The members of the Screen Actors Guild recently took a short break from calling for the replacement of their union’s leadership to vote on those which they felt were the year’s best performances. And this morning, in Los Angeles, the nominations for this year’s SAG Awards were announced! Since actors constitute the Academy’s largest voting bloc, SAG’s awards are typically a more accurate Oscar predictor than most of the other meaningless ones you’ve been hearing about lately. Doubt picked up five nods, including ones for Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Viola Davis, plus one for Best Cast (which is basically SAG’s Best Picture). Milk and Benjamin Button tied for three, followed by Frost/Nixon, Slumdog, and The Dark Knight with two each. Somewhat predictably, Wall-E was shut out. The full list (of nominations anyone cares about!) is after the jump.
Best Actor:
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress:
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Supporting Actress:
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