2012 SAG Screen Actors Guild Awards, Nominees, Winners, TV Schedule, Pictures, Clips

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Screen Actors Guild Award Winners

What makes the Screen Actors Guild Awards a standout?

It's the selection process - whereby the in insular club of actors in Hollywood and television nominate other actors for best performances of the year. In short, amid the glitz and hype of Hollywood, an award by your peers is truly considered a 'solid'.

This year, the official roster of nominees were revealed on Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

The winners of the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced from Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 29, 2012, on cable television channel TNT.

SAG Awards 2012 nods

Leading the pack at this year's SAG Awards were the civil rights era drama "The Help" and silent-era movie "The Artist" both landing a nod for best ensemble. Joining them among the nominees for best picture were "Bridesmaids," "The Descendants, and Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris."

Best Actor nods went to Brad Pitt in "Moneyball," George Clooney in "The Descendants," Leonardo DiCaprio for "J. Edgar," Jean Dujardin in "The Artist" and Demain Bichir for "A Better Life." Best film actress nominees were Glenn Close for "Albert Nobbs," Viola Davis in "The Help," Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady," "Tilda Swinton" in "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and Michelle Williams for "My Week with Marilyn."

Best Picture winner: The Help

Around the Web, check out a cache of pictures, slideshows, red carpet photos, facts, info and a bit of history & trivia on the SAG Awards with a complete list of 2012 Screen Actors Guild Award nominees for film and television ...

More about the SAG Awards around the Web:

SAG Awards Official Web Site - The focus on official Screen Actors Guild members, with details on nominating categories, submissions and timelines, press kits and current news.

Screen Actors Guild - SAG History - From the official community site chronicling the establishment of the guild in 1933 with cool Flash presentations, photos, activities and timeline.

Screen Actors Guild - Wikipedia - The complete hyperlinked history covering the union's original Masquer's Club members in 1925 to it's official founding in 1933, along with issues and controversies, current awards categories, history and trivia, related links.

2012 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominees & * Winners

FILM

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
* The Help
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
Midnight in Paris

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
* Viola Davis, The Help
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
* Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Demin Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J Edgar
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
* Octavia Spencer, The Help
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
* Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Armie Hammer, J Edgar
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior

TELEVISION

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
* Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Emily Watson, Appropriate Adult
Betty White, Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES
* Paul Giamatti, Too Big to Fail
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
James Woods, Too Big to Fail
Guy Pearce, Mildred Pierce

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
* Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
* Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Glenn Close, Damages
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
* Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Patrick J Adams, Suits
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C Hall, Dexter

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
* Modern Family
30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
The Office

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
* Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

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

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mary Tyler Moore

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