Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced Thursday, December 16th

Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced Thursday, December 16th

Rosario Dawson and Angie Harmon will join SAG Awards(R)
Committee Chair JoBeth Williams to announce nominees
What: for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R).

JoBeth Williams and SAG Awards(R) Committee Vice Chair
Daryl Anderson will announce nominations for the SAG
Honors for film and television stunt ensembles.

SAG Awards Holiday Auction to benefit the SAG Foundation
-Display and Interviews

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Actor(R) nominations in five film and eight television
categories will be revealed Thursday, Dec. 16, at 9
a.m. (ET)/6 a.m. PT in the SilverScreen Theater at the
Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The
nominations announcement will be telecast live on TNT
and webcast live on TNT.tv and TBS.com. The
nominations announcement will last approximately 6-10
minutes. Live feeds will also be available via
satellite at the coordinates below at 9 a.m. (ET)/6
a.m. (PT) and will be available for approximately 15
When: minutes.

The SAG stunt ensemble nominations will be announced at
8:50 a.m. (ET)/5:50 a.m. (PT) and webcast live on
TNT.tv and TBS.com.

Bidding on the SAG Awards Holiday Auction to benefit the
SAG Foundation at www.sagawards.org/auction closes on
Friday, Dec. 17.

Date: Thursday,
Satellite Coordinates Dec. 16, 2010
Live feeds will
also be
available via
satellite at
the coordinates
below at 9:00
a.m. ET/6:00
a.m. PT and
will be
available for
approximately
15 minutes.

Galaxy 16, Transponder 20K Lower, 18 Mhz, (99* West)
Downlink frequency: 12091 Mhz (V)
L-Band frequency: 1341
Uplink: PSSI
MPEG2, 4:2:2
FEC: 3/4
Symbol rate: 13.0212
Data rate: 18
QPSK, DVBS modulation
Audio: Stereo, Lt/Rt
Video: 16:9 SD anamorphic

Who:

Rosario Dawson - Currently starring opposite Denzel Washington in the hit action thriller "Unstoppable," Rosario Dawson has been a critically acclaimed actress since her debut in the film "Kids" when she was just 14 years old. She has consistently worked with top directors and actors such as Spike Lee in "He Got Game" and "25th Hour" opposite Edward Norton, director Robert Rodriguez in "Sin City," "Seven Pounds" opposite Will Smith and she had a star making turn with her depiction of iconic character Mimi Marquez in the film adaptation of "Rent." She will next be seen starring in the Sony summer comedy, "Zookeeper," for Adam Sandler's Happy Madison productions, which opens on July 8th, 2011.

Angie Harmon - In addition to herstarring turn as Boston detective Jane Rizzoli on top-rated TNT series "Rizzoli & Isles," Angie Harmon is taking on an entirely new role in which she'll debut on nominations morning: that of social network ambassador for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Through posts on Twitter and Facebook, Harmon will serve as the online face for the awards, giving viewers unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments from the red carpet and during the show. Throughout the weeks leading to the SAG Awards she'll be posting inside information about presenters, fashion, preparing for the big night and more. Harmon's social network messages will go out simultaneously via TNT, TBS, SAG and PEOPLE Magazine Twitter and Facebook outlets. Harmon's SAG Awards® history includes four consecutive Actor® nominations as a member of the "Law & Order" ensemble from 1999 to 2002.

JoBeth Williams - JoBeth Williams is chair of the SAG Awards Committee, to which she has belonged since 2006 and is president of the board of the SAG Foundation. Her most recent stage work includes "The Quality of Life" at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, "Body Awareness" at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York and "The Night is a Child" at the Pasadena Playhouse. Debuting on film in "Kramer vs. Kramer," she went on to star in such films as "Poltergeist, The Big Chill," "Stir Crazy", "American Dreamer," and many others. On television, she has starred in two series, John Grisham's "The Client" and the comedy "Payne" and recently played multi-episode roles on "Dexter" and "Private Practice." Her numerous movies for television, include "Baby M," "My Name is Bill W," "Adam," "Sybil" and, most recently, "Uncorked" for Hallmark. Williams has been nominated for three Emmys®, two Golden Globes® and an Oscar®, the latter for directing the short film "On Hope."

Daryl Anderson - Daryl Anderson is a founding member and current vice chair of the Screen Actors Guild Awards Committee. He served on the Guild's national board of directors for 22 years, on its national executive committee for 16 years, and on two separate occasions as SAG's third national vice president. He is a former recording secretary of the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and a sitting trustee of the Screen Actors Guild - Producers Pension & Health Plans. Best remembered as Animal on the Emmy®, Golden Globe®, Humanitas Prize and Peabody Award-winning series "Lou Grant," he has appeared in such feature films as "The Kid" and "Human Nature"; such television movies as "Stranger in My Home" and "The People Across the Lake;" and the miniseries "Hollywood Wives." He most recently appeared in the "McBride" movies for Hallmark Channel and in "The Comeback" for HBO.

More Info:Secret ballots bearing the names of potential nominees for outstanding performances during 2010, in eight television and five motion picture SAG Awards categories and for the film and television stunt ensemble honors were mailed on Nov. 24, 2010, to the film and television nominating panels, each comprised of 2100 randomly-selected SAG members from across the United States. The ballots were returned by Dec. 13, 2010, directly to Integrity Voting Systems, the Awards' official elections teller.

The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, the only industry accolades devoted solely to actors honoring actors, will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, and 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. (Check local listings if viewing via satellite or in HD)

Press Kit: A .pdf of the preliminary press kit for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® will be available soon at http://www.sagawards.org/press-kit. We will notify you when it is posted.

CONTACTS:

Eileen Quast, TNT/TBS Los Angeles, +1-818-729-7353, eileen.quast@turner.com

Heather Sautter, TNT/TBS Atlanta, +1-404-885-0746, heather.sautter@turner.com

Rosalind Jarrett, Screen Actors Guild Awards, +1-310-235-1030, publicity@sagawards.org

/PRNewswire -- Dec. 15, 2010/

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