Acad, SAG share same voter pool

SAG voters felt strongly about Demian Bichirs performance in 'A Better Life,' about the hardship of an illegal immigrant working in the United StatesWith the 1,183 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' acting branch voting, it's not surprising that most thesps nominated for an Oscar also match the performances earlier feted by the Screen Actors Guild.This year was no different. In the lead actor and actress categories, four of the SAG noms matched what the Acad felt: Demian Bichir ("A Better Life") George Clooney ("The Descendants"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist") and Brad Pitt ("Moneyball") made both lists, with Gary Oldman ("Tinker Tailor Solder Spy") making the Oscar shortlist instead of Leonardo DiCaprio ("J. Edgar").On the distaff side, Glenn Close ("Albert Nobbs"), Viola Davis ("The Help"), Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady") and Michelle Williams ("My Week With Marilyn") made both lists. SAG nominee Tilda Swinton ("We Need to Talk About Kevin") was replaced by Rooney Mara ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo").On the supporting side, the two sides thought exactly the same way -- Berenice Bejo ("The Artist"), Jessica Chastain ("The Help"), Melissa McCarthy ("Bridesmaids"), Janet McTeer ("Albert Nobbs") and Octavia Spencer ("The Help") for the ladies. Only Max von Sydow ("Extremely Loud ") made the Oscar noms cut when he didn't fare as well with SAG. Conversely, Armie Hammer ("J. Edgar") was supported by his guild but not by the Acad.The four who made both lists: Kenneth Branagh ("My Week With Marilyn"), Jonah Hill ("Moneyball"), Nick Nolte ("Warrior") and Christopher Plummer ("Beginners").In the 17-year history of the SAG Awards, 86% of its lead actress nominees and 82% of its lead actor nominees have gone on to win Oscar nods as well. And that's not taking into account the occasions when SAG has placed a performance in lead -- Jennifer Connelly in "A Beautiful Mind" and Benicio Del Toro for "Traffic" -- that Academy voters later deem a supporting turn.When the two bodies differ, experts say, it's a result mostly of timing. This year, SAG members had to turn in their ballots by Dec. 12. With a Jan. 13 deadline, Academy voters had an extra month to watch movies and sift through their stack of screeners."There are always late game-changers that aren't around when the SAG nominating committee votes," says Sasha Stone, founder and editor of the Awards Daily website.SAG's earlier voting deadline also helps actors when their movies are the first to arrive in members' mailboxes. This year, Mexican-born thesp Bichir received a SAG nomination for his critically praised work in "A Better Life," a film that was one of the first DVD screeners out of the gate.Hitfix.com's Kristopher Tapley, exec editor of the In Contention blog, says the guild tends to reward actors at both ends of the age spectrum -- young thesps such as Evan Rachel Wood for "Thirteen" and "Billy Elliot's" Jamie Bell, as well as performers like Gena Rowlands ("Unhook the Stars")."Ever since they snubbed Lauren Bacall for Juliette Binoche, I think that sentiment alone (for older actors) is no longer enough to sway a vote with the Academy," says USA Today film writer Susan Wloszczyna, talking of 1996 when Binoche won the supporting actress Oscar for "The English Patient," beating Bacall in "The Mirror has Two Faces."SAG AWARDS 2012Idol of capri to acting icon | Howard talks up AFTRA merger | Acad, SAG share same voter pool | Partygoers relax, revel after the show | Stunts given due | Brisk pace gives winners last word | Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Simply How Much Does Lisbeth Salander's Dragon Tattoo Really Cost?

You may be tempted to celebrate current day news that 'The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo' will most likely get its follow-up, 'The Girl Who Carried out with Fire,' by getting an action of symbolic solidarity. Particularly, you may be tempted to use anybody to etch a dragon tattoo in your left shoulder edge, that will help you look similar to Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander does inside the movie. But just before taking this kind of drastic and irreversible step, you will have to answer a few pre-determined questions. Simply how much would it not cost to buy a dragon tattoo? How extended would it not take? Will it hurt? This mid-day, outfitted having a screencap within the film, I needed a area trip to three Manhattan tattoo shops to uncover. First stop: Whatever 7 on St. Mark's Place, whose business card features an upside-lower lady suspended by bondage gear. (A great deal for my plan to illustrate this publish with images of each and every establishments's business card.) Once I referred to the smoothness of my mission for the tattoo artist in residence, he was quick to inform me he "sees Difficulties constantly.In . The actor's NY residence, he added, is only a handful of steps in the shop. (I have not a clue if this describes true.) Regardless, upon searching at our photo, this artist did not come off as too impressed. He mentioned he could finish something of this character in four several hours for just about any price of, typically, $500. Asked for whether or not this would hurt, he responded, "Depends from situation to situation.Inch (I guess when I'd asked for, "Would that hurt me?" his answer might have been, "Yes.") Parlor Title: Whatever 7 Address: 17 St. Mark's Place Cost of the Dragon Tattoo: $500 Time to Finish a Dragon Tattoo: Four several hours Will Acquiring a Dragon Tattoo Hurt? "DependsInch Next: Addiction New you are able to city, also on St. Mark's Place. The man I met as of this location, Austin C. Pratt, bears no resemblance for the movie stereotype from the tattoo artist had he described he will be a model for Land's Finish, I'd have believed him. "I have not transported this out tattoo, but when only someone might say -- it's beautiful," mentioned Pratt, interested in the American version of 'The Girl while using Dragon Tattoo' who may also have a very copy in the movie at his home. (Mentioned movie might are actually presented to him just like a stocking stuffer by alleged neighborhood resident Difficulties?) In Mr. Pratt's expert opinion, the price in the dragon tattoo would depend on our bodies type -- they would measure -- but an excellent guess might be between $600 and $650. He'd recommend two separate periods at two and a half several hours each. However when you can withstand one longer session, he could complete the particular task in four several hours. And merely two and a half several hours after he's done, you'll be able to get rid of the covering. Asked for "Will it hurt?," Mr. Pratt responded, "The shoulder edge is very simple.Inch Parlor Title: Addiction New you are able to city Address: 27 St. Mark's Place Cost of the Dragon Tattoo: $600 - $650 Time to Finish a Dragon Tattoo: Four several hours, or two separate two-and-a-half-hour periods Will Acquiring a Dragon Tattoo Hurt? No Finally: North Star Tattoo, on seventh Street. At North Star, I spoke to artist Daniel Cotte, whose estimate showed up a good deal more than people of his rivals. "The truth is,Inch Cotte mentioned while he pointed within the picture of Rooney Mara's back, "there's a tail round the dragon that snakes around and from view." That detail, he referred to, helps to make the dragon tattoo much more pricey -- and even more painful. He put the cost in the dragon tattoo roughly $800 and $1,200, which he certainly recommended coming for just two separate periods -- gathered to four several hours in many. And, yes, he mentioned, it may be painful, especially since the design extended lower the trunk and across the side. Supply the guy points for honesty. Parlor Title: North Star Tattoo Address: 74 East seventh Street Cost of the Dragon Tattoo: $800 - $1,200 Time to Finish a Dragon Tattoo: Four several hours over two separate periods Will Acquiring a Dragon Tattoo Hurt? Yes, it'll. A good deal. Mike Ryan might be the senior author for Moviefone. He's written for Wired Magazine, VanityFair.com, GQ.com, NY Magazine and Movieline. He likes Alien a good deal. You'll be able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter [Photo: The brand new the new sony] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook