Fresh faces in SAG Awards

Adding an element of the unexpected to Hollywood’s ongoing awards derby, nominations announced Thursday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards were a mixed bag, passing over some high-profile actors while singling out a number of esoteric performances.

Overall, the drama “Mystic River” and the comedy-drama “The Station Agent” tied for the most nominations, with three each.

Sean Penn was nominated for outstanding male actor in a lead role and Tim Robbins for outstanding male actor in a supporting role for “Mystic River,” while Peter Dinklage and Patricia Clarkson were nominated for outstanding male and female actor in a lead role. The ensemble casts of both films were also nominated.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” earned only one nomination -- for outstanding ensemble cast. It’s the third consecutive time the cast of the “Rings” films has been nominated; Ian McKellen was honored as outstanding actor in a supporting role in 2002.

Others nominated for outstanding performance in a leading role are Johnny Depp for “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” Ben Kingsley for “House of Sand and Fog” and Bill Murray for “Lost in Translation.” It is the first leading-role nomination for each.

For outstanding performance by a female actor in a lead role, Clarkson joins Diane Keaton for “Something’s Gotta Give,” Charlize Theron for “Monster,” Naomi Watts for “21 Grams” and Evan Rachel Wood for “Thirteen.” Clarkson also earned a second nomination for her supporting role in “Pieces of April” and was part of the nominated cast of “The Station Agent.”

“Every single recognition is indelibly marked,” Clarkson said by phone from her home in New York. “None of this is a blur. Each one is a treat and a real joy.”

Many of this year’s nominees were first-timers, with bigger stars such as Tom Cruise for “The Last Samurai,” Russell Crowe for “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” and Nicole Kidman for “Cold Mountain” being shut out.

HBO’s miniseries “Angels in America” and CBS sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” were the most nominated TV programs, with six each.

“Angels” earned three nods in both the leading male and female actor in a television movie or miniseries categories. The nominees were Al Pacino, Justin Kirk and Jeffrey Wright for lead male and Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson and Mary-Louise Parker for lead female.

Andie MacDowell and Mark Harmon announced the nominees; awards will be presented in a ceremony on Feb. 22 at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center and broadcast on TNT.

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Actors see the stars in their midst

Nominees for the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:

Movies

Actor: Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”; Peter Dinklage, “The Station Agent”; Ben Kingsley, “House of Sand and Fog”; Bill Murray, “Lost in Translation”; Sean Penn, “Mystic River.”

Actress: Patricia Clarkson, “The Station Agent”; Diane Keaton, “Something’s Gotta Give”; Charlize Theron, “Monster”; Naomi Watts, “21 Grams”; Evan Rachel Wood, “Thirteen.”

Supporting actor: Alec Baldwin, “The Cooler”; Chris Cooper, “Seabiscuit”; Benicio Del Toro, “21 Grams”; Tim Robbins, “Mystic River”; Ken Watanabe, “The Last Samurai.”

Supporting actress: Maria Bello, “The Cooler”; Keisha Castle-Hughes, “Whale Rider”; Patricia Clarkson, “Pieces of April”; Holly Hunter, “Thirteen”; Renee Zellweger, “Cold Mountain.”

Cast performance: “In America,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” “Mystic River,” “Seabiscuit,” “The Station Agent.”

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Television

Actor in a TV 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.

Actress in a TV movie or miniseries: Anne Bancroft, “Tennessee Williams’ The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone,” Showtime; Helen Mirren, “Tennessee Williams’ 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.

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.

Actress 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.

Actor in a comedy series: Peter Boyle, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS; Brad Garrett, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS; Sean Hayes, “Will & Grace,” NBC; Ray Romano, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS; Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA.

Actress 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.

Ensemble in a drama series: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” CBS; “Law & Order,” NBC; “Six Feet Under,” HBO; “The West Wing,” NBC; “Without a Trace,” CBS.

Ensemble in a comedy series: “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS; “Frasier,” NBC; “Friends,” NBC; “Sex and the City,” HBO; “Will & Grace,” NBC.

Lifetime Achievement Award: Karl Malden.