Streep, Cruz, Baldwin, Kendrick, Close and "Nine" Among SAG Nominees

By Adam Hetrick
17 Dec 2009

Penelope Cruz in "Nine"
Penelope Cruz in "Nine"
Photo by David James ©2009 The Weinstein Co

The Rob Marshall film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Nine, Fox's "Glee" and the HBO film "Grey Gardens" are among the nominees for the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards, which were announced in Los Angeles Dec. 18.

The 16th annual SAG Awards will be presented Jan. 23, 2010, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The honors will be broadcast live on TNT and TBS beginning at 8 PM ET.

"Golden Girls" and "Mary Tyler Moore" star Betty White as also named as the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Awards 46th Annual Life Achievement Award.

The 2009 SAG nominations follow:

Theatrical Motion Pictures

  • Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role
    Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart")
    George Clooney ("Up In The Air")
    Colin Firth ("A Single Man")
    Morgan Freeman ("Invictus")
    Jeremy Renner ("The Hurt Locker")

  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role
    Sandra Bullock ("The Blind Side")
    Helen Mirren ("The Last Station")
    Carey Mulligan ("An Education")
    Gabourey Sidibe ("Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire")
    Meryl Streep ("Julie & Julia")

  • Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role
    Matt Damon ("Invictus")
    Woody Harrelson ("The Messenger")
    Christopher Plummer ("The Last Station")
    Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones")
    Christoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds")

  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role
    Penélope Cruz ("Nine")
    Vera Farmiga ("Up In The Air")
    Anna Kendrick ("Up In The Air")
    Diane Kruger ("Inglourious Basterds")
    Mo’nique ("Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire")

  • Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture
    "An Education"
    "The Hurt Locker"
    "Inglourious Basterds"
    "Nine"
    "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"

    Primetime Television

  • Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
    Kevin Bacon ("Taking Chance")
    Cuba Gooding, Jr. (“Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story”)
    Jeremy Irons (“Georgia O'Keeffe”)
    Kevin Kline (“Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac”)
    Tom Wilkinson (“A Number”)

  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
    Joan Allen (“Georgia O’Keeffe”)
    Drew Barrymore (“Grey Gardens”)
    Ruby Dee (“America”)
    Jessica Lange (“Grey Gardens”)
    Sigourney Weaver (“Prayers For Bobby”)

  • Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series
    Simon Baker (“The Mentalist”)
    Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”)
    Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”)
    Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”)
    Hugh Laurie (“House”)

  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series
    Patricia Arquette (“Medium”)
    Glenn Close (“Damages”)
    Mariska Hargitay (“Law Order: Special Victims Unit”)
    Holly Hunter (“Saving Grace”)
    Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”)
    Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”)

  • Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Comedy Series
    Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”)
    Steve Carell (“The Office”)
    Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
    Tony Shalhoub (“Monk”)
    Charlie Sheen (“Two And A Half Men”)

  • Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series
    Christina Applegate (“Samantha Who?”)
    Toni Collette (“United States Of Tara”)
    Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie”)
    Tina Fey (“30 Rock”)
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“The New Adventures Of Old Christine”)

  • Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
    "The Closer"
    "Dexter"
    "The Good Wife"
    "Mad Men"
    "True Blood"

  • Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series
    "30 Rock"
    "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
    "Glee"
    "Modern Family"
    "The Office"

  • Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Motion Picture
    "Public Enemies"
    "Star Trek"
    "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen"

  • Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Television Series
    "24"
    "The Closer"
    "Dexter"
    "Heroes"
    "The Unit"