LEONARDO DICAPRIO - DICAPRIO AND MIRREN LEAD SAG NOMINATIONS

BABEL, DREAMGIRLS, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, LEONARDO DiCAPRIO and DAME HELEN MIRREN will lead the way at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards later this month. The three films each earned three nominations, while DiCaprio and Mirren won two acting nominations - DiCaprio in the Best Actor category for BLOOD DIAMOND and as Best Supporting Actor for THE DEPARTED. Mirren was nominated as Best actress in the movie category for THE QUEEN and in the TV movie category for ELIZABETH I. Other actors up for awards include Dreamgirls stars EDDIE MURPHY and JENNIFER HUDSON, Babel stars ADRIANA BARRAZA and RINKO KIKUCHI and Little Miss Sunshine actors ALAN ARKIN and ABIGAIL BRESLIN. A Lifetime Achievement award will presented to JULIE ANDREWS at the SAG Award ceremony in Hollywood on 28 January (07). SAG winners traditionally go on to scoop prizes at the Academy Awards, held a month later. The full list of nominees is as follows THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: LEONARDO DICAPRIO - BLOOD DIAMOND RYAN GOSLING - HALF NELSON PETER O'TOOLE - VENUS WILL SMITH - THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS FOREST WHITAKER - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: PENELOPE CRUZ - VOLVER JUDI DENCH - NOTES ON A SCANDAL HELEN MIRREN - THE QUEEN MERYL STREEP - THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA KATE WINSLET - LITTLE CHILDREN Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: ALAN ARKIN - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE LEONARDO DICAPRIO - THE DEPARTED JACKIE EARLE HALEY - LITTLE CHILDREN DJIMON HOUNSOU - BLOOD DIAMOND EDDIE MURPHY - DREAMGIRLS Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: ADRIANA BARRAZA - BABEL CATE BLANCHETT - NOTES ON A SCANDAL ABIGAIL BRESLIN - LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE JENNIFER HUDSON - DREAMGIRLS RINKO KIKUCHI - BABEL Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: BABEL BOBBY THE DEPARTED DREAMGIRLS LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE PRIMETIME TELEVISION Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: THOMAS HADEN CHURCH - BROKEN TRAIL ROBERT DUVALL - BROKEN TRAIL JEREMY IRONS - ELIZABETH I WILLIAM H MACY - NIGHTMARES + DREAMSCAPES MATTHEW PERRY - THE RON CLARK STORY Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: ANNETTE BENING - MRS HARRIS SHIRLEY JONES - HIDDEN PLACES CLORIS LEACHMAN - MRS HARRIS HELEN MIRREN - ELIZABETH I GRETA SCACCHI - BROKEN TRAIL Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: JAMES GANDOLFINI - THE SOPRANOS MICHAEL C HALL - DEXTER HUGH LAURIE - HOUSE JAMES SPADER - BOSTON LEGAL KIEFER SUTHERLAND - 24 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: PATRICIA ARQUETTE - MEDIUM EDIE FALCO - THE SOPRANOS MARISKA HARGITAY - LAW + ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT KYRA SEDGWICK - THE CLOSER CHANDRA WILSON - GREY'S ANATOMY Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: ALEC BALDWIN - 30 ROCK STEVE CARELL - THE OFFICE JASON LEE - MY NAME IS EAR JEREMY PIVEN - ENTOURAGE TONY SHALHOUB - MONK Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: AMERICA FERRERA - UGLY BETTY FELICITY HUFFMAN - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS - THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE MEGAN MULLALLY - WILL + GRACE MARY-LOUISE PARKER - WEEDS JAIME PRESSLY - MY NAME IS EARL Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: 24 BOSTON LEGAL DEADWOOD GREY'S ANATOMY THE SOPRANOS Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES ENTOURAGE THE OFFICE UGLY BETTY WEEDS Screen Actors Guild Awards 43rd Annual Life Achievement Award: JULIE ANDREWS.