Meryl Streep, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet, Sean Penn: SAG Awards 2009 Winners

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
RICHARD JENKINS / Walter Vale – THE VISITOR (Overture Films)
FRANK LANGELLA / Richard Nixon – FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
* SEAN PENN / Harvey Milk – MILK (Focus Features)
BRAD PITT / Benjamin Button – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MICKEY ROURKE / Randy – THE WRESTLER (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
ANNE HATHAWAY / Kym – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (Sony Pictures Classics)
ANGELINA JOLIE / Christine Collins – CHANGELING (Universal Pictures)
MELISSA LEO / Ray Eddy – FROZEN RIVER (Sony Pictures Classics)
* MERYL STREEP / Sister Aloysius Beauvier – DOUBT (Miramax Films)
KATE WINSLET / April Wheeler – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (Paramount Vantage)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
JOSH BROLIN / Dan White – MILK (Focus Features)
ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. / Kirk Lazarus – TROPIC THUNDER (Paramount Pictures)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Father Brendan Flynn – DOUBT (Miramax Films)
* HEATH LEDGER / Joker – THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DEV PATEL / Older Jamal – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
AMY ADAMS / Sister James – DOUBT (Miramax Flms)
PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Maria Elena – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (The Weinstein Company)
VIOLA DAVIS / Mrs. Miller – DOUBT (Miramax Films)
TARAJI P. HENSON / Queenie – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
* KATE WINSLET / Hanna Schmitz – THE READER (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
DOUBT (Miramax)
FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
MILK (Focus Features)
* SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty – BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO)
* PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams – JOHN ADAMS (HBO)
KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain – RECOUNT (HBO)
KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer – 24: REDEMPTION (FOX)
TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin – JOHN ADAMS (HBO)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris – RECOUNT (HBO)
* LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams – JOHN ADAMS (HBO)
SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel – COCO CHANEL (Lifetime)
PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger – A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Lifetime)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – BERNARD AND DORIS (HBO)

Photo: Timothy White/FOX

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan – DEXTER (Showtime)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – MAD MEN (AMC)
* HUGH LAURIE / Gregory House – HOUSE (FOX)
WILLIAM SHATNER / Denny Crane – BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
JAMES SPADER / Alan Shore – BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
* SALLY FIELD / Nora Walker – BROTHERS & SISTERS (ABC)
MARISKA HARGITAY / Det. Olivia Benson – LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
HOLLY HUNTER / Grace Hanadarko – SAVING GRACE (TNT)
ELISABETH MOSS / Peggy Olson – MAD MEN (AMC)
KYRA SEDGWICK / Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson – THE CLOSER (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
* ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – 30 ROCK (NBC)
STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – THE OFFICE (NBC)
DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody – CALIFORNICATION (Showtime)
JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold – ENTOURAGE (HBO)
TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – MONK (USA)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – SAMANTHA WHO? (ABC)
AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez – UGLY BETTY (ABC)
* TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – 30 ROCK (NBC)
MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin – WEEDS (Showtime)
TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters – TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
DEXTER (Showtime)
HOUSE (Fox)
* MAD MEN (AMC)
THE CLOSER (TNT)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
* 30 ROCK (NBC)
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
THE OFFICE (NBC)
WEEDS (Showtime)

SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
* THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures)
WADE ALLEN
RICK AVERY
DEAN BAILEY
RICHARD BURDEN
FRANK CALZAVARA
MARK CHADWICK
BRIAN CHRISTENSEN
GEORGE COTTLE
TOBIASZ DASKIEWICZ
JUSTO DIEGUEZ
MARIE FINK
JEAN-PIERRE GOY
MARK HARPER
ADAM HART
JAMES HEISNER
SY HOLLANDS
TERRY JACKSON
PAUL JENNINGS
LUKE KEARNEY
MATT LeFEVOUR
RICK LeFEVOUR
TOM LOWELL
TONY LUCKEN
DANIEL MALDONADO
JON MALDONADO
JAMES MAMMOSER
KEVIN MATHEWS
TOM McCOMAS
TIM McHENRY
NATALIE M. MEYER
RICK MILLER
MARK MOTTRAM
CHRIS NOLTE
ANDY NORMAN
CARL PAOLI
LINDA PERLIN
BRIAN PETERS
SCOTT PHILYAW
BUSTER REEVES
KEN REMER
RICHARD RYAN
JEFF SHANNON
KEVIN SORENSEN
JODI STARNES
TOM STRUTHERS
TODD ROGERS TERRY
JIM WILKEY
RICH WILKIE

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (Universal Pictures)
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (Paramount Pictures)
IRON MAN (Paramount Pictures)
WANTED (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)

* HEROES (NBC)
ROBERT ALONZO
HEATHER ARTHUR
ALLISON CAETANO
CHRIS CARNEL
DANE FARWELL
TIM GILBERT
TROY GILBERT
RYAN JAMES HAPPY
CHRIS HOWELL
HORACE KNIGHT
WILL LEONG
JIM LEWIS
RICK MARCUS
AUSTIN PRIESTER
SIMON RHEE
MARK RICCARDI
PAT ROMANO
SPIKE SILVER
LEE SMITH
ERIK STABENAU
NANCY THURSTON
XUYEN “SAMMY” VALDIVIA
MARK WAGNER
MARCUS YOUNG

PRISON BREAK (FOX)
THE UNIT (CBS)
THE CLOSER (TNT)

Mark HillTNT

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD’S 45th LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James Earl Jones

Photo: Carrie White

The Screen Actors Guild Awards Committee (from L to R): Daryl Anderson (Vice-Chair), Shelley Fabares, Yale Summer (Chair), JoBeth Williams and Paul Napier