16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners

By sheer coincidence I was able to watch the end of the awards show and was able to learn the winners that now I'm posting here in *RED. These awards are "fairly reliable" indicators of Actors awards at the Oscars, but I still believe that the Best Actress category will be interesting as there has to be a race between Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep.

Today we start with the Guilds as the Actors announced their nominations. These nominations start to give light on possible Oscar nominations as many SAG members are also academy members. I believe that we can start to see a pattern for the actors and for Best Actress I will be very surprised if Meryl Streep does not get an Oscar nod and well, seems Sandra Bullock could get one too. Anyway here are the nominations.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
An Education
The Hurt Locker
*Inglourious Basterds
Nine
Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

Oustanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
*Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Helen Mirren in The Last Station
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Gabourey Sibide in Precious
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
*Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Colin Firth in A Single Man
Morgan Freeman in Invictus
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Penelope Cruz in Nine
Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds
*Mo’Nique in Precious

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Matt Damon in Invictus
Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
*Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

To check winners and nominees in the all categories go here. To read the press release with the nominees go here. Actor Awards Ceremony will be Simulcast Live on Saturday January 23, 2010 on TNT and TBS at 8pm ET.