"The Help" has received plenty of help from Hollywood thesps as the drama dominated Screen Actor Guild award nominations with four, followed by "The Artist" with three.


"The Help" drew bids for cast, Viola Davis for lead actress and both Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer for supporting actress while "The Artist" scored for cast, lead actor Jean Dujardin and supporting actress Berenice Bejo.The SAG noms, announced Wednesday morning, also offered a surprise boost to "Bridesmaids," with a pair of mentions for cast and Melissa McCarthy for supporting actress, and to "A Better Life," with Mexican thesp Demian Bechir scoring a lead actor nomination for a film that grossed $1.8 million.
"It's a huge surprise in one way and not so much in another because I've always wanted people to know my work," Bechir told Variety ."It's a tremendous honor since it's from a place where there are so many great actors."
"Albert Nobbs," "The Descendants," "J. Edgar," "Moneyball" and "My Week With Marilyn" also received two noms, while single SAG mentions went to "A Better Life," "Beginners," "The Iron Lady," "Midnight in Paris," "Warrior" and "We Need to Talk About Kevin."
The nominations were announced by Judy Greer and Regina King at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.
"Modern Family" dominated in TV noms with five, with individual actor bids for Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet, Julie Bowen and Sofia Vergara as well as a nom for series, which it won last year. "30 Rock" and "Dexter" scored three noms each while "Boardwalk Empire," "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Good Wife," "The Office," "Too Big to Fail" and "Mildred Pierce" each took a pair.
Alec Baldwin, who has won the comedy series actor award for five consecutive years for "30 Rock," received another nom in the category as did last year's drama series winners, Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" and Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire." Betty White, who won SAG's 2010 lifetime achievement award and the most recent comedy series trophy for "Hot in Cleveland," remained a fave among thesps with nominations for "Cleveland" and "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Lost Valentine" in the miniseries category.
Steve Carell, who has left "The Office," received his sixth consecutive nomination in the comedy series field, and Tina Fey received her fifth straight nom for "30 Rock." Fey won the comedy series trophy three times before White took it.
SAG voters opted for variety in the feature ensemble category with a pair of comedies in "Bridesmaids" and "Midnight in Paris," an ensemble drama in "The Help," a silent black-and-white film in "The Artist" and a drama-comedy in "The Descendants."
With actors comprising about 23% of the voters in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the SAG nominations are a closely watched indicator of Oscar sentiment.
"The King's Speech" won the SAG cast award last January and went on to win the Oscar for best picture; the SAG cast winner has matched the Oscar best picture winner in eight of the past 16 years. SAG acting winners Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo all took Oscars in February.
Besides Dujardin and Bechir, Wednesday's lead actor noms went to a trio of Hollywood heavyweights: George Clooney for "The Descendants," Leonardo DiCaprio for "J. Edgar" and Brad Pitt for "Moneyball." It was the fourth individual SAG nomination for both Clooney and DiCaprio and the second for Pitt.
Besides Davis, lead actress noms went to Glenn Close for "Albert Nobbs," Meryl Streep for "The Iron Lady," Tilda Swinton for "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and Michelle Williams for "My Week With Marilyn." Close was also nominated for actress in a TV drama series for "Damages."
"I have to say that my day started pretty well," Williams told Variety from Detroit, where she's filming "Countdown." "I can be a little shy at all the screenings, but it always makes me more comfortable when they're for SAG members."
The supporting actor category offered a mix of veterans - Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn," Nick Nolte in "Warrior" and Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" - and relative newcomers with Armie Hammer in "J. Edgar" and Jonah Hill in "Moneyball."
Besides McCarthy, the supporting actress category saw Melissa McCarthy of "Bridesmaids" and Janet McTeer of "Albert Nobbs" join Bejo, Chastain and Spencer. McTeer was nommed in 2000 for "Tumbleweeds" while the other supporting actress contenders are first-time nominees.
Notable awards season contenders overlooked by SAG voters included Albert Brooks in "Drive," Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia," Michael Fassbender in "Shame," Joseph Gordon-Levitt for "50/50," Judy Greer and Shailene Woodley in "The Descendants," Woody Harrelson in "Rampart," John Hawkes and Elizabeth Olsen in "Martha Marcy May Marlene," Ben Kingsley in "Hugo," Rooney Mara for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Michael Shannon in "Take Shelter," Charlize Theron in "Young Adult" and Max von Sydow for "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."
