2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees Announced

The SAG Awards will air live from Los Angeles on TNT/TBS on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 8PM EST.

ACTOR:
Demián Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

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

SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn
Armie Hammer - J. Edgar
Jonah Hill - Moneyball
Nick Nolte - Warrior
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Bérénice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help

ENSEMBLE CAST:
The Artist - Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller

Bridesmaids - Rose Byrne, Jill Clayburgh, Ellie Kemper, Matt Lucas, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chris O'Dowd, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig

The Descendants - Beau Bridges, George Clooney, Robert Forster, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Shailene Woodley

The Help - Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel

Midnight in Paris - Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Owen Wilson

ENSEMBLE STUNTS:
The Adjustment Bureau
Cowboys & Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
X-Men: First Class

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Mary Tyler Moore

Out of all of the SAG selections, my favorites are anyone that have to do with The Artist, which will probably sweep the awards circuit this year (and the Oscars), or that brief appearance by Nick Nolte from underdog Warrior. All of the performances nominated above (that I've seen) were outstanding either way and they all deserve to be on here. We'll keep you updated on the latest awards news this season.

Here is the full list of the 2011 SAG Awards winners.

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