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January 16, 2004

SAG Nominations Announced

Television Week

HBO's "Angels In America" and CBS's "Everybody Loves Raymond" were the most nominated shows in the television categories announced Thursday for the 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor outstanding performances in 2003.

"Angels In America" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" each received six nominations. They were followed by "The West Wing" and "Will and Grace" with four nominations each. "Six Feet Under" received three nominations.

Among networks, NBC had the most nominations with 13. CBS and HBO tied for second with 10 nominations each. The only other network with more than one nomination was Showtime, which received four.

The nominations were announced in Los Angeles by Screen Actors Guild President Melissa Gilbert and actors Andie MacDowell ("The Last Sign") and Mark Harmon ("Navy NCIS"). The winners will be revealed during a live telecast from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on Sunday, February 22. It will air on TNT at 8 p.m. (ET).

Two randomly selected panels, totaling 4,200 SAG members from across the United States, chose this year's acting nominees. A list of nominees for prime time television follows:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Justin Kirk, "Angels in America," HBO; Paul Newman, "Our Town," Showtime; Al Pacino, "Angels in America," HBO; Forest Whitaker, "Deacons for Defense," Showtime; Jeffrey Wright, "Angels in America," HBO.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Anne Bancroft, "Tennessee William's the Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone," Showtime; Helen Mirren, "Tennessee William's the Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone," Showtime; Mary-Louise Parker, "Angels in America," HBO; Meryl Streep, "Angels in America," HBO; Emma Thompson, "Angels in America," HBO.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Peter Krause, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Anthony LaPaglia, "Without a Trace," CBS; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC; Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox; Treat Williams, "Everwood," WB.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Stockard Channing, "The West Wing," NBC; Frances Conroy, "SIx Feet Under," HBO; Tyne Daly, "Judging Amy," CBS; Jennifer Garner, "Alias," ABC; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU," NBC; Allison Janney, "The West Wing," NBC.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Peter Boyle, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Brad Garrett, Brad Garrett, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace," NBC; Ray Romano, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA.

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Patricia Heaton, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Lisa Kudrow, "Friends," NBC; Debra Messing, "Will & Grace," NBC; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC; Doris Roberts, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS; Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Dalton Thompson, Sam Waterston, "Law & Order," NBC; Lauren Ambrose, Frances Conroy, Ben Foster, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, Peter Macdissi, Justina Machado, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, Lili Taylor, Rainn Wilson, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, "The West Wing," NBC; Eric Close, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Enrique Murciano, "Without a Trace," CBS.

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweetin, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce, "Frasier," NBC; Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox-Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Le Blanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, "Friends," NBC; Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker, "Sex and the City," HBO; Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Shelley Morrison, Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC.

For more information regarding all SAG Award Nominees, please visit the SAG Web site at www.sagawards.com.#

Posted by Jo at January 16, 2004 08:10 AM