The SAG nominations are based on voting by two panels - one for film and one for TV - each composed of 2,100 randomly selected guild members. Winners, based on voting by SAG's 120,000 members, will be announced Jan. 29 in ceremonies at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. In order for their votes to count, SAG members must be dues-current and vote by Jan. 27.
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations are:
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir / Carlos Galindo - "A Better Life" (Summit Entertainment)
George Clooney / Matt King - "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Leonardo Dicaprio / J. Edgar Hoover - "J. Edgar" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jean Dujardin / George - "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
Brad Pitt / Billy Beane - "Moneyball" (Columbia Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Glenn Close / Albert Nobbs - "Albert Nobbs" (Roadside Attractions)
Viola Davis / Aibileen Clark - "The Help" (Dreamworks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Meryl Streep / Margaret Thatcher - "The Iron Lady" (The Weinstein Company)
Tilda Swinton / Eva - "We Need To Talk About Kevin" (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Michelle Williams / Marilyn Monroe - "My Week With Marilyn" (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh / Sir Laurence Olivier - "My Week With Marilyn" (The Weinstein Company)
Armie Hammer / Clyde Tolson - "J. Edgar" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jonah Hill / Peter Brand - "Moneyball" (Columbia Pictures)
Nick Nolte / Paddy Conlon - "Warrior" (Lionsgate)
Christopher Plummer / Hal - "Beginners" (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo / Peppy - "The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
Jessica Chastain / Celia Foote - "The Help" (Dreamworks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Melissa Mccarthy / Megan - "Bridesmaids" (Universal Pictures)
Janet Mcteer / Hubert Page - "Albert Nobbs" (Roadside Attractions)
Octavia Spencer / Minny Jackson - "The Help" (Dreamworks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"The Artist" (The Weinstein Company)
Bérénice Bejo / Peppy
James Cromwell / Clifton
Jean Dujardin / George
John Goodman / Al Zimmer
Penelope Ann Miller / Doris
"Bridesmaids" (Universal Pictures)
Rose Byrne / Helen
Jill Clayburgh / Annie's Mom
Ellie Kemper / Becca
Matt Lucas / Gil
Melissa Mccarthy / Megan
Wendi Mclendon-Covey / Rita
Chris O'Dowd / Rhodes
Maya Rudolph / Lillian
Kristen Wiig / Annie
"The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Beau Bridges / Cousin Hugh
George Clooney / Matt King
Robert Forster / Scott Thorson
Judy Greer / Julie Speer
Matthew Lillard / Brian Speer
Shailene Woodley / Alexandra King
"The Help" (Dreamworks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Jessica Chastain / Celia Foote
Viola Davis / Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard / Hilly Holbrook
Allison Janney / Charlotte Phelan
Chris Lowell / Stuart Whitworth
Ahna O'Reilly / Elizabeth Leefolt
Sissy Spacek / Missus Walters
Octavia Spencer / Minny Jackson
Mary Steenburgen / Elaine Stein
Emma Stone / Skeeter Phelan
Cicely Tyson / Constantine Jefferson
Mike Vogel / Johnny Foote
"Midnight In Paris" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Kathy Bates / Gertrude Stein
Adrien Brody / Salvador Dali
Carla Bruni / Museum Guide
Marion Cotillard / Adriana
Rachel Mcadams / Inez
Michael Sheen / Paul
Owen Wilson / Gil
PRIMETIME TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Laurence Fishburne / Thurgood Marshall - "Thurgood" (HBO)
Paul Giamatti / Ben Bernanke - "Too Big To Fail" (HBO)
Greg Kinnear / Jack Kennedy - "The Kennedys" (Reelz Channel)
Guy Pearce / Monty Beragon - "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)
James Woods / Richard Fuld - "Too Big To Fail" (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie Or Miniseries
Diane Lane / Pat Loud - "Cinema Verite" (HBO)
Maggie Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess Of Grantham - "Downton Abbey" (PBS)
