SAG Nominations - Movies
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 11:06AM We'll have a separate post for the TV nominations a little later today but first, the MOVIE nominations.
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS
- Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
- Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
- Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
- Jennifer Hudson, Respect
- Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Instant Impression: The morning's biggest shock -- no Kristen Stewart in Spencer. I'm okay with this but the internet won't be...
We did correctly predict Jennifer Hudson as the surprise inclusion but we definitely did not think that Stewart would be the one to miss. We don't think Gaga, Stewart, or Hudson are particularly worthy so we'll just be over hear shedding a tear for leading ladies like Tessa Thompson, Alana Haim, and Penelope Cruz, Reinate Reinsve, etcetera...
Stats: The winner of this prize often goes on to win the Oscar which puts Kristen Stewart at a disadvantage even if she receives the expected Oscar nomination. The only woman to ever win Best Actress without first scoring a SAG nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress is Kate Winslet in The Reader (2008) though she doesn't really count since she was presented to SAG as a supporting actress (clear Category Fraud) and won that category. So in short, Stewart would make history if she could still manage an Oscar win.
OUTSTANDING ACTOR
- Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
- Andrew Garfield, tick...tick... BOOM!
- Will Smith, King Richard
- Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Instant Impression: We realllllly thought of "shock" predicting Javier Bardem here but decided against it last minute. Damn we would've looked so smart had we done that. We really thought that Peter Dinklage would make it in here given that SAG loves him. But as with other acting hopefuls that didn't really see release (like Clifton Collins Jr in Jockey), the voters have ignored it. We hope this is a reminder to studios that you really do need to release your movies. Even if its in a weird hybrid way.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Caitríona Balfe, Belfast
- Cate Blanchett, Nightmare Alley
- Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
- Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
- Ruth Negga, Passing
Instant Impression Cate Blanchett was the surprise this year. We knew we'd get one but we didn't think it would be her. That said she is ridiculously entertaining in Nightmare Alley. It's a surprise to see Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard) get the boot since we thought her film would be well-loved but on the other hand this year's nominations show that they were really looking primarily at very famous stars.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Ben Affleck, The Tender Bar
- Bradley Cooper, Licorice Pizza
- Troy Kotsur, CODA
- Jared Leto, House of Gucci
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Power of the Dog
Instant Impression : SAG wanted BIG performances from BIG stars this year is the lesson here. Both Affleck and Cooper made it in which is surprising though both happen to be excellent in their respective movies. This is a tough break for the Belfast dads though, Jamie Dornan and Ciaran Hinds, who were widely expected to place.
Stats: This is Jared Leto's second consecutive SAG nomination for a truly terrible Razzie level performance. The Little Things and now House of Gucci ??? What is it that his fellow actors are seeing in him? It would make more sense if he were a beloved Tom Hanks or Meryl Streep type that everyone went on an on about in how much they loved to work with them/revered them. But this is decidedly not the kind of thing you hear about Jared Leto so what gives...
STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
- Black Widow
- Dune
- The Matrix Resurrections
- No Time To Die
- Shang Chi
Instant Impression: Wow. SAG actually went with an all action movie slate this year instead of throwing in a drama or two that had an errant action scene as is their usual tactic. Well done. Five worthy choices here.
Stats: This is the 15th year of the stunt category. It started the year after Daniel Craig's debut as Bond in Casino Royale. They did not nominate Quantum of Solace or Spectre for this prize but Skyfall won. The high-water mark for Marvel Cinematic Universe in this category was 2018 when they had 3 of the five nominees: Black Panther (the winner), Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Avengers: Infinity War. This year they have 2 of the 5 nominees.
OUTSTANDING CAST OF A MOTION PICTURE
(please read our annual report on the lame rules in this category and which actors those rules punished this year)
- Belfast
- CODA
- Don't Look Up
- House of Gucci
- King Richard
Instant Impression : Very mainstream choices this time. We're not at all pleased about House of Gucci landing here given its extraordinarily uneven acting but it was a rare drama that people actually chose to see in theaters this year so it makes a kind of sense. Not that the acting in it makes any sense, This is a terrible break for the extraordinary performances of Mass. And it's a tough break for West Side Story too. One of these years awards campaign managers will realize that even with Steven Spielberg pictures, you have to get the movie to the voters in a timely fashion. You'll recall that The Post missed this nomination as well even though it should have been an easy get given what SAG voters like and now the same thing has happened to West Side Story.
Stats: Though this is NOT a Best Picture prize, some years definitely give off the vibe that many SAG voters think it is. At any rate it's fun to compare it to Oscar's Best Picture race, though it was more fun to do so when they both had five nominations.
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Reader Comments (54)
More good news for Nicole Kidman. She deserves a second Oscar and Stewart deserves her first nomination (she'll still get it), so the SAG snub seems like an elegant solution.
Colman never gets it wrong; I hope Chastain hangs in there because she was very good.
As for the others—Gaga, Hudson, Zegler? House of Gucci feels like obnoxious carpetbagging for her second nomination. She really doesn’t deserve to be a twice nominated Best Actress contender. West Side Story feels so dumb and derivative in acting categories. So I’d go with Hudson as my preference—not my favorite performance ever but she’s good people and a “welcome back” nomination would make me happy.
