn’t matter til you have seen the film.
You are making yourself look as stupid as when you grasped the BFCA like a bible only to have them turn around and prove exactly why you dont know shit.
Oh I know shit…it’s not my fault these groups make no fucking sense, lol
One last question Scott, if the critics just think it is The Hangover Redux why do they keep giving it all these Ensemble awards.
Maybe you are just hearing what you want to hear.
But perhaps you guys have more practice at abandoning logic…I’ll give you that. Afterall this is only my 2nd year really following the awards race.
So it seems the make up this year for the lack of surprise last year .TKS dominated all the awards last year and it was very predictable .This year it´s mixed and the managed to nominate every possible Oscar contender either on critics awards or the other ones .
With Clooney ,Pitt and Dicaprio they have what they search for .The hotties who walk the red carpet and bring the audience in front of the TV.Iam not important ,I know but i will not watch the SAG´s they left out some deserving actors and therefore Iam not intersted .It´s clear that the a -list noms are more important than great acting .
The absence of Gary Oldman and Michael Fassbender are just ridicolous but Iam happy for Glenn Close though .
Though I’m going to have such a laugh if this new nomination process throws a curveball at even the veteran “Oscar watchers” and we end up with a myriad of unpredicted nominees, lol
I still don’t understand how Inception, Shutter Island, The Town, and a number of other films weren’t nominated for Best Ensemble last year over what was. Talk about illogical…
Well, to be honest, the lack of Brit films and how films like Bridesmaids and The Help jump over them, has a really simple answer which we may have understimated: this is the AMERICAN SAG.
The Artist gets in ’cause it features some prominent american actors as John Goodman and James Cromwell, both SAG members. But overall, the noms all together look like a joke, as Nat Rodgers has pointed out in his blog, with the horrendous absences of some members of the nominated ensembles.
Good for Demian Bichir, though.
Any critic who called Bridesmaids a female version of The Hangover is lazy. Sure both revolve around weddings and R-rated humor, but one actually has intelligence and the other doesn’t. Guess which one has intelligence.
So regarding the snub of Fassy, this means that human sexuality is too much to handle for SAG? I will never understand the immature American view on sex, naked people versus violence in cinema.
Looks like GWTDT is gonna be “punished” as well when it comes to sexuality and women but there is violence in the movie
It’s just my Scandinavian point of view. “Thats all”
I love it.
Scott: “None of this makes sense! Why aren’t they awarding what they’re supposed to? By God, with my two years of having watched the Oscar race, I’ve never seen such a thing.”
Priceless.
Completely offtopic. What is offensive about the letters “ess”. I never understood why the word Actress is offensive. It’s the female terminology for one who acts. Actor – male. Actress-female. If Actor means male, then why bother saying Male Actor. Just say an Actor and a Female Actor. Absurd, isn’t it?
lion – Lioness.. Or should it be a lion in a female role?
No Charlize Theron in the best actress and no Oswalt???????????????? is that a joke? are you kidding me? they bringed such a terrific performances she received such a raving reviews for her performance as well as Oswalt ,who the hell the SAG think they are?? they always try to play the edgy snubs…thank god for the critics choice and the oscars! im sure they will be nominated at the Golden Globes.
All I can say for this list is that swapping Brooks out for Nolte is absolutely terrific.
@rufussondheim
“Any critic who called Bridesmaids a female version of The Hangover is lazy. Sure both revolve around weddings and R-rated humor, but one actually has intelligence and the other doesn’t. Guess which one has intelligence.”
Which one would that be? Just because one movie is less stupid and vulgar than the other doesn’t make it intelligent. Of course the two movies differ, mostly because of the fact that they are ment for different audiences. Despite there are a lot of men who enjoyed “Bridesmaids” and women who liked “The Hangover”, the first one is still a chick flick and the second a guy flick – simple as that. “The Hangover” is a fast paced and primitive “detective story”, “Bridesmaids” focuses more on emotions (as women do) and the narative is way different. But you can’t expect me to believe that taking a dump in the middle of the street and corny drunk/drugged acting on the airplane is intelligent. Same goes for Melissa McCarthy and her character. I guess the last viral-like shot of the movie sums up how much intelligence is there. I can only imagine the shitstorm of comments if Galifianakis would have been nominated for the SAG Award, the man would have been crucified for stealing the spot that belonged to Tucci, Harrelson, Plummer or whoever. And even though he is basically playing the male version of the McCarthy character, his acting skills are way better.
