18th Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)- nominees

Here are the nominees of the SAG Awards  and there are some major snubs.Check it out.

#my predicted winner

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
DEMIÁN BICHIR – A BETTER LIFE
GEORGE CLOONEY  – THE DESCENDANTS
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO  – J. EDGAR
JEAN DUJARDIN – THE ARTIST
BRAD PITT  – MONEYBALL

-big snub for Michael Fassbender but I'm happy to see Leonardo DiCaprio getting nominated.Lets hope Fassbender gets into the Oscars nominations.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
GLENN CLOSE– ALBERT NOBBS
VIOLA DAVIS – THE HELP
MERYL STREEP – THE IRON LADY
TILDA SWINTON – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
MICHELLE WILLIAMS – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

-I'm satisfied with this list...so does this mean Glenn close is in for the Oscars ,not really.I'm betting for either Kirsten Dunst or Rooney Mara instead of Close.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
KENNETH BRANAGH  – MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
ARMIE HAMMER– J. EDGAR
JONAH HILL – MONEYBALL
NICK NOLTE  – WARRIOR
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER– BEGINNERS

-Yeah for Armie Hammer....sad for Albert Brooks

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
BÉRÉNICE BEJO – THE ARTIST
JESSICA CHASTAIN– THE HELP
MELISSA McCARTHY – BRIDESMAIDS
JANET McTEER– ALBERT NOBBS
OCTAVIA SPENCER  –THE HELP

-Melissa McCarthy nominated  again...she is having a really good luck.Congratulations Jessica Chastain.


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE ARTIST
BRIDESMAIDS
THE DESCENDANTS
THE HELP
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS

-The Artist or Midnight in paris might win for this category.

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURENCE FISHBURNE  – THURGOOD
PAUL GIAMATTI  –TOO BIG TO FAIL
GREG KINNEAR – THE KENNEDYS
GUY PEARCE  – MILDRED PIERCE
JAMES WOODS  –TOO BIG TO FAIL

- I'm seriously disappointed not to see Dominic West  for Appropriate Adult

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
DIANE LANE – CINEMA VERITE
MAGGIE SMITH – DOWNTON ABBEY
EMILY WATSON  – APPROPRIATE ADULT
BETTY WHITE  – HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: THE LOST VALENTINE
KATE WINSLET – MILDRED PIERCE

- Maggie Smith !!!

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PATRICK J. ADAMS  – SUITS
STEVE BUSCEMI – BOARDWALK EMPIRE
KYLE CHANDLER– FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
BRYAN CRANSTON – BREAKING BAD
MICHAEL C. HALL – DEXTER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
KATHY BATES  – HARRY’S LAW
GLENN CLOSE – DAMAGES
JESSICA LANGE – AMERICAN HORROR STORY
JULIANNA MARGULIES  – THE GOOD WIFEKYRA SEDGWICK  – THE CLOSER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN  – 30 ROCK
TY BURRELL – MODERN FAMILY
STEVE CARELL – THE OFFICE
JON CRYER – TWO AND A HALF MEN
ERIC STONESTREET– MODERN FAMILY

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
JULIE BOWEN – MODERN FAMILY
EDIE FALCO  –NURSE JACKIE
TINA FEY  – 30 ROCK
SOFIA VERGARA  – MODERN FAMILY
BETTY WHITE – HOT IN CLEVELAND

-thankfully no Lea Michelle although seeing  Naya Rivera nominated wold have been nice...Lea screams the word desperate whenever she is in front of the camera and off-camera

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BREAKING BAD
DEXTER
GAME OF THRONESTHE GOOD WIFE
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK
THE BIG BANG THEORY
GLEE
THE OFFICE
MODERN FAMILY

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

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

So what do you think of the list?Leave some comments about the snubs and who you hoping to win !

84th Academy Awards-Best Actress(predictions)

1.Meryl Streep(winner)

My predicted winner is Meryl Streep as the first female British prime minister,Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.I haven't see the film yet but based on the trailer,Meryl Streep was superb.I loved her accent and she looked confident portraying the character .Since it's Meryl Streep ,who is the best actress of our time and with the AMPAS loving her,I feel its gonna be her third win.Meryl Streep had been nominated for 16 times and won twice for Kramer vs Kramer and Sophie Choice.

