The Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGS) is often seen as the precursor for the Oscar® nominations for films. The nominations this year brings to the forefront the top films and television shows.
The nominees’ nominations are by 121,00 SAG-AFTRA and 2500 Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members. This year Alan Alda will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Awards. The nominations announced by SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris introduced Awkwafina and Laverne Cox.
Oscars® Precursor
There are many times that the SAGS are a look into the nominations Oscars®. This year the top films for Oscars look to be A Star Is Born, Black Panther, and Blackkklansman. Bohemian Rhapsody is a film supported by fans and not critics it remains to be seen if this will be enough for an Oscar nomination. Last year’s SAGS nominations had 15 out of 20 Academy Award nominations.
Surprises and Snubs
SAGS snubs by include:
- Mary Queen of Scots
- A Quiet Place
- Star Is Born supporting actor Sam Elliott
- Grace and Frankie
- This Is Us
- Better Call Saul
- Maniac star Emma Stone
- House of Card
The SAGS snubs include:
- Ben Is Back
- Boy Erased
- First Man
- If Beale Street Could Talk
- Black-ish
- Little Drummer Girl
- Silicon Valley
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Nominees
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A Star Is Born (4 nominations)
Black Panther (2 nominations)
BlacKkKlansman (3 nominations)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2 nominations)
Crazy Rich Asians (1 nominations)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Emily Blunt, Mary Poppins Returns
Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams, Vice
Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place
Margot Robbie, Mary Queen of Scots (not nominated for Golden Globes)
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Americans
Better Call Saul
The Handmaid’s Tale
Ozark
This Is Us
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale
John Krasinski, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Julia Garner, Ozark
Laura Linney, Ozark
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Atlanta
Barry
GLOW
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Marsel
Henry Winkler, Barry
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso
Darren Criss, Assassination of Gianni Versace
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Anthony Hopkins, King Lear
Bill Pullman, The Sinner
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Penelope Cruz, Assassination of Gianni Versace
Emma Stone, Maniac
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Daredevil
GLOW
Jack Ryan
The Walking Dead
Westworld
The SAGS are Jan. 27, 2019 on both TNT and TBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. This year is hosted by Megan Mullally “As a frustrated casting director and full-on fangirl of great actors everywhere, I’m over the moon to be a part of the SAG Awards 25th Anniversary,” Mullally said. Stay tuned here for full coverage of the 25th anniversary SAGS.
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