Such wild lineups - I love it. I don't understand how Belfast and King Richard got into Outstanding Cast while several of their actors missed noms, but Power of the Dog got all three of its main individual contenders in but missed? Very bizarre.
Kidman has been Zellwegered.
So is Kidman winning this too? It's hard to imagine anyone else winning. That movie sure has had its ups and downs!
I'm always reading things about Leto's reputation in Hollywood. What is it people in the industry dislike about him ?
I'm currently watching Mare of Easttown, 2 episodes to go, and holy shit is Kate Winslet incredible in it.
You really prefer Alana Haim to Kristen Stewart? I get that you didn't like the movie, but...
I can totally see Kidman (or Chastain PLEASE) winning here
Stewart is no longer a frontrunner LOL
Also really surprised that Chastain is not nominated for her monumental work in Scenes from a Marriage!
I personally love the Cate Blanchett nomination in NIGHTMARE ALLEY.
Yes, the movie didn't live up to the expectations it had, but Blanchett sure was fun in the role!
I am happy that Hudson is getting this nomination.. While I don't think she'll make the final five, her performance seems designed to be eaten up by the SAG voting body and I like when the season spreads the wealth.
The biggest miss, for me, is Penelope Cruz. It seems wild that she is giving such incredibly strong performances but can't gain traction with the big voting bodies. I do wonder if the late release date, and the surge in Omnicron, has hurt her buzz. However, if anyone can Marion Cotillard their way into this race, it's her.
Very happy to see Ruth Negga make it here. I do hope she crosses the finish line to a nomination. I think the biggest thing helping her out, in spite of how small her film is, will be the UK bloc voting for nominations.
I do wonder what Apple is doing with CODA? That's a case study of a film that came out early, had some passionate fans and is a crowd pleaser that seems to be doing quite well. Kostur feels like a lock and I think he can easily beat Smith-McPhee (unless that's that the only place the academy wants to reward TPOTD).
I refuse to believe Jared Leto will be nominated. And is TPOTD in trouble? I can't tell if this is a case of voters feeling as if they've honored the ensemble with key nominations (e.g., La La Land, etc.) or if they weren't big fans.
Peggy Sue -- Literally what I just thought! haha. I'm like, is Nicole Kidman really going to win another Oscar for THIS? Do I really HAVE to watch this movie?? Ugh, lol. It very much feels like Zellweger in Judy vibes.
I know the movie is love it or hate it, but I loved Spencer, and I really wanted Kristen to win the Oscar, so I'm pretty bummed and this major miss. Of course, look at Regina King a few years back, things aren't as black and white as they once were, but still... it is looking more likely for Nicole at this point.
I'm surprised they really did go for JHud like you predicted, Nathaniel!
I'm shocked both the Belfast men missed! And Ellis in supporting actress!
Between Cate Blanchett being nom'd here for Nightmare Alley and long listed at BAFTA for Don't Look Up, she clearly has more heat than any of us realized. Good on her for being so damn entertaining and always delivering, though. Especially in evil / bad energy roles.
I know Stewart will still be nominated (I mean, my God, I hope so!), but now the win seems sort of out of reach... :/
BUT regardless, we aren't at that point yet, so I must say I'm rooting for Tess Thompson, Alana Haim, and Penelope for to push some of the other ladies out. Namely Lady Gaga. Please, God! Do not nominate that mess of a performance / movie. Mediocre all around. Entertaining, sure, in a "whatever's on cable on a Sunday at 4pm with nothing else to do" sort of way.
As much as I'd love Nicole to win a second Oscar, for this feels... very Iron Lady-esque. Of all the movies she's made, this??? So I'm kinda hoping Chastain takes this. If it can't be Stewart, Chastain deserves to finally win her Oscar.
The Kidman in Ricardos and Zellweger in Judy comparisons feel off. Judy was a contender in one major category, whereas Being the Ricardos has proven that it's a contender for a nomination in Picture, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay.
Nicole also has a lot of goodwill, is still on the A-list, and has been in a ton of popular projects. She also has received 2 nominations since her win. I think part of the Zellweger attraction was more about her making a really big return and proving that she still had it. There was also an interesting mix of character and actress persona in Zellweger's performance that really isn't present in Kidman's.
One thought on Cate Blanchett: It's easy to see her getting in at the Oscars, but I do wonder if this is more of a Kidman in Bombshell style nomination, that never materializes into a full nomination. I also do think, given the success of DLU and its status as a likely top tier contender for BP, that she might cancel herself out for a supporting nomination.
Nooooooo to Jennifer Hudson. Not because of the performance (which I haven't seen, although I can't imagine it's better than some of the names that got left out, like Haim or Thompson), but because I'll have to stay away from AwardsDaily for at least a week. CancelCultureDaily has gotten so bad the past few years, it's really tough to read the otherwise good Oscar analysis mixed in with a) the Democrats ruined the country, and b) for this year at least, Hudson Hudson Hudson Hudson Hudson.
