30 Rock Lands Triple TV Nominations For 2010 Sag Awards

19 December 2009: Hit U.S. comedy 30 ROCK is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards with three top nominations.

Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honours in their respective categories, while the entire 30 Rock cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.

Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding. Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keeffe) will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, against Kevin Kline (Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkinson (A Number).

Drew Barrymore's TV movie Grey Gardens has scored a double mention - the Hollywood star and her colleague Jessica Lange are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. They will compete against Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby), Ruby Dee (America) and Joan Allen (Georgie O'Keeffe).

Other primetime TV nominees Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) in the outstanding actress comedy category, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Hugh Laurie (House) for outstanding actor in a drama series, and Glenn Close (Damages) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) for outstanding actress in a drama series.

The nominations were announced on Thursday morning (17Dec09) by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January (10).

The full list of primetime TV nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:

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

Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance

Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe

Kevin Kline - Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac

Tom Wilkinson - A Number

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

Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe

Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens

Ruby Dee - America

Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens

Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm- Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Patricia Arquette - Medium

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Toni Collette - United States Of Tara

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

The Closer

Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

True Blood

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glee

Modern Family

The Office.

--IANS-WENN