For all those who have complained about over-length awards and the technical glitches of pandemic ceremonies, rest assured that the Screen Actors Guild Awards do things differently.
The 27th annual SAG Awards kicked off Sunday night with the express goal of fighting the bloat of the most protracted awards season in recent memory with a pre-recorded hour-long affair.
The ceremony, which stands as the only awards ceremony entirely cast by actors, ignores all the traditional trappings – no red carpet, no host, no set, and certainly no after parties – for a sleek and COVID-safe celebration of film and television performances last year.
While the actual awards were presented in Zoom-like nominee sessions days before the broadcast – actors honored in the 13 categories had to sign nondisclosure agreements before shooting – the rest of us couldn’t figure out who won until the acceptance speech aired on Sunday night.
But that doesn’t make this year’s field any less competitive. ‘Minari’, which tells the story of a first-generation Korean American family that started over in the rural South; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, featuring performances by the late Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis; and Spike Lee’s soldier drama “Da 5 Bloods” lead the pack with three nominations each.
Since the Oscar for Best Picture “Nomadland” frontrunner didn’t score a nod to the night’s top prize – Chloe Zhao’s film ensemble is made up mostly of non-professional actors – the Outstanding Cast trophy is a game for everyone. Critically acclaimed Black LED films including ‘Da 5 Bloods’,’ Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ‘and’ One Night in Miami ‘, all of which were banned from the Best Picture race at the Oscars, compete for the prize alongside’ Minari ‘and Aaron Sorkin’s’ The Trial of the Chicago 7.’
Meanwhile, Netflix’s “The Crown” and “Schitt’s Creek,” which took one final round of victory after airing its acclaimed closing season, lead the nominations among TV honorees.
Aside from the winners’ announcements, the show will also feature the signature ‘I Am an Actor’ stories with ‘intimate docuseries inspired interviews’ woven throughout the broadcast.
Check out the list of nominations below.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Movie
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
“Threatening”
“One Night in Miami”
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Movie
Amy Adams, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, “Nomadland”
Carey Mulligan, “Promising Young Woman”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Movie
Riz Ahmed, “The Sounds of Metal”
Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
Steven Yeun, “Minari”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Movie
Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Movie Film”
Glenn Close, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Olivia Colman, “The Father”
Youn Yuh-Jung, “Minari”
Helena Zengel, “News of the World”
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Male Actor in a Movie
Chadwick Boseman, “Da 5 Bloods”
Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Jared Leto, “The Little Things”
Leslie Odom Jr., “One Night in Miami”
Excellent performance by an ensemble in a drama series
“The crown”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Dead to me”
“The stewardess”
“The big”
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson, “The Crown”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Emma Corrin, “The Crown”
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Josh O’Connor, “The Crown”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Regé-Jean Page, “Bridgerton”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Dead To Me”
Linda Cardellini, “Dead To Me”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Annie Murphy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Nicholas Hoult, “The Great”
Dan Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Ramy Youssef, “Ramy”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Cate Blanchett, “Mrs. America”
Michaela Coel, “I May Destroy You”
Nicole Kidman, “The Undoing”
Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Kerry Washington, “Little Fires Everywhere”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Bill Camp, “The Queen’s Gambit”
Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton”
Hugh Grant, “The Undoing”
Ethan Hawke, “The Good Lord Bird”
Mark Ruffalo, “I Know This Is Much True”
Excellent action performance by a stunt ensemble in a movie
News of the World
WINNER: “Wonder Woman 1984”
“Mulan”
Da 5 Bloods
“The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Excellent action performance by a stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama series
“The Boys”
“Cobra Kai”
Lovecraft Country
WINNER: “The Mandalorian”
“Westworld”
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