19th SAG Awards nominations

The Screen Actors Guild(SAG) Awards had relased the nominations for the 19th SAG Awards.I have mixed views on the nomination list especially the snubbing of  some of the best performances of this year.

Best Ensemble
"Argo"
"Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

-The Master directed by Paul Thomas Anderson  or Moonrise Kingdom should be included instead of Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Best Male Actor In A Leading Role
Denzel Washington - "Flight"
Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
John Hawkes - "The Sessions"

-Joaquin Phoenix!

Best Female Actor In A Leading Role
Helen Mirren - "Hitchcock"
Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"
Marion Cotillard - "Rust & Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"

-After watching Amour, I felt veteran french actress Emmanuelle Riva deserves to be included in all nomination list.

Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Alan Arkin - "Argo"
Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
Robert DeNiro - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Javier Bardem - "Skyfall"

-Javier Bardem is sweet surprise
Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Maggie Smith - "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
Sally Field - "Lincoln"
Nicole Kidman - "The Paperboy"
Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"

-Amy Adams for the Master and Ann Dowd for Compliance had been truly snubbed.Two strong performance.

Best Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture
"The Amazing Spider-Man"
"The Bourne Legacy"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Les Miserables"
"Skyfall"

Best Ensemble In A Drama
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Homeland"
"Mad Men"

-Whoa!No Game Of Thrones.Are you kidding me?

Best Actor In A Drama
Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"
Damian Lewis - "Homeland"
Jon Hamm - "Mad Men"
Jeff Daniels - "The Newsroom"

Best Actress In A Drama
Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
Michelle Dockery - "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
Claire Danes - "Homeland"
Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story Asylum"

Best Ensemble In A Comedy
"30 Rock"
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Glee"
"Modern Family"
"Nurse Jackie"
"The Office"

-Nothing against Glee but the quality of the Glee had been decreasing with the season progresses and becoming more Lea Michelle centric which is very annoying when you have other talented characters to be improved.

Best Actor In A Comedy
Alec Baldwin - "30 Rock"
Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"
Louis CK - "Louie"
Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"

Best Actress In A Comedy
Tina Fey - "30 Rock"
Betty White - "Hot in Cleveland"
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"
Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"

Best Actor In A Miniseries
Ed Harris - "Game Change"
Woody Harrelson - "Game Change"
Bill Paxton - "Hatfields & McCoys"
Kevin Costner - "Hatfields & McCoys"
Clive Owen - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"

Best Actress In A Miniseries
Julianne Moore - "Game Change"
Nicole Kidman - "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Sigourney Weaver - "Political Animals"
Charlotte Rampling - "Restless"
Alfre Woodard - "Steel Magnolias"

Best Stunt Ensemble - Television
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Game of Thrones"
"Sons Of Anarchy"
"The Walking Dead