SAG Nominations


Wow!  I can officially say that this year’s Road to the Oscars has been one of the most varied I have seen in recent years.  Cementing that claim is the announcement of the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.  Since actors are the largest voting body of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, the SAG nominations tend to be one of the best litmus tests for predicting the Oscar nominees and even the eventual winners.

 
It comes as no shock that the gripping true story 12 Years a Slave led the pack with four nominations: Best Ensemble Cast, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Best Lead Actor, Michael Fassbender as Best Supporting Actor, and Lupita Nyong’o as Best Supporting Actress. 
 
However, the surprises seem to outweigh the foregone conclusions this year.  Some unforeseen omissions from the nominations are Robert Redford’s harrowing performance in All is Lost and the complete shut-out of Martin Scorsese’s latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street.  Lee Daniels’ The Butler picked up three surprise nominations, despite moderate reviews and being overlooked by other early critics awards.
 
I put it to you, my fellow award aficionados: What do you think?  What shocked you the most?  Any early predictions?  Meryl Streep is just awesome, right?! Tweet us @moviefiednyc.
-Ariadne Ansbro
 
Ensemble Cast

12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Dallas Buyers Club
The Butler

 
Lead Actor

Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker, The Butler

 
Lead Actress

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks

 
Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Janes Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

 
Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, The Butler

 
 

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