Call me lazy if you want, I don’t care, but please don’t feed me this crap about “Bridesmaids” being an intelligent movie. Let’s not mistake intelligent for enjoyable.
No Gary Oldman, but remember Tommy Lee Jones came out of nowhere for a nom for In The valley of Elah.
I’m genuinely angry Michael fassbender didnt get nominated. I’m sure he’ll get an Oscar nom, but i wonder if the Sag-snub completely kills his chances at a win.
Nice to see Tilda, though.
@Rick
That year Tommy Lee Jones had “No Country for Old Men” on his side and was simply nominated for the wrong movie (same thing with DiCaprio and “Blood Diamond”). That logic actually gives Fassbender a bigger chance of scoring a nod, because he had a great year and I believ we’ll see him in the top 5. As for Oldman? Well, it has already been said that only the BAFTA can save him now. I personally wouldn’t mind Pitt or DiCaprio being snubbed if Gary could finally get nominated.
So sad for Hugo. Bechir and the Albert Nobbs noms are fantastic. Looking at the supporting actress noms with Vanessa Redgrave’s omission and Chastain making it for the wrong film, it seems like Octavia Spencer’s got this one and the Oscar in the bag. As for the other film categories, it’s a tough call, for now.
WEll, I´m very happy for:
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / J. Edgar Hoover – “J. EDGAR”
GLENN CLOSE / Albert Nobbs – “ALBERT NOBBS”
KENNETH BRANAGH / Sir Laurence Olivier – “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN”
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP”
And very happy for Swinton, Clooney, Plummer, Hammer, McTeer, and “Midnight in Paris” going for cast.
But, where´s Ryan Gosling, Vanessa Redgrave and Ralph Fiennes?
I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed so much with the SAG noms. I guess that makes it interesting, if not also incredibly disappointing.
Elizabeth Olsen should have gotten it, as should have Shaileen Woodley. I see someone also mentioned this, but how do they decide who is included in the ensemble (I think I have asked this question every year)? 2 key actors are missing from The Descendants–Amara Miller and Nick Krause. They may be young, but they were key to the film.
And above all, PARKS AND REC for god’s sake!!!!! Stop nominating Betty White for every single thing she does and show Amy Poehler and cast some love for the best show on TV. And stop trying to pretend Glee is good–it just…really sucks.
Pleased with most nominations
Happy for Leo, Armie, Christopher, Meryl, Glenn, Michelle, Viola, Octavia, Jessica and Brad.
Best Actor nominee George Clooney is well-overrated and his young co-star receiving acclaim did not do anything award-worthy in their film; I’m pleased that she was overlooked and the snobby Charlize Theron for Best Actress as well. Vanessa and Albert will make the Oscars final line-up, although Vanessa will not win, since they just had an honorary Oscar thing for her recently with Oprah and James Earl Jones.
Hope that Brad or Leo win Best Actor and Glenn or Viola win Best Actress. Michelle won’t win for Marilyn, since they didn’t recognize her for “Blue Valentine” last year, where she was great and Meryl just won the SAG for Doubt; they will want to spread the wealth. If Glenn wins for Damages, Viola will win Best Actress for “The Help”. If Glenn wins the SAG for “Albert Nobbs”…..the Oscar could be hers or may simply be a way to honor her (as they did recently for Meryl, Ruby Dee and Betty White) and thus, the Best Actress Oscar may go to Viola or Michelle. Tilda and Meryl already have Oscars….if this same line-up remains the same for Best Actress, which is usually 4/5 or 5/5 in most recent years.
