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Contact: Rosalind Jarrett

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Nominations Announced for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®

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Actor® Awards Ceremony will be Simulcast Live on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT)

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14, 2011)—Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2011 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.

SAG President Ken Howard introduced Judy Greer (“The Descendants”) and Regina King (TNT’s “Southland” and the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Social Media Ambassador) who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors®. SAG Awards Committee Chair Jo Beth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.

The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. (ET)/5 p.m. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (PT). Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.tv and TBS.com live pre-show webcasts, which begin at 6 p.m. (ET)/ 3 p.m. (PT).

Of the top industry accolades presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are selected solely by actors’ peers in Screen Actors Guild. Two nominating panels–one for television and one for film–each composed of 2,100 randomly selected Guild members from across the United States, chose this year’s Actor® and stunt ensemble honors nominees. Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards’ official teller, mailed the nominations secret ballots on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Voting was completed at noon on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011.

Final voting information will be mailed via postcard on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The entire active Guild membership across the country, numbering approximately 100,000 actors, may vote on all categories. Online voting is encouraged. In keeping with the SAG Awards commitment to sustainable practices, paper ballots will be available only upon request which must be made by Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. All votes must be received at Integrity Voting Systems by noon on Friday, Jan. 27. Results will be tallied and sealed until the envelopes are opened by the presenters at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Jan. 29, 2012.

The Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will be hosted for the 16th consecutive year by People Magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).

The complete list of nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards follows. A replay of both announcements will be available for viewing on TNT.TV and TBS.COM.

CONTACTS:

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Rosalind Jarrett
Screen Actors Guild Awards

310-235-1030


Eileen Quast
TNT/TBS Los Angeles
310-788-6797


Heather Sautter
TNT/TBS Atlanta
404-885-0746

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18th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

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 Bros. Pictures)

JONAH HILL / Peter Brand - "MONEYBALL" (Columbia Pictures)

NICK NOLTE / Paddy Conlon - “WARRIOR” (Lionsgate)

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal - “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy - "THE ARTIST" (The Weinstein Company)

JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan - “BRIDESMAIDS” (Universal Pictures)

JANET McTEER / Hubert Page - "ALBERT NOBBS” (Roadside Attractions)

OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson - “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company)

BÉRÉNICE BEJO / Peppy

JAMES CROMWELL / Clifton

JEAN DUJARDIN / George

JOHN GOODMAN / Al Zimmer

PENELOPE ANN MILLER / Doris

BRIDESMAIDS (Universal Pictures)

ROSE BYRNE / Helen

JILL CLAYBURGH / Annie’s Mom

ELLIE KEMPER / Becca

MATT LUCAS / Gil

MELISSA McCARTHY / Megan

WENDI McLENDON-COVEY / Rita

CHRIS O’DOWD / Rhodes

MAYA RUDOLPH / Lillian

KRISTEN WIIG / Annie

THE DESCENDANTS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEAU BRIDGES / Cousin Hugh

GEORGE CLOONEY / Matt King

ROBERT FORSTER / Scott Thorson

JUDY GREER / Julie Speer

MATTHEW LILLARD / Brian Speer

SHAILENE WOODLEY / Alexandra King

THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)

JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote

VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark

BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook

ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan

CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth

AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt

SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters

OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson

MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein

EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan

CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson

MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (Sony Pictures Classics)

KATHY BATES / Gertrude Stein

ADRIEN BRODY / Salvador Dali

CARLA BRUNI / Museum Guide

MARION COTILLARD / Adriana

RACHEL McADAMS / Inez

MICHAEL SHEEN / Paul

OWEN WILSON / Gil

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

LAURENCE FISHBURNE / Thurgood Marshall - “THURGOOD” (HBO)

PAUL GIAMATTI / Ben Bernanke - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)

GREG KINNEAR / Jack Kennedy - “THE KENNEDYS” (REELZ CHANNEL)

GUY PEARCE / Monty Beragon - “MILDRED PIERCE“ (HBO)

JAMES WOODS / Richard Fuld - “TOO BIG TO FAIL” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

DIANE LANE / Pat Loud - “CINEMA VERITE” (HBO)

MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham - “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)

EMILY WATSON / Janet Leach - “APPROPRIATE ADULT” (Sundance Channel)

BETTY WHITE / Caroline Thomas - “HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE” (CBS)

KATE WINSLET / Mildred Pierce - “MILDRED PIERCE” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross - “SUITS” (USA)

STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson - “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)

KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor - “FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS” (DirecTV)

BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White - “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan - “DEXTER” (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

KATHY BATES / Harriet Korn - “HARRY’S LAW” (NBC)

GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes - “DAMAGES” (DirecTV)

JESSICA LANGE / Constance - “AMERICAN HORROR STORY” (FX)

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick - “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

KYRA SEDGWICK / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson - “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott - “THE OFFICE” (NBC)

JON CRYER / Alan Harper - “TWO AND A HALF MEN” (CBS)

ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton - “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon - “30 ROCK” (NBC)

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky - “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson

DOMINIC CHIANESE / Leander Cephas Whitlock

ROBERT CLOHESSY / Ward Boss Jim Neary

DABNEY COLEMAN / Commodore Louis Kaestner

CHARLIE COX / Owen Sleater

JOSIE & LUCY GALLINA / Emily Schroeder

STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone

JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow

ANTHONY LACIURA / Eddie Kessler

HEATHER LIND / Katy

KELLY MACDONALD / Margaret Schroeder

RORY & DECLAN McTIGUE / Teddy Schroeder

GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody

BRADY & CONNOR NOON/ Tommy Darmody

KEVIN O’ROURKE / Mayor Edward Bader

ALEKSA PALLADINO / Angela Darmody

JACQUELINE PENNEWILL / Lilian

VINCENT PIAZZA / Lucky Luciano

MICHAEL PITT / Jimmy Darmody

MICHAEL SHANNON / Agent Nelson Van Alden

PAUL SPARKS / Mickey Doyle

MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein

PETER VAN WAGNER / Isaac “Icky” Ginsburg

SHEA WHIGHAM / Sheriff Elias Thompson

MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Chalky White

ANATOL YUSEF / Meyer Lansky

BREAKING BAD (AMC)

JONATHAN BANKS / Mike

BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader

RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt

BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White

GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gus Fring

ANNA GUNN / Skyler White

RJ MITTE / Walter White, Jr.

DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader

BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman

AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman

DEXTER (Showtime)

BILLY BROWN / Chicago Mike

JENNIFER CARPENTER / Debra Morgan

JOSH COOKE / Louis

AIMEE GARCIA / Jamie Batista

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan

COLIN HANKS / Travis Marshall

DESMOND HARRINGTON / Joey Quinn

RYA KIHLSTEDT / Michelle

C.S. LEE / Vince Masuka

EDWARD JAMES OLMOS / Professor Gellar

JAMES REMAR / Harry Morgan

LAUREN VELEZ / Lt. Maria LaGuerta

DAVID ZAYAS / Sgt. Angel Batista

GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

AMRITA ACHARIA / Irri

MARK ADDY / King Robert Baratheon

ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy

JOSEF ALTIN / Pypar

SEAN BEAN / Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark

SUSAN BROWN / Septa Mordane

EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen

NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Ser Jaime Lannister

PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister

RON DONACHIE / Ser Rodrik Cassel

MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark

JEROME FLYNN / Bronn

ELYES GABEL / Rakharo

AIDAN GILLEN / “Littlefinger” Petyr Baelish

JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon

IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont

JULIAN GLOVER / Grand Maester Pycelle

KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow

LENA HEADEY / Queen Cersei Lannister

ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Bran Stark

CONLETH HILL / Lord Varys

RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark

JASON MOMOA / Khal Drogo

RORY McCANN / Sandor Clegane

IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy

LUKE McEWAN / Rast

ROXANNE McKEE / Doreah

DAR SALIM / Qotho

MARK STANLEY / Grenn

DONALD SUMPTER / Maester Luwin

SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark

MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark

THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)

CHRISTINE BARANSKI / Diane Lockhart

JOSH CHARLES / Will Gardner

ALAN CUMMING / Eli Gold

MATT CZUCHRY / Cary Agos

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick

CHRIS NOTH / Peter Florrick

ARCHIE PANJABI / Kalinda Sharma

GRAHAM PHILLIPS / Zach Florrick

MAKENZIE VEGA / Grace Florrick

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 ROCK (NBC)

SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy

KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie

KEVIN BROWN / Dotcom

GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon

JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano

JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney

JOHN LUTZ / Lutz

JACK MCBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell

TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan

KEITH POWELL / Toofer

THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler

KALEY CUOCO / Penny

JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter

SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz

KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali

JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper

MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski

GLEE (FOX)

DIANNA AGRON / Quinn Fabray

CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel

DARREN CRISS / Blaine Anderson

ASHLEY FINK / Lauren Zizes

DOT MARIE JONES / Coach Beiste

JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester

JAYMA MAYS / Emma Pillsbury

KEVIN McHALE / Artie Abrams

LEA MICHELE / Rachel Berry

CORY MONTEITH / Finn Hudson

HEATHER MORRIS / Brittany Pierce

MATTHEW MORRISON / Will Schuester

MIKE O’MALLEY / Burt Hummel

CHORD OVERSTREET / Sam Evans

LAUREN POTTER / Becky Johnson

AMBER RILEY / Mercedes Jones

NAYA RIVERA / Santana Lopez

MARK SALLING / Noah ‘Puck’ Puckerman

HARRY SHUM, JR. / Mike Chang

IQBAL THEBA / Principal Figgins

JENNA USHKOWITZ / Tina Cohen-Chang

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

AUBREY ANDERSON-EMMONS / Lily

JULIE BOWEN / Claire

TY BURRELL / Phil

JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell

NOLAN GOULD / Luke

SARAH HYLAND / Haley

ED O’NEILL / Jay

RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny

ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria

ARIEL WINTER / Alex

THE OFFICE (NBC)

LESLIE DAVID BAKER / Stanley Hudson

BRIAN BAUMGARTNER / Kevin Malone

CREED BRATTON / Creed Bratton

STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott

JENNA FISCHER / Pam Beesly Halpert

KATE FLANNERY / Meredith Palmer

ED HELMS / Andy Bernard

MINDY KALING / Kelly Kapoor

ELLIE KEMPER / Erin Hannon

ANGELA KINSEY / Angela Martin

JOHN KRASINSKI / Jim Halpert

PAUL LIEBERSTEIN / Toby Flenderson

B.J. NOVAK / Ryan Howard

OSCAR NUÑEZ / Oscar Martinez

CRAIG ROBINSON / Daryll Philbin

JAMES SPADER / Robert California

PHYLLIS SMITH / Phyllis Lapin-Vance

RAINN WILSON / Dwight Schrute

ZACH WOODS / Gabe Lewis

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

COWBOYS & ALIENS (UNIVERSAL PICTURES)

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (WARNER BROS. PICTURES)

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PARAMOUNT PICTURES)

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (20TH CENTURY FOX)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

DEXTER (SHOWTIME)

GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

SOUTHLAND (TNT)

SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA (STARZ)

TRUE BLOOD (HBO)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild Awards 48th Annual Life Achievement Award

MARY TYLER MOORE