Sunday, December 20, 2009

S: Is for Showtime and the SAG awards.


T: Is for the theatre Gods

Wondering what films to see, what video's to watch. The SAG nominations just came out. "An Education," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Nine" and "Precious" took the nominations for best ensemble cast. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominations this morning at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.

Best Actor nods went to Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart," George Clooney for "Up in the Air," Colin Firth for "Single Man," Morgan Freeman for "Invictus" and Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker."

Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side," Helen Mirren for "The Last Station," Carey Mulligan for "An Education," Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious" and Meryl Streep for "Julie and Julia."

Supporting Actor: Matt Damon for "Invictus," Woody Harrelson for "The Messenger," Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station," Stanley Tucci for "The Lovely Bones" and Christop Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds."

Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for "Nine," Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick for "Up in the Air," Diane Kruger for "Inglourious Basterds" and Mo'Nique for "Precious."

Winners will be announced Jan. 23 in ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Ballots will be sent to the 120,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild.

Did you know the SAG awards for best ensemble has matched the Oscar winner for Best Picture in seven of the last 14 years, including "Slumdog Millionaire."

best actor has matched the Oscar winner in 11 of the last 15 years, including Sean Penn for "Milk."

SAG's best actress winner has matched in 10 of 15 years. Streep won the SAG trophy this year for "Doubt" and Kate Winslet won the Oscar for "The Reader" after winning the SAG prize in the supporting category.

Now these are film F.A.C.T.S.

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