SAG Award nominations!
This is hot, hot news, just announced.
The Fifteenth Annual Screen Actors Guild nominations include the following nods for Mad Men:
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 an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
DEXTER (Showtime)
HOUSE (Fox)
MAD MEN (AMC)
THE CLOSER (TNT)
The 15th annual SAG Awards are scheduled to air on January 25. The show will air on TNT and TBS.
Congratulations to Mad Men, Jon Hamm, and Elisabeth Moss (yay the women)!
December 18th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Finally- Elizabeth Moss gets some love. I hope she wins, along with Jon Hamm and the show, of course.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Nice! Good on MM for securing those nominations; one of the nice things about the SAG awards is that it’s much more about the art than the Golden Globes or Oscars.
One thing that I’ve noticed: it’s interesting how television, unlike the Oscars, has much more gender parity in terms of strong roles. I’m personally getting tired of seeing Judi Dench getting nominated every year for Best Actress because there’s just not enough strong roles for women in cinema (even if Dame Judi is one of the greatest ever). I’m starting to get used to seeing the same faces in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories at the Oscars; you don’t see that so much in television, there’s a lot more diversity and great roles for women.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Fantastic! I am so excited for Elisabeth & Jon and the entire cast and crew of Mad Men. I can’t wait for the SAG Awards. Congrats to Jon, Elisabeth and the cast and crew on their well-deserved nominations!!
December 18th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Elisabeth deserves some good news, considering this crap she’s putting up with.
Also:
(from a story in ArtsBeat / New York Times Blog, by Dave Itzkoff)
December 18th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Roberta,
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Jeremy Piven in the articles I’ve read about him, I think he’s actually turning into his character on Entourage. He should chill and just be thankful he’s got a career.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Arts Beat actually removed that paragraph with strikethrough, so someone objected.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:41 am
That was fast. It was not struck through when I posted, which was like half an hour ago.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
1. Huzzah, esp. for EM! Richly deserved.
2. While TV has more gender parity in terms of strong roles, I think the problem is aggravated by the fact that you are at least as likely to see good drama originate on TV these days. Aside from arthouse fare, the movies are much more about tentpole action flicks, mid-budget comedies and teen horror — ’cause that’s what profits at the multiplex these days.
3. Living in Piven’s backyard, one tends to hear a lot along the lines of GregH @ 11:18, so the fact that Arts Beat removed that graph is not proof the incident didn’t happen.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
“…the fact that Arts Beat removed that graph is not proof the incident didn’t happen.”
Oh, not in the least. Quite the opposite, in my estimation.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Doubly funny is that the blog linked to this NYT blurb on the incident, which also ran in the print edition.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Karl, the Times blurb makes it sound like it was a lot of fun.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Sure, but someone’s flack thought it sounded a lot less fun in a story about Piven’s bizarre departure from the cast.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
1. I’m glad that more actors than just Jon Hamm are being recognized. Always nice to see the rest of the cast being noticed. And Elisabeth is extremely deserving.
2. I don’t know if I agree about women at the Oscars. Maybe at a time, but 6 out of 9 female acting nominees this year were first time nominees. And only 2 [Julie Christie and Cate Blanchett] had previously won an Oscar. Compare that to 3 out 10 new male nominees, with 4 previous winners. [end of tangent] Television does have many great female-driven shows though.
3. I don’t see Piven reacting to latecomers as being obnoxious per se. There are stories like that about almost every stage actor. He still might be like his character though. Hugh Jackman made a joke out of latecomers during The Boy From Oz, albeit a lighthearted joke. And wasn’t Piven’s departure a medical decision? Or that’s what he’s telling people.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Noah,
You’re totally right about this past Oscars, but if you look at this year’s crop of hopefuls and years prior, one might be inclined to think last year was an aberration, unfortunately. Kate Winslet might get nominated twice, for God’s sake.
Being a latecomer to a theatre performance is pretty rude, sure, but I also think it’s quite unprofessional as an actor to highlight that fact in your performance and break the Fourth Wall in the process. Jackman’s approach is clever; Piven’s approach is just being arrogant and self-serving.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Noah: of the 80 Best Picture winners, I have seen 55. Of those, 32 (58%) have been mostly or entirely about men, 16 (29%) have been about both men and women or have been romances, and just 7 (13%) have been mostly or entirely about women.
And I’m being generous in defining the “women and men” category. Casablanca is mostly about Rick, Forrest Gump is mostly about Forrest, but at least they are balanced by important women with real character arcs.
