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'Shakespeare,' 'NYPD Blue' lead nominees for Screen Actors Guild AwardsJanuary 27, 1999Web posted at: 12:42 a.m. EST (0542 GMT) LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- "Shakespeare in Love" led movie nominees for the 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and "NYPD Blue" edged ahead of the pack in television nominations announced Tuesday. Joseph Fiennes, who plays the bard as a youth in "Shakespeare in Love," was nominated for best actor while Gwyneth Paltrow earned a best-actress nomination for her role as an aristocratic woman who falls in love with young Will. Paltrow won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy film Sunday for her role in "Shakespeare in Love," which picked up SAGA nominations in five categories. Also among the honorees was "Waking Ned Devine," the comedy about a lottery winner in a small Irish town, which was named for supporting actor David Kelly and for its ensemble cast, which included actress Fionnula Flanagan. "It's wonderful," Miss Flanagan said. "I'm going to immediately send a fax to all the actors in the show. We done good. And the picture has given such delight to people." Among TV programs, "NYPD Blue" got four nominations, to three for "Frasier" and two each for "The X-Files" and "Seinfeld." Nominees in 13 movie and TV categories were selected by a committee of 4,200 randomly selected SAG members. The entire 95,000-member active guild roster can vote for winners. The awards will be presented March 7 and broadcast that night on TNT. The nominees are: MOTION PICTURESACTOR: Roberto Benigni, "Life is Beautiful"; Joseph Fiennes, "Shakespeare in Love"; Tom Hanks, "Saving Private Ryan"; Ian McKellen, "Gods and Monsters"; Nick Nolte, "Affliction." ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth"; Jane Horrocks, "Little Voice"; Gwyneth Paltrow, "Shakespeare in Love"; Meryl Streep, "One True Thing"; Emily Watson, "Hilary and Jackie." SUPPORTING ACTOR: James Coburn, "Affliction"; Robert Duvall, "A Civil Action"; David Kelly, "Waking Ned Devine"; Geoffrey Rush, "Shakespeare in Love"; Billy Bob Thornton, "A Simple Plan." SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Kathy Bates, "Primary Colors"; Brenda Blethyn, "Little Voice"; Judi Dench, "Shakespeare in Love"; Rachel Griffiths, "Hilary and Jackie"; Lynn Redgrave, "Gods and Monsters." ENSEMBLE IN A MOVIE: "Life is Beautiful"; "Little Voice"; "Saving Private Ryan"; "Shakespeare in Love"; "Waking Ned Devine." TELEVISION OR CABLE PROGRAMSACTOR IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Charles S. Dutton, "Blind Faith"; James Garner, "Legalese"; Ben Kingsley, "The Tale of Sweeney Todd"; Ray Liotta, "The Rat Pack"; Christopher Reeve, "Rear Window"; Stanley Tucci, "Winchell." ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES: Ann-Margret, "Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story"; Stockard Channing, "The Baby Dance"; Olympia Dukakis, "Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City"; Angelina Jolie, "Gia"; Mary Steenburgen, "About Sarah." ACTOR IN A DRAMA: David Duchovny, "The X-Files"; Anthony Edwards, "ER"; Dennis Franz, "NYPD Blue"; Jimmy Smits, "NYPD Blue"; Sam Waterston, "Law & Order." ACTRESS IN A DRAMA: Gillian Anderson, "The X-Files"; Kim Delaney, "NYPD Blue"; Christine Lahti, "Chicago Hope"; Julianna Margulies, "ER"; Annie Potts, "Any Day Now." ACTOR IN A COMEDY: Jason Alexander, "Seinfeld"; Michael J. Fox, "Spin City"; Kelsey Grammer, "Frasier"; Peter MacNicol, "Ally McBeal"; David Hyde Pierce, "Frasier." ACTRESS IN A COMEDY: Calista Flockhart, "Ally McBeal"; Lisa Kudrow, "Friends"; Julie Louis-Dreyfus, "Seinfeld"; Amy Pietz, "Caroline in the City"; Tracey Ullman, "Tracey Takes On." ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES: "ER"; "Law & Order"; "NYPD Blue"; "The Practice." ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY: "3rd Rock From the Sun"; "Ally McBeal"; "Everybody Loves Raymond"; "Frasier"; "Friends." * LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Kirk Douglas. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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