Sopranos Big Winners At SAG Awards

The Screen Actors Guild Awards were given out last night, and the big winner was The Sopranos, who took home the trophies for Best Ensamble Cast of a television drama, along with Best Actor and Best Actress nods for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco.

In the movie category, No Country For Old Men took home the SAG Award for Best Ensamble in a motion picture, while Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) and Julie Christie (Away From Her) took home Best Actor and Best Actress.

The biggest surprise of the evening was in the Best Supporting Actress category, where first-time nominee, but long-time actress Ruby Dee won for her rather small part in American Gangster.

For a complete list of the winners, CLICK HERE.

Heath Ledger (1979 - 2008)

Actor Heath Ledger, known best for his Oscar nominated role in Brokeback Mountain and for his portrayal of The Joker in the upcoming Batman film, was found dead yesterday in his apartment in New York City. Ledger was only 28-years-old.

According to the New York Police Department, Ledger died of an overdose, although at press time all indications point to an accidental one. A report is due from the medical examiner later this week.

Ledger, who is a native of Perth, Australia, was widely considered as one of Hollywood’s best young talents and was also critically acclaimed for his performances in movies like Candy, Monster’s Ball and Ned Kelly.

Oscar Nominations Announced

There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men led the pack of Oscar nominees this morning, in what is sure to be a tight race in almost every category. Both pictures nabbed 8 Oscar nominations, while the films Michael Clayton and Atonement were not far behind, with 7 nods each.

There Will Be Blood picked up nominations that included Best Picture, Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis)and Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson); while No Country For Old Men got nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem), and Best Director (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen).

The complete list of nominees for Best Picture consists of Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood.

The Oscar winners will be announced on February 24th.

For a complete list of the nominees, CLICK HERE.

Golden Globes Cancelled

The 65th annual Golden Globe Awards have been cancelled, due to the continuing writer’s strike and the WGA’s confirmation that none of nominees would be crossing the picket lines to pick up their awards.

Instead, this year's awards will be announced during a one-hour press conference that is scheduled to be covered by NBC News this Sunday at 9pm EST. At press time, it was unclear whether the press conference would air on NBC, sister station MSNBC, or not at all.