2011 SAG Nominations

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

JOHN GOODMAN / Neal Nicol – “YOU DON’T KNOW JACK” (HBO)

AL PACINO / Jack Kevorkian – “YOU DON’T KNOW JACK” (HBO)

DENNIS QUAID / Bill Clinton – “THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP” (HBO)

ÉDGAR RAMÍREZ / Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka ‘Carlos’ – “CARLOS” (Sundance Channel)

PATRICK STEWART / Macbeth – “MACBETH (GREAT PERFORMANCES)” (Thirteen/PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

CLAIRE DANES / Temple Grandin – “TEMPLE GRANDIN” (HBO)

CATHERINE O’HARA / Aunt Ann – “TEMPLE GRANDIN” (HBO)

JULIA ORMOND / Eustacia Grandin – “TEMPLE GRANDIN” (HBO)

WINONA RYDER / Lois Wilson – “WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: THE LOIS WILSON STORY” (CBS)

SUSAN SARANDON / Janet Good – “YOU DON’T KNOW JACK” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

STEVE BUSCEMI / Nucky Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)

BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – “DEXTER” (SHOWTIME)

JON HAMM / Don Draper – “MAD MEN” (AMC)

HUGH LAURIE / Dr. Gregory House – “HOUSE” (FOX)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

GLENN CLOSE / Patty Hewes – “DAMAGES” (FX)

MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – “LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT” (NBC)

JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – “THE GOOD WIFE” (CBS)

ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson – “MAD MEN” (AMC)

KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – “THE CLOSER” (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)

CHRIS COLFER / Kurt Hummel – “GLEE” (FOX)

ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)

TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

JANE LYNCH / Sue Sylvester – “GLEE” (FOX)

SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – “HOT IN CLEVELAND” (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

THE CLOSER (TNT)

DEXTER (Showtime)

THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)

MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

30 ROCK (NBC)

GLEE (FOX)

HOT IN CLEVELAND (TV Land)

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

THE OFFICE (NBC)

Maybe I'm being cynical because I'm only half way through this first cup of coffee, but it all seems so utterly predictable, right? I guess it's this way every year. Of course Steve Buscemi gets a nom straight out of the gait, meanwhile Idris Elba or Andre Royo never even got a supporting nom for The Wire. Mariska Hargitay, she's solid and she has her little breakdown moments, but the L&O leads have the market cornered on "just the facts ma'am" lifeless line delivery they could do in their sleep. The guest stars are the ones who usually shine. And I adore Betty White, haven't seen HIC yet, but would you all say that nom is deserved for her performance over the other ladies? I mean, I'm not opposed to giving BW Emmy nods on general principle, but just wondering.

I finally gave Modern Family and The Middle a chance, and I must say they are pretty funny. Especially the daughter on The Middle, I hope she got a supporting nod.

SFK-

Hot in Cleveland is a good, funny show. Betty is probably the funniest of the lot. She's really great, and I think her performance definitely deserves the nod.

I would say Betty is the funniest, but Wendy Malick is a close second, with Jane Leeves not too far behind that.

Valerie Burtinelli is...Well, Valerie Burtinelli...