Nominees

Actor
Richard Jenkins
Frank Langella
Sean Penn
Brad Pitt
Mickey Rourke

Actress
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie
Melissa Leo
Meryl Streep
Kate Winslet, Rev Road

Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin
Robert Downey Jr.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Heath Ledger
Dev Patel

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams
Penelope Cruz
Viola Davis
Taraji P. Henson
Kate Winslet

Ensemble
Benjamin Button
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire


It's just a few days until the announcement.

Last year, the SAG nominations were pretty crazy (The Ensemble nominees were 3:10 to Yuma, Into the Wild, Amercain Gangster, No Country for Old Men and Hairspray, very much against their usual attempts to predict the BP nominees with this category).

I think the SAG awards will be the last stance of hope for Revolutionary Road. If it scores less than two nominations here, it is absolutely DEAD.

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Here are my current predictions:


Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)


Best Actress

Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married)


Best Supporting Actor

Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Josh Brolin (Milk)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)


Best Supporting Actress

Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Taraj P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)


Best Ensemble

The Dark Knight
Doubt
Rachel Getting Married
Milk
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Don't forget Wall-E!

Best Actor

Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
Richard Jenkins (The Visitor)
Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon)
Sean Penn (Milk)
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Best Actress

Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
Meryl Streep (Doubt)
Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long)
Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)

Best Supporting Actor

Josh Brolin (Milk)
Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Eddie Marsden (Happy-Go-Lucky)

Best Supporting Actress

Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Rosemarie DeWitt (Rachel Getting Married)
Taraj P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Ensemble

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
The Visitor

Predictions:

Best Actor
Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino)
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)
Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky)
Angelina Jolie (Changeling)
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)
Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road)

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Doubt)
Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler)
Kate Winslet (The Reader)

Best Ensemble
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire

Wall-E for Ensemble!!!

Best Actress
Meryl Streep Doubt
Kate Winslet- The Reader (meh, I have no idea what they will decide with this role. but jennifer connelly was nominated for lead in 2001 so...then again kidman missed out on a nomination entirely that same year so maybe that's more likely)
Anne Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins- Happy-Go-Lucky
Michelle Williams- Wendy & Lucy OR Melissa Leo- Frozen River
Alt: Cate Blanchett

Best Actor
Sean Penn- Milk
Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler
Frank Langella- Frost/Nixon
Clint Eastwood- Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins- The Visitor
Alt: Benicio del Toro- Che

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis- Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt- Rachel Getting Married
Debra Winger- Rachel Getting Married
Marisa Tomei- The Wrestler

Alt: Hiam Abbass- The Visitor or Taraji P. Henson for Benjamin Button

Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
Josh Brolin- Milk
Robert Downey Jr.- Tropic Thunder
Phillip Seymour Hoffman- Doubt
Michael Shannon- Revolutionary Road

Alt: James Franco or Haaz Sleiman

Best Ensemble
The Visitor
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Alt: Dark Knight or Revolutionary Road

Let's not forget that they nominated DiCaprio as supporting for The Departed.

I REALLY hope that Clint Eastwood doesn't get in. Is he REALLY that good? I mean... urggh. I just get rather sick of seeing him always pop up for anything and everything. It certainly makes me cynical. I can give you that he's a good director, but I hardly think nowadays he is anywhere near the best actors. Meh.

Peace,
Mike

Semi-final predictions:

Best Actor
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Mickey Rourke, The Wrester
Alt. Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Actress
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Alt. Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder
James Franco, Milk
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Alt. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt

Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Alt. Amy Adams, Doubt

Best Ensemble
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Alt. Frost/Nixon

Don't forget you can see the SAG nominations live on TNT at 8 AM CST tomorrow morning.

I think Dev Patel will be nominated come tomorrow morning but I don't know if for lead or supporting.

the small things are gonna indicate what's this year's true frontrunner. If Dev Patel picks up a nom, I'd say Slumdog's the far and away leader for BP. If the Pitt/Blanchett/Henson trio gets in for Ben Button, I'd label it the frontrunner. Milk would need to pull off Actor and then both Brolin/Franco to send it back into the competitive race.

Slumdog Millionaire is one film that doesn't need an ensemble nom or any other nom for that matter from SAG, so if it gets one, whether it's supporting actor or ensemble, I'd consider it the current frontrunner.

RR desperately needs an ensemble nom to stay in the race. The Wrestler could get right back in as well with the ensemble and two acting noms.

TDK will be safe with an ensemble here. I'd say Frost/Nixon too.

I don't think BB needs ensemble, but it needs two noms total to stay in.

If Wall-E gets any nom, it's in.

If either Rachel Getting Married or Happy-Go-Lucky gets ensemble, and one or a few of the above films miss, they should be considered the prime candidate for the lone BD slot.

GET IT WALL-E!!! GET IT!!!

14 minutes on TNT and here

http://www.tnt.tv/title/display/?oid=39418

Yay I have TNT on right now

Best part, no Ben Lyons.

Angela is beautiful. That's my filler since I dont care about the tv noms.

supporting male
brolin
downey
hoffman
ledger
patel

adams
cruz
davis
henson
winslet

lead male
jenkins
langella
penn
pitt
rouke

hathaway
jolie
leo
streep
winslet

button
doubt
frost/nixon
milk
slumdog millionaire

Doubt's an acting powerhouse, 5 nominations.

I remember a few months ago people were saying Downey Jr. was a pipedream.

I'd prefer not to comment on Slumdog's nomination because that film is a lot of things but a showcase for acting probably isn't one of them.

Slumdog is looking extremely strong. I didn't really expect any SAG nominations and it got two.

I maintain my position that every cast member of Doubt will be nominated for Oscars.

I think Downey Jr. is solidly in for Tropic Thunder, which is fun.