"A Star Is Born" led nominations for the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nods including best ensemble on Wednesday, firmly establishing Bradley Cooper's romantic revival as this year's Academy Awards front runner.
In nominations announced in West Hollywood, Calif., the actors guild — one of the most predictive bellwethers of the Oscars — threw cold water on the awards campaigns of numerous contenders while elevating others. But "A Star Is Born" fared the best of all, landing nominations for Cooper (best male actor), Lady Gaga (best female actor) and Sam Elliott (best supporting male actor).
The other nominees for the group's top award, best ensemble, were: "Black Panther," ''Bohemian Rhapsody," ''BlacKkKlansman" and "Crazy Rich Asians."
That category is the most closely watched because only once in the last two decades has the eventual Oscars best picture winner not been nominated for best ensemble at the SAG Awards. The one aberration, though, was last year, when Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water" overcame the SAG omission on its way to winning best picture.
Unless a new trend is forming, that's worrisome news for Oscar hopefuls like "Vice," Adam McKay's Dick Cheney biopic (which led last week's Golden Globe nominations); Alfonso Cuaron's Netflix drama "Roma" (the overwhelming choice of critics groups); and the 1962 road trip "Green Book."
"Vice" still scored SAG nods for Christian Bale and Amy Adams, just as "Green Book" won nominations for Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
But "Roma" was shut out entirely, as was Damien Chazelle's Neil Armstrong drama "First Man" and Barry Jenkins' Harlem love story "If Beale Street Could Talk." Most expected Regina King of "Beale Street" to be among the supporting female actor nominees.
Instead, Wednesday's nominations gave an unlikely boost to "Bohemian Rhapsody," the Freddie Mercury biopic that has been a hit with audiences but was slammed by critics. Despite being widely viewed as a riveting one-man show by Rami Malek, the film ended up nominated for its ensemble cast. Malek was also nominated for best actor.
The screen actors appeared to favor big ticket sellers over smaller independent ensembles.
Ryan Coogler's comic-book sensation "Black Panther" also landed a nomination for its stunt ensemble team. Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman" scored nods for both John David Washington and Adam Driver. "Crazy Rich Asians" co-star Awkwafina, a presenter Wednesday morning, has the unusual pleasure of announcing the hit romantic comedy's ensemble nomination. "It was all me," she joked.
Yorgos Lanthimos' period romp "The Favourite" failed to crack best ensemble, but its three leads — Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone — were all nominated, as expected. Stone added a second nod for her performance in the Netflix miniseries "Maniac."
Emily Blunt also scored two nominations herself: one for her lead performance in "Mary Poppins Returns" and one for her supporting role in "A Quiet Place." The other best female performance nominees alongside Blunt, Lady Gaga and Colman were Glenn Close ("The Wife") and Melissa McCarthy ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?")
Blunt's nomination for "A Quiet Place" was among the nominations' many surprises, as was Margot Robbie's supporting turn as Queen Elizabeth in "Mary Queen of Scots."
Timothee Chalamet ("Call Me By Your Name") scored his second straight SAG nomination for his supporting performance in the addiction drama "Beautiful Boy." Rounding out the category alongside Ali, Driver and Elliott was Richard E. Grant for "Can You Ever Forgive Me?"
Usually, about 15 of the SAG's 20 individual acting nominees line up exactly with the eventual Oscar field.
In television categories, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Ozark" led with four nominations each. "Barry," ''GLOW," ''The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Kominsky Method" trailed close behind with three nominations each.
Up for best ensemble in comedy are "Atlanta," ''Barry," ''GLOW," ''The Kominsky Method" and "The Marvelous Mrs Maisel." The drama series ensemble nominees went to: "The Americans," ''Better Call Saul," ''The Haidmaid's Tale," ''Ozark" and "This Is Us."
Though Netflix was nearly shut out on the film side (its lone nomination was for the stunt ensemble of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"), it dominated the television categories with 15 total nods.
The SAG Awards will be held Jan. 27 and broadcast live by TNT and TBS. This year's show will honor Alan Alda with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.
