More Award Worthy Shows

I already noted the Golden Globe nominees, but I did not highlight the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominees.  Like the Golden Globe, the SAG has both film and television nominees.  Here are the television nominees for the 19th SAG Award:  

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES

-- Boardwalk Empire

-- Breaking Bad

-- Downton Abbey

-- Homeland

-- Mad Men

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

-- 30 Rock

-- Big Bang Theory

-- Glee

-- Modern Family

-- Nurse Jackie

-- The Office 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

-- Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

-- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

-- Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

-- Jon Hamm, Mad Men

-- Damian Lewis, Homeland

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

-- Claire Danes, Homeland

-- Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

-- Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum

-- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

-- Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

-- Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

-- Tina Fey, 30 Rock

-- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

-- Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

-- Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES

-- Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

-- Woody Harrelson, Game Change

-- Ed Harris, Game Change

-- Clive Owen, Hemingway and Gellhorn

-- Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINISERIES

-- Nicole Kidman, Hemingway and Gellhorn

-- Julianne Moore, Game Change

-- Charlotte Rampling, Restless

-- Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

-- Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias

As with the Golden Globes, I did not see too many surprises on this list.  I was happy to see Jeff Daniels from The Newsroom recognized here as well.  And I was also pleased to see both Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton from the History Channel's Hatfields & McCoys on the nominee list.  Kevin Costner won an Emmy for this same performance earlier this year, so maybe it is Bill Paxton's turn this time.  Otherwise we may just see a feud, and it could get ugly if history is any guide.

The 19th SAG Awards show will be broadcast on January 27, 2013.