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SAG Nominations: Modern Family Leads, Betty White Still National Treasure

Modern Family led the 17th Screen Actors Guild nominations Thursday with four mentions, as Ed O'Neill finally got some awards love, while Betty White continues to be the toast of the town.The cast of the ABC comedy will vie for comedy ensemble honors against defending champ Glee, The Office, 30 Rock and Hot in Cleveland. Modern Family stars O'Neill — who was snubbed at the Emmys and the Golden Globes — Ty Burrell and Sofia Vergara picked up acting ...

Joyce Eng

Modern Family led the 17th Screen Actors Guild nominations Thursday with four mentions, as Ed O'Neill finally got some awards love, while Betty White continues to be the toast of the town.

The cast of the ABC comedy will vie for comedy ensemble honors against defending champ Glee, The Office, 30 Rock and Hot in Cleveland. Modern Family stars O'Neill -- who was snubbed at the Emmys and the Golden Globes -- Ty Burrell and Sofia Vergara picked up acting nominations.

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O'Neill and Burrell are up against Chris Colfer (Glee), Steve Carell (The Office) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), who will go for an unprecedented five-peat in the comedy actor category.Vergara will face off against White -- SAG's 2010 Life Achievement Award recipient -- Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Jane Lynch (Glee) and Tina Fey (30 Rock), who's aiming for her fourth straight win for comedy actress.In drama, Mad Men's ensemble will go for a three-peat against the casts of Boardwalk Empire, The Closer, Dexter and The Good WifeThe Good Wife's Julianna Margulies -- already SAG's winningest performer with seven awards -- will try to defend her drama actress crown against Glenn Close (Damages), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer).In the film races, The King's Speech and The Fighter led the way with four nominations each, including nods for best ensemble.They are up against Black Swan, The Social Network and The Kids Are All Right.The 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live Sunday, Jan. 30 at 8/7c on TNT and TBS.Check out the list of nominees below:

Drama Ensemble
 Boardwalk Empire
The Closer
Dexter
The Good Wife
Mad Men

Comedy Ensemble
 30 Rock 
 Glee
 
 Hot in Cleveland
Modern Family
The Office 

Actor -- Drama
 Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House 

Actress -- Drama

Glenn Close, Damages
 Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
 Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
 
Actor -- Comedy
 
Alec Baldwin
, 30 Rock
 Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Steve Carell, The Office
 Chris Colfer, Glee
 Ed O'Neill, Modern Family

Actress -- Comedy Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Jane Lynch, Glee Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Betty White, Hot in Cleveland 

Actor -- Miniseries or TV Movie
 John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack 
 Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship Edgar Ramirez, Carlos Patrick Stewart, Macbeth 
Actress -- Miniseries or TV Movie
 Claire Danes, Temple Grandin Catherine O'Hara, Temple Grandin Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin Winona Ryder, When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Susan Sarandon
, You Don't Know Jack 
 
FILM
Ensemble
 Black Swan
The Fighter
The Kids Are All Right
 The King's Speech The Social Network 

Lead Actor
 Jeff Bridges, True Grit
 Robert Duvall, Get Low Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network Colin Firth, The King's Speech James Franco, 127 Hours Lead Actress
 Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right 
 Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole 
 Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone Natalie Portman, Black Swan Hilary Swank, Conviction Supporting Actor
 Christian Bale, The Fighter
 John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
 Jeremy Renner, The Town
 Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech Supporting Actress
 Amy Adams, The Fighter Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech Mila Kunis, Black Swan
 Melissa Leo, The Fighter
 Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit

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