The ceremony will be hosted by actress Megan Mullally, the guild announced Wednesday. The previous SAG Awards, when Kristen Bell emceed, was the first time the broadcast was hosted.
The Theatrical Motion Picture Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- CHRISTIAN BALE / Dick Cheney – “VICE” (Annapurna Pictures)
- BRADLEY COOPER / Jack – “A STAR IS BORN” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- RAMI MALEK / Freddie Mercury – “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” (20th Century Fox)
- VIGGO MORTENSEN / Tony Lip – “GREEN BOOK” (Universal Pictures)
- JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON / Ron Stallworth – “BLACKKKLANSMAN” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- EMILY BLUNT / Mary Poppins – “MARY POPPINS RETURNS” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- GLENN CLOSE / Joan Castleman – “THE WIFE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- OLIVIA COLMAN / Queen Anne – “THE FAVOURITE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- LADY GAGA / Ally – “A STAR IS BORN” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- MELISSA McCARTHY / Lee Israel – “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- MAHERSHALA ALI / Dr. Donald Shirley – “GREEN BOOK” (Universal Pictures)
- TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Nic Sheff – “BEAUTIFUL BOY” (Amazon Studios)
- ADAM DRIVER / Flip Zimmerman – “BLACKKKLANSMAN” (Focus Features)
- SAM ELLIOTT / Bobby – “A STAR IS BORN” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- RICHARD E. GRANT / Jack Hock – “CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- AMY ADAMS / Lynne Cheney – “VICE” (Annapurna Pictures)
- EMILY BLUNT / Evelyn Abbott – “A QUIET PLACE” (Paramount Pictures)
- MARGOT ROBBIE / Queen Elizabeth I – “MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS” (Focus Features)
- EMMA STONE / Abigail – “THE FAVOURITE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- RACHEL WEISZ / Lady Sarah – “THE FAVOURITE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A STAR IS BORN (Warner Bros. Pictures)
DAVE CHAPPELLE / George “Noodles” Stone
ANDREW DICE CLAY / Lorenzo
BRADLEY COOPER / Jack
SAM ELLIOTT / Bobby
RAFI GAVRON / Rez Gavron
LADY GAGA / Ally
ANTHONY RAMOS / Ramon
BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
ANGELA BASSETT / Ramonda
CHADWICK BOSEMAN / T’Challa/Black Panther
STERLING K. BROWN / N’Jobu
WINSTON DUKE / M’Baku
MARTIN FREEMAN / Everett K. Ross
DANAI GURIRA / Okoye
MICHAEL B. JORDAN / Erik Killmonger
DANIEL KALUUYA / W’Kabi
LUPITA NYONG’O / Nakia
ANDY SERKIS / Ulysses Klaue
FOREST WHITAKER / Zuri
LETITIA WRIGHT / Shuri
BLACKKKLANSMAN (Focus Features)
HARRY BELAFONTE / Jerome Turner
ADAM DRIVER / Flip Zimmerman
TOPHER GRACE / David Duke
LAURA HARRIER / Patrice Dumas
COREY HAWKINS / Kwame Ture
JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON / Ron Stallworth
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (20th Century Fox)
LUCY BOYNTON / Mary Austin
AIDAN GILLEN / John Reid
BEN HARDY / Roger Taylor
TOM HOLLANDER / Jim Beach
GWILYM LEE / Brian May
ALLEN LEECH / Paul Prenter
RAMI MALEK / Freddie Mercury
JOE MAZZELLO / John Deacon
MIKE MYERS / Ray Foster
CRAZY RICH ASIANS (Warner Bros. Pictures)
AWKWAFINA / Peik Lin Goh
GEMMA CHAN / Astrid Young Teo
HENRY GOLDING / Nick Young
KEN JEONG / Wye Mun Goh
LISA LU / Ah Ma
HARRY SHUM, JR. / Charlie Wu
CONSTANCE WU / Rachel Chu
MICHELLE YEOH / Eleanor Young
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
- ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (Marvel Studios)
- AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (Marvel Studios)
- THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS (Netflix)
- BLACK PANTHER (Marvel Studios)
- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT (Paramount Pictures)
The Television Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- ANTONIO BANDERAS / Pablo Picasso – “GENIUS: PICASSO” (National Geographic)
- DARREN CRISS / Andrew Cunanan – “THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE:
- AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)
- HUGH GRANT / Jeremy Thorpe – “A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL” (Prime Video)
- ANTHONY HOPKINS / Lear – “KING LEAR” (Prime Video)
- BILL PULLMAN / Det. Harry Ambrose – “THE SINNER” (USA Network)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- AMY ADAMS / Camille Preaker – “SHARP OBJECTS” (HBO)
- PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Tilly Mitchell – “ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA” (Showtime)
- PATRICIA CLARKSON / Adora – “SHARP OBJECTS” (HBO)
- PENÉLOPE CRUZ / Donatella Versace – “THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE:
- AMERICAN CRIME STORY” (FX Networks)
- EMMA STONE / Annie Landsberg – “MANIAC” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
- STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson – “THIS IS US” (NBC)
- JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Waterford – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” (Hulu)
- JOHN KRASINSKI / Jack Ryan – “TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN” (Prime Video)
- BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill – “BETTER CALL SAUL” (AMC)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- JULIA GARNER / Ruth Langmore – “OZARK” (Netflix)
- LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde – “OZARK” (Netflix)
- ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE” (Hulu)
- SANDRA OH / Eve Polastri – “KILLING EVE” (BBC America)
- ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
- ALAN ARKIN / Norman – “THE KOMINSKY METHOD” (Netflix)
- MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky – “THE KOMINSKY METHOD” (Netflix)
- BILL HADER / Barry – “BARRY” (HBO)
- TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime Video)
- HENRY WINKLER / Gene Cousineau – “BARRY” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
- ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime Video)
- ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder – “GLOW” (Netflix)
- RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel – “THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL” (Prime Video)
- JANE FONDA / Grace Hanson – “GRACE AND FRANKIE” (Netflix)
- LILY TOMLIN / Frankie Bergstein – “GRACE AND FRANKIE” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE AMERICANS (FX Networks)
ANTHONY ARKIN / Stavos
SCOTT COHEN / Glenn Haskard
BRANDON J. DIRDEN / Dennis Aderholt
NOAH EMMERICH / Stan Beeman
LAURIE HOLDEN / Renee
MARGO MARTINDALE / Claudia
MATTHEW RHYS / Philip Jennings
COSTA RONIN / Oleg Burov
KERI RUSSELL / Elizabeth Jennings
KEIDRICH SELLATI / Henry Jennings
MIRIAM SHOR / Erica Haskard
HOLLY TAYLOR / Paige Jennings
BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC)
JONATHAN BANKS / Mike Ehrmantraut
RAINER BOCK / Werner Ziegler
RAY CAMPBELL / Tyrus Kitt
GIANCARLO ESPOSITO / Gustavo “Gus” Fring
MICHAEL MANDO / Nacho Varga
BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill
RHEA SEEHORN / Kim Wexler
