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Two actors with Rhode Island connections were nominated today for Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The Catholic school drama Doubt led SAG contenders with five nominations in acting categories.

Viola Davis, who grew up in Central Falls and is a graduate of Rhode Island College, is competing in a supporting category for her role in Doubt.

Meryl Streep has a lead-actress nomination, while Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams are also competing in supporting categories for Doubt, a war-of-wills tale between an old-school nun and a progressive priest.

Trinity Rep alumn Richard Jenkins, who lives with his family in Rhode Island, is being nominated for best actor in The Visitor.

Also nominated for best actor were: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon; Sean Penn, Milk; Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler.

The awards show will be telecast live on Jan. 25.

-- The Associated Press and Journal arts writer Michael Janusonis

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