2007 SAG Awards - Nominations

13TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS Awards for excellence in 2006 film and television presented Sunday, January 28, 2007 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The awards broadcast live on TNT and USA television networks. THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Leonardo DiCaprio / BLOOD DIAMOND – Archer - Warner Bros. Pictures Ryan Gosling / HALF NELSON – Dan Dunne - THINKFilm Peter O’Toole / VENUS – Maurice - Miramax Films Will Smith / THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS – Chris Gardner - Sony Pictures Forest Whitaker / THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND – Idi Amin - Fox Searchlight Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Penelope Cruz / VOLVER – Raimunda - Sony Pictures Classics Judi Dench / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Barbara Covett - Fox Searchlight Pictures Helen Mirren / THE QUEEN – The Queen - Miramax Films. Meryl Streep / THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA – Miranda Priestly - 20th Century Fox Kate Winslet / LITTLE CHILDREN – Sarah Pierce - New Line Cinema Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Alan Arkin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Grandpa Fox Searchlight Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio / THE DEPARTED – Billy Warner Bros. Pictures Jackie Earle Haley / LITTLE CHILDREN – Ronnie J. McGorvey New Line Cinema Djimon Hounsou / BLOOD DIAMOND – Solomon Warner Bros. Pictures Eddie Murphy / DREAMGIRLS – James “Thunder” Early Paramount Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Adriana Barraza / BABEL – Amelia - Paramount Vantage Cate Blanchett / NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Sheba Hart - Fox Searchlight Pictures Abigail Breslin / LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – Olive - Fox Searchlight Pictures Jennifer Hudson / DREAMGIRLS – Effie White - Paramount Pictures Rinko Kikuchi / BABEL – Chieko - Paramount Vantage Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture BABEL - Paramount Vantage Adriana Barraza - Amelia Cate Blanchett - Susan Gael García Bernal - Santiago Rinko Kikuchi - Chieko Brad Pitt - Richard Kôji Yakusho - Yasujiro BOBBY - MGM/The Weinstein Company Harry Belafonte - Nelson Joy Bryant - Patricia Nick Cannon - Dwayne Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson Brian Geraghty - Cooper Heather Graham - Angela Anthony Hopkins - John Casey Helen Hunt - Samantha Joshua Jackson - Wade David Krumholtz - Phil Ashton Kutcher - Fisher Shia LaBoeuf - Jimmy Lindsay Lohan - Diane William H. Macy - Paul Svetlana Metkina - Lenka Janacek Demi Moore - Virginia Fallon Freddy Rodriguez - José Martin Sheen - Jack Christian Slater - Timmons Sharon Stone - Miriam Jacob Vargas - Miguel Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Susan Taylor Elijah Wood - William THE DEPARTED - Warner Bros. Pictures Anthony Anderson - Brown Alec Baldwin - Ellerby Matt Damon - Colin Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy Vera Farmiga - Madolyn Jack Nicholson - Costello Martin Sheen - Queenan Mark Wahlberg - Dignam Ray Winstone - Mr. French DREAMGIRLS - Paramount Pictures Hinton Battle - Wayne Jamie Foxx - Curtis Taylor, Jr. Danny Glover - Marty Madison Jennifer Hudson - Effie White Beyoncé Knowles - Deena Jones Sharon Leal - Michelle Morris Eddie Murphy - James “Thunder” Early Keith Robinson - C.C. White Anika Noni Rose - Lorrell Robinson LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE - Fox Searchlight Pictures Alan Arkin - Grandpa Abigail Breslin - Olive Steve Carell - Frank Toni Collette - Sheryl Paul Dano - Dwayne Greg Kinnear - Richard PRIMETIME TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Thomas Haden Church / BROKEN TRAIL – Tom Harte - AMC Robert Duvall / BROKEN TRAIL – Print Ritter - AMC Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester - HBO William H. Macy / NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES – Clyde Umney - TNT Matthew Perry / THE RON CLARK STORY – Ron Clark - TNT Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Annette Bening / MRS. HARRIS – Jean Harris - HBO Shirley Jones / HIDDEN PLACES – Aunt Batty - Hallmark Channel Cloris Leachman / MRS. HARRIS – Tarnower’s Sister - HBO Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO Greta Scacchi / BROKEN TRAIL – Nola Johns - AMC Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini / THE SOPRANOS – Tony Soprano - HBO Michael C. Hall / DEXTER – Dexter Morgan - Showtime Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House - FOX James Spader / BOSTON LEGAL – Alan Shore - ABC Kiefer Sutherland / 24 – Jack Bauer - FOX Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Patricia Arquette / MEDIUM – Allison Dubois - NBC Edie Falco / THE SOPRANOS – Carmela Soprano - HBO Mariska Hargitay / LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – Det. Olivia Benson - NBC Kyra Sedgwick / THE CLOSER – Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson - TNT Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey - ABC Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy - NBC Steve Carell / THE OFFICE – Michael Scott - NBC Jason Lee / MY NAME IS EARL – Earl Hicke - NBC Jeremy Piven / ENTOURAGE – Ari Gold - HBO Tony Shalhoub / MONK – Adrian Monk - USA Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez - ABC Felicity Huffman / DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – Lynette - ABC Julia Louis-Dreyfus / THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – Christine Campbell - CBS Megan Mullally / WILL & GRACE – Karen Walker - NBC Mary-Louise Parker / WEEDS – Nancy Botwin - Showtime Jaime Pressly / MY NAME IS EARL – Joy - NBC Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 24 - FOX Jayne Atkinson - Karen Hayes Jude Ciccolella - Mike Novic Roger Cross - Curtis Manning Gregory Itzin - Charles Logan Louis Lombardi - Edgar Stiles James Morrison - Bill Buchanan Glenn Morshower - Aaron Pierce Mary Lynn Rajskub - Chloe O’Brian Kim Raver - Audrey Raines Jean Smart - Martha Logan Kiefer Sutherland - Jack Bauer BOSTON LEGAL - ABC Rene Auberjonois - Paul Lewiston Candice Bergen - Shirley Schmidt Craig Bierko - Jeffrey Coho Julie Bowen - Denise Bauer William Shatner - Denny Crane James Spader - Alan Shore Mark Valley - Brad Chase DEADWOOD - HBO Jim Beaver - Ellsworth Powers Boothe - Cy Tolliver Sean Bridgers - Johnny Burns W. Earl Brown - Dan Dority Dayton Callie - Charlie Utter Brian Cox - Jack Langrishe Kim Dickens - Joanie Stubbs Brad Dourif - Doc Cochran Anna Gunn - Martha Bullock John Hawkes - Sol Starr Jeffrey Jones - A.W. Merrick Paula Malcomson - Trixie Gerald McRaney - George Hearst Ian McShane - Al Swearengen Timothy Olyphant - Seth Bullock Molly Parker - Alma Garret Leon Rippy - Tom Nuttall William Sanderson - E.B. Farnum Brent Sexton - Harry Young Bree Seanna Wall - Sofia Metz Robin Weigert - Calamity Jane Titus Welliver - Silas Adam GREY’S ANATOMY - ABC Justin Chambers - Alex Karev Eric Dane - Mark Sloan Patrick Dempsey - Derek Shepherd Katherine Heigl - Isobel “Izzie” Stevens T.R. Knight - George O’Malley Sandra Oh - Cristina Yang James Pickens, Jr. - Richard Webber Ellen Pompeo - Meredith Grey Sara Ramirez - Callie Torres Kate Walsh - Addison Montgomery Shepherd Isaiah Washington - Preston Burke Chandra Wilson - Miranda Bailey THE SOPRANOS - HBO Sharon Angela - Rosalie Aprile Lorraine Bracco - Dr. Jennifer Melfi Max Casella - Benny Fazio Dominic Chianese - Corrado “Junior” Soprano Edie Falco - CarmelaSoprano James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano Joseph R. Gannascoli - Vito Spatafore Dan Grimaldi - Patsy Parisi Robert Iler - Anthony Soprano, Jr. Michael Imperioli - Christopher Moltisanti Steven R. Schirripa - Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri Jamie Lynn Sigler - Meadow Soprano Tony Sirico - Paulie “Walnuts” Gaultieri Aida Turturro - Janice Soprano-Baccalieri Maureen Van Zandt - Gabriella Dante Steven Van Zandt - Silvio Dante Frank Vincent - Phil Leotardo Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Carlos Solis Marcia Cross - Bree Hodge James Denton - Mike Delfino Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer Josh Henderson - Austin McCann Zane Huett - Parker Scavo Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo Kathryn Joosten - Mrs. McCluskey Nashawn Kearse - Caleb Applewhite Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis Kyle MacLachlan - Orson Hodge Laurie Metcalf - Carolyn Bigsby Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp Doug Savant - Tom Scavo Dougray Scott - Ian Hainsworth Nicollette Sheridan - Edie Britt Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young Kiersten Warren - Nora Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite ENTOURAGE - HBO Kevin Connolly - Eric Murphy Kevin Dillon - Drama Jerry Ferrara - Turtle Adrian Grenier - Vincent Chase Rex Lee - Lloyd Debi Mazar - Shauna Jeremy Piven- Ari Gold Perrey Reeves - Mrs. Ari THE OFFICE - NBC Leslie David Baker - Stanley Hudson Brian Baumgartner - Kevin Malone Steve Carell - Michael Scott David Denman - Roy Anderson Jenna Fischer - Pam Beesly Kate Flannery - Meredith Palmer Melora Hardin - Jan Levinson Mindy Kaling - Kelly Kapoor Angela Kinsey - Angela Martin John Krasinski - Jim Halpert Paul Lieberstein - Toby Flenderson B.J. Novak - Ryan Howard Oscar Nunez - Oscar Martinez Phyllis Smith - Phyllis Lapin Rainn Wilson - Dwight Schrute UGLY BETTY - ABC Alan Dale - Bradford Meade America Ferrera - Betty Suarez Mark Indelicato - Justin Ashley Jensen - Christina Eric Mabius - Daniel Meade Becki Newton - Amanda Ana Ortiz - Hilda Tony Plana - Ignacio Kevin Sussman - Walter Michael Urie - Marc Vanessa Williams - Wilhelmina Slater WEEDS - SHOWTIME Martin Donovan - Peter Scottson Alexander Gould - Shane Botwin Allie Grant - Isabelle Hodes Indigo - Vaneeta Justin Kirk - Andy Botwin Romany Malco - Conrad Shepard Andy Milder - Dean Hodes Kevin Nealon - Doug Wilson Maulik Pancholy - Sanjay Mary-Louise Parker - Nancy Botwin Hunter Parrish - Silas Botwin Tonye Patano - Heylia Jones Elizabeth Perkins- Celia Hodes Eden Sher - Gretchen Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award Julie Andrews

