The nominations for the 28th annual SAG Awards in 2022 were just revealed this morning and since this ceremony can sometimes be a solid indicator of where the Academy Award nominations could be headed, there was a surprising snub and some interesting inclusions.
Looking at the Oustanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the one surprise for me was the nomination for House of Gucci. I know it’s an “actor’s” movie but only Lady Gaga has really been singled out (she was also nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role category) and Jared Leto has somehow gotten a few notices (he was acknowledged in the Supporting Actor category). I wasn’t really a fan of what Leto did with his House of Gucci role but SAG seems to love him as he snagged a surprise nomination last year for The Little Things as well. I honestly think Tick, Tick…Boom! deserved the House of Gucci ensemble spot but that’s just me. Also, a bit surprised that West Side Story missed out in this category as well.
Another noticeable snub was for Kristen Stewart in the film Spencer. She has been the darling of awards season and has earned several nominations as we head to The Oscars but she was left out here. Looking at the Leading Actress category, it looks like SAG opted to support Jennifer Hudson’s role in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect because she’s the only one on the list that hasn’t been a constant throughout the season.
Looking at the Supporting Actor category, Ben Affleck could be headed for his first acting Oscar nomination as he continues to build momentum for his role as Uncle Charlie in The Tender Bar. Bradley Cooper also makes a surprise showing in this category for his role as Jon Peters in Licorice Pizza.
In terms of television, It’s good to be HBO’s Succession and Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. Both dramas landed nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and their shows put up showings in individual categories. Three actors from Succession will go head to head in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series category (Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, and Jeremy Strong) and they will be up against Billy Crudup for The Morning Show and Lee Jung-Jae of Squid Game. Speaking of Squid Game, the series made SAG history as the first foreign-language TV nominee. Also, after being snubbed for years despite its immense popularity, Yellowstone finally snagged an Ensemble Drama Series nomination.
The leading ladies of The Morning Show (Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon) are also acknowledged in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category and they will have to contend with Sarah Snook from Succession as well as Jung Ho-Yeon from Squid Game and Elisabeth Moss from The Handmaid’s Tale.
On the comedy side, happy to see Only Murders in the Building land an Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series nomination but they have to contend with the likely frontrunner, Ted Lasso, which continues to impress during these ceremonies.
Guild members will vote from January 19-25 ahead of the awards ceremony which is set to air on TNT and TBS on February 27, 2022, per “Deadline.” What are YOUR thoughts on the nominations?
You can check out the full list of nominations below!
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BELFAST
CAITRÍONA BALFE / Ma
JUDI DENCH / Granny
JAMIE DORNAN / Pa
JUDE HILL / Buddy
CIARÁN HINDS / Pop
COLIN MORGAN / Billy Clanton
CODA
EUGENIO DERBEZ / Bernardo Villalobos
DANIEL DURANT / Leo Rossi
EMILIA JONES / Ruby Rossi
TROY KOTSUR / Frank Rossi
MARLEE MATLIN / Jackie Rossi
FERDIA WALSH-PEELO / Miles
DON’T LOOK UP
CATE BLANCHETT / Brie Evantee
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Yule
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Dr. Randall Mindy
ARIANA GRANDE / Riley Bina
JONAH HILL / Jason Orlean
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Kate Dibiasky
MELANIE LYNSKEY / June Mindy
SCOTT MESCUDI / DJ Chello
ROB MORGAN / Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe
HIMESH PATEL / Phillip
RON PERLMAN / Benedict Drask
TYLER PERRY / Jack Bremmer
MARK RYLANCE / Peter Isherwell
MERYL STREEP / President Orlean
HOUSE OF GUCCI
ADAM DRIVER / Maurizio Gucci
LADY GAGA / Patrizia Reggiani
SALMA HAYEK / Pina Auriemma
JACK HUSTON / Domenico De Sole
JEREMY IRONS / Rodolfo Gucci
JARED LETO / Paolo Gucci
AL PACINO / Aldo Gucci
KING RICHARD
JON BERNTHAL / Rick Macci
AUNJANUE ELLIS / Oracene “Brandi” Williams
TONY GOLDWYN / Paul Cohen
SANIYYA SIDNEY / Venus Williams
DEMI SINGLETON / Serena Williams
WILL SMITH / Richard Williams
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JAVIER BARDEM / Desi Arnaz
BEING THE RICARDOS
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Phil Burbank
THE POWER OF THE DOG
ANDREW GARFIELD / Jon
TICK, TICK…BOOM!