2.Michelle Williams

For capturing the soft,vulnerable and painful side of the sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in the film My Week With Marilyn.Externally Michelle Williams does not resemble Monroe but she manages to bring the icon alive on screen by the way she moves ,winks or smile.Michelle Williams had been nominated for the Oscars(Best Supporting Actress in Brokeback Mountain,Best Actress  for Blue Valentine) and could be winning her first gold statue this year if campaigned well.Besides My Week With Marilyn,Michelle Williams performance in this year Meek's Ccutoff and Take This Waltz also received critical acclaimed.

3.Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton for the portrayal of the mother who cant stand her child and later a struggling mother who is tormented by the nature of her son.She was brilliant playing both stages of mother in the film and which makes you feel both sympathetic and angry with her.Tilda  won her Best Supporting Actress statue for Michael Clayton and I need to mention her Oscar snub performances in Julia,I Am Love and The Deep End.

4.Viola Davis

Viola Davis for the heartwarming portrayal of Abileen,the maid with the big heart in the film The Help.Viola Davis who is well known for her very small role in Doubt for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress shows she can carry a film by herself.Her emotional performance of her maid who had just lost her child but still could give love to a child of a family that would never appreciate her  received critical acclaim.Viola Davis has a brighter chance of winning if campaigned as supporting actress.

5.Kirsten Dunst

For brilliantly  portraying a bride who falls  in depression on the first half of the film and a calm recovering women during the stressful apocalypse in the film Melancholia.Her role is almost a non-speaking role as she doesn't talk much at all but she delivers a superb performance in every scene.She's gonna face tough competition from the newbies Elizabeth Olsen,Felicity Jones and Rooney Mara but being a  very well known actress and in her first serious role,I feel Kirsten could beat them.

Friday's Best Actor

Michelle Williams

In the  film adaptation of the novel Shutter's Island by Dennis Lehane,the character Dolores Canal played by Michelle Williams appears in a visions , flashback and in a almost ghostly character.Although appearing  for a small time onscreen ,Michelle Williams does manage to leave impact playing the melancholic victim and make us wonder what really happened to her,and the scene where it was revealed that even though she's a victim,she herself  murdered her two child by drowning them was one of the  scene that gives goosebumps  in the movie.I also loved  the scene when Michelle Williams after murdering her children,almost having no regret and kissing her husband(Leonardo DiCaprio)

Michelle Williams Does It Again!!!!!

Directed by Simon Curtis, My Week with Marilyn stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe and Eddie Redmyane,Kenneth Branagh,Dominic Cooper and Emma Watson.The film is about the events Colin Clark(Eddie) endured with Marilyn(Michelle) at the time of the shooting of The Prince and the Showgirl.The film premiered yesterday in New York Film Festival and here are some excerpts of the reviews of the film.Most of the reviews have been positive and mostly directed to Michelle Williams who managed to portray the iconic role well even when so many was doubtful she could.

Williams is the least showy aspect of the film, an astonishing fact since so many portrayals of Monroe border on cartoon. You can tell the work she put into this performance: not just with the voice, mannerisms and attitude, but with the eyes. Williams draws you into Monroe's wounded soul slowly, carefully and deliberately. -Christopher Rosen,
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/10/09/my-week-with-marilyn-new-york-film-festival-review/

Williams is luminous and vulnerable. But she also plays Marilyn as a woman who knows what she’s doing. She isn’t a victim. Indeed, this Marilyn is a little bit of a manipulator. Williams gives her an edge that lifts Marilyn off the list of Dead Famous Stars and makes her human. And she sings–Williams shows off a convincing voice–not a “Mr. President” whisper but Marilyn’s real singing voice–another reason Academy voters will embrace her.-Roger Friedman,
http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/10/10/michelle-williams-jumps-into-lead-for-best-actress-with-marilyn

I will post my own review of the film soon.But I have to say this to those who were doubtful of michelle,your opinion will change when you watch the film.

My Week With Marilyn -Trailer

The trailer of the anticipating trailer of My Week with Marilyn had just been released.As I predicted Michelle Williams looks great as Marilyn Monroe.She managed to portray the pain of Marilyn so well but we need to wait and see if she can ooze sexiness like Marilyn when the film is out.If the movie can keep up with the trailer pace,Michelle could be seeing her third nomination.Kenneth Branagh,Eddie Redmayne and Emma Watson also shine in the trailer.
Check it out  and tell me what you think of the trailer.