Bruce Springsteen BOK Center Tickets Go Onsale Feb. 7
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, hot off the Tuesday release of Working on a Dream, announced it will perform on April 7, 2009 at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Yes, more hot turnpike action for Oklahoma City, but I guess this is the price we pay for the Ford Center upgrade. As I said, though, let’s get some love at the end of the year, okay? A U2 date might make up for all these long-distance rock shows.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at Tickets.com.
Video of the Day: Asobi Seksu, “Me and Mary”
Much more dream-pop than shoegazer this time around, this is the first single from Asobi Seksu’s upcoming disc, Hush. What’s the difference between dream-pop and shoegazer? Happiness, baby — happiness.
Either/Or, Episode 15: Get “Lost”
In Either/Or, we take two people in similar pursuits, and you choose between them. It can be based on any criteria: professional ability, personality, intellectual prowess, physical pulchritude, or who you’d want backing you up in a knife fight. It really doesn’t matter: just choose Either/Or.
“Lost”-ies: Either Evangeline Lilly (Kate)…
Or Yunjin Kim (Sun)…
Either Matthew Fox (Jack)…
Or Josh Holloway (Sawyer)…
Video of the Day: The Killers, “Spaceman”
Spaceman
This opulently costumed freaker’s ball was directed by Ray Tintori, who did the honors on MGMT’s “Electric Feel.” Day & Age is a guilty pleasure of mine, but I’m waiting for these guys to release what is arguably the best track, “The World That We Live In,” as a single. On that one, it’s as if Brandon Flowers is trying to make his own lost Hall & Oates song from the early ’80s. And yes, it’s harder, and better, than it sounds.
Random 10 for January 26, 2009
1. Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses.” The first single from “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand,” shows a slight shake-up in Alex Kapranos’ methodology, where he’s incorporating more organs and Fender Rhodes into the mix and getting slightly more glam-sleazy. The “Sound Opinions” guys got it right: Kapranos needs to just morph into Bryan Ferry circa 1976 and get it over with.
2. Tegan and Sara, “Back in Your Head.”
3. Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, “Wonder Woman.”
4. Miles Davis, “Jeru.”
5. De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and Monie Love, “Buddy.” Ah, the Native Tongues summit, 1989. But trust me: Q-Tip’s The Rennaissance will satisfy your craving for the way hip-hop should have evolved.
6. Bat For Lashes, “Prescilla.”
7. Digitalism, “Pogo.”
8. Patton Oswalt, “Steak.”
9. The Soft Boys, “Mr. Kennedy.”
10. TV On the Radio, “Dancing Choose.” Still trying to figure out what “Foam-injected Axl Rose” means, and wondering if I really want to know or just want to keep dancing.
Welcome to the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
I’m in my traditional formal wear for these festivities — pajamas and a two-day beard, so let’s go with this red carpet massacre!
7:02 p.m. “Penelope Cruz looks elegant, and Marisa Tomei dazzles!” We’re in for a night of intense wit.
7:03 p.m. “I’m Eva Longoria, and I’m an actor!”
7:06 p.m. Rosario Dawson and Kiefer Sutherland announce 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)
And the winner is…
Tina Fey. “I want to thank my daughter Alice for being the funniest person in my family, for coining phrases like, ‘I want to go to there,’ and sometimes just putting on pretend makeup in the mirror, and she’ll turn to me and say, ‘I look like Barack Obama!’”
7:12 p.m. Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Hamm present best actors in a comedy series. Hamm: “If there were an olympics for comedy, these next gentlemen would most resemble the Chinese women’s gymnastics team: formidable, adorable, bendy and of indeterminate age.”
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)
And the actor goes to…
Alec Baldwin. Strangely free of humor, but gracious and not packing heat.
7:20 p.m. TNT is promoting its new show “Trust Me,” starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh. This apparently proves they are not the same person. Well, amazing things can be done with editing.
