Well played SAGs

Earlier this week, a laughable list Golden Globe nominees were announced. Today, it was SAG's turn to announce their nomination list. Kudos to SAG for coming up with a pretty inspired list of nominees.

Here's who they went for:
Cast in a Motion Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Male Actor, Leading
Jeff Bridges, True Grit
Robert Duvall, Get Low
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
James Franco, 127 hours
Female Actor, Leading
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Hilary Swank, Conviction
Male Actor, Supporting
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Jon Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner, The Town
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Female Actor, Supporting
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Mila Kunis, Black Swan
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Hailey Steinfeld, True Grit

Here are my overall thoughts:

-I think the ensemble nominees are strong although I am surprised to see both Inception and The Town, both particularly strong ensemble films, off the list.

- Black Swan & The Fighter seem assured a Best Pic nom after its strong showing at the BFCA, the Globes and here.

- True Grit makes a strong statement after being completely ignored by The Globes.

-I like the Robert Duvall- Get Low mention. SAG kept his dwindling Oscar hopes alive.

-Hilary Swank???????? Over Michelle Williams, Lesley Manville, Sally Hawkins and even Noomi Rapace. I guess Bening can't really be competitive in an Oscar race without Swank somehow being involved.

- I am thrilled with the John Hawkes nomination. He so deserves accolades for his incredible character work in Winter's Bone. It's still an uphill battle to make it into this category at the Oscars, but this certainly helps.

- Renner looks more and more like a lock every day for his work in The Town. I still expect Garfield to make it into the Oscar race. This is just a minor omission.

- Jacki Weaver is snubbed here, which is surprising because she was recognized by the starfucking Globes.

- Mila Kunis keeps gaining momentum, while co-star Barbara Hershey's chances are quickly diminishing.

- It looks more and more likely that Melissa Leo is going to win an Oscar.


What a week! I am spent. But I will update my official Oscar predictions in the wake of these incredible busy past 5 days.