Catching Up With the SAG Awards

Let me play some catch-up by talking about the Screen Actors Guild nominations for TV. Here they are with some comments…

Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:*
Winona Ryder, “When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story”
Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”
Catherine O’Hara, “Temple Grandin”
Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin”
Susan Sarandon, “You Don’t Know Jack”
*Note there are no supporting TV categories at the SAGs.

Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
John Goodman, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack”
Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship”
Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos”
Patrick Stewart, “MacBeth”

Ensemble in a Drama Series:*
“Boardwalk Empire”
“The Closer”
“Dexter”
“The Good Wife”
“Mad Men”
*Since the SAGs are all about the actors, this is their equivalent of a series award.

Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”

Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU”
Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife”
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“30 Rock”
“Glee”
“Hot In Cleveland”*
“The Office”
“Modern Family”
*Kudos to the Guild for acknowledging “Cleveland.” I don’t think it’s the best traditional comedy, but it’s nice to see a traditional comedy on the list. I’m actually rooting for it.

Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Steve Carell, “The Office”

Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Jane Lynch, “Glee”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”
Betty White, “Hot In Cleveland”*
*Kudos to the Guild for acknowledging the outstanding year Betty White had. Since this is actors voting for actors, is there any way she can lose this? I mean, would you vote against her?

The SAG Awards will air January 30th on both TNT and TBS.

Photo Credits: Andrew Eccles/TNT and Patrick Ecclesine/FOX