30th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday heaped nominations on BԪַOppenheimer,BԪַ BԪַBarbieBԪַ and BԪַAmerican Fiction,BԪַ while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best male actor.
As they were at the Golden Globes, Greta GerwigBԪַs BԪַBarbieBԪַ and Christopher NolanBԪַs BԪַOppenheimerBԪַ were again the lead nominees. Each film picked up four nods including best ensemble. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were nominated for their performances in BԪַBarbie,BԪַ while Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt received nods for BԪַOppenheimer.BԪַ
Barbenheimer continues to rule HollywoodBԪַs awards season, just as it did the summer box office.
Cord JeffersonBԪַs BԪַAmerican FictionBԪַ got the biggest momentum boost, landing three nods: best ensemble, Jeffrey Wright for best male actor and Sterling K. Brown for supporting male actor.
Along with those three films, Martin ScorseseBԪַs BԪַKillers of the Flower MoonBԪַ and Blitz BazawuleBԪַs BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ were nominated for best ensemble, the guildBԪַs top award.
Most notably left out of that group was Yorgos LanthimosBԪַ BԪַPoor Things,BԪַ which on Sunday won best comedy/musical at the Golden Globes. The filmBԪַs star, Emma Stone, was nominated for best female actor while Willem Dafoe (but not Mark Ruffalo) was nominated for best supporting male actor.
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But those were far from the only snubs in the nominations announced by Issa Rae, a co-star in both BԪַBarbieBԪַ and BԪַAmerican Fiction,BԪַ and Kumail Nanjiani on Instagram Live.
Nominated for best actor were Bradley Cooper (BԪַMaestroBԪַ), Colman Domingo (BԪַRustinBԪַ), Paul Giamatti (BԪַThe HoldoversBԪַ), Murphy and Wright. DiCaprio had long been seen as a presumed nominee for his performance in Martin ScorseseBԪַs BԪַKillers of the Flower Moon.BԪַ Lily Gladstone, who is poised to potentially make history at the Oscars, was among the best female actor nominees, while Robert De Niro was nominated for best supporting male actor.
Todd HayneBԪַs BԪַMay DecemberBԪַ was completely shut out, as was Celine SongBԪַs tender love story, BԪַPast Lives.BԪַ Charles Melton, co-star of BԪַMay December,BԪַ was expected to be among the supporting male actors. And neither Sandra Hüller (BԪַAnatomy of a FallBԪַ) nor Fantasia Barrino (BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ) scored individual nominations.
Along with Gladstone and Stone, the nominees for best female actor are Carey Mulligan (BԪַMaestroBԪַ) and Annette Bening (BԪַNyadBԪַ). BeningBԪַs co-star, Jodie Foster, joined the supporting female actor category which also featured DaBԪַVine Joy Randolph (BԪַThe HoldoversBԪַ), Danielle Brooks (BԪַThe Color PurpleBԪַ) and Penélope Cruz for BԪַFerrari.BԪַ
The SAG Awards are closely watched as an Oscar bellwether. Their picks donBԪַt always align exactly with those of the film academy, but seldom is a best picture or acting winner not nominated first by SAG. That means any best picture hopes for films like BԪַPoor ThingsBԪַ just took a hit. BԪַPast Lives,BԪַ Celine SongBԪַs tender love story, also was set back.
The last two best-ensemble winners BԪַ BԪַEverything Everywhere All at OnceBԪַ and BԪַCODABԪַ BԪַ went on to win best picture at the Oscars.
This yearBԪַs SAG Awards follow a grueling 118-day strike by the actors guild SAG-AFTRA that put Hollywood in a months-long battle over its future. Pay in the streaming era and artificial intelligence were top issues.
In the television categories, the trio that nearly swept the Golden Globes BԪַ BԪַSuccession,BԪַ BԪַThe BearBԪַ and BԪַBeefBԪַ BԪַ were again among the lead nominees. BԪַSuccessionBԪַ led all series with five nods (though Jeremy Strong was passed over), while BԪַThe Last of Us,BԪַ BԪַTed LassoBԪַ and BԪַThe BearBԪַ all collected four nominations.
The SAG Awards will take place Feb. 24 at the Shine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Netflix will live stream the ceremony for the first time. Last yearBԪַs awards were streamed on NetflixBԪַs YouTube account.
The show will mark one of NetflixBԪַs most notable forays into live programming. The streamer, which has for years been an awards season force, will first to play host, too, in the runup to the Academy Awards in March.
Barbra Streisand will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award.
Jake Coyle, The Associated Press