The latest awards nominations were announced this morning, this time for the Screen Actors Guild (the second most popular bellwether to Oscar glory after the Golden Globes). The full list is below...and the surprise nominees are...eh, it's pretty much in line with the rest of the critics awards so far. Missing from the lead actor category is Gran Torino's Clint Eastwood, but the odds-on choices are all there (i.e. - Ben Button's Brad Pitt, Milk's Sean Penn, and Wrestler Mickey Rourke). Leonardo DiCaprio got the snub, too, for Revolutionary Road, but it's good to see veteran Richard Jenkins nominated for the I-never-knew-I-could-play-the-drums indie The Visitor. We're not sure, though, about Dev Patel and Kate Winslet being nominated for support in Slumdog Millionaire and The Reader. Their performances are fine, but hey, SAGers, weren't they playing the leads? Anyway, it's still a good morning when Robert Downey Jr. is once again nominated for his politically incorrect and hilarious performance as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder, and here's another cheers to Taraji P. Henson, definitely the heart and soul of Ben Button.
The Wrestler's Mickey Rourke, contemplating his career comeback.
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SAG NOMINATIONS 2008:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS - THE VISITOR
FRANK LANGELLA - FROST/NIXON
SEAN PENN - MILK
BRAD PITT - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
MICKEY ROURKE - THE WRESTLER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY - RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
ANGELINA JOLIE - CHANGELING
MELISSA LEO - FROZEN RIVER
MERYL STREEP - DOUBT
KATE WINSLET - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN - MILK
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. - TROPIC THUNDER
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN - DOUBT
HEATH LEDGER - THE DARK KNIGHT
DEV PATEL - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS - DOUBT
PENÉLOPE CRUZ - VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
VIOLA DAVIS - DOUBT
TARAJI P. HENSON - THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
KATE WINSLET - THE READER
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
DOUBT
FROST/NIXON
MILK
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
