DGA, SAG Awards to Take Place January 29 and 30

“Social Network,” “King’s Speech,” “The Fighter” in contention at both ceremonies

The Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild will both present their annual awards this weekend, with the DGA Awards taking place Saturday night at 8 p.m. PST in the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center, and the SAG Awards following at 5 p.m. PST on Sunday  from the Shrine Exposition Hall.

The DGA Awards will not be televised. The SAG Awards will be simulcast live at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST on TBS and TNT.

Check with TheWrap for full details and analysis of both shows.

The DGA will present awards in two film categories, feature and documentary, as well as television and commercial categories. In the feature film category, the nominees are David Fincher for "The Social Network," Tom Hooper for "The King's Speech," Darren Aronofsky for "Black Swan," David O. Russell for "The Fighter" and Christopher Nolan for "Inception."

In the television categories, multiple nominees include "Boardwalk Empire" and "Modern Family."

SAG will also give awards in an array of film and television categories. In the film categories, favorites are Colin Firth for "The King's Speech," Natalie Portman for "Black Swan" and Christian Bale and Melissa Leo for "The Fighter."

The SAG award for the best ensemble cast award will go to "The Social Network," "The King's Speech," "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right" or "Black Swan." 

SAG television nominees include "Boardwalk Empire," "Mad Men," "Glee" and "Modern Family."

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