7:22 p.m. This “Trailblazers” montage might be the most vague clipjob I’ve ever seen. It’s like “Bring Out Yer Dead” mixed with “That’s Entertainment.” We have westerns, we have chariot races, we have Butch and Sundance doing the “Oh S–t!” jump. We have a gay montage, we have “Lolita,” we have “Maude,” we have whiplash!
7:24 p.m. Claire Danes announces the comedy ensemble crews:
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN Cerie
TINA FEY Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY Jonathan
KEITH POWELL Toofer
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
KENDALL APPLEGATE Penny Scavo
ANDREA BOWEN Julie Mayer
CHARLIE CARVER Porter Scavo
MAX CARVER Preston Scavo
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA Carlos Solis
GARY COLE Wayne Davis
MARCIA CROSS Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON Mike Delfino
LYNDSY FONSECA Dylan Mayfair
RACHEL FOX Kayla Huntington
TERI HATCHER Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN Younger Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN Younger Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER Gabrielle Solis
KYLE MacLACHLAN Orson Hodge
NEAL McDONOUGH Dave Williams
JOSHUA MOORE Parker Scavo
SHAWN PYFROM Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT Tom Scavo
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN Edie Britt
BRENDA STRONG Mary Alice Young
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
KEVIN CONNOLLY Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER Vincent Chase
REX LEE Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES Mrs. Ari
THE OFFICE (NBC)
LESLIE DAVID BAKER Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN Jan Levenson
ED HELMS Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON Dwight Schrute
WEEDS (Showtime)
DEMIÁN BICHIR Esteban Reyes
JULIE BOWEN Lisa
ENRIQUE CASTILLO Cesar
GUILLERMO DIAZ Guillermo
ALEXANDER GOULD Shane Botwin
ALLIE GRANT Isabelle Hodes
JUSTIN KIRK Andy Botwin
HEMKY MADERA Ignacio
ANDY MILDER Dean Hodes
KEVIN NEALON Doug Wilson
MARY-LOUISE PARKER Nancy Botwin
HUNTER PARRISH Silas Botwin
ELIZABETH PERKINS Celia Hodes
JACK STEHLIN Roy Till
And the winner is…
“30 Rock.” Jane Krakowski: “I was lucky enough to be part of ‘Ally McBeal’ for five years, and I can honestly say that this ensemble is a thousand times heavier.” Which is to say that “Brothers & Sisters” is the reigning featherweight champion, I suppose.
7:32 p.m. The comedy stylings of Frank Langella and Michael Sheen lead into a clip of “Frost/Nixon,” then Greg Kinnear arrives to announce female actress in a supporting role:
AMY ADAMS / Sister James – “DOUBT” (Miramax Films)
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)
And the actor goes to…
Kate Winslet for “The Reader.” “I really feel like everyone should be given a medal.” Yes, especially the producers who kept the “15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards” down to two hours. I mean, they’re not Chesley Sullenberger, but they’re heroic, nevertheless.
7:39 p.m. Christina Applegate and Taye Diggs, looking like they’d each rather be getting root canals through their feet instead of standing at the dais, announce 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)
And the winner is…
Hugh Laurie, who is setting himself up as the Kelsey Grammer of the new millennium. How the hell did Jon Hamm not win this thing?
7:43 p.m. Jon Krasinski and Amy Poehler engage in some overacting that looks a lot like Sally Field’s clip from “Brothers & Sisters” as they announce best actress in a drama:
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)
And the actor goes to…
Sally Field. “I am so proud to be an actor, and so proud that my fellow actors would give me this. I mean it.” Well, duh — they like you. They really like you.
