Awards Coverage: SAG

The annual Screen Actors Guild nominations have been announced and they're pretty awesome. I'm not sure I really see the point in nominating Leonardo DiCaprio in both the lead actor and supporting actor categories, but the rest are pretty much unobjectionable. They gave Ryan Gosling the nomination the Golden Globes failed to produce. Ditto for veteran genius Alan Arkin who was also snubbed at the Globes. There were also some pleasant surprises, including the much deserved nomination for Little Children supporting player Jackie Earle Haley and Little Miss Sunshine's pint sized Abigail Breslin. I'm also happy to see that despite being generally overlooked, Emilio Estevez's Bobby got a nomination for its massive and amazingly talented ensemble. Here's the list of film nominees.

Oustanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• Babel
• Bobby
• The Departed
• Dreamgirls
• Little Miss Sunshine

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

• Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
• Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
• Peter O'Toole, Venus
• Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
• Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

• Penélope Cruz, Volver
• Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
• Helen Mirren, The Queen
• Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
• Kate Winslet, Little Children

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

• Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed
• Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
• Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
• Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• Adriana Barraza, Babel
• Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
• Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
• Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
• Rinko Kikuchi, Babel