I love Meryl, but if she lost to Sandra Bullock in her Made-for-TV-Movie/ 1970s role in the “Blind Side” and the Academy moved Kate Winslet to the Best Actress category for “The Reader,” if though she won a SAG and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for the role; this movie blocked Meryl winning a third Oscar for “Doubt”….not to mention their omission of her for Best Actress for “The Hours,” which I still believe was one of her best performances ever and would have won an Oscar for most actresses. With all due respect, but “Iron Lady” is another effort to recapture her glory days of accents and challenging roles; however, she chose the wrong director for her tour-de-force performance in an even more competitive year; Oscar goes to Glenn Close for a career of Oscar caliber performances and previous injustices (Fatal Attraction, The World According to Garp, Dangerous Liaisons, etc.) or the likely choice Michelle Williams: Weinstein Company behind her and in a likely Best Picture film….plus she’s been recently nominated on multiple occasions and she plays a babe. The male dominated/over-sexed driven voters will give her the Oscar over the more Oscar-worthy performance, Viola Davis !!! What a shame!!!!
My Predictions for the Oscars:
Best Actor: Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress: Viola Davis, The Help and Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs (possible tie–if they begin to sweep major critic awards); it’s time for another tie and this is the best category for it!!!
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain, The Help
My friends made a collective effort to boycott the awards race when the ludicrous Critics Choice nominations came out which was a reflection of the screwed up timing which created a mess with the nominees by being influenced with the picks from the early critic’s circle awards.
I have so many rants but I will just limit it to a few that apply to the Guilds and the outrageous mudslinging that came from a warped bandwagon effect.
However, some of the Guild choices have me breaking my stance for a moment because I need to speak out because I am outraged at alot of the commentary and backlash against deserving nominees.
Wow, just wow. I can’t believe the Critics Choice Nominations created such an intense bandwagon for certain nominees when just a month ago, people were saying that Brooks was overrated, was in the race due to the novely of his role, and he seemed like a out of left field pick for a weak supporting actor race. People are turning into such sheep where it is hip to support the actors who got early traction when some of the egregious snubs are making the cut with the Guilds.
I am shocked that Fassbender and Mulligan got snubbed. I doubt they will be snubbed by the Oscars because it seems likely that the Golden Globes’s and BAFTA’s will nominate them. I wouldn’t be surprised if Fassbender outed Leo.
I don’t get the controversy and hoopla over Brooks. He didn’t get this much support until he started picking up traction recently with the critics circle’s pick. I won’t get started on what I feel with Drive because people will attack me rabidly but what was so spectacular over Albert Brook’s performance that makes him suddenly uber-popular and more worthy than logical choices like Armie Hammer and Jonah Hill?!
Why take out the hate suddenly on Jonah Hill and Armie Hammer whose performances had been well-received and acclaimed when their movies were released?! I am also shocked at the sudden Leo backlash. I though J.Edgar had its share of supporters on this site. Now it is fashionable to act disgraced over J.Edgar being nominated when a lot of people didn’t agree with the weak reviews before.
Congratulations Leo. He gave a stellar, intense, and electrifying performance as J.Edgar. Armie Hammer also performed strongly as his level-headed and sensitive counterpart. I thought Armie Hammer gave a stunning performance that was much better than Albert Brook’s in Drive.
Now they are being blown off as hammy?! What the hell? I bet Brooks will make the cut due to the backlash and he will probably get Hammer excluded. People are acting like it is so horrible that Hammer got nominated when he gave a fine performance and Leo was at the top of his game. Hammer and Leo stand a good chance of being snubbed by the Academy due to the backlash and aggressive campaigning for Fassbender & Brooks, so I am happy that the actors who have sense, had the decency to give them some SAG recognition. Leo was exceptional but I can see him getting burned over Gosling or Fassbender over their “subtle” performances that required far less emoting and range.
Now people are just corralling around the so-called “edgy” picks that the haphazard early critic’s picks made suddenly popular.
I also cannot comprehend the sudden backlash against a worthy movie like Moneyball and its cast. Jonah Hill gave a striking, nuanced, and understated performance in Moneyball that was compelling and was a great counterpart to Pitt’s great performance. I thought Jonah Hill proved his dramatic chops and he got alot of early buzz so why are people disgusted with him being nominated?! I think I am just puzzled with the reactions of the blogosphere who turned into sheep after the early critic’s circle picks and BFCA nominations which I thought had a much weaker lineup. I am glad some other worthy candidates who got snubbed are making the cut.
