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SAG Television Awards nominations list, some thoughts

By April MacIntyre Dec 16, 2010, 22:20 GMT

A killer on Luther- Ruth Wilson - Moet British Independent Film Awards 2010 - Arrivals - Old Billingsgate Market - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos

The beginning of award nominations continues, post Golden Globes, and now SAG.

The list of nominations for the Screen Actors Guild were lacking in some notable outstanding Television picks, and we have taken the liberty of annotating the released list of noms with our picks and reasons for them.

Special note: Showtime's "Californication" and HBO's "Eastbound & Down" series' ongoing outstanding guest stars casting continues to delight. Eddie "Piolin" Sotero on "Eastbound" was pure genius, as was "Californication's" Kathleen Turner, Rick Springfield and this upcoming season's Rob Lowe, Fisher Stevens, and Stephen Tobolowsky.

TV NOMINEES:

Drama Ensemble
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men
The Closer 

what they missed:

Sons of Anarchy - The tightest ensemble group of actors (lead by Katey Sagal, Charlie Hunnam and Ron Perlman) since The Wire and The Sopranos. Shame on SAG for selecting "The Good Wife" and the stale "The Closer" over a superb drama that continues to get better.

House - Hugh Laurie and company consistently deliver some of the best work as a cohesive team for a network drama.  This is one of FOX's best shows.

Luther - This was a six part mini-series but a TV series none the less, Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson (Alice Morgan) were fierce in scene together. The cast was rounded out by Steven Mackintosh (Detective Chief Inspector Ian Reed), Indira Varma (Zoe Luther),Paul McGann (Mark North), Saskia Reeves (Detective Superintendent Rose Teller) and Warren Brown (Detective Sergeant Justin Ripley).  These actors made magic happen in a few short episodes and delivered award winning work.

The Walking Dead - A cast of actors who pulled a very human compelling drama out of a smorgasbord of top-notch special effects makeup and horror thanks to genius Greg Nicotero. Led by Andrew Lincoln (Deputy Rick) and dressed with heavyweights like Norman Reedus, Jon Bernthal and Michael Rooker, this story cooked on high and made ratings history for a reason.

Male Actor in a Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

who they missed:

Charlie Hunnam  (Sons of Anarchy)

Idris Elba (Luther)

Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead)

Female Actor in a Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

who they missed:

Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy)

Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie)

Laura Linney (The Big C)

Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter)

Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)

Comedy Ensemble
30 Rock
The Office
Glee
Modern Family
Hot in Cleveland

who they missed:

Community (NBC)

Californication (Showtime)

Eastbound & Down (HBO)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)

Male Actor in a Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Chris Colfer, Glee
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

who they missed:

Evan Handler (Californication)

Joel Mchale (Community)

Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down)

Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Female Actor in a Comedy
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie (Should be drama)
Jane Lynch, Glee

who they missed

Kaitlin Olson (Sunny in Philadelphia)

Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)

Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Katy Mixon (Eastbound & Down)

Male Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack
Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack
Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Patrick Stewart, MacBeth

who they missed:

David Strathairn (Temple Grandin)

Female Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie
Claire Danes, Temple Grandin
Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin
Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin
Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough
Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack

who they missed

Ruth Wilson (Luther)