Actors Angela Bassett (“ER”) and Eric McCormack (“Will & Grace”) announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild awards live this morning from the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.

The ceremony will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. MT.

FILM

Actor:
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Actress:
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Melissa Leo – Frozen River
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Supporting actor:

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

Supporting actress:

Amy Adams – Doubt
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kate Winslet – The Reader

Cast:
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Stunt ensemble:
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Wanted

TELEVISION

Actor in a movie or miniseries:
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris”
Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Kiefer Sutherland, “24: Redemption”
Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams.”

Actress in a movie or miniseries:
Laura Dern, “Recount”
Laura Linney, “John Adams”
Shirley MacLaine, “Coco Chanel”
Phylicia Rashad, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Susan Sarandon; “Bernard and Doris.”

Actor in a drama series:
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
James Spader, “Boston Legal.”

Actress in a drama series:

Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer.”

Actor in a comedy series:

Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
David Duchovny, “Californication”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk.”

Actress in a comedy series:
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”
Tracey Ullman, “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union.”

Drama series cast:
“Boston Legal”
“Dexter”
“House”
“Mad Men”
“The Closer”

Comedy series cast:
“30 Rock”
“Desperate Housewives”
“Entourage”
“The Office”
“Weeds”

Stunt ensemble:
“Friday Night Lights”
“Heroes”
“Prison Break”
“The Unit”
“The Closer”

By Tessa Petrocco

Tessa Petrocco is a freelance graphic designer and media professional. She graduated magna cum laude from Kent State University in 2007, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Media Production. She moved to New York City that same year, where she worked as the Editorial Assistant and Content Coordinator for a popular film review website. Tessa enjoys spending time with her dog and boyfriend, knitting, volunteering and being a one-woman film reviewer.

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