Precursor: 27th Screen Actors Guild Nominations (2020)

With the 27th SAG Awards nominations announced, we can now start to see whatever patterns there might be and see what Oscar might have in store. All of the major Best Picture Oscar contenders appear to be here, including three films with three nominations apiece. Nomadland and Promising Young Woman may have gotten Best Actress nominations, but both were left out of the cast category, though neither was a prime contender for that award. Some notable omissions: Delroy Lindo didn’t get a lead nomination and Ellen Burstyn wasn’t in supporting. Only one member of the One Night in Miami ensemble was nominated, making Kingsley Ben-Adir’s chances in lead evaporate. Chadwick Boseman got the double-nominations we all expect the Academy to replicate while Amy Adams made a surprise appearance in Best Actress. We could have to move that film back into contention in spite of its critical drubbing. Both actors being nominated for Minari improves their chances where similar actors in recent years couldn’t crack the case. Helena Zengel becomes a surprise supporting contender while Paul Raci is left out of the love for Sound of Metal. I’m sure there are some other major misses here, but I cannot think of them right this moment. Another dispiriting omission is Amanda Seyfried in Mank. Her performance was one of the few in the film that felt more alive and impressive than any of the others, including Oldman. I suspect Zengel pushed her out. More later.

Nominations Tallies

(3) Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari, The Trial of the Chicago 7
(2) The Father, Hillbilly Elegy, Mank, News of the World, One Night in Miami

The Nominations

Best Cast

Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami
The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Actor

Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Hillbilly Elegy
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman

Best Supporting Actor

Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman – Da 5 Bloods
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Jared Leto – The Little Things
Leslie Odom Jr – One Night in Miami

Best Supporting Actress

Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
Helena Zengel – News of the World