Gold Derby
Kate Winslet finally has an interesting and unusual challenge as she continues her march of awards domination. Because the Screen Actors Guild combines lead and supporting performers together, she could be competing against her "Mildred Pierce co-stars Melissa Leo, Mare Winningham, and Evan Rachel Wood for Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actress. Of these ladies, Winslet and Leo have both won SAG Awards before.
All four actresses were nominated at the recent Emmy Awards, as were other possible SAG nominees Jean Marsh ("Upstairs Downstairs"), Taraji P. Henson ("Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story"), Diane Lane ("Cinema Verite"), and Elizabeth McGovern and Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey"). Smith took home the Emmy in the supporting actress category, while Winslet was crowned in the lead race. Other than Smith, none of these ladies has ever won at SAG.
Other possible contenders are Gillian Anderson ("Moby Dick"), Patricia Clarkson ("Five"), Anna Friel ("Neverland"), Katie Holmes ("The Kennedys"), and Leo ("The Space Between"). Anderson and Leo are the only previous SAG winners of that group.
Friel plays Elizabeth Bonny, a fierce pirate captain who wants rule Neverland forever. This is the first time eligible at an awards show for this role. She has never had a SAG nod. | Lane plays Patricia Loud, the mother of a family starring in the first American reality series. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one prior SAG individual nods with no wins. | McGovern plays Cora Crawley, the Countess of Grantham. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has never had a SAG nod. | Wood plays Veda Pierce, Mildred's emotional and high-strung daughter who becomes a professional singer. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one prior SAG individual nod with no wins.. | Anderson plays Elizabeth, the long-suffering wife of Captain Ahab who knows little about his plans. This is the first time eligible at an awards show for this role. She has two prior SAG individual wins in six nominations and three ensemble nods with no wins. | Marsh plays Rose Buck, a woman who returns to housekeeping after running a domestic servant agency. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has never had a SAG nod. |
Winslet plays Mildred Pierce, a divorced single mother who opens her own restaurant during the Great Depression. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has two prior SAG individual wins in seven nominations and three ensemble nods with no wins. | Holmes plays Jackie Kennedy, the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She was not nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has never had a SAG nod. | Smith plays Violet Crawley, the sharp-tongued Dowager Countess of Grantham. She won the Emmy Award for this role. She has one prior SAG ensemble win on her only nomination. | Winningham plays Ida Corwin, a co-worker with Mildred who becomes one of her restaurant managers. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has two prior SAG individual nods with no wins. | Leo plays Lucy Gessler, Mildred's best friend who becomes one of the restaurant managers. She was nominated at the Emmys for this role. She has one prior SAG individual win in two nominations and one ensemble nod with no wins. | Leo plays Montine McLeod, a flight attendant who befriends a Pakistani boy after the events of 9/11/01. This is the first time eligible at an awards show for this role. She has one prior SAG individual win in two nominations and one ensemble nod with no wins. |
Clarkson plays Mia, a woman who gives away all her possessions after finding out she has cancer. This is the first time eligible at an awards show for this role. She has two prior SAG individual nods and three ensemble nods with no wins. | Henson plays Tiffany Rubin, a woman desperately trying to retrieve her son who has been abducted by her ex-husband. She was nominated at the Emmy for this role. She has one prior SAG individual nod and four ensemble nods with no wins. |
The cast arrives on the red carpet for the New York premiere of 'The Ides of March' at The Ziegfeld Theatre in NYC. - Thunder Kick Photos/Splash