The Help Leads Nominees. The Help, The Artist, The Descendants, Bridesmaids land SAG Nominations
DreamWorks Pictures' critically-beloved drama The Help, topped the list of nominees for the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, scoring four nominations. The Tate Taylor-directed and scripted film based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett, received noms for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role (Viola Davis), Best Supporting Role for Jessica Chastain as well as Octavia Spencer and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
George Clooney scored a nomination for his work in The Descendants, as did Brad Pitt for Moneyball, Jean Dujardin for The Artist, Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar and Demian Bichir for A Better Life.
Other female actors in leading roles landing nominations included Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs, Meryl Strep for The Iron Lady and Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin.
TV Actors-wise, HBO dominated, landing four out of the five nominations with Laurence Fishburne for Thurgood, Guy Pearce for Mildred Pierce, and both Paul Giamatti and James Woods for Too Big to Fail. Greg Kinnear completes the list for his work on Reelz Channel's The Kennedy's.
Female actors scoring nominations for their work included Diane Lane for Cinema Verite, Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey, Betty White for Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine and Emily Watson for Appropriate Adult.
As announced by the SAG, here is the complete list below.
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. ChiefBrenda 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 - “30ROCK” (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
MARY TYLER MOORE
18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS - THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
BÉRÉNICE BEJO (2)
FEMALE SUPPORT - “The Artist”
CAST - “The Artist”
JESSICA CHASTAIN (2)
FEMALE SUPPORT - “The Help”
CAST - “The Help”
GEORGE CLOONEY(2)
MALE LEAD - “The Descendants”
CAST - “The Descendants”
VIOLA DAVIS (2)
FEMALE LEAD - “The Help”
CAST - “The Help”
JEAN DUJARDIN (2)
MALE LEAD - “The Artist”
CAST - “The Artist”
MELISSA McCARTHY (2)
FEMALE SUPPORT - “Bridesmaids”
CAST - “Bridesmaids”
OCTAVIA SPENCER(2)
FEMALE SUPPORT - “The Help”
CAST - “The Help”
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS – THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES / PRIMETIME TELEVISION
KATHY BATES (2)
CAST - “Midnight in Paris”
FEMALE DRAMA - “Harry’s Law”
GLENN CLOSE (2)
FEMALE LEAD - “Albert Nobbs”
FEMALE DRAMA - “Damages”
ELLIE KEMBER (2)
CAST - “Bridesmaids”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “The Office”
ACTORS WITH MULTIPLENOMINATIONS - PRIMETIME TELEVISION
ALEC BALDWIN(2)
MALE COMEDY - “30 Rock”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “30 Rock”
JULIE BOWEN(2)
FEMALE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
TY BURRELL(2)
MALE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
STEVE BUSCEMI(2)
MALE DRAMA - “Boardwalk Empire”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA - “Boardwalk Empire”
STEVE CARELL(2)
MALE COMEDY - “The Office”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “The Office”
BRYAN CRANSTON(2)
MALE DRAMA - "Breaking Bad"
ENSEMBLE DRAMA - "Breaking Bad"
TINA FEY(2)
FEMALE COMEDY - “30 Rock”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “30 Rock”
MICHAEL C. HALL(2)
MALE DRAMA - “Dexter”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA - “Dexter”
JULIANNA MARGULIES(2)
FEMALE DRAMA - “The Good Wife”
ENSEMBLE DRAMA - “The Good Wife”
ERIC STONESTREET (2)
MALE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
SOFIA VERGARA(2)
FEMALE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
ENSEMBLE COMEDY - “Modern Family”
BETTY WHITE(2)
FEMALE COMEDY - “Hot In Cleveland”
FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine"
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
THE HELP - 4
THE ARTIST - 3
ALBERT NOBBS - 2
BRIDESMAIDS – 2
THE DESCENDANTS - 2
J. EDGAR - 2
MONEYBALL - 2
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - 2
PRIMETIME TELEVISION PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
MODERN FAMILY - 5
30 ROCK - 3
DEXTER - 3
BOARDWALK EMPIRE - 2
BREAKING BAD - 2
GAME OF THRONES - 2
THE GOOD WIFE - 2
THE OFFICE - 2
TOO BIG TO FAIL - 2
MILDRED PIERCE - 2
NOMINATIONS BY STUDIO FOR THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY - 6
DREAMWORKS PICTURES / TOUCHSTONE PICTURES - 4
UNIVERSAL PICTURES - 4
WARNER BROS. PICTURES - 3
COLUMBIA PICTURES - 2
FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES - 2
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS - 2
20TH CENTURY FOX - 1
FOCUS FEATURES - 1
LIONSGATE - 1
OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES - 1
PARAMOUNT PICTURES - 1
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS - 1
SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT - 1
NOMINATIONS BY NETWORK FOR PRIMETIME TELEVISION
HBO - 11
NBC - 6
ABC - 5
CBS - 5
SHOWTIME - 4
AMC - 2
DIRECTV - 2
TNT - 2
FOX - 1
FX - 1
PBS - 1
REELZ CHANNEL - 1
STARZ - 1
SUNDANCE CHANNEL - 1
TV LAND - 1
USA - 1
FIRST-TIME SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINEES - THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
