LOS ANGELES - "Up in the Air," "Precious" and "Inglourious Basterds" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with three nominations each Thursday, among them honors for George Clooney, Diane Kruger and Mo'Nique.
The World War II rewrite "Inglourious Basterds" and the Harlem story "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' By Sapphire" are competing for the guild's overall cast prize, along with the 1960s British drama "An Education," the Iraq War tale "The Hurt Locker" and the musical "Nine."
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild on Thursday unveiled nominations for its widely watched film awards, giving key nods to three films including "Up in the Air" and capping a busy week of honors from industry groups.
In the past five days, critics and others across the United States have named best films, top 10 lists and nominations for upcoming honors such as the Golden Globe Awards -- all leading to the world's top movie awards, the Oscars, in March.
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Morgan Freeman, nominated for best Actor, Drama for "Invictus"
"I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this tremendous honor. Congratulations to Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon on their nominations, and I extend my deepest gratitude to my producing partner Lori McCreary, and the entire cast and crew of 'Invictus' for their tireless work to make a film befitting of Nelson Mandela's legacy. Playing Mandela was the greatest honor of my career, and I hope that I have done him proud."
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Up in the Air" landed at just the right time, emerging as a potential Academy Awards favorite with themes of job loss and economic calamity that offer a heartbreaking yet hilarious reflection of these hard times.
The film grabbed a leading six Golden Globe nominations Tuesday, including best drama, plus directing and screenplay honors for Jason Reitman. George Clooney earned a best dramatic actor slot as a frequent-flyer junkie traveling the country in first-class seats and premium car rentals as he fires the rank-and-file at downsizing companies.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Only Meryl Streep, at age 60, could trill merrily "Turns out, I'm a bit of a slut!" -- and get a Golden Globe nomination for it.
Streep is enjoying a second lease on her acting life after three years of commercial and critical success in ever-changing roles, and she is delighting a new generation of fans not even born when she won her last Oscar for 1982's "Sophie's Choice."
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Morgan Freeman, nominated for best Actor, Drama for "Invictus"
"I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this tremendous honor. Congratulations to Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon on their nominations, and I extend my deepest gratitude to my producing partner Lori McCreary, and the entire cast and crew of 'Invictus' for their tireless work to make a film befitting of Nelson Mandela's legacy. Playing Mandela was the greatest honor of my career, and I hope that I have done him proud."
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NEW YORK - The Golden Globes nominations didn't include any fall-out-of-your-seat shockers, but they did — as always — feature some surprises and the inevitable snubs.
Though the Globes bestowed six nominations on one of the awards season favorite's, Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air," they also spread the love around — especially to a few favorite stars.
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BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Film drama "Up in the Air" soared away with six Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, more than any film, while Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Matt Damon each earned two nominations for the major awards show.
"Up in the Air," starring George Clooney as a corporate hatchet man forced to consider his life's direction, took home nominations for best film drama and for Clooney as best actor. Jason Reitman grabbed a nod for director and best screenplay with co-writer Sheldon Turner, while both Anna Kendrick and Vera Farmiga will compete for supporting actress.
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Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock, Anna Paquin and Matt Damon all woke up to twice the Golden Globes good news - each earning two nominations - but not everyone was celebrating Tuesday morning. Access Hollywood runs down the biggest Globes snubs and surprises.
Lee Daniels might have directed arguably the most powerful film of 2009, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," but he was left out of the race for Best Director - making him the only director whose film was nominated for Best Picture - Drama not to receive a nomination. His two leading ladies, Gabourey Sidibe and Mo' Nique, did receive honors for their work though
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