Musical drama “A Star Is Born” led the way with four SAG feature film nominations, while “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Ozark” each scored a quartet of TV nominations.
“BlacKkKlansman” and “The Favourite” both took a trio of film nominations, followed by “Barry,” “GLOW,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “The Kominsky Method,” each scoring three TV nods.
Nominees for the feature film ensemble cast trophy were “A Star Is Born,” “Black Panther,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “BlacKkKlansman,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Lady Gaga scored an actress nomination for “A Star is Born” along with Glenn Close for “The Wife,” Olivia Colman for “The Favourite,” Melissa McCarthy for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” and Emily Blunt for “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Bradley Cooper, who also directed “A Star Is Born,” nabbed a best actor nod, as did Christian Bale for “Vice,” Rami Malek for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Viggo Mortensen for “Green Book,” and John David Washington for “BlacKkKlansman.”
Washington portrayed undercover police officer Ron Stallworth in the Spike Lee’s movie, and cited him in a statement: “Thank you SAG-AFTRA for this honor. Most importantly because in doing so you are recognizing Ron Stallworth, a man whose bravery and ingenuity fought racism at its core. To Spike, Ron, cast and crew — I will never forget this experience we had together. Love you all.”
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Blunt landed a second nomination in the supporting actress category for “A Quiet Place.” Rounding out that category is Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz for “The Favourite,” Amy Adams for “Vice,” and Margot Robbie for “Mary Queen of Scots.” Stone and Adams also received nominations on the TV side for work in the limited series — “Maniac” for Stone and “Sharp Objects” for Adams.
Sam Elliott took a supporting actor nomination for “A Star Is Born,” along with Mahershala Ali for “Green Book,” Timothee Chalamet for “Beautiful Boy,” Richard E. Grant for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” and Adam Driver for “BlacKkKlansman.”
Box office smash “Black Panther” nabbed a second nomination in the stunt ensemble category, joining “Green Book,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and “Vice” as movies that took two SAG nominations. “Vice” led the Golden Globe nominations last week with six superlatives, while “A Star Is Born,” “Green Book” and “The Favourite” took five each.
Awards contenders Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” Steve McQueen’s heist thriller “Widows,” and Barry Jenkins’ romantic drama “If Beale Street Could Talk” were shut out of SAG nominations on the film side, as was “Homecoming” for TV.
On the TV front, the best drama series ensemble contenders are “The Americans,” “Better Call Saul,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Ozark,” and “This Is Us.” NBC’s water-cooler drama took home that prize last year. Best comedy series ensemble nominations went to “Atlanta,” “Barry,” “GLOW,” “The Kominsky Method,” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Nominees were announced by “Crazy Rich Asians” star Awkwafina and Laverne Cox of “Orange is the New Black” on Wednesday morning at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif.
SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris told Variety that the nominations reflect the industry’s moves towards inclusion, diversity, and complexity in storytelling. “It’s really exciting,” she said.
The 25th Annual SAG Awards will be held Jan. 27 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. About 130,000 SAG-AFTRA members are eligible to vote.
The winner of the SAG ensemble trophy has matched the Oscar best picture winner 11 times in the past 23 years. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri“ and “Hidden Figures” won the last two SAG Awards, while “The Shape of Water” and “Moonlight” took the Oscars for best picture. “Spotlight” and “Birdman” won the SAG cast award and the Oscar for best picture in the two years prior.
Alan Alda will be honored during the 2019 show with SAG’s Life Achievement Award.