Peer Recognition, SAG Style

This weekend is the annual Screen Actors Guild Awards -- where actors' performances win awards based on voting by other actors. You can catch it Saturday night on TBS.

I LOVE the SAG Awards!  There are a couple reasons: 1) I get to feel like I'm really a part of the Hollywood film community voting for my 'peers,' and (maybe more importantly!) 2) I get to see a ton of free movies.  This year, in addition to the screenings set up around town, we were sent 5 DVDs of films with nominated performances including Up in the Air, An Education, and Inglorious Basterds!  All that dues money is finally paying off ;)

As a baseball fan, I love it when writers publicly disclose their MVP and Hall of Fame votes, opening themselves to public ridicule and judgment, so I'll share some of my votes:

Movies:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Mo'nique (Precious)
Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Motion Picture: An Education

TV:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Steve Carell (The Office)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Dexter
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Office