15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations (2009)

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  • Date of Ceremony: Monday, January 26, 2009
  • For performances seen in: 2008
  • Nominations Announcement: Thursday, December 18, 2008
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Here’s a look at the complete list of nominations for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

And the nominees are:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    Mahershala Ali, Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Jared Harris, Taraji P. Henson, Elias Koteas, Julia Ormond, Brad Pitt, Phyllis Somerville and Tilda Swinton
  • Doubt
    Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep
  • Frost/Nixon
    Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Frank Langella, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell and Michael Sheen
  • Milk
    Josh Brolin, Joseph Cross, James Franco, Victor Garber, Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna, Denis O'Hare, Sean Penn and Alison Pill
  • Slumdog Millionaire
    Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel and Freida Pinto

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

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

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

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

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

  • Bryan Batt, Alison Brie, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, Aaron Hart, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Mark Moses, Elisabeth Moss, Kiernan Shipka, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton
  • Boston Legal
    Candice Bergen, Saffron Burrows, Christian Clemenson, Taraji P. Henson, John Larroquette, William Shatner, James Spader, Tara Summers and Gary Anthony Williams
  • The Closer
    G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Anthony John Denison, Robert Gossett, Phillip P. Keene, Gina Ravera, Corey Reynolds, Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons and Jon Tenney
  • Dexter
    Preston Bailey, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Valerie Cruz, Michael C. Hall, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Jason Manuel Olazabal, David Ramsey, James Remar, Christina Robinson, Jimmy Smits, Lauren Velez, David Zayas and Kristin Dattilo
  • House
    Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Peter Jacobson, Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Jennifer Morrison, Kal Penn, Jesse Spencer and Olivia Wilde

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

  • Boston Legal
    William Shatner
  • Boston Legal
    James Spader
  • Dexter
    Michael C. Hall
  • House
    Hugh Laurie
  • Mad Men
    Jon Hamm

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • Kendall Applegate, Andrea Bowen, Charles Carver, Max Carver, Ricardo Chavira, Gary Cole, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, James Denton, Lyndsy Fonseca, Rachel G. Fox, Teri Hatcher, Zane Huett, Felicity Huffman, Kathryn Joosten, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Eva Longoria, Kyle MacLachlan, Neal McDonough, Joshua Moore, Shawn Pyfrom, Doug Savant, Nicollette Sheridan and Brenda Strong
  • 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
  • Entourage
    Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, America Ferrera, Adrian Grenier, Rex Lee, Jeremy Piven and Perrey Reeves
  • The Office
    Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B.J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith and Rainn Wilson
  • Weeds
    Demian Bichir, Julie Bowen, Enrique Castillo, Guillermo Diaz, Alexander Gould, Allie Grant, Justin Kirk, Hemky Madera, Andy Milder, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Elizabeth Perkins and Jack Stehlin

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 30 Rock
    Tina Fey
  • Samantha Who?
    Christina Applegate
  • Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
    Tracey Ullman
  • Ugly Betty
    America Ferrera
  • Weeds
    Mary-Louise Parker

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

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

  • Bernard and Doris
    Susan Sarandon
  • Coco Chanel
    Shirley MacLaine
  • John Adams
    Laura Linney
  • A Raisin in the Sun
    Phylicia Rashad
  • Recount
    Laura Dern

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

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

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

  • The Closer
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Heroes
  • Prison Break
  • The Unit
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