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Niminations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards® are out..Delivered by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell:

The awards honor the best actors of the year in both film and TV

Here are the film noms for '09

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

JEFF BRIDGES / Bad Blake - "CRAZY HEART"

GEORGE CLOONEY / Ryan Bingham - "UP IN THE AIR"

COLIN FIRTH / George Falconer - "A SINGLE MAN"

MORGAN FREEMAN / Nelson Mandela - "INVICTUS"

JEREMY RENNER / Staff Sgt. William James - "THE HURT LOCKER"


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

SANDRA BULLOCK / Leigh Anne Tuohy - "THE BLIND SIDE"

HELEN MIRREN / Sofya - "THE LAST STATION"

CAREY MULLIGAN / Jenny - "AN EDUCATION"

GABOUREY SIDIBE / Precious - "PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE"

MERYL STREEP / Julia Child - "JULIE & JULIA"


Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

MATT DAMON / Francois Pienaar - "INVICTUS"

WOODY HARRELSON / Captain Tony Stone - "THE MESSENGER"

CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Tolstoy - "THE LAST STATION"

STANLEY TUCCI / George Harvey - "THE LOVELY BONES"

CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Col. Hans Landa - "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS"


Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Carla - "NINE"

VERA FARMIGA / Alex Goran - "UP IN THE AIR"

ANNA KENDRICK / Natalie Keener - "UP IN THE AIR"

DIANE KRUGER / Bridget Von Hammersmark - "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS"

MO'NIQUE / Mary - "PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL ‘PUSH' BY SAPPHIRE"


Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

AN EDUCATION

DOMINIC COOPER / Danny

ALFRED MOLINA / Jack

CAREY MULLIGAN / Jenny

ROSAMUND PIKE / Helen

PETER SARSGAARD / David

EMMA THOMPSON / Headmistress

OLIVIA WILLIAMS / Miss Stubbs

THE HURT LOCKER

CHRISTIAN CAMARGO / Col. John Cambridge

BRIAN GERAGHTY / Specialist Owen Eldridge

EVANGELINE LILLY / Connie James

ANTHONY MACKIE / Sgt. J.T. Sanborn

JEREMY RENNER / Staff Sgt. William James


INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

DANIEL BRÜHL / Fredrick Zoller

AUGUST DIEHL / Major Hellstrom

JULIE DREYFUS / Francesca Mondino

MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Lt. Archie Hicox

SYLVESTER GROTH / Joseph Goebbels

JACKY IDO / Marcel

DIANE KRUGER / Bridget Von Hammersmark

MÉLANIE LAURENT / Shosanna

DENIS MENOCHET / Perrier LaPedite

MIKE MYERS / General Ed French

BRAD PITT / Lt. Aldo Raine

ELI ROTH / Sgt. Donny Donowitz

TIL SCHWEIGER / Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz

ROD TAYLOR / Winston Churchill

CHRISTOPH WALTZ / Col. Hans Landa

MARTIN WUTTKE / Hitler


NINE

MARION COTILLARD / Luisa Contini

PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Carla

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Guido Contini

JUDI DENCH / Lillian

FERGIE / Saraghina

KATE HUDSON / Stephanie

NICOLE KIDMAN / Claudia

SOPHIA LOREN / Mamma


PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE

MARIAH CAREY / Ms. Weiss

LENNY KRAVITZ / Nurse John

MO'NIQUE / Mary

PAULA PATTON / Ms. Rain

SHERRI SHEPHERD / Cornrows

GABOUREY SIDIBE / Precious

This year stunts will be part of the big show...

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

PUBLIC ENEMIES

STAR TREK (Yay!!)

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

Sandra Bullock had the best reaction to her nom: "the longest relationship I have had has been with the Screen Actors Guild, and I am so happy that, after all these years together, familiarity did not breed contempt."

The SAG Awards Nominations--Some Notable Exceptions

The SAG Awards will be handed out Jan. 23.