SAG Awards (Film) 2012: Complete List of Nominations

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"Lincoln," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "Les Miserables" are the top nominees for film at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, receiving four nominations apiece, including Best Film Ensemble.

The nominations were decided by two randomly selected panels of 2,100 SAG members, and the winners will be determined by the guild's full membership, totalling approximately 100,000.

"Lincoln" also received a trio of acting bids: Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Supporting Actor (Tommy Lee Jones), and Supporting Actress (Sally Field).

"Silver Linings" earned three acting bids as well: Actor (Bradley Cooper), Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), and Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro).

"Les Miserables" received two acting nominations -- Actor (Hugh Jackman), and Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway) -- as well as a bid for Best Stunt Ensemble.

The nominations were not without their surprises, including Javier Bardem, who earned a Supporting Actor bid for his villainous work in the acclaimed James Bond film "Skyfall." "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" performed better than expected with a pair of bids: Ensemble and Supporting Actress (Maggie Smith).

"The Master" was the most notable snub. The acclaimed film by Paul Thomas Anderson was left out of the Best Ensemble race, while actors Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams failed to receive nods for their performances. Only supporting actor Philip Seymour Hoffman made the cut.

Nominated for Supporting Actress is Nicole Kidman for "The Paperboy," a critically drubbed film that heretofore had not been a factor on the awards circuit. She received an additional nomination for her work in the HBO made-for-TV movie "Hemingway and Gellhorn."

The SAG Awards have become a reliable barometer of Academy tastes since their inception in 1994. Likely due to the overlap of members between SAG and the Academy -- the actors' branch is the Academy's largest -- nominees and winners at the SAG Awards often predict the Oscars. Last year, of the 20 Oscar nominees for acting, 17 were nominated by SAG, and in the last five years, only four individual SAG winners failed to repeat at the Oscars.

SAG and Oscar overlap less when it comes to their top races. SAG honors a film's ensemble cast, and only eight of its 18 winners have won the Oscar for Best Picture, though SAG did foreshadow upset wins by "Shakespeare in Love" and "Crash."

The awards will be handed out live on Sunday, January 27, on TNT and TBS.

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The 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be presented on Jan. 27, 2013 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and air live on TBS and TNT. (Read full report on film nominations here and see TV nominees here)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"Argo"
"The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
"Les Miserables"
"Lincoln"
"Silver Linings Playbook"

Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln"
John Hawkes, "The Sessions"
Hugh Jackman, "Les Miserables"
Denzel Washington, "Flight"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, "Zero Dark Thirty"
Marion Cotillard, "Rust and Bone"
Jennifer Lawrence, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Mirren, "Hitchcock"
Naomi Watts, "The Impossible"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin, "Argo"
Javier Bardem, "Skyfall"
Robert De Niro, "Silver Linings Playbook"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Master"
Tommy Lee Jones, "Lincoln"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Sally Field, "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"
Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
Nicole Kidman, "The Paperboy"
Maggie Smith, "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"The Amazing Spider-Man"
"The Bourne Legacy"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Les Miserables"
"Skyfall"

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The SAG Awards are renowned for their impressive overlap with the Oscars. Last year, four of the five Ensemble nominees contended for Best Picture at the Oscars while 16 of the 20 individual nominees went on to receive Oscar bids. In 2010, all five Ensemble nominees repeated as did 17 of 20 individual nominees. And in 2009, 4 out of 5 Ensemble nominees contended for Best Picture, while a whopping 19 out of 20 individual nominees also earned Oscar bids.

That makes the snubs among this year's nominees even more troubling. Among the most notable, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams from "The Master"; "Django Unchained" across the board, including for Oscar champs Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz; as well as bids by critics champs Emmanuelle Riva ("Amour"); and Matthew McConaughey ("Magic Mike").

NOT BEST ENSEMBLE
"Amour"
"Anna Karenina"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
"Flight"
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
"The Impossible"
"The Sessions"
"Skyfall"
"Zero Dark Thirty"

NOT BEST ACTOR
Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Jamie Foxx, "Django Unchained"
Richard Gere, "Arbitrage"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "End of Watch"
Tom Holland, "The Impossible"
Anthony Hopkins, "Hitchcock"
Bill Murray, "Hyde Park on the Hudson"
Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master"
Jean Louis Trintignant, "Amour"

NOT BEST ACTRESS
Judi Dench, "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"
Keira Knightley, "Anna Karenina"
Laura Linney, "Hyde Park on the Hudson"
Emmanuelle Riva, "Amour"
Maggie Smith, "Quartet"
Rachel Weisz, "The Deep Blue Sea"

NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Django Unchained"
Russell Crowe, "Les Miserables"
Samuel L. Jackson, "Django Unchained"
William H. Macy, "The Sessions"
Ewan McGregor, "The Impossible"
Eddie Redmayne, "Les Miserables"
James Spader, "Lincoln"
Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchained"

NOT BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, "The Master"
Samantha Barks, "Les Miserables"
Emily Blunt, "Looper"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Les Miserables"
Scarlett Johannson, "Hitchcock"
Kelly Reilly, "Flight"
Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"

What do SAG Awards nominations tell us about the Oscars?

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The Screen Actors Guild nominations have become one of our most useful Oscar predictors. This year, “Lincoln,” “Les Miserables” and “Silver Linings Playbook” tied with four nominations apiece, including Best Ensemble. Rounding out the contenders for that top prize are “Argo” and “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” which also picked up one individual acting bid apiece.