Emily Watson / Janet Leach - "Appropriate Adult" (Sundance Channel)
Betty White / Caroline Thomas - "Hallmark Hall Of Fame: The Lost Valentine" (CBS)
Kate Winslet / Mildred Pierce - "Mildred Pierce" (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Patrick J. Adams / Mike Ross - "Suits" (USA)
Steve Buscemi / Enoch "Nucky" Thomson - "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
Kyle Chandler / Eric Taylor - "Friday Night Lights" (DirecTV)
Bryan Cranston / Walter White - "Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Michael C. Hall / Dexter Morgan - "Dexter" (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates / Harriet Korn - "Harry's Law" (NBC)
Glenn Close / Patty Hewes - "Damages" (DirecTV)
Jessica Lange / Constance - "American Horror Story" (FX)
Julianna Margulies / Alicia Florrick - "The Good Wife" (CBS)
Kyra Sedgwick / Dept. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson - "The Closer" (TNT)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy - "30 Rock" (NBC)
Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Steve Carell / Michael Scott - "The Office" (NBC)
Jon Cryer / Alan Harper - "Two And A Half Men" (CBS)
Eric Stonestreet / Cameron Tucker - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen / Claire Dunphy - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Edie Falco / Jackie Peyton - "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)
Tina Fey / Liz Lemon - "30 Rock" (NBC)
Sofia Vergara / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett - "Modern Family" (ABC)
Betty White / Elka Ostrovsky - "Hot In Cleveland" (TV Land)
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble in a Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)
Steve Buscemi / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
Dominic Chianese / Leander Cephas Whitlock
Robert Clohessy / Ward Boss Jim Neary
Dabney Coleman / Commodore Louis Kaestner
Charlie Cox / Owen Sleater
Josie & Lucy Gallina / Emily Schroeder
Stephen Graham / Al Capone
Jack Huston / Richard Harrow
Anthony Laciura / Eddie Kessler
Heather Lind / Katy
Kelly Macdonald / Margaret Schroeder
Rory & Declan Mctigue / Teddy Schroeder
Gretchen Mol / Gillian Darmody
Brady & Connor Noon/ Tommy Darmody
Kevin O'Rourke / Mayor Edward Bader
Aleksa Palladino / Angela Darmody
Jacqueline Pennewill / Lilian
Vincent Piazza / Lucky Luciano
Michael Pitt / Jimmy Darmody
Michael Shannon / Agent Nelson Van Alden
Paul Sparks / Mickey Doyle
Michael Stuhlbarg / Arnold Rothstein
Peter Van Wagner / Isaac "Icky" Ginsburg
Shea Whigham / Sheriff Elias Thompson
Michael Kenneth Williams / Chalky White
Anatol Yusef / Meyer Lansky
"Breaking Bad" (AMC)
Jonathan Banks / Mike
Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader
Ray Campbell / Tyrus Kitt
Bryan Cranston / Walter White
Giancarlo Esposito / Gus Fring
Anna Gunn / Skyler White
Rj Mitte / Walter White, Jr.
Dean Norris / Hank Schrader
Bob Odenkirk / Saul Goodman
Aaron Paul / Jesse Pinkman
"Dexter" (Showtime)
Billy Brown / Chicago Mike
Jennifer Carpenter / Debra Morgan
Josh Cooke / Louis
Aimee Garcia / Jamie Batista
Michael C. Hall / Dexter Morgan
Colin Hanks / Travis Marshall
Desmond Harrington / Joey Quinn
Maria Doyle Kennedy / Sonya
Rya Kihlstedt / Michelle
C.S. Lee / Vince Masuka
Edward James Olmos / Professor Gellar
James Remar / Harry Morgan
Lauren Velez / Lt. Maria Laguerta
Peter Weller / Liddy
David Zayas / Sgt. Angel Batista
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
Amrita Acharia / Irri
Mark Addy / King Robert Baratheon
Alfie Allen / Theon Greyjoy
Josef Altin / Pypar
Sean Bean / Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark
Susan Brown / Septa Mordane
Emilia Clarke / Daenerys Targaryen
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau / Ser Jaime Lannister
Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister
Ron Donachie / Ser Rodrik Cassel
Michelle Fairley / Lady Catelyn Stark
Jerome Flynn / Bronn
Elyes Gabel / Rakharo
Aiden Gillen / "Littlefinger" Petyr Baelish
Jack Gleeson / Joffrey Baratheon
Iain Glen / Ser Jorah Mormont
Julian Glover / Grand Maester Pycelle
Kit Harington / Jon Snow
Lena Headey / Queen Cersei Lannister