Oscar Line Up

78th Annual Academy Awards - List of Winners, Presenters, Performers As the Night Unfolded

Straight from my source at the Kodak Theater, here is the order of tonight's Academy Awards presentation, according to the official program. It will be updated with category presenters and winners throughout the evening as awards are announced.

1. Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role, presented by Nicole Kidman to George Clooney for "Syriana."

2. Achievement In Visual Effects, presented by "green screened" Ben Stiller to Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor for "King Kong"

3. Animated Feature Film of the Year, presented by Reese Witherspoon to Nick Park and Steve Box for "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit"

PERFORMANCE, introduced by Naomi Watts: Dolly Parton, "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica"

4. Live Action Short Film, presented by Luke and Owen Wilson to Martin McDonagh for "Six Shooter"

5. Animated Short Film, presented by Luke & Owen Wilson and Chicken Little & Abbey Mallard (voiced by Joan Cusack) to John Canemaker and Peggy Stern for "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation"

6. Achievement In Costume Design, presented by Jennifer Aniston to Colleen Atwood for "Memoirs of a Geisha"

MONTAGE, introduced by Russell Crowe, clips of biographical films

7. Achievement In Makeup, presented by cleverly made up Will Ferrell and Steve Carell to Howard Berger and Tami Lane for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

INTRODUCTION of Scientific and Technical Awards highlights, by it's host Rachel McAdams.

8. Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role, presented by Morgan Freeman to Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener"

MONTAGE, introduced by previously unannounced presenter Lauren Bacall, in recognition of film noir.

COMEDIC MOMENT, parody of Best Actress Oscar campaigns, voiced by Steven Colbert

9. Documentary Short Subject, presented by Terrence Howard to Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson for "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin"

10. Best Documentary Feature, presented by Charlize Theron to Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau for "March of the Penguins"

PERFORMANCE, introduced by Jennifer Lopez: Kathleen (Bird) York, "In the Deep" from "Crash"

11. Achievement In Art Direction, presented by Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves to John Myhre (art direction) and Gretchen Rau (set decoration) for "Memoirs of a Geisha"

MONTAGE, introduced by Samuel L. Jackson, in recognition of social issues addressed in films

BATHROOM BREAK, Academy President Sid Ganis touts the honor of the Academy, 6 major films being filmed right now in New Orleans employing 600 workers.

12. Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Score), scores PERFORMED by Itzhak Perlman; award presented by Salma Hayek to Gustavo Santaolalla for "Brokeback Mountain"

MONTAGE, introduced by Jake Gyllenhaal, in recognition of film epics.

13. Achievement In Sound Mixing, presented by Jessica Alba and Eric Bana to CHRISTOPHER BOYES, MICHAEL SEMANICK, MICHAEL HEDGES and HAMMOND PEEK for "King Kong"

TRIBUTE & presentation of HONORARY OSCAR, introduced by Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep to Robert Altman

PERFORMANCE, introduced by Chris "Ludacris" Bridges: Taraji Hanson and Three 6 Mafia - Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow"

14. Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song), presented by Queen Latifah to Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow"!!!!

COMEDIC MOMENT, parody of Sound Editing Oscar campaign, voiced by Steven Colbert

15. Achievement In Sound Editing, presented by Jennifer Garner to Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn for "King Kong"

IN MEMORIAM TRIBUTE, introduced by George Clooney

16. Foreign Language Film, presented by Will Smith to Gavin Wood for "Tsotsi" (South Africa)

17. Achievement In Film Editing, presented by Ziyi Zhang to Hughes Winborne for "Crash"

18. Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role, presented by Hilary Swank to Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Capote"

19. Achievement In Cinematography, presented by John Travolta to Dion Beebe for "Memoirs of a Geisha"

20. Performance By An Actress In A Leading Role, presented by Jamie Foxx to Reese Witherspoon for "Walk the Line"

21. Adapted Screenplay, presented by Dustin Hoffman to Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana for "Brokeback Mountain"

22. Original Screenplay, presented by Uma Thurman to Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco for "Crash" 

23. Achievement In Directing, presented by Tom Hanks to Ang Lee for "Brokeback Mountain"

24. Best Motion Picture of the Year, presented by Jack Nicholson to Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman for "Crash"

COMMENTS: What is the purpose of the music playing along while the nervous winners are trying to give their speech? (Update - winners I talked to said they did not notice the music in the background while they were on stage). Maybe it was for the enjoyment of the viewing audience (?)

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Oscar Picks

78th Annual Academy Awards - Our Picks

I've received feedback from people asking what our Oscar ballot looks like. I don't profess to be an expert - I leave the prognosticating to the Tom O'Neil's of the world - but to satisfy those requests, here are my picks. Some are based on previous wins, some from newly felt momentum, a few are simply wishful thinking, the rest are based on nothing but gut instinct. We'll print the actual winners after they are revealed tonight.

Update 8:30 p.m. - "my winners" are noted in red. And I'm proud to have correctly predicted 16 of 24 categories : > )

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"Crash" Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman, producers

ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Reese Witherspoon, "Walk the Line"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Matt Dillon, "Crash"
(award went to George Clooney for "Syriana")

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Rachel Weisz, "The Constant Gardener"

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM OF THE YEAR
"Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" Nick Park, Steve Box

ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
"Memoirs of a Geisha" John Myhre (art direction); Gretchen Rau (set decoration)

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Good Night, and Good Luck" Robert Elswit
(award went to Dion Beebe for "Memoirs of a Geisha")

ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN
"Memoirs of a Geisha" Colleen Atwood

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"March of the Penguins" Luc Jacquet, Yves Darondeau

DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
"The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club" Dan Krauss
(winners Corinne Marrinan, Eric Simonson for "A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin")

ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING
"Crash" Hughes Winborne

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Joyeux Noël" (France)
(award went to Gavin Wood for "Tsotsi" (South Africa))

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" Howard Berger, Tami Lane

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (Original Score)
"Brokeback Mountain" Gustavo Santaolalla

ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURES (Original Song)
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle & Flow," music and lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"One Man Band" Andrew Jimenez, Mark Andrews
(winners John Canemaker, Peggy Stern for "The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation")

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"Ausreisser (The Runaway)" Ulrike Grote
(award went to Martin McDonagh for "Six Shooter")

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING
"War of the Worlds" Richard King
(winners Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn for "King Kong")

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING
"King Kong" Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges, Hammond Peek

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
"King Kong" Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers, Richard Taylor

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"Capote" - screenplay by Dan Futterman
(winners Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana for "Brokeback Mountain")

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Crash" - screenplay by Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco; story by Paul Haggis 

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