WILL SMITH / Richard Williams
KING RICHARD
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Macbeth
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Tammy Faye Bakker
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE
OLIVIA COLMAN / Leda
THE LOST DAUGHTER
LADY GAGA / Patrizia Reggiani
HOUSE OF GUCCI
JENNIFER HUDSON / Aretha Franklin
RESPECT
NICOLE KIDMAN / Lucille Ball
BEING THE RICARDOS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
BEN AFFLECK / Uncle Charlie
THE TENDER BAR
BRADLEY COOPER / Jon Peters
LICORICE PIZZA
TROY KOTSUR / Frank Rossi
CODA
JARED LETO / Paolo Gucci
HOUSE OF GUCCI
KODI SMIT-McPHEE / Peter
THE POWER OF THE DOG
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
CAITRÍONA BALFE / Ma
BELFAST
CATE BLANCHETT / Dr. Lilith Ritter
NIGHTMARE ALLEY
ARIANA DeBOSE / Anita
WEST SIDE STORY
KIRSTEN DUNST / Rose Gordon
THE POWER OF THE DOG
RUTH NEGGA / Clare
PASSING
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
BLACK WIDOW
DUNE
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
NO TIME TO DIE
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
ALEXIS BLEDEL / Emily Malek
MADELINE BREWER / Janine Lindo
AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita Blue
ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia Clements
O-T FAGBENLE / Luke Bankole
JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Fred Waterford
SAM JAEGER / Mark Tuello
MAX MINGHELLA / Commander Nick Blaine
ELISABETH MOSS / June Osborne/Offred
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy Waterford
BRADLEY WHITFORD / Commander Joseph Lawrence
SAMIRA WILEY / Moira Strand
THE MORNING SHOW
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy
SHARI BELAFONTE / Julia
ELI BILDNER / Joel Rapkin
NESTOR CARBONELL / Yanko Flores
STEVE CARELL / Mitch Kessler
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison
MARK DUPLASS / Charlie “Chip” Black
AMBER FRIENDLY / Layla Bell
JANINA GAVANKAR / Alison Namazi
VALERIA GOLINO / Paola Lambruschini
TARA KARSIAN / Gayle Berman
HANNAH LEDER / Isabella
GRETA LEE / Stella Bak
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Laura Peterson
JOE MARINELLI / Donny Spagnoli
MICHELLE MEREDITH / Lindsey Sherman
RUAIRI O’CONNOR / Ty Fitzgerald
JOE PACHECO / Bart Daley
KAREN PITTMAN / Mia Jordan
VICTORIA TATE / Rena Robinson
DESEAN K. TERRY / Daniel Henderson
REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson
SQUID GAME
HEO SUNG-TAE / Deok-su
JUN YOUNG-SOO / Game Operator Voice
JUNG HO-YEON / Kang Sae-byeok
KIM JOO-RYOUNG / Mi-nyeo
LEE BYUNG-HUN / Front Man
LEE JUNG-JAE / Seong Gi-hun
OH YOUNG-SOO / Oh Il-nam
PARK HAE-SOO / Cho Sang-woo
ANUPAM TRIPATHI / Ali
WI HA-JUN / Hwang Jun-ho
SUCCESSION
NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch
JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney
PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon
JIHAE / Berry Schneider
JUSTINE LUPE / Willa
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans
DASHA NEKRASOVA / Comfrey Pellits
SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin
DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller
ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy
J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate
YELLOWSTONE
KELSEY ASBILLE / Monica Dutton
WES BENTLEY / Jamie Dutton
RYAN BINGHAM / Walker
GIL BIRMINGHAM / Thomas Rainwater
IAN BOHEN / Ryan
EDEN BROLIN / Mia
KEVIN COSTNER / John Dutton
HUGH DILLON / Sheriff Donnie Haskell
LUKE GRIMES / Kayce Dutton
HASSIE HARRISON / Laramie
COLE HAUSER / Rip Wheeler
JEN LANDON / Teeter
FINN LITTLE / Carter
BRECKEN MERRILL / Tate Dutton
