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"
