The Screen Actors Guild Nominates Some Major Movie Surprises, See The Full List
The Screen Actors Guild Awards revealed their nominations for the Best of 2015 on Wednesday morning, throwing the group’s considerable weight behind a few surprise awards contenders and potentially dashing the dreams of movies that thought they had the annual Oscar race in the bag.
Trumbo, the delightful, informative and entertaining politi-comedy from director Jay Roach, nabbed a number of high-profile SAG Award nominations this morning, including one for Male Actor in a Leading Role (Bryan Cranston), Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Helen Mirren), and Outstanding Performance By A Cast. It’s understandable why the industry embraces Trumbo, as it celebrates an important slice of Hollywood history by telling the true tale of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) and his struggles to write in a business that viewed him as a Communist sympathizer.
Beasts of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga’s harrowing and intense snapshot of war-torn Africa, also picked up key nominations, keeping both the film and Idris Elba in top Oscar races.
SAG can be a good indicator for Oscar success, as actors make up the largest voting branch of the Academy, so strong support for a film or performance from the Screen Actors Guild often can translate into Academy love when the Oscars roll around. To give you an example, last year, SAG winners Birdman, Patricia Arquette, J.K. Simmons, Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore all went on to win the Oscar in their respective categories. It doesn’t always line up. But a SAG win bodes well for an Oscar nomination, at the very least.
Here’s a complete run down of this year’s nominees in the Movies category.
The 22nd Annual SAG Awards will be handed out on Saturday, January 30.
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