It seems to be a new era for the SAG Awards, as they are trying to make the show more accessible and modern than ever. The nominations were announced on Instagram Live (it is the 3rd year they have done this), and announcing the nominees were Ashley Park and Haley Lu Richardson, two young stars from the breakout series “Emily In Paris” and “The White Lotus,” respectfully. Also, it was announced before the Instagram live that Netflix and the SAG Awards were partnering together, and the award ceremony was to stream on their YouTube channel, allowing for a global audience to tune in and watch the event.
Some Expected Nominations, but Some Surprises
The two films that they received the most nominations were “The Banshees of Insherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which received five nominations each. In both films, all the main actors were commended for incredible work in their films. Also, both films are up for the biggest award of the night, ‘Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture,’ which is the equivalent of Oscar’s ‘Best Picture.’ The Scree Actors Guild likes to support their own and honour everyone that was in the winning film.
Notable candidates nominated were Austin Butler and Cate Blanchett, who won awards at the Golden Globes on January 10th for their dramatic work. Again, they are both up against stiff competition in their categories at the SAG Awards. With the Golden Globes, they separate the films genres into drama and comedy/musical, but the SAG’s don’t; therefore it will be the first time that Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh will be competing in the same category. It will be interesting to see if the SAGs award one of their conventional films, or prefer to honour a film like Yeoh’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which is unique and creative and something that prior would never have been seen as an award contender.
In the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role’ category, Brendan Fraser and Colin Farrell were nominated — as they have been in all the major award shows — for “The Whale” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” respectively. They are both Austin Butler’s toughest competition.
Adam Sandler Shocks; Michelle Williams/Margot Robbie Left Out
As always with award shows, they were some notable snubs but also some surprise nominees. The most surprising was Adam Sandler for “Hustle,” who has been acknowledged in the ‘Outstanding Actor’ category. His performance was widely applauded and he has been doing more dramatic work of recent, but it was not a role that screamed awards season. The SAG nominees are voted by actors, and Sandler is known for being a good and kind person, so this may be a reason as to why he was nominated in this category.
The biggest snubs were in ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Leading Role’ category, which didn’t see Michelle Williams for “The Fablemans” or Margot Robbie for “Babylon,” who were both expected for a nomination, as they are two of the biggest films of this season. Instead the nominations went to Viola Davis for “The Woman King” and Ana de Armas for “Blonde.” Both of those films were mixed in their reviews, but their performances were celebrated so it is a welcome surprise to see both of them here.
The SAG Awards
The SAG Award ceremony will be on Sunday February 26th, 2023. Viewers will be keen to see if they side with the Globes on their winners or if they decide to surprise us and shake up the Oscar race.
You can read the full list of nominations for the 2023 SAG below:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Steve Carrell (“The Patient”)
Taron Egerton (“Black Bird”)
Sam Elliott (“1883”)
Paul Walter Hauser (“Black Bird”)
Evan Peters (“Dahmer”)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Emily Blunt (“The English”)
Jessica Chastain (“George and Tammy”)
Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna”)
Niecy Nash Betts (“Dahmer”)
Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”)
Bill Hader (“Barry”)
Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”)
Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”)
Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”)
Jenna Ortega (“Wednesday”)
Jean Smart (“Hacks”)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (Warner Bros.)
“Barry” (Alec Berg Productions)
“The Bear” (FX Productions)
“Hacks” (HBO Max)
“Only Murders in the Building” (20th Century Fox Television)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”)
Jason Bateman (“Ozark”)
Jeff Bridges (“The Old Man”)
Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”)
Adam Scott (“Severance”)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus”)
Elizabeth Debicki (“The Crown”)
Julia Garner (“Ozark”)
Laura Linney (“Ozark”)
Zendaya (“Euphoria”)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“Better Call Saul” (High Bridge Productions)
“The Crown” (Sony Pictures Television)
“Ozark” (Zero Gravity Management)
“Severance” (Endeavor Content)
“The White Lotus” (Rip Cord Productions)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)
Hong Chau (“The Whale”)
Kerry Condon (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Dano (“The Fabelmans”)
Brendan Gleeson (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Eddie Redmayne (“The Good Nurse”)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett (Tár”)
Viola Davis (“The Woman King”)
Ana de Armas (“Blonde”)
Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”)
Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Austin Butler (“Elvis”)
Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”)
Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”)
Bill Nighy (“Living”)
Adam Sandler (“Hustle”)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Babylon” (Paramount Pictures)
“The Banshees of Inisherin” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” (A24)
“The Fabelmans” (Universal Pictures)
“Women Talking” (Hear/Say Productions)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Avatar: The Way of Water” (20th Century Studios)
“The Batman” (Warner Bros.)
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Marvel Studios)
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)
“The Woman King” (TriStar Pictures)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
“Andor” (Disney +)
“The Boys” (Amazon Studios)
“House of the Dragon” (1:26 Pictures)
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” (Amazon Studios)
“Stranger Things” (Netflix)