7:48 p.m. Emily Blunt and Erick McCormack act out a contractual agreement, then announce the ensemble in a drama series award:
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
CANDICE BERGEN Shirley Schmidt
SAFFRON BURROWS Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS Katie Lloyd
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS Clarence Bell
THE CLOSER (TNT)
G.W. BAILEY Lt. Provenza
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN Lt. Mike Tao
RAYMOND CRUZ Det. Julio Sanchez
TONY DENISON Lt. Andy Flynn
ROBERT GOSSETT Commander Taylor
PHILLIP P. KEENE Buzz Watson
GINA RAVERA Det. Irene Daniels
COREY REYNOLDS Sgt. David Gabriel
KYRA SEDGWICK Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
J.K. SIMMONS Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
JON TENNEY FBI Agent Fritz Howard
DEXTER (Showtime)
PRESTON BAILEY Cody
JULIE BENZ Rita Bennett
JENNIFER CARPENTER Debra Morgan
VALERIE CRUZ Syl Prado
KRISTIN DATTILO Det. Barbara Gianna
MICHAEL C. HALL Dexter Morgan
DESMOND HARRINGTON Joey Quinn
C.S. LEE Vince Masuka
JASON MANUEL OLAZABAL Ramon Prado
DAVID RAMSEY Anton
JAMES REMAR Harry Morgan
CHRISTINA ROBINSON Astor
JIMMY SMITS Miguel Prado
LAUREN VÉLEZ Lt. Maria Laguerta
DAVID ZAYAS Angel Batista
HOUSE (Fox)
LISA EDELSTEIN Dr. Lisa Cuddy
OMAR EPPS Dr. Eric Foreman
PETER JACOBSON Dr. Chris Taub
HUGH LAURIE Dr. Gregory House
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD Dr. James Wilson
JENNIFER MORRISON Dr. Allison Cameron
KAL PENN Dr. Lawrence Kutner
JESSE SPENCER Dr. Robert Chase
OLIVIA WILDE Dr. Remy Hadley/Thirteen
MAD MEN (AMC)
BRYAN BATT Salvatore Romano
ALISON BRIE Trudy Campbell
MICHAEL GLADIS Paul Kinsey
JON HAMM Don Draper
AARON HART Bobby Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS Joan Holloway
JANUARY JONES Betty Draper
VINCENT KARTHEISER Pete Campbell
ROBERT MORSE Bertram Cooper
MARK MOSES Herman “Duck” Phillips
ELISABETH MOSS Peggy Olson
KIERNAN SHIPKA Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER Harry Crane
AARON STATON Ken Cosgrove
And the actor goes to…
“Mad Men,” and Jon Hamm thanks the show’s “dozens of viewers.” If that were true, I would imagine I’m Facebook friends with all of them.
8:01 p.m. Alan Rosenberg, president of SAG and star of “L.A. Law” from 1989 to 1994, gives the obligatory spiel, but says bupkis about whether SAG is going on strike or not. Then Forest Whitaker presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to James Earl Jones, whom he describes as “a king amongst men.” This is a man who has done everything under the sun, from “King Lear” to “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins,” and Lord Vader makes you believeeverything he says, or at least fear that the power of his basso profundo could disable your nervous system.
8:13 p.m. J.E. Jones: “In this gathering of gifted artists, I would like to raise a salute — Paul Newman, somebody down here likes you.” From God’s voice to God’s ears.
8:18 p.m. Ernest Borgnine (!) announces the best actress in a miniseries or TV movie:
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” (ABC)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
And the actor goes to…
Laura Linney for “John Adams.”
8:24 p.m. Amy Adams and Viola Davis introduce scenes from “Doubt,” nominated for ensemble excellence. Then Marisa Tomei arrives to bestow the award for best male actor in TV movie or miniseries:
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)
And the actor goes to…
Paul Giamatti. Who wasn’t available to accept the award, because he’s gunning for us all.
8:27 p.m. “Bring Out Yer Dead!” Don LaFontaine, what are we going to do without your dulcet tones? Augusta Dabney, we hardly knew ye.
8:37 p.m. And we’re back, and Kristin Scott Thomas announces best 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)
And the actor goes to…
Heath Ledger. Gary Oldman accepts on his behalf, saying “It is a great honor to be asked to accept this on behalf of Heath. He was an extraordinary young man with an extraordinary talent, and it is wonderful that you have acknowledged that and honored that talent tonight.”
