SAG Awards 2012 Nominations

Nominations for the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced early this morning in Los Angeles, CA, by actors Judy Greer and Regina King.

The Help was among the most nominated films, scoring four SAG nominations. Among the movie actors nominated this year were George Clooney, for his work in The Descendants; Michelle Williams, for My Week With Marilyn; and funnylady Melissa McCarthy, for Bridesmaids.

Here is the complete list of SAG Awards 2012 nominees:

Film:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Demian Bichir for A Better Life
George Clooney for The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio for J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Glenn Close for Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis for The Help
Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin
Michelle Williams for My Week with Marilyn

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Kenneth Branagh for My Week with Marilyn
Armie Hammer for J. Edgar
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Nick Nolte for Warrior
Christopher Plumber for Beginners

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Berenice Bejo for The Artist
Jessica Chastain for The Help
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer for Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer for The Help

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Descendants
The Help
Midnight in Paris

Television:

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Diane Lane for Cinema Verite
Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey
Emily Watson for Appropriate Adult
Betty White for Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Last Valentine
Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Laurence Fishburne for Thurgood
Paul Giamatti for Too Big to Fail
Greg Kinnear for The Kennedys
Guy Pierce for Mildred Pierce
James Woods for Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Julie Bowen for Modern Family
Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey for 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara for Modern Family
Betty White for Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
Ty Burrell for Modern Family
Steve Carell for The Office
Jon Cryer for Two and a Half Men
Eric Stonestreet for Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

30 Rock
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Kathy Bates for Harry's Law
Glenn Close for Damages
Jessica Lange for American Horror Story
Julianna Margulies for The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Patrick J. Adams for Suits
Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler for Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall for Dexter

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Dexter
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife