SAG Nominations Announced

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild nominations are in with several notable surprises. Despite receiving somewhat mixed reviews, Trumbo leads the pack with nominations for Best Cast Ensemble, Best Male Actor for Bryan Cranston, and Best Supporting Female Actor for Hellen Mirren. Speaking of Mirren, she pulled off another surprise nomination in the Lead Female Actor category for her work in Woman in Gold. Sarah Silver also came out of nowhere in the Lead Female Actor race with her performance in I Smile Back.

One of the most pleasant surprises was Straight Outta Compton scoring a Best Cast Ensemble nomination along with Beasts of No Nation, The Big Short, and Spotlight. It’s also great to see young Jacob Tremblay in the Best Supporting Male Actor race for his extraordinary work in Room. Sadly missing from the Best Supporting Male Actor lineup is Sylvester Stallone, who had been gaining momentum for his comeback as Rocky Balboa in Creed.

Arguably the most curious snub is The Martian. The box office favorite had an exceptional ensemble and a wonderful lead performance from Matt Damon at its core. Yet, it didn’t show up anywhere here.

Check out the full list of nominations below:

Best Performance by a Cast Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
The Big Short
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Trumbo

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston: Trumbo
Johnny Depp: Black Mass
Leonardo DiCaprio: The Revenant
Michael Fassbender: Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne: The Danish Girl

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett: Carol
Brie Larson: Room
Helen Mirren: Woman in Gold
Soairse Ronan: Brooklyn
Sarah Silverman: I Smile Back

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale: The Big Short
Idris Elba: Beasts of No Nation
Mark Rylance: Bridge of Spies
Michael Shannon: 99 Homes
Jacob Tremblay: Room

Best Performance by a Female Actor in Supporting Role
Rooney Mara: Carol
Rachel McAdams: Spotlight
Helen Mirren: Trumbo
Alicia Vikander: The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet: Steve Jobs

Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Peter Dinklage: Game of Thrones
Jon Hamm: Mad Men
Rami Malek: Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk: Better Call Saul
Kevin Spacey: House of Cards

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Claire Danes: Homeland
Viola Davis: How to Get Away with Murder
Julianna Marguilles: The Good Wife
Maggie Smith: Downton Abbey
Robin Wright: House of Cards

Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Key and Peele
Modern Family
Orange is the New Black
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell: Modern Family
Louis CK: Louie
William H. Macy: Shameless
Jim Parsons: The Big Bang Theory
Jeffrey Tambor: Transparent

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba: Orange is the New Black
Edie Falco: Nurse Jackie
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Veep
Amy Poehler: Parks and Recreation

Best Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Idris Elba: Luther
Ben Kingsley: Tut
Ray Liotta: Texas Rising
Billy Murray: A Very Murray Christmas
Mark Rylance: Wolf Hall

Best Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries
Nicole Kidman: Grace of Monaco
Queen Latifah: Bessie
Christina Ricci: The Lizzie Borden Chronicles
Susan Sarandon: The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Kristen Wiig: The Spoils of Babylon

Best Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Everest
Furious 7
Jurassic World
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

Best Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Blacklist
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Marvel’s Daredevil
The Walking Dead

The Screen Actors Guild will announce their winners on January 30th, 2016.