SNL at the Oscars

"Saturday Night Live" has been a comedic and American staple for more than 35 years. Almost since it's inception, cast-members and alumni have made leaps to the big screen. SNL has churned out a slew of movie stars and some have even made it to Hollywood's biggest night. Here's a look at the few "Saturday Night Live" alum who've been nominated for an Oscar. 

Dan Aykroyd

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 1990

"Driving Miss Daisy"

SNL: 1975-1979

Bill Murray

Best Actor Nominee, 2004

"Lost in Translation"

SNL: 1977-1980

Eddie Murphy

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 2007

"Dreamgirls"

SNL: 1980-1984

Robert Downey, Jr.

Best Actor Nominee, 1993

"Chaplin"

Best Supporting Actor Nominee, 2009

"Tropic Thunder"

SNL: 1985-1986

Joan Cusack

Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 1989

"Working Girl"

Best Supporting Actress Nominee, 1998

"In & Out"

SNL: 1985-1986

Kristen Wiig

Best Screenplay Nominee, 2012

"Bridesmaids"

SNL: 2005-2012

Golden Globe WINNERS (2012 films)

*will win
+should win

Best Motion Picture, Drama

*+Argo


Django Unchained


Life of Pi


Lincoln


Zero Dark Thirty

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel


*Les Misérables


Moonrise Kingdom


Salmon Fishing in the Yemen


+Silver Linings Playbook

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

*+Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln


Richard Gere, Arbitrage


John Hawkes, The Sessions


Joaquin Phoenix, The Master


Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Jack Black, Bernie


*+Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook


Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables


Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen


Bill Murray, Hyde Park on the Hudson

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

*+Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty


Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone


Helen Mirren, Hitchcock


Naomi Watts, The Impossible


Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen


Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel


*+Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook


Maggie Smith, Quartet


Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Alan Arkin, Argo


Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained


*Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master


Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln


+Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

+Amy Adams, The Master


Sally Field, Lincoln


*Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables

Helen Hunt, The Sessions


Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Best Director

Ben Affleck, Argo


Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty


+Ang Lee, Life of Pi


*Steven Spielberg, Lincoln


Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty


Tony Kushner, Lincoln


*David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook


Quentin Taratino, Django Unchained


+Chris Terrio, Argo

Best Foreign-Language Film

Amour (Austria)


A Royal Affair (Denmark)


The Intouchables (France)


Kon-Tiki (Norway)


Rust and Bone  (France)

Best Animated Feature Film

+Brave


Frankenweenie


Hotel Transylvania


Rise of the Guardians


*Wreck-It Ralph

Best Original Song, Motion Picture

"For You," Act of Valor, Monty Powell & Keith Urban


"Not Running Anymore," Stand Up Guys, Jon Bon Jovi


"Safe and Sound," The Hunger Games, Taylor Swift. John Paul White, 

Joy Williams & T Bone Burnett


*+"Skyfall," Skyfall, Adele & Paul Epworth


"Suddenly," Les Misérables, Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil

Best Original Score, Motion Picture

Mychael Danna, Life of Pi


Alexandre Desplat, Argo


+Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina


Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Cloud Atlas


*John Williams, Lincoln

Best TV Movie or Miniseries

+Game Change


The Girl


*Hatfields & McCoys


The Hour


Political Animals

Best TV Series, Drama

Boardwalk Empire


Breaking Bad


Downton Abbey


*Homeland


+The Newsroom

Best TV Series, Comedy

+The Big Bang Theory


Episodes


*Girls


Modern Family


Smash

Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire


Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad


+Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom


Jon Hamm, Mad Men


*Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Actor, TV Series Comedy

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock


+Don Cheadle, House of Lies


*Louis C.K., Louie


Matt LeBlanc, Episodes


Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

Connie Britton, Nashville


Glenn Close, Damages


*+Claire Danes, Homeland


Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey


Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife

Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl


+Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep


*Lena Dunham, Girls


Tina Fey, 30 Rock


Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie

*Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys


+Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock


Woody Harrelson, Game Change


Toby Jones, The Girl


Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

*+Julianne Moore, Game Change


Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn


Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum


Sienna Miller, The Girl


Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie

Max Greenfield, New Girl


*+Ed Harris, Game Change


Danny Huston, Magic City


Mandy Patinkin, Homeland


Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville


Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife


Sarah Paulson, Game Change


*Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey


+Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Cecile B. DeMille Award

Jodie Foster

25 Best Christmas Films

4) SCROOGED

Director: Richard Donner

Actors: Bill Murray, Carol Kane, Karen Allen, 

Bobcat Goldthwait, Robert Mitchum, John Glover

Year: 1988

So, this is definitely the best version of 'A Christmas Carol'. Bringing it into the 21st century, Bill Murray (along with Carol Kane as an abusive fairy) is super funny as the modern-day Scrooge. You'll be laughing out-loud.

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Ginger of the Week

Tilda Swinton is one of those rare, off-beat actors, who manages to amaze audiences with every unique, powerhouse performance. Her Oscar winning role in 2006's "Michael Clayton" was mesmerizing and her new turn in 2011's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" (for which she just won the NBR Best Actress Award) is on track to score her another Academy accolade. Born in London, she attended Cambridge University and then set out to try her hand at theater. It was her supporting role in 2000's "The Beach" that put her on the Hollywood map. Since then she has had roles in "Vanilla Sky", "The Deep End", "Adaptation", and "The Chronicles of Narnia". Up next: "Moonrise Kingdom" (with Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, and Edward Norton).

Quote of the Day

"Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!"

Ernie Hudson as 'Winston', "Ghostbusters", 1984