JESSICA CHASTAIN
JEAN DUJARDIN
JONAH HILL
MELISSA McCARTHY
OCTAVIA SPENCER
FIRST-TIME SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINEES - PRIMETIME TELEViSION
PATRICK J. ADAMS
KYLE CHANDLER
JON CRYER
BREAKING BAD/ Ensemble
GAME OF THRONES / Ensemble
GAME OF THRONES / Stunt Ensemble
SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA / Stunt Ensemble
RECORD HOLDERS - MOST ACTORS®
JULIANNA MARGULIES - 8 Actors® (4 for individual performances and 4 for ensemble performances)
The “ER” Ensemble - 4 Actors®
RECORD HOLDERS - MOST ACTOR® NOMINATIONS
DAVID HYDE PIERCE - 19 Actor® Nominations (8 for individual performances, 10 ensemble performances and 1 cast performance)
The “FRASIER” and the “LAW AND ORDER” Ensembles - Tied with 9 Actor® Nominations each
NOMINEE SAG AWARDS® HISTORIES
(Note: “Total” tallies include this year’s nominations)
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DEMIÁN BICHIR/ “A Better Life”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Weeds”
GEORGE CLOONEY / “The Descendants”
Total nominations in this category: 3
Previous Actors®: 4
Total Actor® nominations: 13
Concurrent nominations this year
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Descendants”
Previous Actors®:
1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 - ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES - “ER”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2010 - MALE LEAD - “Up in the Air”
2008 - MALE LEAD - “Michael Clayton”
2006 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Good Night, and Good Luck”
2006 - MALE SUPPORT - ‘Syriana”
1997, 1996 - MALE DRAMA SERIES - “ER”
1995 - ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES - “ER”
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / “J. Edgar”
Total nominations in this category: 3
Total Actor® nominations: 8
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2007 - MALE LEAD - “Blood Diamond”
2007 - MALE SUPPORT - “The Departed”
2007 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Departed”
2007 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Aviator”
2005 - MALE LEAD - “The Aviator”
1998 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Titanic”
1997 - MOTION PICTURE CAST-“Marvin’s Room”
JEAN DUJARDIN / “The Artist”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Concurrent nominations this year
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Artist”
These are Jean Dujardin’s first Actor® nominations.
BRAD PITT/ “Moneyball”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Previous Actors®
2010 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Inglorious Basterds”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2009 - MALE LEAD - “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
2009 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
2007 – MOTION PICTURE CAST – “Babel”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
GLENN CLOSE/ “Albert Nobbs”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 8
Concurrent nominations this year:
FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “Damages”
Previous Actors®:
2005 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “The Lion in Winter”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2008 – FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “Damages”
1998 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “In the Gloaming”
1996 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Serving in Silence”
VIOLA DAVIS/ “The Help”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Help”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2009 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Doubt”
2009 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Doubt”
MERYL STREEP/ “The Iron Lady”
Total nominations in this category: 7
Previous Actors®: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 1
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Doubt”
Previous Actors®:
2004 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – “Angels In America”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 - FEMALE LEAD - “The Devil Wears Prada”
2003 - MOTION PICTURE CAST- “Adaptation”
2003 - MOTION PICTURE CAST- “The Hours”
2000 - FEMALE LEAD - “Music Of The Heart”
1999 - FEMALE LEAD - “OneTrue Thing”
1997 - MOTION PICTURE CAST- “Marvin’s Room”
1996 - FEMALE LEAD - “The Bridges of Madison County”
1995 - FEMALE LEAD - “The River Wild”
TILDA SWINTON / “We Need To Talk About Kevin”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2008 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Michael Clayton”
2003 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Adaptation”
MICHELLE WILLIAMS / “My Week With Marilyn”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Brokeback Mountain”
2006 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Brokeback Mountain”
2004 - MOTION PICTURE CAST- “The Station Agent”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
KENNETH BRANAGH / “My Week With Marilyn”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2006 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Warm Springs”
1996 - MALE SUPPORT - “Othello”
ARMIE HAMMER / “J. Edgar”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011 - MOTION PICTURE CAST – “The Social Network”
JONAH HILL / “Moneyball”
This is Jonah Hill’’s first Actor® nomination.
