2012 Awards -- SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards

The SAG is always one of the biggest awards of the year, and also an important one to follow when considering Oscars. Especially since the largest group of voters in the Academy are actors. Never count out the power of the acting side.

We have a few surprises this year sprinkled in with most of the usual suspects. Several films (Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook) scored quite big, while others didn't even make a splash (Django Unchained, Amour, Moonrise Kingdom, Dark Knight Rises). A few nice surprises (Watts, Bardem!, Kidman!!!!) and a few surprise snubs (No Phoenix or Adams for The Master?). But regardless, here they are. The 2012 SAG nominees...

BEST ACTOR

BRADLEY COOPER -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS -- "LINCOLN"

JOHN HAWKES -- "THE SESSIONS"

HUGH JACKMAN -- "LES MISERABLES"

DENZEL WASHINGTON -- "FLIGHT"

BEST ACTRESS

JESSICA CHASTAIN -- "ZERO DARK THIRTY"

MARION COTILLARD -- "RUST AND BONE"

JENNIFER LAWRENCE -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

HELEN MIRREN -- "HITCHCOCK"

NAOMI WATTS -- "THE IMPOSSIBLE"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

ALAN ARKIN -- "ARGO"

JAVIER BARDEM -- "SKYFALL"

ROBERT DE NIRO -- "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK"

PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN -- "THE MASTER"

TOMMY LEE JONES -- "LINCOLN"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

SALLY FIELD -- "LINCOLN"

ANNE HATHAWAY -- "LES MISERABLES"

HELEN HUNT -- "THE SESSIONS"

NICOLE KIDMAN -- "THE PAPERBOY"

MAGGIE SMITH -- "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL"

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

ARGO

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

LES MISERABLES

LINCOLN

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK