
The actors' branch is the largest at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, and almost all of those voting members also vote for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
While Halle Berry received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in 'Frankie and Alice,' she was left off the list when nominations for the 17th SAG Awards were announced.
Berry was one of many actors who were snubbed, but one of the biggest omissions, as noted by The Film Experience's Nathaniel Rogers, is among the films nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Yaya DaCosta and Rashida Jones were left off the ensemble list from their respected films, 'The Social Network' and 'The Kids Are All Right.'
"Yaya DaCosta, who so deliciously handles her role of Ruffalo's lover and employee. Seriously now, she delivers fantastic line readings in this movie and underlines some of the movie's more subtle points about Ruffalo's character as well as contributing to its randy high spirits. I consider it an egregious omission," states Rogers.
While 'The Social Network' has an abundance of cast members, Rashida Jones, who plays Zuckerberg's attorney, is in a good portion of scenes and should have been included.
17th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
'BLACK SWAN' (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
VINCENT CASSEL, BARBARA HERSHEY, MILA KUNIS, NATALIE PORTMAN, WINONA RYDER
'THE FIGHTER' (Paramount Pictures)
AMY ADAMS, CHRISTIAN BALE, MELISSA LEO, JACK MCGEE, MARK WAHLBERG
'THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT' (Focus Features)
ANNETTE BENING, JOSH HUTCHERSON, JULIANNE MOORE, MARK RUFFALO, MIA WASIKOWSKA
'THE KING'S SPEECH' (The Weinstein Company)
ANTHONY ANDREWS, HELENA BONHAM CARTER, JENNIFER EHLE, COLIN FIRTH, MICHAEL GAMBON, DEREK JACOBI, GUY PEARCE, GEOFFREY RUSH , TIMOTHY SPALL
'THE SOCIAL NETWORK' (Columbia Pictures)
JESSE EISENBERG, ANDREW GARFIELD, ARMIE HAMMER, MAX MINGHELLA, JOSH PENCE, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JEFF BRIDGES / Rooster Cogburn – 'TRUE GRIT' (Paramount Pictures)
ROBERT DUVALL / Felix Bush - 'GET LOW' (Sony Pictures Classics)
JESSE EISENBERG / Mark Zuckerberg - 'THE SOCIAL NETWORK' (Columbia Pictures)
COLIN FIRTH / King George VI - 'THE KING'S SPEECH' (The Weinstein Company)
JAMES FRANCO / Aron Ralston - '127 HOURS' (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNETTE BENING / Nic - 'THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT' (Focus Features)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Becca – 'RABBIT HOLE' (Lionsgate)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Ree Dolly – 'WINTER'S BONE' (Roadside Attractions)
NATALIE PORTMAN / Nina Sayers – 'BLACK SWAN' (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
HILARY SWANK / Betty Anne Waters – 'CONVICTION' (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTIAN BALE / Dicky Eklund – 'THE FIGHTER' (Paramount Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Teardrop – 'WINTER'S BONE' (Roadside Attractions)
JEREMY RENNER / James Coughlin – 'THE TOWN' (Warner Bros. Pictures)
MARK RUFFALO / Paul – 'THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT' (Focus Features)
GEOFFREY RUSH / Lionel Logue – 'THE KING'S SPEECH' (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Charlene Fleming – 'THE FIGHTER' (Paramount Pictures)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Queen Elizabeth – 'THE KING'S SPEECH' (The Weinstein Company)
MILA KUNIS / Lily – 'BLACK SWAN' (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
MELISSA LEO / Alice Ward – 'THE FIGHTER' (Paramount Pictures)
HAILEE STEINFELD / Mattie Ross – 'TRUE GRIT' (Paramount Pictures)
The 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.


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By: Tanisha on 12/17/2010 11:52AM
I can not wait until these modern day 'jim crow' affiliates such as the academy awards, sag, & emmys come to an end -- every year its the same agenda. the bias, racist, stereotypical, prejudice tendencies are getting old and has been going on for years.
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