Still, the overall picture of room for women in movies is bleak.
Want to obsessively study gender as defined by the movies? Take those 80 movies and count the number of female directors. Then look at average age of male leads versus female leads. Then look at secondary characters; how many women have female friends? How many of the Best Picture winners pass the Bechdel test?
It’s all so appalling.
December 18th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Just to rub it in, here’s the Piven item on BuzzFeed:
December 18th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
FWIW, I was in the library yesterday in the “new books” section and every book I was pulling out was either written by a woman or the central figure was a woman. IIRC, most new published authors are women, so in time, the movies may even out some. But then I suspect women, young ladies and girls will always be more discriminate with their entertainment dollars than their counterparts. Although, I guess that could change. Maybe women are discriminate with movies because either there is not enough product from which to choose or a bit of the glass ceiling-effect (women would rather spend movie on gifts, meals, plays, books, etc.). Either way men do tend to discriminate big time against any movie that gives off the scent of eau de chic flique. Unfortunately, that’s a pretty low standard that is easily met in the eyes of the movie-going market… Males are still buying most movie tickets, right?
And yes, Deborah, it is all so appalling. The movies. Not the books.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Yikes. Correction:
…or a bit of the glass ceiling-effect (thus women would rather spend limited money on gifts, meals, plays, books, etc. than movies).
December 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Yay Elizabeth! Finally
December 18th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
*Elisabeth
December 18th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
oh she has sooooooooooooooo got it, it is in the bag…wish she had been nominated for an emmy, sorry January, but Liz rocks!!!!
December 18th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Piven’s “doctor” is now claiming that this is all due to Piven eating too much sushi. For more background on his “doctor,” follow this link:
http://gawker.com/5113688/meet-mercury+poisoned-jeremy-pivens-fishy-celebrity-doctor
This is probably one of my favorite news stories of the year. It’s just so hilarious.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
And did anyone else see the two replacements taking over for him? Norbert Leo Butz and then William H. Macy. With all due respect to Mr Piven, I would much rather see either of those talented actors than him.
And I really hope this support for the female cast of MM carries over to next year’s Emmys, but by then Damages will be back in the game. And I have a feeling Glenn Close will make it tough for Elisabeth or January in the lead category. I’m personally not a fan of Damages. [Although it is a very female-driven show, if we're on the subject.]
December 18th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
It’s a shame, because Jeremy has been the big draw. I say this based on what people, people I work with (not particularly theatre people) have said it to me, despite my ranking him third in a three man race.
I’d have much preferred to see either of these actors. How weird this will be for Elisabeth, but also what an opportunity! I wish I had the kind of money that would allow me to see it two more times.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Also, for those without cable or AMC, you can now watch the first episode of Mad Men on http://www.fancast.com now!
December 19th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Lately Hollywood has noticed a new audience: Women! I found this article about how Hollywood is scrambling to get out films that appeal to them (and families). It appears that young males have been abandoning movie theaters for video games and the internet.
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/46001,features,film-makers-adopt-a-softer-touch-to-attract-a-new-audience
The audience for most television shows is women over the age of 40 (can’t remember where I saw this). You see that reflected in the shows that are airing. Many feature imperfect older women. The Closer and Damages to name just two. I can’t remember where I read that older women also make a huge part of movie audiences now, but it is nice to see that someone noticed. Maybe it will mean a return to great women’s roles.
December 19th, 2008 at 5:52 am
I saw Speed the Plow on Broadway in November and though he was great, Raul and Elizabeth were OUTSTANDING in their roles. He had a crowd at the stage door, though. Popularity is not always correlated with talent, though.
December 19th, 2008 at 5:55 am
More importantly… Congratulations to Elizabeth Moss and Jon Hamm. Being one who prefers cooperation to competition, I love the fact that January is nominated for a Golden Globe, while Elizabeth is nominated for a SAG. That way they can both win and neither has to compete against the other. I’m such a wuss.
December 20th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I’m thrilled to see Elizabeth Moss nominated. Her work this season was just wonderful, I am still haunted by the “I had your baby and I gave it away” line.
The TV/movie contrast is really fascinating, as is the recent phenomenon of “older” women (defined by Hollywood as anyone over 40) finding strong role almost entirely on television. Kyra Sedgewick, Glenn Close, Holly Hunter – all doing amazing work in roles you would never see in a movie.