The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations arrived this morning, and as some of the correct precursors to awards season (the actors department is the most important faction of the movement image academy), you may wager these nominated are hoping Oscar voters comply with this script when filling out their ballots, which, coincidentally, they are going to start doing as we speak.
SAG voters honored the casts of the final three Best Picture winners: “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “CODA. Three of the 4 actors who gained particular person awards in 2024 went on to prevail on the Oscars, with Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) stopping a clear sweep by beating SAG winner Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”).
Who is up and who’s down after Wednesday morning’s nominations? And what might all this imply for the Oscars, which is able to reveal its nominees on January 17? Here’s a rundown.
ON: Demi Moore, “The Substance”
The accolades preserve coming for Moore. Just days after profitable her first Golden Globe, Moore earned her first particular person nomination on the SAG Awards for her starring function in “The Substance,” Coralie Fargeat’s blood-soaked story of worry and self-loathing in Hollywood. When the movie got here out in September, few consultants thought Moore might get an Oscar nomination (sure, it could have been one other first) for a body-horror movie. Now, not solely does a nomination appear inevitable, however there may be rising perception that he might win. No one campaigned with purer pleasure this season, and the sensation was mutual. Voters crammed his questions and solutions, months after the movie’s launch.
UP: Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”
Everyone loves a comeback story, particularly when it is a story of reinvention, like Pamela Anderson does as an growing old dancer in Gia Coppola’s touching “The Last Showgirl.” And you in all probability know that everybody loves Jamie Lee Curtis, particularly for those who bear in mind the love she obtained when she gained the Oscar two years in the past for “Everything Everywhere, Everything at Once.” The movie wasn’t seen a lot, however voters packed the screenings. And these ladies know find out how to work a room.
BOTTOM: Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl”
This 12 months, as I’ve typically famous, is filled with excellent contenders for lead actresses. Disappointment was inevitable, particularly as a result of lots of the performances, together with Kidman’s brave (and infrequently fairly humorous) transformation as a girl embarking on a journey of sexual self-discovery in “Babygirl,” have an edge that the identical voter would get pleasure from . What are you able to do? Offer regrets and lift a glass of milk in his honor.
DOWN: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths”
Jean-Baptiste gained over the three main teams of movie critics – Los Angeles, New York and the National Society – who had the nice style to acknowledge the excellence of his difficult flip in Mike Leigh’s penetrating drama. The movie hits theaters Friday (lastly!), however you’d think about the acclaim would have ensured that each one of many 2,500 voting members of the SAG nominating committee would have discovered time to make it. But let’s be trustworthy: She performs a troublesome girl in a difficult film, and quite a lot of voters in all probability gave up for 10 minutes. To quote her character, Patsy: “People. I can’t stand them.”
ON: Jonathan Bailey, “Wicked”
We anticipated to see Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande included, however SAG Awards voters went the additional mile and likewise nominated Bailey for his function as an enthralling prince who cultivates a conscience. Will the performing department of the academy be as captivated with this wildly common movie? We’ll discover out quickly.
DOWN: “The Brutalist”
Just days after profitable the Globe for finest drama, director and lead actor Adrien Brody, Brady Corbet’s provocative portrait of an immigrant architect grappling with the American dream, did not get an general nod with SAG. Yes, Adrien Brody bought a person honor. But Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce weren’t nominated for his or her supporting roles. A forged nomination wasn’t within the playing cards as a result of “The Brutalist” is not actually an ensemble movie. And I say this with full appreciation for Joe Alwyn’s skill to convincingly play an entitled brat. If you are a fan, don’t be concerned: There have been current finest image winners who did not obtain a SAG ensemble nomination, together with “The Shape of Water,” “Nomadland” and “Green Book.”
UP: “An entire stranger”
Everyone loves the best way Timothée Chalamet embraces the inscrutability of Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s musical biopic, so his nomination comes as no shock. But Monica Barbaro additionally bought a nod for her stunning efficiency as Joan Baez. And the movie bought an general nod, solidifying its place within the Best Picture race and maybe providing some hope that Chalamet may prevail over Brody for the lead actor Oscar, turning into the youngest winner ever within the class. He has one vote: Dylan’s.
DOWN: Margaret Qualley, “The Substance”
Moore and his return made headlines, however folks fail to understand his co-star’s dedicated function as his youthful half in “The Substance.” Qualley was convincing each in portraying Sue’s preliminary vapidity and her rising, steely and self-destructive narcissism. Qualley and Moore had been nice collectively on the occasions. It can be becoming if their journey as a pair culminated with a visit to the Oscars.
DOWN: Selena Gomez, “Emilia Perez”
Gomez took some warmth for his Spanish within the movie, however he appeared like a nitpick in a film the place absurdity typically appeared just like the guideline. Gomez nailed the excellence of her track and acquitted herself properly as an actress, including an attention-grabbing ambiguity to her function because the spouse of a drug cartel boss. The erratic “Emilia Pérez” has her issues, however for me Gomez wasn’t certainly one of them.
BOTTOM: Angelina Jolie, “Maria”
Jolie wanted it. Aside from getting a Golden Globe nomination and a Gotham Awards tribute, it has been a quiet season for her, and this appeared like the suitable place to make one final stand. Critics weren’t significantly sort to “Maria,” although their issues had extra to do with the movie’s uninteresting exploration of legendary opera singer Maria Callas than with Jolie’s efficiency. Now she has to hope that Oscar voters comply with type and let their love of the biopic style carry her to a nomination.