Evil me: Marie hates Drive! Attack her people! How dare she hate my favorite film of the year, possibly of all time. Albert Brooks was intense enough to make The Joker and Hans Landa seem less scary. The SAGs are just a bunch of FAGs.
Not evil me: Sorry. Just had to get that out. But yeah, Drive is awesome and you’re not so far.
I had to re-type this sentence: I can’t believe the Critics Choice Nominations created such an intense bandwagon for certain nominees when just a month ago, people were saying that Brooks was overrated, was in the race due to the novelty of his role, and he seemed like a out of left field pick for a weak supporting actor race. People are turning into such sheep where it is hip to support the actors who got early traction when some of the egregious snubs are making the cut with the Guilds.
I felt J.Edgar, The Dangerous Method, Albert Nobbs, Moneyball, and Tree of Life had much stronger and more complex acting than Drive, The Descendants, and The Artist. Shame is also starting to become seriously overrated for me by people acting like Fassy gave the performance of a lifetime and going as far as to say that it is the best peformance in 2011. Whatever, how can that possibly ring true? I am tired of people claiming that Pitt or Moneyball needs to suffer at the expense of Fassy or Oldman. I know Moneyball and Tree of Life had plenty of support on this site. Where did all of those people go? Now everybody is gathering behind The Artist, The Descendants, and Drive, and certain other acting nominees that I didn’t think were particularly amazing.
Corey Stoll also seemed like an early out of left field pick for the potentially weak supporting actor race and now people are outraged that he got snubbed? What was so great about his performance that made him get more attention than the lead? Before the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, he wasn’t being mentioned at all and for good reason. Though he should have been included in the ensemble list for Midnight in Paris.
Armie Hammer and Jonah Hill have made the supporting actor race much stronger. Both of them were great in their roles and now suddenly it is popular to hate them and act like they are undeserving. The backlash just blows with the wind.
I can’t believe people are suddenly behaving as if Leo or Glenn Close is undeserving. Before, everybody was shocked that Glenn Close got snubbed and now that she is back in the race, she is the object of extreme backlash. She deserved to make the cut and also gave a subtle performance that I felt was radiant. People mock her as a body of work nod but then they demand that Gary Oldman be nominated which is hypocritical.
Have most of these people seen Tinker Tailor Solider Spy? Gary Oldman’s performance was standard and workman-like. It was solid but not impressive. I thought Leo, Fassy, and Pitt gave much more passionate performances. Don’t get me started on Gosling in Drive, or Clooney, and Dujardin but two of the latter are locks in the race. Gary Oldman is an amazing thespian who should have been nominated for many past roles. People are mentioning him because he is overdue and it is similar with Glenn Close. However, I thought Close stood out more as a viable contender when compared with her competition. I would be pleased if Oldman got the nom but not offended if he got snubbed because some of the other nominees produced more significant work this year. He will probably get the BAFTA nomination, a Globe nom is not a stretch, and he might knock out somebody for the Oscar, but I don’t find it fundamental to the awards race at all.
Also, I am surprised at the sudden overdrive of support for Vanessa Redgrave. They mock Close’s nomination but they think it is criminal that Redgrave got snubbed? I also wouldn’t be surprised if she made the Oscar cut if the BAFTA’s gave her love but again I can’t fathom the bandwagon that has suddenly developed on blogs for her.
I don’t find The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, or Drive to be striking choices but they are hip now. Certain nominees have become pariahs unfairly while actors like Brooks are suddenly deemed as must-have contenders with it being disgraceful if they are snubbed. I just don’t get it and it amazing how the zeitgesit turns into an epidemic.
I actually find some of the Guild nominations to be a slight improvement over the Critics Choice Awards and I am glad that SAG deviated from some of the humdrum picks from the early critics circle awards. Though I expect Fassy, Mulligan, Brooks, and possibly Redgrave to make the Academy cut due to Golden Globes or BAFTA’s support.