8:42 p.m. Taraji P. Henson and Oklahoma-born (I’m contractually obligated to say that) Brad Pitt introduce clips from “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” And I have to say this: Henson is making Pitt look ugly by comparison. Uh… dang. Sorry I don’t have anything more edifying to say, but good God.
8:48 p.m. Ralphie Fiennes announces best female actor in a drama:
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)
And the actor goes to…
Meryl Streep. “Wow, I didn’t even buy a dress. I’m really really shocked, and even though awards mean nothing to me anymore, I’m really happy!” And she was. I’m starting to think that Streep pulls an upset at the Oscars.
8:56 p.m. Katie Holmes announces best 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)
And the actor goes to…
Sean Penn. Who definitely deserves it, though not nearly as much as Mickey does. Now, my certainty is shaken regarding Oscar. “Good evening, comrades — that was for O’Reilly.”
9:02 p.m. Anthony Hopkins, looking strangely thin, announces ensemble for feature film:
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ ALI Tizzy
CATE BLANCHETT Daisy
JASON FLEMYNG Thomas Button
JARED HARRIS Captain Mike
TARAJI P. HENSON Queenie
ELIAS KOTEAS Monsieur Gateau
JULIA ORMOND Caroline
BRAD PITT Benjamin Button
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE Grandma Fuller
TILDA SWINTON Elizabeth Abbot
DOUBT (Miramax)
AMY ADAMS Sister James
VIOLA DAVIS Mrs. Miller
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Father Brendan Flynn
MERYL STREEP Sister Aloysius Beauvier
FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
KEVIN BACON Jack Brennan
REBECCA HALL Caroline Cushing
TOBY JONES Swifty Lazar
FRANK LANGELLA Richard Nixon
MATTHEW MacFADYEN John Birt
OLIVER PLATT Bob Zelnick
SAM ROCKWELL James Reston, Jr.
MICHAEL SHEEN David Frost
MILK (Focus Features)
JOSH BROLIN Dan White
JOSEPH CROSS Dick Pabich
JAMES FRANCO Scott Smith
VICTOR GARBER Mayor Moscone
EMILE HIRSCH Cleve Jones
DIEGO LUNA Jack Lira
DENIS O’HARE Briggs
SEAN PENN Harvey Milk
ALISON PILL Anne Kronenberg
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
RUBINA ALI Youngest Latika
TANAY HEMANT CHHEDA Middle Jamal
ASHUTOSH LOBO GAJIWALA Middle Salim
AZHARUDDIN MOHAMMED ISMAIL Youngest Salim
ANIL KAPOOR Prem
IRRFAN KHAN Police Inspector
AYUSH MAHESH KHEDEKAR Youngest Jamal
TANVI GANESH LONKAR Middle Latika
MADHUR MITTAL Oldest Salim
DEV PATEL Older Jamal
FREIDA PINTO Older Latika
And the actor goes to…
Slumdog Millionaire. Chaiwalla! And, goodnight.
Join Staticblog For The SAG Awards at 7 p.m. Today
Here’s where you need to be for our special live-blogging session for the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, broadcast at 7 p.m. Eastern on TNT. I’ll be giving you all the color commentary you can stand for this nicely compact, two-hour awards show, so log in just before showtime, set up shop in the comments section and sharpen your snark.
