John H. Foote
The announcement of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations for their annual awards this morning left many stunned with the complete omission of the thought to be Oscar bound The Post. Steven Spielberg’s superb film, bolstered by award worthy performances from Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks was shockingly passed over in every single category this morning, sending shockwaves through Hollywood.
The Best Actor nominees include Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name, James Franco in The Disaster Artist, Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, Daniel Kaluuya in Get Out and Denzel Washington in Roman J. Israel Esq. Snubbed was Tom Hanks from The Post, Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread, and Christian Bale in Hostiles. Kaluuya must be considered a surprise though a happy one for the makers of Get Out.
Best Actress nominees in this the year of the woman are Saorise Ronan in Lady Bird, Margot Robbie in I Tonya, Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water, Frances McDormand in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri and Dame Judi Dench in Victoria and Abdul. Streep is the most obvious, and obscene omission here, Dench a surprise nominee.
Supporting Actor nods went to Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell from Three Billboards, Richard Jenkins in The Shape of Water, Willem Dafoe in The Florida Project, and Steve Carnell in Battle of the Sexes. Ignored were the actors from Call Me By Your Name, Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlberg, but also Ray Romano in The Big Sick.
Supporting Actress nominees include Holly Hunter in The Big Sick, Mary J. Bilge in Mudbound, Alison Janney in I Tonya, Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird and the luminous Hong Chau in Downsizing.
Outstanding ensemble nominees are The Big Sick, Get Out, Three Billboards. Lady Bird and Mudbound, leaving The Shape of Water, Dunkirk and The Post on the outside looking in.
To say the landscape of awards season has changed? Understatement. The awards often, but not always match up very close to the Academy Award nominations. The snubbing of The Post does not bode well for the film, one of the year’s best, and before this morning a frontrunner for Best Picture.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson,”Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:
Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
Holly Hunter, “The Big Sick”
Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
“The Big Sick”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Mudbound”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:
Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:
Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
Claire Foy, “The Crown”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Sean Hayes, “Will & Grace”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
Marc Maron, “GLOW”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:
Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
Alison Brie, “GLOW”
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
“This Is Us”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“Black-ish”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“GLOW”
“Orange is the New Black”
“Veep”
