18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

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  • Date of Ceremony: Sunday, January 29, 2012
  • For performances seen in: 2011
  • Nominations Announcement: Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Here is a look at the complete list of nominations for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

And the nominees are:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

  • The Artist
    Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman and Penelope Ann Miller
  • Bridesmaids
    Rose Byrne, Jill Clayburgh, Ellie Kemper, Matt Lucas, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig
  • The Descendants
    Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and Shailene Woodley
  • The Help
    Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel and Ahna O'Reilly
  • Midnight in Paris
    Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen and Owen Wilson

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

  • Albert Nobbs
    Glenn Close
  • The Help
    Viola Davis
  • The Iron Lady
    Meryl Streep
  • My Week With Marilyn
    Michelle Williams
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin
    Tilda Swinton

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Beginners
    Christopher Plummer
  • J. Edgar
    Armie Hammer
  • Moneyball
    Jonah Hill
  • My Week With Marilyn
    Kenneth Branagh
  • Warrior
    Nick Nolte

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Albert Nobbs
    Janet McTeer
  • The Artist
    Berenice Bejo
  • Bridesmaids
    Melissa McCarthy
  • The Help
    Jessica Chastain
  • The Help
    Octavia Spencer

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire
    Steve Buscemi, Dominic Chianese, Robert Clohessy, Dabney Coleman, Charlie Cox, Josie Gallina, Lucy Gallina, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Anthony Laciura, Heather Lind, Kelly Macdonald, Rory McTigue, Declan McTigue, Gretchen Mol, Connor Noon, Brady Noon, Kevin O'Rourke, Aleksa Palladino, Jacqueline Pennewill, Vincent Piazza, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Van Wagner, Shea Whigham, Michael Kenneth Williams and Anatol Yusef
  • Breaking Bad
    Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Ray Campbell, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk and Aaron Paul
  • Dexter
    Billy Brown, Jennifer Carpenter, Josh Cooke, Aimee Garcia, Michael C. Hall, Colin Hanks, Desmond Harrington, Rya Kihlstedt, C.S. Lee, Edward James Olmos, James Remar, Lauren Velez and David Zayas
  • Game of Thrones
    Amrita Acharia, Mark Addy, Alfie Allen, Josef Altin, Sean Bean, Susan Brown, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Ron Donachie, Michelle Fairley, Jerome Flynn, Elyes Gabel, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Iain Glen, Julian Glover, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Conleth Hill, Richard Madden, Jason Momoa, Rory McCann, Ian McElhinney, Luke McEwan, Roxanne McKee, Dar Salim, Mark Stanley, Donald Sumpter, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams
  • The Good Wife
    Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Alan Cumming, Matt Czuchry, Julianna Margulies, Chris Noth, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips and Makenzie Vega

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

  • Boardwalk Empire
    Steve Buscemi
  • Breaking Bad
    Bryan Cranston
  • Dexter
    Michael C. Hall
  • Friday Night Lights
    Kyle Chandler
  • Suits
    Patrick J. Adams

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

  • American Horror Story
    Jessica Lange
  • The Closer
    Kyra Sedgwick
  • Damages
    Glenn Close
  • The Good Wife
    Julianna Margulies
  • Harry's Law
    Kathy Bates

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • 30 Rock
    Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman, Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Jane Krakowski, John Lutz, Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan, Maulik Pancholy and Keith Powell
  • The Big Bang Theory
    Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Jim Parsons and Melissa Rauch
  • Glee
    Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Dot Marie Jones, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Matthew Morrison, Mike O'Malley, Chord Overstreet, Lauren Potter, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr., Iqbal Theba and Jenna Ushkowitz
  • Modern Family
    Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nolan Gould, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Rico Rodriguez, Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara and Ariel Winter
  • The Office
    Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Ellie Kemper, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, James Spader, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson and Zach Woods

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 30 Rock
    Alec Baldwin
  • Modern Family
    Ty Burrell
  • Modern Family
    Eric Stonestreet
  • The Office
    Steve Carell
  • Two and a Half Men
    Jon Cryer

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 30 Rock
    Tina Fey
  • Hot In Cleveland
    Betty White
  • Modern Family
    Julie Bowen
  • Modern Family
    Sofia Vergara
  • Nurse Jackie
    Edie Falco

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

  • The Kennedys
    Greg Kinnear
  • Mildred Pierce
    Guy Pearce
  • Thurgood
    Laurence Fishburne
  • Too Big To Fail
    Paul Giamatti
  • Too Big To Fail
    James Woods

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

  • Appropriate Adult
    Emily Watson
  • Cinema Verite
    Diane Lane
  • Downton Abbey
    Maggie Smith
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine
    Betty White
  • Mildred Pierce
    Kate Winslet

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

  • The Adjustment Bureau
  • Cowboys & Aliens
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • X-Men: First Class

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

  • Dexter
  • Game of Thrones
  • Southland
  • Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
  • True Blood
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