TELEVISION NOMINEES
Actor in a Telefilm or Miniseries
- RALPH FIENNES / Bernard Lafferty – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
- PAUL GIAMATTI / John Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
- KEVIN SPACEY / Ron Klain – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
- KIEFER SUTHERLAND / Jack Bauer – “24: REDEMPTION” (FOX)
- TOM WILKINSON / Benjamin Franklin – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
Actress in a Telefilm or Miniseries
- LAURA DERN / Katherine Harris – “RECOUNT” (HBO)
- LAURA LINNEY / Abigail Adams – “JOHN ADAMS” (HBO)
- SHIRLEY MacLAINE / Coco Chanel – “COCO CHANEL” (Lifetime)
- PHYLICIA RASHAD / Lena Younger – “A RAISIN IN THE SUN” (Lifetime)
- SUSAN SARANDON / Doris Duke – “BERNARD AND DORIS” (HBO)
Actress 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)
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)
Actor in a Comedy Series
- ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
- STEVE CARELL / Michael Scott – “THE OFFICE” (NBC)
- DAVID DUCHOVNY / Hank Moody – “CALIFORNICATION” (Showtime)
- JEREMY PIVEN / Ari Gold – “ENTOURAGE” (HBO)
- TONY SHALHOUB / Adrian Monk – “MONK” (USA)
Actress in a Comedy Series
- CHRISTINA APPLEGATE / Samantha Newly – “SAMANTHA WHO?” (ABC)
- AMERICA FERRERA / Betty Suarez – “UGLY BETTY” (ABC)
- TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
- MARY-LOUISE PARKER / Nancy Botwin – “WEEDS” (Showtime)
- TRACEY ULLMAN / Various Characters – “TRACEY ULLMAN’S STATE OF THE UNION” (Showtime)
Drama Ensemble
- BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
- DEXTER (Showtime)
- HOUSE (Fox)
- MAD MEN (AMC)
- THE CLOSER (TNT)
Comedy Ensemble
- 30 ROCK (NBC)
- DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
- ENTOURAGE (HBO)
- THE OFFICE (NBC)
- WEEDS (Showtime)
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
- FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
- HEROES (NBC)
- PRISON BREAK (FOX)
- THE UNIT (CBS)
- THE CLOSER (TNT)
Life Achievement Award
The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), 7 p.m. (CT) and 6 p.m. (MT) from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. SAG will honor outstanding performances from 2008 in five film categories and eight television categories, including the distinctive ensemble awards. The presentation marks TNT’s 12th telecast of this prestigious industry event and the fourth consecutive simulcast on TBS.
