SAG Nominations Announced

No Country for Old Men is my personal favorite movie of the year. If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and watch it tonight. It’s the most quietly-intense movie I’ve seen in ages, thanks in part to the flawless editing, lack of soundtrack, and psycho killer Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem).

Other movies and shows got nominated too, but I’m here to sing the praises of No Country for Old Men. There Will Be Blood should be great, but I’ll have to wait until December 26 to find out for sure.

In any event, here are the SAG nominations for the best films and shows of 2007, picked by a panel of experts that enjoy quirky comedies and thick drama (and in some cases, great movies and shows).

Check out the nominees after the jump.

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl)
Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Ellen Page (Juno)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford)
Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men)
Hal Holbrook (Into The Wild)
Tommy Lee Jones (No Country For Old Men)
Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There)
Ruby Dee (American Gangster)
Catherine Keener (Into The Wild)
Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone)
Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
Hairspray
Into the Wild
No Country for Old Men

TELEVISON

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Hugh Laurie (House)
James Spader (Boston Legal)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Glenn Close (Damages)
Edie Falco (The Sopranos)
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters)
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Steve Carell (The Office)
Ricky Gervais (Extras)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal
The Closer
Grey’s Anatomy
Mad Men
The Sopranos

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
The Office
Ugly Betty