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Photo from the red carpet of the 2009 SAG Awards. Photo by Thomas Attila Lewis
Nominations announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - the Actor Awards Ceremony will be broadcast on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 on TNT and TBS at 8pm. The complete list of nominees is available here.As usual we're focusing on the TV noms and we're not seeing too much of a deviation from the WGAs and Golden Globes but again a few mysteries: why would Bryan Cranston get nominated but not the ensemble from "Breaking Bad"? The ensemble for "The Closer" was nominated but not "Sons of Anarchy"? As with the WGAs and Golden Globes we respectfully submit to you, our picks and predictions for the SAG awards below.
SAG Award Primetime Television Nominees
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance" HBO
Cuba Gooding, Jr., "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" TNT
Jeremy Irons, "Georgia O'Keeffe" Lifetime
Kevin Kline, "Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac" PBS
Tom Wilkinson, "A Number" HBO
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Jeremy Irons
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Joan Allen, "Georgia O'Keeffe" Lifetime
Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens" HBO
Ruby Dee, "America" Lifetime
Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens" HBO
Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby" Lifetime
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Jessica Lange
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Jessica Lange
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist" CBS
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" AMC
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" Showtime
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" AMC
Hugh Laurie, "House" FOX
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Bryan Cranston
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Jon Hamm
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette, "Medium" NBC/CBS
Glenn Close, "Damages" FX
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" NBC
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" TNT
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife" CBS
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" TNT
Should Have Been Nominated: Katey Sagal, "Sons of Anarchy" FX
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Glenn Close
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Julianna Margulies
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" NBC
Steve Carrell, "The Office" NBC
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" HBO
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" USA
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" CBS
Should Have Been Nominated: Joel McHale, "Community" NBC; Jason Schwartzman, "Bored to Death" HBO
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Alec Baldwin
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Tony Shalhoub
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?" ABC
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" Showtime
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" Showtime
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" NBC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine" CBS
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: Tina Fey
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: Tina Fey
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
"The Closer" TNT
"Dexter" Showtime
"The Good Wife" CBS
"Mad Men" AMC
"True Blood" HBO
Should Have Been Nominated: "Sons of Anarchy" FX, "Breaking Bad" AMC
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: "True Blood" HBO
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: "Mad Men" AMC
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"30 Rock" NBC
"Curb Your Enthusiasm" HBO
"Glee" FOX
"Modern Family" ABC
"The Office" NBC
Should Have Been Nominated: "Bored To Death" HBO, "The League" FX
Of Nominated, Who Should Win: "Modern Family" ABC
Of Nominated, Who Will Win: "30 Rock" NBC
Screen Actors Guild Awards 46th Annual Life Achievement Award
Betty White
She completely deserves it!
