The only thing that’s become clear about the 2017 Oscar race is that nothing is clear. The critics groups have made their voices heard, and yet those voices were all over the place recognizing a diverse group of movies ranging from Get Out to The Shape of Water to The Post to Lady Bird to Mudbound and more. But Oscar voters are comprised of people working in the industry, and those industry members make their voices heard in their individual guild awards. The largest bloc of voters is comprised of actors, which is why it’s a good idea to keep an eye on this morning’s Screen Actors Guild nominations.
SAG announced their picks this morning, and if you thought everything had settled into place earlier this week with the Golden Globe nominations, I have some bad news. While The Shape of Water led the pack in nominations for the Golden Globes, it didn’t even pick up a Best Ensemble nomination (the SAG equivalent of Best Picture, although films typically need to feature a full cast as opposed to something like Gravity). Meanwhile, while The Big Sick was shut out of the Globes, it earned a Best Ensemble nomination along with Best Supporting Actress for Holly Hunter, which puts it right back into the thick of the Oscar race. Crazy!
It’s also intriguing to see what’s not here. The Post, which boasts an impressive ensemble, didn’t pick up a nomination with favorites likes Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep losing out on nominations in favor of relative newcomers like Daniel Kaluuya for Get Out and Margot Robbie for I, Tonya. There are also some baffling choices like Steve Carell for Battle of the Sexes and Judi Dench for Victoria & Abdul, but so it goes.
Check out the full list of SAG nominations below.
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:
“Game of Thrones”
“GLOW”
“Homeland”
“Stranger Things”
“The Walking Dead”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:
“Baby Driver”
“Dunkirk”
“Logan”
“War For The Planet Of The Apes”
“Wonder Woman”
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:
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”
Laura Dern, “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”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
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”