TOL and Moneyball are getting the shaft and will probably only receive some cursory Academy nods. I am surprised by the lack of nominations. I personally would have had Jessica Chastain nominated for Tree of Life or even Take Shelter, The Debt, or The Texas Killing Fields over her role in The Help. I hate to admit it, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is just screwed. It doesn’t deserve to be rejected but it ran a late ( and very expensive marketing campaign but they didn’t have the cast schoomze enough in time). The BAFTA’s will give it some recognition, I hope. At this rate, it is just likely that it might just receive techncial nominations which I find ridiculous. It might not even win most of those because so far it seems the award boards might give those technical nods to Rise of the Planet of the Apes or Hugo instead.
I really thought War Horse would emerge as a top contender but it isn’t anymore. Carnage and The Dangerous Method seem to be practically shut out so far. It is bizarre because earlier I had really thought that Viggo and Pitt would be duking it out in the BSA category. They both gave their career-best performances but they got thrown over by the early critics picks which created a movement for Brooks-Plummer which seems to have swept up most bloggers. Mia and Kirsten are probably not going to get in. Elizabeth Olsen is in the bubble but probably won’t get in. I don’t get the hype over Charlize either.
A lot of my worst fears that were created due to the awards race timeline of nominations irrationally being pushed back were confirmed but some actors are making a comeback with the Guilds and I am pleased for them. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and In the Land of Blood & Honey suffered greatly due to the timing. It is a shame because if the nominations were announced at the end of Dec or early Jan, I know they would have emerged as major contenders but they didn’t have the time to build up a solid campaign with their releases ( which back in the day would not be considered too late).
I still the awards race is a disaster but it has the chance to redeem itself.
Give me a break. I am not going to deal with personal antagonism over a movie like Drive. I even spared my intense review of that movie here. I thought Cranston was better than Brooks in that movie. Gosling and Mulligan were bland in that movie which had a weak storyline but I guess that is what passes for modern “high-art” these days. Please refrain from dropping the F-word, don’t act like Brett Ratner. Drive is the “it movie” and it was ordained as cool and prestigious by the film community so I won’t even enter that debate here. You know the Academy is not going to snub Brooks because now it suddenly “in” to adore him and people placed their bets on him after the early critics picks. I personally thought Heath Ledgar and even Jackie Weaver were more intense but I guess different strokes…
I meant to say that I still think that the awards race is a disaster but that it has the chance to redeem itself. I found Armie Hammer, Jonah Hill, Viggo Mortensen, and Ben Kingsley to be more worthy. Guess I can’t be awesome to you.
My prediction for the SAG Winners ( This is NOT what I want at all!)
1. Best Actor: George Clooney ( Yawn). Backup choice: Jean Dujardin
2. Best Actress: Queen Meryl. Backup choice: Viola Davis
3. BSA: Christopher Plummer
4. BSA: Berenice or Octavia.
5. Ensemble: The Descendants or The Help. ( Crikey).
It will probably be predictable for most of the race except Fassy, Mulligan, and Tilda might win at the BAFTA’s which might cause one upset at the Oscars. I am not a fan of his overhyped performance, but I can easily see Brooks being a surprise upset over the front-runner Plummer.
Oh I loved Jonah Hill and Ben Kingsley, they’re definitely award worthy all right. But they’re still garbage COMPARED to Albert Brooks and Bryan Cranston. Since Bryan Cranston isn’t in the race, my hopes go out to Brooks. Drive is as best as a movie could get for the year 2011 because it had a great screenplay with real characters that aren’t cliche played by great actors. It had flawless direction with the 2nd best looking cinematography of this year (1st being Tree of Life), and the editing was smooth and didn’t jump around like a Michael Bay film. The film did absolutely no wrong. It adapted a brilliant story in the most stylistic manner. Not every film should be made like this, but there’s plenty to learn from a genius like Nicholas Winding Refn.
I agree with Marie in many bits of the lengthy “rant”.
I believe that Brooks will not be nominated for Oscar (for reasons I just typed elsewehere). He has not been on my predictions since September, no reason to bring him back in just because of critics.
I love Drive.
Im pretty sure some members haven’t seen yet Hugo, Young Adult….i mean Hammer/ hill over Oswalt?? and not Theron?? Charlize Theron gives one of the most impressive performance of the year, so convincing im totally shocked.
Is it just me who suspects that the SAG somehow mixed up “Albert Brooks” and “Albert Nobbs”…?!?