NICK NOLTE / “Warrior”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2005 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Hotel Rwanda”
1999 - MALE LEAD - “Affliction”
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER/ “Beginners”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2010 - MALE SUPPORT - “The Last Station”
2006 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Our Fathers”
2002 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “A Beautiful Mind”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
BÉRÉNICE BEJO / “The Artist”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Concurrent nominations this year
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Artist”
These are Bérénice Bejo’s first Actor® nominations.
JESSICA CHASTAIN/ “The Help”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Concurrent Nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Help”
These are Jessica Chastain’s first Actor® nominations
MELISSA McCARTHY / “Bridesmaids”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Concurrent Nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Bridesmaids”
These are Melissa McCarthy’s first Actor® nominations
JANET McTEER/ “Albert Nobbs”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® Nominations: 2
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2000 - FEMALE LEAD -“Tumbleweeds”
OCTAVIA SPENCER/ “The Help”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® Nominations: 2
Concurrent Nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST: “The Help”
These are Octavia Spencer’s first Actor® Nominations
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURENCE FISHBURNE / “Thurgood”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2007 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Bobby”
2004 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Mystic River”
1996 - MALE T.V. MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “The Tuskegee Airmen”
PAUL GIAMATTI / “Too Big To Fail”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Previous Actors®: 3
2009 - MALE T.V. MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “John Adams”
2006 - MALE SUPPORTING ROLE - “Cinderella Man”
2005 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Sideways”
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Previous Actor® nominations:
2005 - MALE LEAD ROLE - “Sideways”
GREG KINNEAR / “The Kennedys”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
2007 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE- “Little Miss Sunshine”
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actors® nominations: 1
1998 - MALE SUPPORTING ROLE - “As Good as It Gets”
GUY PEARCE / “Mildred Pierce”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
2011 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “The King’s Speech”
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® Nominations:
1998 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “L.A. Confidential”
JAMES WOODS/ “Too Big To Fail”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2001 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Dirty Pictures”
1996 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Nixon”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
DIANE LANE / ”Cinema Verite”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Previous Actor® nominations:
2003 - FEMALE LEADING ROLE - “Unfaithful”
MAGGIE SMITH / “Downton Abbey”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Previous Actors®:
2002 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Gosford Park”
EMILY WATSON / “Appropriate Adult”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actors®:
2002 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Gosford Park”
Previous Actor® nominations:
1999 - FEMALE LEAD - “Hilary and Jackie”
BETTY WHITE /“Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Concurrent nominations this year:
FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “Hot In Cleveland”
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Previous Actors®:
2011 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “Hot In Cleveland”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011 - ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES - “Hot In Cleveland”
Betty White was the recipient of Screen Actors Guild’s 46th Annual Life Achievement Award.
KATE WINSLET / “Mildred Pierce”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 11
Previous Actors®:
2009 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “The Reader”
1996 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Sense and Sensibility”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2009 - FEMALE LEAD - “Revolutionary Road”
2007 - FEMALE LEAD - “Little Children”
2005 - FEMALE LEAD - “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
2005 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Finding Neverland”
2001 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Quills”
1998 - FEMALE LEAD - “Titanic”
1998 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Titanic”
1996 - CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE - “Sense and Sensibility”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PATRICK J. ADAMS / “Suits”
This is Patrick J. Adams’ first Actor® nomination
STEVE BUSCEMI / “Boardwalk Empire”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Previous Actors®: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Boardwalk Empire”
Previous Actors®:
2011 - MALE DRAMA SERIES - “Boardwalk Empire”
2011 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Boardwalk Empire”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2005 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Sopranos”
KYLE CHANDLER / “Friday Night Lights”
This is Kyle Chandler’s first Actor® nomination
BRYAN CRANSTON/ “Breaking Bad”
Total nominations in this category: 3
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Breaking Bad”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010 - MALE DRAMA SERIES - “Breaking Bad”
MICHAEL C. HALL/ “Dexter”
Total nominations in this category: 6
Previous Actors®: 3
Total Actor® nominations: 15
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Dexter”
Previous Actors®:
2010 - MALE DRAMA SERIES - “Dexter”
2004, 2003 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Six Feet Under”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2009 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Dexter”
2011, 2009, 2008, 2007 - MALE DRAMA SERIES - “Dexter”
2006, 2005, 2002 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Six Feet Under”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
KATHY BATES / “Harry’s Law”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 8
Concurrent nominations this year:
MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Midnight in Paris”
Previous Actors®:
2000 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “The Wonderful World of Disney Presents: Annie”
1999 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “Primary Colors”
1997 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “The Late Shift”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2003 - FEMALE SUPPORT - “About Schmidt”
2003 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “My Sister’s Keeper”
1998 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Titanic”
GLENN CLOSE/ “Damages”
Total nominations in this category: 4
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 8
Glenn CloseCont.