WILL PATTON / Garrett Randle
PIPER PERABO / Summer Higgins
KELLY REILLY / Beth Dutton
DENIM RICHARDS / Colby
TAYLOR SHERIDAN / Travis
FORRIE J. SMITH / Lloyd
JEFFERSON WHITE / Jimmy Hurdstrom
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE GREAT
JULIAN BARRATT / Dr. Vinodel
BELINDA BROMILOW / Aunt Elizabeth
SACHA DHAWAN / Orlo
ELLE FANNING / Catherine
PHOEBE FOX / Marial
BAYO GBADAMOSI / Arkady
ADAM GODLEY / Archbishop
DOUGLAS HODGE / Velementov
NICHOLAS HOULT / Peter
FLORENCE KEITH-ROACH / Tatyana
GWILYM LEE / Grigor Dymov
CHARITY WAKEFIELD / Georgina
HACKS
ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
MARK INDELICATO / Damien
POPPY LIU / Kiki
CHRIS McDONALD / Marty Ghilain
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
JENNA LYNG ADAMS / Darshani
SARAH BAKER / Mindy Kominsky
CASEY THOMAS BROWN / Lane
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky
LISA EDELSTEIN / Phoebe
ASHLEIGH LaTHROP / Breana
EMILY OSMENT / Theresa
HALEY JOEL OSMENT / Robbie
PAUL REISER / Martin
GRAHAM ROGERS / Jude
MELISSA TANG / Margaret
KATHLEEN TURNER / Roz
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
AARON DOMINGUEZ / Oscar
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
JACKIE HOFFMAN / Uma Heller
JAYNE HOUDYSHELL / Bunny
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
AMY RYAN / Jan
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
TED LASSO
ANNETTE BADLAND / Mae
KOLA BOKINNI / Isaac McAdoo
PHIL DUNSTER / Jamie Tartt
CRISTO FERNÁNDEZ / Dani Rojas
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent
BRENDAN HUNT / Coach Beard
TOHEEB JIMOH / Sam Obisanya
NICK MOHAMMED / Nathan Shelley
SARAH NILES / Dr. Sharon Fieldstone
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso
JEREMY SWIFT / Leslie Higgins
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
SUCCESSION
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison
THE MORNING SHOW
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
SUCCESSION
LEE JUNG-JAE / Seong Gi-hun
SQUID GAME
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
SUCCESSION
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy
THE MORNING SHOW
JUNG HO-YEON / Kang Sae-byeok
SQUID GAME
ELISABETH MOSS / June Osborne/Offred
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
SUCCESSION
REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson
THE MORNING SHOW
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent
TED LASSO
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam
ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso
TED LASSO
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
ELLE FANNING / Catherine
THE GREAT
SANDRA OH / Ji-Yoon Kim
THE CHAIR
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
HACKS
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones
TED LASSO
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton
TED LASSO
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
MURRAY BARTLETT / Armond
THE WHITE LOTUS
OSCAR ISAAC / Jonathan
SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
MICHAEL KEATON / Dr. Samuel Finnix
DOPESICK
EWAN McGREGOR / Halston
HALSTON
EVAN PETERS / Det. Colin Zabel
MARE OF EASTTOWN
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JENNIFER COOLIDGE / Tanya
THE WHITE LOTUS
CYNTHIA ERIVO / Aretha Franklin
GENIUS: ARETHA
MARGARET QUALLEY / Alex
MAID
JEAN SMART / Helen Fahey
MARE OF EASTTOWN
KATE WINSLET / Mare Sheehan
MARE OF EASTTOWN
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
COBRA KAI
THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER
LOKI
MARE OF EASTTOWN
SQUID GAME
What do you think of 2022’s SAG Award nominations?