SAG Nominees: Overall Reactions

What a morning! The first-announced TV side of things was lame and uninventive, and I was hardly prepared for the excitement! Ryan Gosling! Viggo Mortensen! And complete snubs for three Golden Globe leaders! This deals a serious blow to "Atonement", "Charlie Wilson's War", and "Sweeney Todd". I think "Atonement" can still come through fine at the Oscars, but "Charlie Wilson's War" is pretty much dead in the water, with the exception of Hoffman. "Sweeney Todd" may not translate for audiences and Oscar voters, but I think its technical abilities should do it well. I am so angry about "3:10 to Yuma" and I hope this is not a sign of impending Oscar love. "American Gangster" also continues to get rewarded. Despite garnering three nominations, the omission of "Michael Clayton" from the ensemble list is to me a good sign of the fim's weakness. "Into the Wild" did the best here nomination-wise and this also helps the film tremendously, after a near-absent presence at the Golden Globes, it is now fully back in the running. If Sean Penn gets a Directors Guild of America nomination, consider the film in for Best Picture at the Oscars. In any case, I got 18/25, or 72%, better than I usually do. There is certainly more to come, and if it is as exciting as this, count me in!