Concurrent nominations this year:
FEMALE LEAD - “Albert Nobbs”
Previous Actors®:
2005 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “The Lion in Winter”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2008 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “Damages”
1998 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “In the Gloaming”
1996 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Serving in Silence”
JESSICA LANGE / “American Horror Story”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2010 - FEMALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Grey Gardens”
1995 - FEMALE LEAD - “Blue Sky”
JULIANNA MARGULIES / “The Good Wife”
Total nominations in this category: 6
Previous Actors®: 7
Total Actor® nominations: 16
Concurrent nominations this year:
DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Good Wife”
Previous Actors®:
2011, 2010 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “The Good Wife”
1999, 1998, 1997, 1996 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “ER”
1999, 1998 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “ER”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011,2010 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Good Wife”
1996 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “ER”
2001, 2000, 1995 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “ER”
KYRA SEDGWICK / “The Closer”
Total nominations in this category: 7
Total Actor® nominations: 12
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “The Closer”
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006 - DRAMA SERIESENSEMBLE - “The Closer”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN / “30 Rock”
Total nominations in this category: 6
Previous Actors®: 6
Total Actor® nominations: 16
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
Previous Actors®:
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 - MALE COMEDY SERIES - “30 Rock”
2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
2007 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Departed”
2005 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “The Aviator”
2004 - MALE SUPPORT - “The Cooler”
2001 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “Nuremberg”
1996 - MALE TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES - “A Streetcar Named Desire”
TY BURRELL / “Modern Family”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Modern Family”
Previous Actors®:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011 - MALE COMEDY SERIES - “Modern Family”
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Modern Family”
STEVE CARELL / “The Office”
Total nominations in this category: 6
Previous Actors®: 3
Total Actor® nominations: 13
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “The Office”
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Office”
2007 - MOTION PICTURE CAST - “Little Miss Sunshine”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Office”
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 - MALE COMEDY SERIES - “The Office”
JON CRYER / “Two and a Half Men”
This is Jon Cryer’s first Actor® nomination.
ERIC STONESTREET / “Modern Family”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE – “Modern Family”
Previous Actors®:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JULIE BOWEN / “Modern Family”
Total Nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 8
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actors®:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Weeds”
2008, 2007 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Boston Legal”
2006 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Boston Legal”
EDIE FALCO/ “Nurse Jackie”
Total nominations in this category: 3
Previous Actors®: 5
Total Actor® nominations: 17
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2000 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Sopranos”
2008, 2003, 2000 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “The Sopranos”
Previous Actor® Nominations
2011, 2010 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “Nurse Jackie”
2007, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE - “The Sopranos”
2007, 2005, 2002, 2001 - FEMALE DRAMA SERIES - “The Sopranos”
TINA FEY/ “30 Rock”
Total nominations in this category: 5
Previous Actors®: 4
Total Actor® nominations: 10
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
Previous Actors®:
2010, 2009, 2008 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “30 Rock”
2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2011 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “30 Rock”
2011, 2010, 2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “30 Rock”
SOFIA VERGARA/ “Modern Family”
Total nominations in this category: 1
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Concurrent nominations this year:
COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actors®: 1
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “Modern Family
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Modern Family”
BETTY WHITE/ “Hot In Cleveland”
Total nominations in this category: 2
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actors®:
2011 - FEMALE COMEDY SERIES - “Hot in Cleveland”
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE - “Hot in Cleveland”
Betty White was the recipient of Screen Actors Guild’s 46th Annual Life Achievement Award
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 2
Previous Actors®
2011 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
BREAKING BAD
This is the “Breaking Bad” ensemble’s first Actor® nomination.
DEXTER
Total Actor® nominations: 4
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2009 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
“Dexter’s” stunt ensemble is also nominated for the third consecutive year.
GAME OF THRONES
This is the “Game of Thrones” ensemble’s first Actor® nomination.
THE GOOD WIFE
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010 - DRAMA SERIES ENSEMBLE
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 5
Previous Actors®
2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Previous Actor® nominations:
2011, 2010, 2008 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
THE BIG BANG THEORY
This is “The Big Bang Theory’s” ensemble’s first nomination
GLEE
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actors®:
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Previous Actor® Nominations:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
MODERN FAMILY
Previous Actors®: 1
Total Actor® nominations: 3
Previous Actors®:
2011 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Previous Actor® nominations
2010 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
THE OFFICE
Previous Actors®: 2
Total Actor® nominations: 6
Previous Actors®:
2008, 2007 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
Previous Actor® nominations
2011, 2010, 2009 - COMEDY SERIES ENSEMBLE
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
DEXTER
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations: 3
Previous Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2011, 2010
GAME OF THRONES
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations: 1
This is the “Game of Thrones” stunt ensemble’s first nomination.
SOUTHLAND
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2
Previous Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2011
SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations: 1
This is the “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” stunt ensemble’s first nomination.
TRUE BLOOD
Total Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2
Previous Stunt Ensemble nominations: 2011