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Thursday, December 16, 2010

SAG Award Nominations Led By 'King's Speech,' 'Fighter'

Nominated actors also include Jeff Bridges and 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld for 'True Grit.'
By Eric Ditzian

Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Photo: See Saw Films

The Screen Actors Guild Awards nailed it last year. The organization's picks for outstanding actor, actress, supporting actor and supporting actress all ended up winning Oscars in their respective categories. Will the SAGs end up being an accurate Academy Award predictor once again this year?

The new nominations were announced Thursday morning (December 16), honoring both longtime Oscar front-runner "The King's Speech" and freshly energized "The Fighter" with four nominations each. "The Social Network," which was expected to be a serious contender for multiple Oscars, received just two nods. "Black Swan" and "The Kids Are All Right" nabbed three nominations each.

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be aired on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 30, at 8 p.m. ET from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.

SAG's top honor goes not to a film and its producers but to the project's entire cast. The nominees this year are "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network."

The category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role veered slightly away from the Golden Globe nominations in the dramatic actor category earlier this week, with Robert Duval ("Get Low") and Jeff Bridges ("True Grit") sneaking into the pack. They join Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network"), Colin Firth ("The King's Speech") and James Franco ("127 Hours").

Annette Bening ("The Kids Are All Right") and Natalie Portman ("Black Swan") remain Oscar front-runners after being recognized for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor, alongside Nicole Kidman ("Rabbit Hole"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Winter's Bone") and Hilary Swank ("Conviction").

Christian Bale ("The Fighter") continued his stellar awards season with a nod for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. His fellow nominees are John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech").

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role appears to be a wide-open field, with nods going to Amy Adams ("The Fighter"), Helena Bonham Carter ("The King's Speech"), Mila Kunis ("Black Swan"), Melissa Leo ("The Fighter") and 14-year-old Hailee Steinfeld ("True Grit").

After notching the most Globe nominations, HBO rose to the top of the SAG class this year with nine nominations (AMC owned the field last year). Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama nods went to "Boardwalk Empire," "The Closer," "Dexter," "The Good Wife" and "Mad Men." Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy nominations went to "30 Rock," "Glee," "Hot in Cleveland," "Modern Family" and "The Office."

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