LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday picked nominees for best performances of 2011 in movies and television. While the group that represents actors honors TV performances, the SAG Awards are more closely watched for their impact in the race for Oscars.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The actors of civil rights drama "The Help" led the list of nominees for Screen Actors Guild film awards on Wednesday with four nominations including for best ensemble cast in a movie.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The actors of civil rights drama "The Help" and silent-era movie "The Artist" were among the top nominees for Screen Actors Guild film awards on Wednesday with both films' casts landing a nod for best ensemble.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent film "The Artist" and animated movie "Hugo" led nominations for Hollywood's Critics' Choice Awards on Tuesday, in a key week that will firm up the field of likely Oscar contenders.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Silent film "The Artist" and animated movie "Hugo" led nominations for Hollywood's Critics' Choice Awards on Tuesday, in a key week that will firm up the field of likely Oscar contenders.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Artist," a black-and-white silent film about Hollywood, drama "The Descendants," Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese and Terrence Malick all won big on Sunday among U.S. film critics and industry groups that doled out honors for the year's best movies.

LONDON (Reuters) - She has been nominated for an Academy Award 16 times, a record for any performer, and won twice, but to Meryl Streep, the golden statuette still matters.

LONDON (Reuters) - She has been nominated for an Academy Award 16 times, a record for any performer, and won twice, but to Meryl Streep, the golden statuette still matters.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday named silent film "The Artist" the best movie of the year, and gave its top acting honors to Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday named silent film "The Artist" the best movie of the year, and gave its top acting honors to Meryl Streep and Brad Pitt.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toss out the turkey and send Santa back up the chimney. The holiday movie season is upon Hollywood, ushered in by the vampires and werewolves of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toss out the turkey and send Santa back up the chimney. The holiday movie season is upon Hollywood, ushered in by the vampires and werewolves of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

Meryl Streep showed her credentials for the role as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher when the launch of the poster for her new biopic "The Iron Lady" went awry in London on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Actress Meryl Streep unveiled a poster in London on Monday promoting her upcoming big-screen portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, which one early review described as "magnificent."

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