SAG Award Nominations: Help Soars; Michael Fassbender, Albert Brooks Snubbed
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The nominations for the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are out, and whoa: Presumed competitors Michael Fassbender, Albert Brooks, Shailene Woodley and the ensemble cast of Margin Call are nowhere to be found, while dark horse Demián Bichir has finally caught up with the lead-actor pack and The Help further boosts its front-running profile. Read on for the complete list of both film and TV nominations, and drop back by later today for more analysis and commentary in Movieline’s Oscar Index.
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…
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