The SAG Awards nominations threw some curveballs into awards season this morning with a couple of unexpected nominations in the film categories. The leading actress category was the most surprising, with the likes of Annette Bening, Ruth Negga, and Isabelle Huppert brushed aside in favor of Emily Blunt for The Girl On The Train and Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins. They will compete alongside expected Oscar contenders Natalie Portman for Jackie, Emma Stone for La La Land, and Amy Adams for Arrival.
The actors of Moonlight and Manchester By The Sea continued to increase their haul of honors with support for both individual performances and their respective ensembles. Still, in that top category—the cast prize—SAG members shockingly gave a spot to Captain Fantastic, an indie out of Sundance starring Viggo Mortensen, also nominated, as a man with unconventional childrearing philosophies.
In the television comedy categories, SAG members gave ensemble nods to the likes of The Big Bang Theory, Black-ish, Orange Is The New Black, Modern Family, and Veep. Meanwhile, the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category was filled with newcomers, save for Robin Wright for House Of Cards. Both Millie Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder were recognized for their work in Stranger Things, which was also among the ensembles picked.
The SAG Awards air January 29. Lily Tomlin, who was also nominated for Grace And Frankie, is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Awards at the festivities.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, Arrival
Emily Blunt, The Girl On The Train
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Jeff Bridges, Hell Or High Water
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
Dev Patel, Lion
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, Fences
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight
TELEVISION
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
John Lithgow, The Crown
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
Claire Foy, The Crown
Thandie Newton, Westworld
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Robin Wright, House Of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black
Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Crown
Downton Abbey
Game Of Thrones
Stranger Things
Westworld
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Black-ish
Modern Family
Orange Is The New Black
Veep
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Audra McDonald, Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Sarah Paulson, The People V. O.J. Simpson
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Sterling K. Brown, The People V. O.J. Simpson
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B. Vance, The People V. O.J. Simpson