On January 8, local time, the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) and the 77th Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA) announced the nominations, including the main creators of popular award season works such as "Anora", "Brutalism", and "Emilia Perez". Of course, compared with the award season in recent years, there are more actors and directors in 2024 who have contributed breakthrough works of different styles, so there are also many frustrated people who were not selected.

Poster of Anora

Compared with the previously announced Golden Globe Awards and other awards selected by film critics or media, the Guild Awards are more of a bellwether for the Oscars. Because the Guild Awards are voted on by film industry practitioners, there is a high degree of overlap with the Oscar judges, namely the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In addition, it is a professional award that "experts know the doorway", and has long been valued by Hollywood insiders.

Let's take a look at the Screen Actors Guild Awards first. Wicked received the most nominations, including the most important Best Ensemble, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, Best Supporting Actor for Jonathan Bailey, and Best Stunt Ensemble. Next was Nobody, which received four nominations, including Best Ensemble, Best Actor for Timothée Chalamet, Best Supporting Actress for Monica Barbaro, and Best Supporting Actor for Edward Norton. Emilia Perez and Anola both received three nominations; Conclave and The Last Dancer both received two nominations.

Wicked Poster

Poster of "Nobody"

Surprisingly, Angelina Jolie, the star of Maria, and Nicole Kidman, the star of Little Darling, both lost the nomination. Especially Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress Award at the 2024 Venice Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the National Board of Review for her role as a company executive who has an extramarital affair with an intern in Little Darling. As for Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Film for I'm Still Here, she may miss the nomination opportunity because she is not a member of the Screen Actors Guild. She may still be nominated for an Oscar like Sandra Wheeler of The Judgement of the Fall in the last awards season.

Poster of "Little Darling"

In addition, Sebastian Stan performed well in both "A Different Man" and "The Apprentice" in 2024. He also won the Berlin Film Festival's Best Actor Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy Film for the former. However, his acting skills obviously failed to win enough recognition from his peers.

Let's look at the Directors Guild Awards. The five nominees for the most important Best Theatrical Film Director Award are Jacques Audiard of "Emilia Perez", Sean Baker of "Anola", Edward Berger of "The Conclave", Brady Corbett of "Brutalists" and James Mangold of "Nobody". Following the Golden Globe Awards, Denis Villeneuve, the director of "Dune 2", was not nominated again, and his Oscar nomination is probably in jeopardy. And the one who squeezed out Villeneuve was undoubtedly James Mangold of "Nobody". In addition, some people feel sorry for Jon M. Chu of "Wicked", who had previously won the Best Director Award at the National Board of Review Awards.

Emilia Perez poster

In addition, the above-mentioned nomination list is criticized for being all male directors. Two female directors, Coralie Farria of "Some Kind of Material" and Paral Kapadia of "Imagine Light", were not selected. Fortunately, Paral Kapadia was nominated for the Best First Cinema Film Director Award. Chinese director Wang Shengxiang was also nominated for this award for "Little Brother".

Due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County, California, where Hollywood is located, many activities during the award season have been affected. Originally, the nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards were supposed to be read out by guests on site, but in the end, a list was simply announced. The voting deadline and announcement time for the Oscar nominations will be postponed by two days, and will be announced on January 19. The awards ceremonies for the Directors Guild of America Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards were scheduled to be held on February 8 and February 23, respectively, and there are no changes yet.

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

【Movie】

Best Ensemble Cast

Nobody

Anora

Secret Meeting

Emilia Perez

Wicked

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, "Brutalist"

Timothee Chalamet, "Nobody"

Daniel Craig, Queer

Colman Domingo, Prison Theater

Ralph Fiennes, The Conclave

Best Actress

Pamela Anderson, The Last Dancer

Cynthia Erivo, "Wicked"

Carla Sofia Gascón in Emilia Perez

Mickey Madison, Anora

Demi Moore, Some Kind of Material

Best Supporting Actor

Jonathan Bailey, Wicked

Yura Borisov: Anora

Kieran Culkin, "True Pain"

Edward Norton, Completely Unknown

Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice

Best Supporting Actress

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Dancer

Ariana Grande, "Wicked"

Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson

Monica Barbaro, "Nobody"

Zoe Saldana in "Emilia Perez"

Best Stunt Ensemble

Deadpool and Wolverine

Dune 2

Stunt Maniac

Gladiator 2

Wicked

【Episodes】

Best Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal

The Diplomat

Bridgerton

Shogun

"The Exile"

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Asano Tadanobu: Shogun

Jeff Bridges, The Old Man

Gary Oldman, The Exile

Eddie Redmayne, "Day of the Jackal"

Hiroyuki Sanada: Shogun

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Kathy Bates, "Sophisticated"

Nicola Coughlan, "Bridgerton"

Allison Jenny, "The Diplomat"

Keri Russell, The Diplomat

Anna Sawai from "Shogun"

Best Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series

Primary School

Bear's Restaurant

The Desperate Writer

There's Only Murder in the Building

《Under Treatment》

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Adam Brody, The Misfits

Ted Danson, The New Undercover

Harrison Ford in "In Treatment"

Martin Short: Only Murder in the Building

Jeremy Allen White, "Bear's Diner"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristen Bell, The Misfits

Quinta Brunson, "Elementary School"

Ayo Ederwily, "Bear's Restaurant"

Lisa Collen-Zayas, "Bear's Restaurant"

Jane Smart, The Desperate Writer

Best Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Javier Bardem, "Monsters: The Menendez Brothers Story"

Colin Farrell, The Penguin

Richard Gard, "Reindeer Baby"

Kevin Kline: Disclaimer

Andrew Scott, Ripley

Best Actress in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Kathy Bates, The Great Lillian Hall

Cate Blanchett, Disclaimer

Jodie Foster, True Detective: Dark Kingdom

Lily Gladstone, "Under the Bridge"

Jessica Gunning, "Reindeer Baby"

Cristin Milioti, The Penguin

Best Stunt Ensemble

The Boys

"radiation"

Dragon Family

Penguin

Shogun

Nominations for the 77th Directors Guild of America Awards

【Movie】

Best Cinema Film Director

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

Sean Baker, Anora

Edward Berger, The Conclave

Brady Corbett, Brutalist

James Mangold, "Nobody"

Best First Theatrical Film Director

Payal Kapadia, The Light of Imagination

Megan Parker, My Old Fart Friend

LaMell Ross, "Nickelback Boys"

Halfdan Ullmann Tendl: Armand

Wang Xiangsheng, "Brother"

Best Documentary Feature Director

Brandon Belomoslava Leontyev, The Porcelain Wars

Julian Brave Neuskatt Emily Cathy Sugar Cane

Johan Görmund-Perez: The Soundtrack to a Coup

Ibrahim Nashte, "Gate of Hollywood"

Natalie Ray Angela Patton, "Daughters"

【television】

Best Director, Drama Series

Alex Graves, The Diplomat

Hirokamada: Shogun

Issa Lopez, True Detective: Dark Kingdom

Shogun by Frederick E. O. Toyer

Jonathan Van Tulleken, Shogun

Best Director for a Comedy Series

Lucia Aniello, The Desperate Writer

Ayo Ederwily, "Bear's Restaurant"

Duccio Fabbri: The Bear's Restaurant

Jeff Schaeffer, Cool Down

Christopher Stoller, "Bear's Diner"

Best Director for a Limited Series or Television Movie

Kevin Bray, The Penguin

Alfonso Cuarón: Disclaimer

Jennifer Geisinger, The Penguin

Helen Shaffer, "Penguin"

Steven Zaillian, "Ripley"