SAG Nominates Outstanding TV Performances

With the Oscars approaching and the constant buzz of 2006 movie awarding, it’s easy for television to get lost in the shuffle. But the Screen Actors Guild awards both television and film acting, and they’ve just announced their 13th annual list of nominees. Actors awarding actors for great acting. Now that makes sense.

The drawback to any television awards ceremony is of course, that you have to wade through all the miniseries and movie winners that no one cares about. Once you get past those nominees though, you’ll see a great list of deserving candidates. For instance Michael C. Hall get some recognition for his amazing work in ‘Dexter” for the Male Actor in a Drama series category. The Male Actor in Comedy category will be almost impossible to pick from, with Alec Baldwin for ’30 Rock’, Steve Carell for ‘The Office’, Jason Lee for ‘My Name is Earl’, Jeremy Piven for ‘Entourage’, and Tony Shaloub for ‘Monk’ nominated. ‘Monk’ seems to clean up almost every year, even though no one watches it. This year I don’t think Shaloub stands a chance.

Below is the full list of this year’s SAG television nominees. To see their film nominees, visit our movies section here. The 13th Annual SAG Awards will be presented live on TNT and TBS January 28th.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Thomas Haden Church / BROKEN TRAIL – Tom Harte - AMC
Robert Duvall / BROKEN TRAIL – Print Ritter - AMC
Jeremy Irons / ELIZABETH I – Earl of Leicester - HBO
William H. Macy / NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES – Clyde Umney - TNT
Matthew Perry / THE RON CLARK STORY – Ron Clark - TNT

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Annette Bening / MRS. HARRIS – Jean Harris - HBO
Shirley Jones / HIDDEN PLACES – Aunt Batty - Hallmark Channel
Cloris Leachman / MRS. HARRIS – Tarnower’s Sister - HBO
Helen Mirren / ELIZABETH I – Elizabeth I - HBO
Greta Scacchi / BROKEN TRAIL – Nola Johns - AMC

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini / THE SOPRANOS – Tony Soprano - HBO
Michael C. Hall / DEXTER – Dexter Morgan - Showtime
Hugh Laurie / HOUSE – Dr. Gregory House - FOX
James Spader / BOSTON LEGAL – Alan Shore - ABC
Kiefer Sutherland / 24 – Jack Bauer - FOX

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette / MEDIUM – Allison Dubois - NBC
Edie Falco / THE SOPRANOS – Carmela Soprano - HBO
Mariska Hargitay / LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT – Det. Olivia Benson - NBC
Kyra Sedgwick / THE CLOSER – Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson - TNT
Chandra Wilson / GREY’S ANATOMY – Dr. Miranda Bailey - ABC

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / 30 ROCK – Jack Donaghy - NBC
Steve Carell / THE OFFICE – Michael Scott - NBC
Jason Lee / MY NAME IS EARL – Earl Hicke - NBC
Jeremy Piven / ENTOURAGE – Ari Gold - HBO
Tony Shalhoub / MONK – Adrian Monk - USA

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
America Ferrera / UGLY BETTY – Betty Suarez - ABC
Felicity Huffman / DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES – Lynette - ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE – Christine Campbell - CBS
Megan Mullally / WILL & GRACE – Karen Walker - NBC
Mary-Louise Parker / WEEDS – Nancy Botwin - Showtime
Jaime Pressly / MY NAME IS EARL – Joy - NBC

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
24 - FOX
BOSTON LEGAL - ABC
DEADWOOD - HBO
GREY’S ANATOMY - ABC
THE SOPRANOS - HBO

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - ABC
ENTOURAGE - HBO
THE OFFICE - NBC
UGLY BETTY - ABC
WEEDS - SHOWTIME