"Doubt" leaves no doubt

Los Angeles - The Catholic sex scandal drama Doubt led the nominations announced Thursday for the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The movie earned five nods, including a best actress nomination for Meryl Streep and supporting actor nods for Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. The film was also nominated for outstanding performance by a cast, along with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk and Slumdog Millionaire.

Brad Pitt earned a leading actor nod for his role in Button. He will compete with Sean Penn (Milk), Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon) and Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler).

Besides Streep, the best actress category includes Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road, Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married, Angelina Jolie for Changeling and Melissa Leo for Frozen River.

The late Heath Ledger, who earned critical and mass praise for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight, was nominated for supporting actor. Also in that category are Josh Brolin (Milk), Robert Downey, Jr (Tropic Thunder), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), and Dev Patel for Slumdog Millionaire.

The supporting actress category includes Adams and Davis for Doubt, Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Taraji P Henson (who I continuously route for) for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Kate Winslet for The Reader.

The awards will be presented on January 25. They are considered a good predictor of the Oscar winners as SAG members who choose the winners are also the dominant voting bloc in the Academy Awards acting awards.