The Guilds Have Spoken...

The past few days have been a whirlwind of nomination frenzy, with some films losing significant steam, some cementing their front-runner status, and others surprising nearly everyone, even the most experienced prognosticators. And these nominations are not to be scoffed at: these are the Guilds speaking, and in terms of Oscar push, they hold A LOT of undeniable power.

So here's a rundown of how the Guilds have been playing out so far (the technical guilds, e.g. visual effects , makeup, etc., have yet to release their nominations):

PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA (PGA)

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Walk the Line

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA (DGA)

George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck.)
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Bennett Miller (Capote)
Steven Spielberg (Munich)

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG)

Actor:
Russell Crowe (Cinderella Man)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line)
David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck.)

Actress:
Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Charlize Theron (North Country)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Ziyi Zhang (Memoirs of a Geisha)

Supporting Actor:
Don Cheadle (Crash)
George Clooney (Syriana)
Matt Dillon (Crash)
Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)

Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams (Junebug)
Catherine Keener (Capote)
Frances McDormand (North Country)
Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain)

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA (WGA)

Original:
Cliff Hollingsworth, Akiva Goldsman (Cinderella Man)
Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco (Crash)
Judd Apatow, Steve Carell (The 40 Year-Old Virgin)
George Clooney, Grant Heslov (Good Night, and Good Luck.)
Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale)

Adapted:
Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana (Brokeback Mountain)
Dan Futterman (Capote)
Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener)
Josh Olson (A History of Violence)
Stephen Gaghan (Syriana)