The only film to win Best Picture without, at least a SAG ensemble nomination, was "Braveheart" in 1995. Left out off the SAG list this year were Oscar hopefuls “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Life of Pi,” “Django Unchained,” “The Master,” and “Moonrise Kingdom." But remember, the Oscars will have up to 10 contenders in that race.

Here’s what we’ve learned from the SAG nominations:

BEST ENSEMBLE
"Argo"; "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; "Les Miserables"; "Lincoln"; "Silver Linings Playbook"

Last year, four of SAG’s picks for Best Ensemble were nominated for Best Picture: “The Artist,” “The Descendants,” “The Help,” and “Midnight in Paris;” “Bridesmaids” was left out. “The Help” won at SAG, while “The Artist” won Best Picture.

It’s important to remember that the SAG Ensemble is just that: an award for the Best Cast, not necessarily the Best Picture.

Since 1998, eight of SAG’s picks have gone on to win Best Picture: “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), “American Beauty” (1999), “Chicago” (2002), “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003), “Crash” (2005), “No Country for Old Men” (2007), “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), and “The King’s Speech” (2010).

And only one film, “The Birdcage” (1996), has won the SAG Ensemble prize and then not been nominated for Best Picture.

“Argo,” “Les Miserables,” “Lincoln,” and “Silver Linings Playbook” all look like solid Best Picture nominees. But what about “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel?” It’s a film that Academy members love, and with films like “Django Unchained” and “The Master” showing signs of weakness, is it time to make room for this British crowd-pleaser?

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper (“Silver Linings Playbook”); Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”); John Hawkes (“The Sessions”); Hugh Jackman (“Les Miserables”); Denzel Washington (“Flight”)

Last year, four of SAG’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Demian Bichir (“A Better Life”), George Clooney (“The Descendants”), Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”), and Brad Pitt (“Moneyball”); Leonardo Di Caprio (“J. Edgar”) was replaced by Gary Oldman (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”). Dujardin won both SAG and the Oscar.

This is a major blow for Joaquin Phoenix (“The Master”), who may have caused himself too much damage by his bristling comments. Cooper continues to overcome the pretty-boy stigma that has blocked so many actors from nominations. Meanwhile, Day-Lewis looks poised to win his third SAG Award for Best Actor after “Gangs of New York” (2002) and “There Will Be Blood” (2007), unless Jackman can sneak in.

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”); Marion Cotillard (“Rust and Bone”); Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”); Helen Mirren (“Hitchcock”); Naomi Watts (“The Impossible”)

Last year, four of SAG’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Glenn Close (“Albert Nobbs”), Viola Davis (“The Help”), Meryl Streep (“The Iron Lady”), and Michelle Williams (“My Week with Marilyn”); Tilda Swinton (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”) was replaced by Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”). Davis won SAG, while Streep won the Oscar.

Surprisingly omitted was Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”), who was nominated by the BFCA yesterday and has been racking up critics prizes along the way. Quvenzhane Wallis (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) was deemed ineligible due to union regulations.

Mirren gets a big boost today, as does Watts, who is looking more and more like a sure bet after this and her BFCA nomination. Could either replace Riva or Wallis at the Oscars? As for the win, this will be a very telling victory for either Chastain or Lawrence.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin (“Argo”), Javier Bardem (“Skyfall”), Robert De Niro (“Silver Linings Playbook”), Philip Seymour Hoffman (“The Master”), Tommy Lee Jones (“Lincoln”)

Last year, four of SAG’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Kenneth Branagh (“My Week with Marilyn”), Jonah Hill (“Moneyball”), Nick Nolte (“Warrior”), and Christopher Plummer (“Beginners”); Armie Hammer (“J. Edgar”) was replaced by Max von Sydow (“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”). Plummer won both SAG and the Oscar.

Another snub for the “Django Unchained” men; are they causing too much competition amongst themselves? There’s still a chance that Christoph Waltz, #Leonardo Di Caprio#, or Samuel L. Jackson could replace Bardem, but the film doesn’t seem to be gaining the kind of traction it needed. Given Bardem’s popularity within the Academy – he won Supporting Actor for “No Country for Old Men” and was nominated in Lead for “Before Night Falls” (2000) and “Biutiful” (2010) – these could be our five nominees.

Conspicuously left out was Matthew McConaughey (“Magic Mike”), who won NYFCC and was nominated by BFCA. The same scenario played out last year with Albert Brooks (“Drive”): he won the NYFCC and was nominated by both the BFCA and Golden Globes before being snubbed by SAG and the Oscars.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sally Field (“Lincoln”); Anne Hathaway (“Les Miserables”); Helen Hunt (“The Sessions”); Nicole Kidman (“The Paperboy”); Maggie Smith (“Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”)

Last year, all five of SAG’s picks repeated at the Oscars: Berenice Bejo (“The Artist”), Jessica Chastain (“The Help”), Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”), Janet McTeer (“Albert Nobbs”), and Octavia Spencer (“The Help”). Spencer won both SAG and the Oscar.

The big surprise here is Kidman’s nomination for the critically maligned “The Paperboy.” Kidman beat out Amy Adams (“The Master”), Judi Dench (“Skyfall”), Samantha Barks (“Les Miserables”), Ann Dowd (“Compliance”) and Jacki Weaver (“Silver Linings Playbook”) for that fifth slot. Whether or not this will translate into an Oscar nomination is uncertain; the Golden Globe nominations will be telling.

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