15th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® NOMINATIONS
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 Films)
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
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (Paramount Pictures)
MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ ALI Tizzy
CATE BLANCHETT Daisy
JASON FLEMYNG Thomas Button
JARED HARRIS Captain Mike
TARAJI P. HENSON Queenie
ELIAS KOTEAS Monsieur Gateau
JULIA ORMOND Caroline
BRAD PITT Benjamin Button
PHYLLIS SOMERVILLE Grandma Fuller
TILDA SWINTON Elizabeth Abbot
DOUBT (Miramax)
AMY ADAMS Sister James
VIOLA DAVIS Mrs. Miller
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Father Brendan Flynn
MERYL STREEP Sister Aloysius Beauvier
FROST/NIXON (Universal Pictures)
KEVIN BACON Jack Brennan
REBECCA HALL Caroline Cushing
TOBY JONES Swifty Lazar
FRANK LANGELLA Richard Nixon
MATTHEW MacFADYEN John Birt
OLIVER PLATT Bob Zelnick
SAM ROCKWELL James Reston, Jr.
MICHAEL SHEEN David Frost
MILK (Focus Features)
JOSH BROLIN Dan White
JOSEPH CROSS Dick Pabich
JAMES FRANCO Scott Smith
VICTOR GARBER Mayor Moscone
EMILE HIRSCH Cleve Jones
DIEGO LUNA Jack Lira
DENIS O’HARE Briggs
SEAN PENN Harvey Milk
ALISON PILL Anne Kronenberg
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
RUBINA ALI Youngest Latika
TANAY HEMANT CHHEDA Middle Jamal
ASHUTOSH LOBO GAJIWALA Middle Salim
AZHARUDDIN MOHAMMED ISMAIL Youngest Salim
ANIL KAPOOR Prem
IRRFAN KHAN Police Inspector
AYUSH MAHESH KHEDEKAR Youngest Jamal
TANVI GANESH LONKAR Middle Latika
MADHUR MITTAL Oldest Salim
DEV PATEL Older Jamal
FREIDA PINTO Older Latika
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” (ABC)
SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
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)
CANDICE BERGEN Shirley Schmidt
SAFFRON BURROWS Lorraine Weller
CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON Jerry Espenson
TARAJI P. HENSON Whitney Rome
JOHN LARROQUETTE Carl Sack
WILLIAM SHATNER Denny Crane
JAMES SPADER Alan Shore
TARA SUMMERS Katie Lloyd
GARY ANTHONY WILLIAMS Clarence Bell
THE CLOSER (TNT)
G.W. BAILEY Lt. Provenza
MICHAEL PAUL CHAN Lt. Mike Tao
RAYMOND CRUZ Det. Julio Sanchez
TONY DENISON Lt. Andy Flynn
ROBERT GOSSETT Commander Taylor
PHILLIP P. KEENE Buzz Watson
GINA RAVERA Det. Irene Daniels
COREY REYNOLDS Sgt. David Gabriel
KYRA SEDGWICK Dep. Chief Brenda Johnson
J.K. SIMMONS Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
JON TENNEY FBI Agent Fritz Howard
DEXTER (Showtime)
PRESTON BAILEY Cody
JULIE BENZ Rita Bennett
JENNIFER CARPENTER Debra Morgan
VALERIE CRUZ Syl Prado
KRISTIN DATTILO Det. Barbara Gianna
MICHAEL C. HALL Dexter Morgan
DESMOND HARRINGTON Joey Quinn
C.S. LEE Vince Masuka
JASON MANUEL OLAZABAL Ramon Prado
DAVID RAMSEY Anton
JAMES REMAR Harry Morgan
CHRISTINA ROBINSON Astor
JIMMY SMITS Miguel Prado
LAUREN VÉLEZ Lt. Maria Laguerta
DAVID ZAYAS Angel Batista
HOUSE (Fox)
LISA EDELSTEIN Dr. Lisa Cuddy
OMAR EPPS Dr. Eric Foreman
PETER JACOBSON Dr. Chris Taub
HUGH LAURIE Dr. Gregory House
ROBERT SEAN LEONARD Dr. James Wilson
JENNIFER MORRISON Dr. Allison Cameron
KAL PENN Dr. Lawrence Kutner
JESSE SPENCER Dr. Robert Chase