THE HANDMAID’S TALE (Hulu)
ALEXIS BLEDEL / Ofglen/Emily
MADELINE BREWER / Janine
AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita
ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia
O-T FAGBENLE / Luke
JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Waterford
NINA KIRI / Alma
MAX MINGHELLA / Nick
ELISABETH MOSS / Offred/June
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy
SYDNEY SWEENEY / Eden
BAHIA WATSON / Brianna
OZARK (Netflix)
JASON BATEMAN / Martin “Marty” Byrde
LISA EMERY / Darlene Snell
SKYLAR GAERTNER / Jonah Byrde
JULIA GARNER / Ruth Langmore
DARREN GOLDSTEIN / Charles Wilkes
JASON BUTLER HARNER / Roy Petty
CARSON HOLMES / Three
SOFIA HUBLITZ / Charlotte Byrde
LAURA LINNEY / Wendy Byrde
TREVOR LONG / Cade
JANET McTEER / Helen Pierce
PETER MULLAN / Jacob Snell
JORDANA SPIRO / Rachel
CHARLIE TAHAN / Wyatt
ROBERT TREVEILER / Sheriff John Nix
HARRIS YULIN / Buddy Dieker
THIS IS US (NBC)
ERIS BAKER / Tess Pearson
STERLING K. BROWN / Randall Pearson
NILES FITCH / Teenage Randall
MACKENZIE HANCSICSAK / Young Kate
JUSTIN HARTLEY / Kevin Pearson
FAITHE HERMAN / Annie Pearson
JON HUERTAS / Miguel Rivas
MELANIE LIBURD / Zoe
CHRISSY METZ / Kate Pearson
MANDY MOORE / Rebecca Pearson
LYRIC ROSS / DéjÃ
CHRIS SULLIVAN / Toby Damon
MILO VENTIMIGLIA / Jack Pearson
SUSAN KELECHI WATSON / Beth Pearson
HANNAH ZEILE / Teenage Kate
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
ATLANTA (FX Networks)
KHRIS DAVIS / Tracy
DONALD GLOVER / Earn Marks
BRIAN TYREE HENRY / Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles
LAKEITH STANFIELD / Darius
BARRY (HBO)
DARRELL BRITT-GIBSON / Jermaine
D’ARCY CARDEN / Natalie
ANDY CAREY / Eric
ANTHONY CARRIGAN / NoHo Hank
RIGHTOR DOYLE / Nick
GLENN FLESHLER / Goran Pazar
ALEJANDRO FURTH / Antonio
SARAH GOLDBERG / Sally Reed
BILL HADER / Barry
KIRBY HOWELL-BAPTISTE / Sasha
PAULA NEWSOME / Det. Janice Moss
JOHN PIRRUCCELLO / Det. John Loach
STEPHEN ROOT / Monroe Fuches
HENRY WINKLER / Gene Cousineau
GLOW (Netflix)
BRITT BARON / Justine Biagi
SHAKIRA BARRERA / Yolanda Rivas
ALISON BRIE / Ruth Wilder
KIMMY GATEWOOD / Stacey Beswick
BETTY GILPIN / Debbie Eagan
REBEKKA JOHNSON / Dawn Rivecca
CHRIS LOWELL / Bash Howard
SUNITA MANI / Arthie Premkumar
MARC MARON / Sam Sylvia
KATE NASH / Rhonda Richardson
WYATT NASH / Phil
SYDELLE NOEL / Cherry Bang
VICTOR QUINAZ / Russell Barroso
GAYLE RANKIN / Sheila the She-Wolf
BASHIR SALAHUDDIN / Keith Bang
KIA STEVENS / Tammé Dawson
JACKIE TOHN / Melanie Rosen
ELLEN WONG / Jenny Chey
BRITNEY YOUNG / Carmen Wade
THE KOMINSKY METHOD (Netflix)
JENNA LYNG ADAMS / Darshani
ALAN ARKIN / Norman
SARAH BAKER / Mindy Kominsky
CASEY THOMAS BROWN / Lane
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky
ASHLEIGH LaTHROP / Breana
EMILY OSMENT / Theresa
GRAHAM ROGERS / Jude
SUSAN SULLIVAN / Eileen
MELISSA TANG / Margaret
NANCY TRAVIS / Lisa
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL (Prime Video)
CAROLINE AARON / Shirley Maisel
ALEX BORSTEIN / Susie Myerson
RACHEL BROSNAHAN / Miriam “Midge” Maisel
MARIN HINKLE / Rose Weissman
ZACHARY LEVI / Benjamin
KEVIN POLLAK / Moishe Maisel
TONY SHALHOUB / Abe Weissman
BRIAN TARANTINA / Jackie
MICHAEL ZEGEN / Joel Maisel
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
- GLOW (Netflix)
- MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL (Netflix)
- TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN (Prime Video)
- THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)
- WESTWORLD (HBO)
The 55th Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
ALAN ALDA