Isaac Hempstead Wright / Bran Stark
Conleth Hill / Lord Varys
Richard Madden / Robb Stark
Jason Mamoa / Kahl Drogo
Rory Mccann / Sandor Clegane
Ian Mcelhinney / Barristan Selmy
Luke Mcewan / Rast
Roxanne Mckee / Doreah
Dar Salim / Qotho
Mark Stanley / Grenn
Donald Sumpter / Maester Luwin
Sophie Turner / Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams / Arya Stark
"The Good Wife"(CBS)
Christine Baranski / Diane Lockhart
Josh Charles / Will Gardner
Alan Cumming / Eli Gold
Matt Czuchry / Cary Agos
Julianna Margulies / Alicia Florrick
Chris Noth / Peter Florrick
Archie Panjabi / Kalinda Sharma
Graham Phillips / Zach Florrick
Makenzie Vega / Grace Florrick
Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"30 Rock" (NBC)
Scott Adsit / Pete Hornberger
Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy
Katrina Bowden / Cerie
Kevin Brown / Dotcom
Grizz Chapman / Grizz
Tina Fey / Liz Lemon
Judah Friedlander / Frank Rossitano
Jane Krakowski / Jenna Maroney
John Lutz / Lutz
Jack Mcbrayer / Kenneth Parcell
Tracy Morgan / Tracy Jordan
Maulik Pancholy / Jonathan
Keith Powell / Toofer
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)
Mayim Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler
Kaley Cuoco / Penny
Johnny Galecki / Leonard Hofstadter
Simon Helberg / Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar / Rajesh Koothrappali
Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper
Melissa Rauch / Bernadette Rostenkowski
"Glee" (Fox)
Dianna Agron / Quinn Fabray
Chris Colfer / Kurt Hummel
Darren Criss / Blaine Anderson
Ashley Fink / Lauren Zizes
Dot Marie Jones / Coach Beiste
Jane Lynch / Sue Sylvester
Jayma Mays / Emma Pillsbury
Kevin Mchale / Artie Abrams
Lea Michele / Rachel Berry
Cory Monteith / Finn Hudson
Heather Morris / Brittany Pierce
Matthew Morrison / Will Schuester
Mike O'Malley / Burt Hummel
Chord Overstreet / Sam Evans
Lauren Potter / Becky Johnson
Amber Riley / Mercedes Jones
Naya Rivera / Santana Lopez
Mark Salling / Noah 'Puck' Puckerman
Harry Shum, Jr. / Mike Chang
Iqbal Theba / Principal Figgins
Jenna Ushkowitz / Tina Cohen-Chang
"Modern Family" (ABC)
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons / Lily
Julie Bowen / Claire
Ty Burrell / Phil
Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Mitchell
Nolan Gould / Luke
Sarah Hyland / Haley
Ed O'Neill / Jay
Rico Rodriguez / Manny
Eric Stonestreet / Cameron
Sofia Vergara / Gloria
Ariel Winter / Alex
"The Office" (NBC)
Leslie David Baker / Stanley Hudson
Brian Baumgartner / Kevin Malone
Creed Bratton / Creed Bratton
Steve Carell / Michael Scott
Jenna Fischer / Pam Beesly Halpert
Kate Flannery / Meredith Palmer
Ed Helms / Andy Bernard
Mindy Kaling / Kelly Kapoor
Ellie Kemper / Erin Hannon
Angela Kinsey / Angela Martin
John Krasinski / Jim Halpert
Paul Lieberstein / Toby Flenderson
B.J. Novak / Ryan Howard
Oscar Nuñez / Oscar Martinez
Craig Robinson / Daryll Philbin
James Spader / Robert California
Phyllis Smith / Phyllis Lapin-Vance
Rainn Wilson / Dwight Schrute
Zach Woods / Gabe Lewis
Sag Honors For Stunt Ensembles
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"The Adjustment Bureau (Universal Pictures)
"Cowboys & Aliens (Universal Pictures)
"Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
"Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (Paramount Pictures)
"X-Men: First Class" (20th Century Fox)
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
"Dexter" (Showtime)
"Game Of Thrones" (HBO)
"Southland" (TNT)
"Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena" (Starz)
"True Blood" (HBO)
Life Achievement Award
Mary Tyler Moore
AWARDS TALLY
Theatrical Motion Pictures With Multiple Nominations
"The Help" - 4
"The Artist" - 3
"Albert Nobbs" - 2
"Bridesmaids" - 2
"The Descendants" - 2
"J. Edgar" - 2
"Moneyball" - 2
"My Week With Marilyn" - 2
Primetime Television Programs With Multiple Nominations
"Modern Family" - 5
"30 Rock" - 3
"Dexter" - 3
"Boardwalk Empire" - 2
"Breaking Bad" - 2
"Game Of Thrones" - 2
"The Good Wife" - 2
"The Office" - 2
"Too Big To Fail" - 2
"Mildred Pierce" - 2

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