Submissions for 22nd Annual SAG Awards® Nominations are Now Open

Submissions of performances for consideration for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® nominations are now open online at sagawards.org/submissions, it was announced today by SAG Awards® Executive Producer Kathy Connell. Submissions will close on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 at 5 p.m. (PST).

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are presented by SAG-AFTRA for outstanding individual and ensemble performances in motion pictures, television, cable and new media programs. With the actor's permission, producers, studios/networks, agents, managers, or publicists may submit a performance from 2015 for consideration in a category of the actor's choosing. Actors may also submit their own performances. Submissions may only be made online.

Nominees will be chosen by two separate film and television nominating panels, each comprised of over 2,200 SAG-AFTRA members from across the United States, who were randomly selected this spring. Nomination ballots will be mailed on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and nominations voting closes on Monday, Dec. 7.

Nominations for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.

Once nominees are selected, all SAG-AFTRA members in good standing -more than 111,000 performers-may cast votes to determine who will receive this year's coveted Actor® statuettes. Final voting instructions will be mailed on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Online voting is encouraged. Final voting paper ballots are available only upon request between Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 and Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Online votes must be cast or previously-requested paper ballots returned by Friday, Jan. 29 to Integrity Voting Systems, the SAG Awards election firm, where results will be sealed until they are opened onstage at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 30. The ceremony will be simulcast live from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT).

Complete rules and regulations for the 22nd Annual SAG Awards are posted at www.sagawards.org/rules.

Categories for submission are as follows:

Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Television, Cable and New Media Programs
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Stunt Ensemble Honors (recipients to be announced from the SAG Awards® red carpet on Saturday, Jan. 30)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

Upcoming key deadlines and events leading to the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are:

Monday, July 6, 2015 Submissions Open at sagawards.org/submissions Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 Period to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting Begins Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Open Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 Submissions Close at 5 p.m. PT at sagawards.org/submissions Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 Media Nominations and Ceremony Credential Applications Close Monday, Nov. 2, 2015 Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Open Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 Nominations Ballots Mailed Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 Publicists Nominations Credentials Applications Close Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 Deadline for Paying November 2015 Dues and/or Changing Address with SAG-AFTRA to be Eligible for Final Ballot Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 Nomination Ballots Due at the Elections Firm by 12 Noon p.m. PT Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015 Records Pulled for Final Balloting Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 Nominations Announced Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Open Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 Final Voting Information Mailed to Members Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 Publicists Ceremony Credentials Applications Close Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 Final Day to Request Paper Final Ballots in Lieu of Online Voting Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 Final Votes Must be Cast Online or Ballots Received by the Elections Firm by 12 Noon PT Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®

About the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA with Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC will be produced by Avalon Harbor Entertainment, Inc. and will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT). For more information about the SAG Awards®, SAG-AFTRA, TNT and TBS, visit sagawards.org/about. Actor® Nominations will be announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at 9 a.m. (ET) / 6 a.m. (PT). Photos and graphics for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are available at sagawards.org/media-pr/photos-and-artwork. Connect with the SAG Awards®Connect with the SAG Awards® Hashtag: #sagawards Website: sagawards.org Facebook: facebook.com/sagawardsofficialpage/ Twitter: twitter.com/sagawards/ Google +: google.com/+SAGawards/ Instagram: instagram.com/sagawards/ Tumblr: sagawards.tumblr.com Blog: blog.sagawards.org

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