“American Beauty,” the dark existential comedy set in Anywhere, Suburbia, led the pack as nominations were announced today for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring performances in both film and TV acting.
The film picked up four nominations, including a best actor nod for Kevin Spacey, a best actress one for Annette Bening and a best supporting actor one for Chris Cooper. The “Beauty” cast also was singled out for an ensemble acting nomination.
Trailing “American Beauty” in the movie division with a total of three nods is Spike Jonze‘s head-scratching absurdist offering “Being John Malkovich“. That flick also earned a best ensemble acting nomination, as well as best supporting actress nods for Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener.
Along with “American Beauty” and “Being John Malkovich,” Paul Thomas Anderson‘s sprawling melodrama “Magnolia,” “The Cider House Rules” and the Tom Hanks-driven death row flick “The Green Mile” are also in contention for best ensemble film.
Other nominees in the best actor category are: odds-on-Oscar favorite Russell Crowe, for his turn as a tobacco industry whistle-blower in “The Insider“; Philip Seymour Hoffman, for donning drag in “Flawless“; Denzel Washington, for his Golden Globe-winning turn as a wrongly imprisoned boxer in “The Hurricane“; and Jim Carrey, for his equally Golden Globe-winning turn as comic eccentric Andy Kaufman in “Man on the Moon.”
Along with Bening, the best film actress nominees are: Julianne Moore (“The End of the Affair“), Meryl Streep (“Music of the Heart“), Janet McTeer (“Tumbleweeds“) and Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry).
In the domain of television, HBO’s reigning mob hit “The Sopranos” continued its domination of the awards scene, pulling down a field-best five SAG nominations, including one for best ensemble.
Winners will be announced March 12.
Here’s the complete nominee list for the 6th Annual SAG Awards:
FILM
Best Actor Jim Carrey (“Man on the Moon“) Russell Crowe (“The Insider“) Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Flawless“) Kevin Spacey (“American Beauty“) Denzel Washington (“The Hurricane“)
Best Actress Annette Bening (“American Beauty“) Janet McTeer (“Tumbleweeds”) Julianne Moore (“The End of the Affair“) Meryl Streep (“Music of the Heart“) Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry“)
Best Supporting Actor Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules“) Chris Cooper (“American Beauty“) Tom Cruise (“Magnolia“) Michael Clarke Duncan (“The Green Mile“) Haley Joel Osment (“The Sixth Sense”)
Best Supporting Actress Cameron Diaz (“Being John Malkovich“) Angelina Jolie (“Girl, Interrupted) Catherine Keener (“Being John Malkovich“) Julianne Moore (“Magnolia“) Chloe Sevigny (“Boys Don’t Cry“)
Best Ensemble Film “American Beauty” “Being John Malkovich” “The Cider House Rules” “The Green Mile” “Magnolia”
TELEVISION
Best Actor for Telefilms and Miniseries Hank Azaria (“Tuesdays With Morrie,” ABC) Peter Fonda (“The Passion of Ayn Rand,” Showtime) Jack Lemmon (“Tuesdays With Morrie,” ABC) George C. Scott (“Inherit the Wind,” Showtime) Patrick Stewart (“A Christmas Carol,” TNT)
Best Actress for Telefilms and Miniseries Kathy Bates (“Annie,” ABC) Halle Berry (“Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,” HBO) Judy Davis (“A Cooler Climate,” Showtime) Sally Field (“A Cooler Climate,” Showtime) Helen Mirren (“The Passion of Ayn Rand,” Showtime)
Best Actor for TV Drama Series David Duchovny (“The X-Files,” Fox) Dennis Franz (“NYPD Blue,” ABC) James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos,” HBO) Rick Schroder (“NYPD Blue,” ABC) Martin Sheen (“The West Wing,” NBC)
Best Actress for TV Drama Series Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files,” Fox) Lorraine Bracco (“The Sopranos,” HBO) Edie Falco (“The Sopranos,” HBO) Nancy Marchand (“The Sopranos,” HBO) Annie Potts (“One Fine Day,” Lifetime)
Best Actor for TV Comedy Series Michael J. Fox (“Spin City,” ABC) Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier,” NBC) Peter MacNicol (“Ally McBeal,” Fox) David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier,” NBC) Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS)
Best Actress for TV Comedy Series Calista Flockhart (“Ally McBeal,” Fox) Lisa Kudrow (“Friends,” NBC) Lucy Liu (“Ally McBeal,” Fox) Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sex in the City,” HBO) Tracey Ullman (“Tracey Takes On,” HBO)
Best Ensemble TV Drama “ER,” NBC “Law & Order,” NBC “NYPD Blue,” ABC “The Practice,” ABC “The Sopranos,” HBO
Best Ensemble TV Comedy “Ally McBeal,” Fox “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS “Frasier,” NBC “Friends,” NBC “Sports Night,” ABC
