The Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for their yearly awards, confirming certain Oscar hopefuls while ruffling some feathers with snubs and omissions. The biggest surprise has to be Kristen Stewart for her performance as Princess Diana in “Spencer,” who has been the critical darling all Oscar season. Another surprise when comparing to the critics is “The Power of the Dog” missing Best Ensemble, despite garnering nominations for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Kirsten Dunst. The Ensemble nomination is often a huge precursor to a film winning Best Picture at the Oscars, but “Nomadland” missed out on it last year and still went on to win the Academy Award.
“CODA” made some history, being the first film with a a predominantly Deaf cast earning an Ensemble nomination while “Squid Game”became the first Korean language series to grab nominations. My “far too early predictions” would have Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) winning Supporting Actress, Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”) winning Supporting Actor, Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) winning Leading Actress, and Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Power of the Dog”) winning Leading Actor. The Ensemble is too hard for me to predict, but I would narrow it down to either “Belfast,” “CODA,” or “King Richard.”
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Belfast”
Focus Features
“CODA”
Apple Original Films
“Don’t Look Up”
Netflix
“House of Gucci”
MGM/United Artists
“King Richard”
Warner Bros. Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem
“Being the Ricardos”
Amazon Studios
Benedict Cumberbatch
“The Power of the Dog”
Netflix
Andrew Garfield
“Tick, Tick … Boom!”
Netflix
Will Smith
“King Richard”
Warner Bros. Pictures
Denzel Washington
“The Tragedy of Macbeth”
A24
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Searchlight Pictures
Olivia Colman
“The Lost Daughter”
Netflix
Lady Gaga
“House of Gucci”
MGM/United Artists
Jennifer Hudson
“Respect”
MGM
Nicole Kidman
“Being the Ricardos”
Amazon Studios
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Ben Affleck
“The Tender Bar”
Amazon Studios
Bradley Cooper
“Licorice Pizza”
MGM/United Artists
Troy Kotsur
“CODA”
Apple Original Films
Jared Leto
“House of Gucci”
MGM/United Artists
Kodi Smit-McPhee
“The Power of the Dog”
Netflix
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Caitríona Balfe
“Belfast”
Focus Features
Cate Blanchett
“Nightmare Alley”
Searchlight Pictures
Ariana DeBose
“West Side Story”
20th Century Studios
Kirsten Dunst
“The Power of the Dog”
Netflix
Ruth Negga
“Passing”
Netflix
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Black Widow”
Walt Disney Pictures
“Dune”
Warner Bros. Pictures
“The Matrix Resurrections”
Warner Bros. Pictures
“No Time to Die”
MGM
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Walt Disney Pictures
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
Hulu
“The Morning Show”
Apple TV+
“Squid Game”
Netflix
“Succession”
HBO
“Yellowstone”
Paramount Network
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Great”
Hulu
“Hacks”
HBO Max
“The Kominsky Method”
Netflix
“Only Murders in the Building”
Hulu
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Murray Bartlett
“The White Lotus”
HBO
Oscar Isaac
“Scenes From a Marriage”
HBO
Michael Keaton
“Dopesick”
Hulu
Ewan McGregor
“Halston”
Netflix
Evan Peters
“Mare of Easttown”
HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor
in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Jennifer Coolidge
“The White Lotus”
HBO
Cynthia Erivo
“Genius: Aretha”
Disney+
Margaret Qualley
“Maid”
Netflix
Jean Smart
“Mare of Easttown”
HBO
Kate Winslet
“Mare of Easttown”
HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox
“Succession”
HBO
Billy Crudup
“The Morning Show”
Apple TV+
Kieran Culkin
“Succession”
HBO
Lee Jung-Jae
“Squid Game”
Netflix
Jeremy Strong
“Succession”
HBO
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston
“The Morning Show”
Apple TV+
Jung Ho-yeon
“Squid Game”
Netflix
Elizabeth Moss
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
Hulu
Sarah Snook
“Succession”
HBO
Reese Witherspoon
“The Morning Show”
Apple TV+
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael Douglas
“The Kominsky Method”
Netflix
Brett Goldstein
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Steve Martin
“Only Murders in the Building”
Hulu
Martin Short
“Only Murders in the Building”
Hulu
Jason Sudeikis
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Elle Fanning
“The Great”
Hulu
Sandra Oh
“The Chair”
Netflix
Jean Smart
“Hacks”
HBO Max
Juno Temple
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Hannah Waddingham
“Ted Lasso”
Apple TV+
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble
in a Comedy or Drama Series
“Cobra Kai”
Netflix
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
Disney+
“Loki”
Disney+
“Mare of Easttown”
HBO
“Squid Game”
Netflix