OLIVIA WILDE Dr. Remy Hadley/Thirteen
MAD MEN (AMC)
BRYAN BATT Salvatore Romano
ALISON BRIE Trudy Campbell
MICHAEL GLADIS Paul Kinsey
JON HAMM Don Draper
AARON HART Bobby Draper
CHRISTINA HENDRICKS Joan Holloway
JANUARY JONES Betty Draper
VINCENT KARTHEISER Pete Campbell
ROBERT MORSE Bertram Cooper
MARK MOSES Herman “Duck” Phillips
ELISABETH MOSS Peggy Olson
KIERNAN SHIPKA Sally Draper
JOHN SLATTERY Roger Sterling
RICH SOMMER Harry Crane
AARON STATON Ken Cosgrove
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
SCOTT ADSIT Pete Hornberger
ALEC BALDWIN Jack Donaghy
KATRINA BOWDEN Cerie
TINA FEY Liz Lemon
JUDAH FRIEDLANDER Frank Rossitano
JANE KRAKOWSKI Jenna Maroney
JACK McBRAYER Kenneth Parcell
TRACY MORGAN Tracy Jordan
MAULIK PANCHOLY Jonathan
KEITH POWELL Toofer
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
KENDALL APPLEGATE Penny Scavo
ANDREA BOWEN Julie Mayer
CHARLIE CARVER Porter Scavo
MAX CARVER Preston Scavo
RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA Carlos Solis
GARY COLE Wayne Davis
MARCIA CROSS Bree Van De Kamp Hodge
DANA DELANY Katherine Mayfair
JAMES DENTON Mike Delfino
LYNDSY FONSECA Dylan Mayfair
RACHEL FOX Kayla Huntington
TERI HATCHER Susan Mayer
ZANE HUETT Parker Scavo
FELICITY HUFFMAN Lynette Scavo
KATHRYN JOOSTEN Mrs. McCluskey
BRENT KINSMAN Younger Porter Scavo
SHANE KINSMAN Younger Preston Scavo
JOY LAUREN Danielle Van De Kamp
EVA LONGORIA-PARKER Gabrielle Solis
KYLE MacLACHLAN Orson Hodge
NEAL McDONOUGH Dave Williams
JOSHUA MOORE Parker Scavo
SHAWN PYFROM Andrew Van De Kamp
DOUG SAVANT Tom Scavo
NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN Edie Britt
BRENDA STRONG Mary Alice Young
ENTOURAGE (HBO)
KEVIN CONNOLLY Eric Murphy
KEVIN DILLON Johnny Drama
JERRY FERRARA Turtle
ADRIAN GRENIER Vincent Chase
REX LEE Lloyd
JEREMY PIVEN Ari Gold
PERREY REEVES Mrs. Ari
THE OFFICE (NBC)
LESLIE DAVID BAKER Stanley Hudson
BRIAN BAUMGARTNER Kevin Malone
CREED BRATTON Creed Bratton
STEVE CARELL Michael Scott
JENNA FISCHER Pam Beesly
KATE FLANNERY Meredith Palmer
MELORA HARDIN Jan Levenson
ED HELMS Andrew Bernard
MINDY KALING Kelly Kapoor
ANGELA KINSEY Angela Martin
JOHN KRASINSKI Jim Halpert
PAUL LIEBERSTEIN Toby Flenderson
B.J. NOVAK Ryan Howard
OSCAR NUÑEZ Oscar Martinez
CRAIG ROBINSON Darryl Philbin
PHYLLIS SMITH Phyllis Lapin
RAINN WILSON Dwight Schrute
WEEDS (Showtime)
DEMIÁN BICHIR Esteban Reyes
JULIE BOWEN Lisa
ENRIQUE CASTILLO Cesar
GUILLERMO DIAZ Guillermo
ALEXANDER GOULD Shane Botwin
ALLIE GRANT Isabelle Hodes
JUSTIN KIRK Andy Botwin
HEMKY MADERA Ignacio
ANDY MILDER Dean Hodes
KEVIN NEALON Doug Wilson
MARY-LOUISE PARKER Nancy Botwin
HUNTER PARRISH Silas Botwin
ELIZABETH PERKINS Celia Hodes
JACK STEHLIN Roy Till
SAG HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
THE DARK KNIGHT (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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
THE CLOSER (TNT)
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
HEROES (NBC)
PRISON BREAK (FOX)
THE UNIT (CBS)
LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Screen Actors Guild Awards 45th Annual Life Achievement Award
James Earl Jones
SAG Awards Live Blogging!
Join me for comments-section fun and excitement during the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 7 p.m. CST Sunday on TNT. I’ll be live-blogging this compact, two-hour award show live from my undisclosed remote location, so please join us — black tie not required, but not discouraged, either. Who the hell am I to tell you how to dress on a Sunday night?
Music Review: Nous Non Plus, “Menagerie” (Aeronaut)
Rating: 70
Until a few years ago, the enthusiastically sleazy-suave fake French band Nous Non Plus was known as Les Sans Culottes, but following the ouster of atonal warbler Clermont Ferrand and a federal court battle, Ferrand got the name and the rest got their freedom. “Menagerie” shows this cheeky band hitting its stride melodically, still mining ‘60s French pop for influences but with bursts of originality and a clear desire to push beyond the sound of Roger Vadim soundtracks.
Propulsive new wave tracks such as “Loli” and “Catastrophe” are the first signs that something new is afoot, leading the way to a rousing cover of the Unicorns’ “Tuff Ghost” (translated as “Fantome Dur”). And there are times when Nous Non Plus drops most of its pretenses on the lovely folktronica track “Sunlight Yellow Noise,” indicating a true desire to move beyond kitsch.
Still, the kitsch is fun, because much of the last half of “Menagerie” is straightforward Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin pop, complete with shuffle beats, flutes, vibraphones and Francophone come-ons. It might be impossible to take a band seriously when its members boast stage names such as “Celine Dijon,” but why so serious?
Movie Review: “The Wrestler”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler.”
Rating: 95
When the public loses a great artist, not by death but by foolishness or misadventure, the impact is not usually realized until, by some miraculous intervention, that performer is returned to the spotlight after years in the wilderness. Director Darren Aronofsky must have felt the vacuum left by Mickey Rourke when the great method actor squandered his career in the early ’90s, and “The Wrestler” is his restoration.
Rourke, who is nominated for a best actor Oscar for this performance, is a mass of sinew and scars as Randy “The Ram” Robinson, a pro-wrestler who was as big as Hulk Hogan in his ’80s heyday. But Randy landed the way so many entertainers do in professions without retirement or medical insurance: near destitute, wringing out the last drops of his ability and fame on the margins. He clings to the bright lights whenever he can, though they get dimmer by the day.
Randy’s only confidant is Cassidy (Marisa Tomei), a stripper who, like Randy, is realizing too late that she didn’t pay attention to the “sell by” date on her profession. The fact that his only real friend works in a strip club says volumes about how everything else fell away in Randy’s life, including his now-grown daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood), who wonders why her father never was around. There are no good answers.
Rourke invests fully in Randy’s mounting personal disaster, and the greatest scenes in “The Wrestler” come when three elements intertwine: Randy’s faux-glorious past, his rotting present, and Rourke’s own personal and professional history. It’s hard not to be reminded that when Rourke became persona non grata in film and sacrificed his career, his looks and his reputation to become a middling boxer, his own life drew sharp parallels to Randy’s fall from grace. To his credit, Aronofsky allows this element to deepen his story and character rather than become a sideshow, and the director never looks down on his creations — they exist on their own terms, however meager they might be.
Both Tomei and Wood deliver remarkable performances, but “The Wrestler” is Rourke’s time in the pale sun of Aronofsky’s working-class world. Rourke proves once again that he has the depth of feeling and commitment that once made him the heir to Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro. He could have been a contender, and with “The Wrestler,” Rourke proves that he is far from being down for the count.
