Christina Applegate by Bob D'Amico/ABC, Jon Hamm courtesy AMC
Nominations for the 14th-annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, to (hopefully!) be held Jan. 27, are out, and the big story is on the cinematic side, where Into the Wild topped the pack with four nods, Golden Globes fave Atonement got shut out, and Cate Blanchett is entered in two races. TV-wise, 30 Rock, Ugly Betty and The Sopranos netted three nods each. The details:Male Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Gandolfini, The SopranosMichael C. Hall, DexterJon Hamm, Mad MenHugh Laurie, HouseJames Spader, Boston LegalFemale Actor in a Drama SeriesGlenn Close, DamagesEdie Falco, The SopranosSally Field, Brothers & SistersHolly Hunter, Saving GraceKyra Sedgwick, The CloserMale Actor in a Comedy SeriesAlec Baldwin, 30 RockSteve Carell, The OfficeRicky Gervais, ExtrasJeremy Piven, EntourageTony Shalhoub, MonkFemale Actor in a Comedy SeriesChristina Applegate, Samantha Who?America Ferrera, Ugly BettyTina Fey, 30 RockMary-Louise Parker, Weeds Vanessa Williams, Ugly BettyMale Actor in a TV-movie or ...
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Emile Hirsch with director Sean Penn during filming Into the Wild courtesy Paramount Vantage
Nominations for the 13th-annual Critics' Choice Awards have been revealed, and Sean Penn's Into the Wild leads the pack with seven nods, while Juno follows closely with six. Racking up five each were Atonement, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd (sorry, Matt Roush!) and Hairspray. Vying for best picture are no fewer than 10 films: American Gangster, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Into the Wild, Juno, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd and There Will Be Blood — making Evan Almighty look especially snubbed.This kudoscast airs live Jan. 7, 2008, on VH1.
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Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Extinction courtesy Sony
Zombies stormed the Cineplex this weekend as the not-screened-for-critics Resident Evil: Extinction topped the box office with a lively $24 million opening. Rounding out the top five were Good Luck Chuck (debuting with $14 million), The Brave One ($7.4 mil), 3:10 to Yuma ($6.35 mil) and Eastern Promises ($5.7 mil).Amanda Bynes' modern-day fairy tale Sydney White opened at No. 6 with $5.3 mil, while Sean Penn's Into the Wild and Brad Pitt's The Assassination of Jesse James...[/i] opened strongly in limited release, averaging $51,649 and $28,800 per theater, respectively.
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