HOLLYWOOD─We had the Critic’s Choice nominees on Sunday, the Golden Globe contenders on Monday, however, the biggest precursor to where Oscar may be headed, the Screen Actors Guild unveiled its nominees for 2020 on Wednesday, December 11. Let’s just say continuing with the trend of awards season, there were indeed some surprises people.
To kick things off it was the films “The Irishman” and “Bombshell” that led all contenders with four nominations apiece including Outstanding Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Followed close behind were the films “Marriage Story” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” with three nominations apiece. However, there were plenty who received Golden Globe nominations, but no love from SAG.
Amongst those snubbed included Eddie Murphy who was missing from the Lead Actor race for his performance in “Dolemite is My Name.” Perhaps, the biggest snub that I’m certain will NOT be overlooked come Oscar is Robert De Niro for his fantastic performance in “The Irishman.” How the Globes and SAG can overlook this iconic actor, I could not tell you. However, mark my word, De Niro will get a Best Actor Oscar nomination, so Taron Egerton and Christian Bale should look out, cause the other three slots between Leonardo DiCaprio, Joaquin Phoenix and Adam Driver are indeed locks.
Other big surprises were nominations in the acting front for Lupita Nyong’o for “Us” and Nicole Kidman nabbing a Supporting Actress nomination for her performance of Gretchen Carlson in the FOX News drama “Bombshell.” That is seriously the one movie I have been waiting months to see that teaser trailer was one of the best I’ve witnessed in years people. A full list of this year’s nominees can be viewed below:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in Motion Picture
-“Bombshell”
-“The Irishman”
-“Jojo Rabbit”
-“Parasite”
-“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
-Christian Bale “Ford v. Ferrari
-Leonardo DiCaprio “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
-Adam Driver “Marriage Story”
-Taron Egerton “Rocketman”
-Joaquin Phoenix “Joker”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
-Cynthia Erivo “Harriet”
-Scarlet t Johansson “Marriage Story”
-Lupita Nyong’o “Us”
-Charlize Theron “Bombshell”
-Renee Zellweger “Judy”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
-Laura Dern “Marriage Story”
-Jennifer Lopez “Hustlers”
-Scarlett Johansson “Jojo Rabbit”
-Nicole Kidman “Bombshell”
-Margot Robbie “Bombshell”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
-Jamie Foxx “Just Mercy”
-Tom Hanks “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
-Al Pacino “The Irishman”
-Joe Pesci “The Irishman”
-Brad Pitt “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
-“Big Little Lies”
-“The Crown”
-“Game of Thrones”
-“The Handmaid’s Tale”
-“Stranger Things”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
-“Barry”
-“Fleabag”
-“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
-“The Kominsky Method”
-“Schitt’s Creek”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
-Jennifer Aniston “The Morning Show”
-Helena Bonham Carter “The Crown”
-Olivia Colman “The Crown”
-Jodie Cromer “Killing Eve”
-Elisabeth Moss “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
-Sterling K. Brown “This is Us”
-Steve Carell “The Morning Show”
-Billy Crudup “The Morning Show”
-Peter Dinklage “Game of Thrones”
-David Harbour “Stranger Things”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
-Alan Arkin “The Kominsky Method”
-Michael Douglas “The Kominsky Method”
-Bill Hader “Barry”
-Andrew Scott “Fleabag”
-Tony Shahloub “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
-Christina Applegate “Dead to Me”
-Alex Borstein “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
-Rachel Brosnahan “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
-Catherine O’Hara “Schitt’s Creek”
-Phoebe Waller-Bridge “Fleabag”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
-Mahershala Ali “True Detective”
-Russell Crowe “The Loudest Voice”
-Jared Harris “Chernobyl”
-Jharrel Jerome “When They See Us”
-Sam Rockwell “Fosse/Verdon”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
-Patricia Arquette “The Act”
-Toni Collette “Unbelievable”
-Joey King “The Act”
-Emily Watson “Chernobyl”
-Michelle Williams “Fosse/Verdon”
The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held on Sunday, January 19. The ceremony will air live on TNT and TBS at 8 p.m. EST and Robert De Niro will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Awards season is getting quite interesting people!