Blanchett over Dowd. The Mass Erasure. And they call themselves peers.
And I hope, with Ellis out of this race, they give the award to Dunst! As a "Thank You!" for all of her work over the years. If not, then I would love to see Ruth Negga take it for doing such amazing work and being such a fantastic actress. Please don't just do what's easy and reward Anita again. You wanna give wild nominations, give wild wins too!
@Paranoid Android-Loooooool
For my taste is such a boring year. I hate biopics until you give me Jarman's Wittgenstein or Haynes's I'm not there. Know for sure now that Cruz will not get her second Oscar, let's hope she's the surprise nominee at least.
"Being the Ricardos" IS NOT A GOOD MOVIE. Everyone needs to stop! It looks and feels like a TV movie from the 90's that CBS aired with only a few dress rehearsals! It should not receive any noms for anything. I am officially done with award shows. DONE.
House of Gucci rises! Can't believe people were doubting its popularity. It's the only non-franchise movie that people bothered to show up to the theater for since the pandemic hit. With Stewart out I hope Gaga prevails and gives the most extra of acceptance speeches.
I am coming around to the idea that Colman might be winning her second Oscar this year.
"Entertaining, sure, in a "whatever's on cable on a Sunday at 4pm with nothing else to do" sort of way."
I love that, @Phillip H! We all totally know what you mean, so evocative.
Baffling, just baffling. So much to ❤️, so much to 🤮.
Negga, yay. Hudson, boo. House of Gucci, boo. No West Side Story (other than “Anita”), boo. And on and on.
I still maintain, as I have for months, that Stewart is a lock for an Oscar nomination, but never for the win. Not for this movie. And this snub cements that.
Looking ahead, I think that the lack of a POTD ensemble nomination indicates some antipathy toward it. It's a chilly movie, not an easy movie to love. Despite admiration for the acting, and a probable director award in the offing, my guess is that the weighted ballot might work against its BP chances.
@FrankOFile-agree. Belfast is still the most conventional choice if they want to go conventional
these noms are pretty lazy and lame. but there are always surprises on oscar morning, and i think penelope cruz will be of them (she will, as Joe G says, "Marion Cotillard her way" to the final slate). i also am starting to think Jessica Chastain might win the oscar.
POWER OF THE DOG will be *fine*. It's basically an acting quartet and three of the four are nominated individually.
Ugh, am I really going to have to watch HOUSE OF GUCCI? Please, Academy, don't make me!
I also am in the "I don't get the BEING THE RICARDOS/Kidman" camp. Bardem I give credit for lots of charm, but he's still not on par with the many, many strong lead actor performances out there.
I love POWER OF THE DOG, but it's a critics' movie. (Campion is generally a critics' director.) Most of the non-critic friends I know who've seen it, including my husband, did not care for it.
Anyone know if/when KING RICHARD is returning to HBO Max? I missed it in the initial 30-day window and I've stopped going to movie theaters until omicron peaks or passes...and I don't feel like paying $20 to stream it on demand.
I just noticed that basically every deviation from "consensus" expectations involved including a former oscar winner or nominee at the expense of a first-timer:
Snubbed:
Kristen Stewart - no noms
Peter Dinklage - no noms
Jamie Dornan - no noms
Ciaran Hinds - no noms
Aunjanue Ellis - no noms
Ann Dowd - no noms
Surprises:
Jennifer Hudson - previous winner
Javier Bardem - previous winner
Jared Leto - previous winner
Ben Affleck - previous winner (not in acting)
Cate Blanchett - previous winner 2x
Ruth Negga - previous nominee
Lame!
^agreed Dan and as others have mentioned, it didn't heart recent BP winners (even big starry casts like The Shape of Water). A case could be made that Belfast was equally hurt with the Supporting Actor snubs. That said, I was fully expecting TPOTD to make it in Cast.
Where oh where is Penelope Cruz!?
@ Dan H
But SAG has nominated quartets, even TRIOS, in the past. This is a real snub and in favor of House of Gucci (or King Richard, take your pick).
@LynnLee - Ugh, am I really going to have to watch HOUSE OF GUCCI? Please, Academy, don't make me!
My sentiments EXACTLY!! I still haven't brought myself to watch A Star Is Born because i just do not like Lady Gaga - especially her getting in that year over Toni Collette in Hereditary.
Down with House of Gucci!!
RE The nominees
Actor
It's a good line up apart from a worst in show Bardem replace him with Cage and that would look great against last years stellar line up if you like Oldman that is.
Actress -
Chastain should win here,
Hudson fine capable performance but she is no Aretha
Kidman has a few good moments but is outshined by her female co star and I agree Philip H this is an Iron Lady moment
Ga Ga and Colman I haven't seen.
Stewart replaces Hudson at the Oscars.
S/Actress
DeBose wins
Everyone clearly worships Blanchett
Dunst I wanted more but a worthy nominee after a few snubs
No Ellis when she's the strongest bit of the film always doing something on the sidelines.
I hope Negga takes this
Balfe was the most glam Irish mother on film i've seen,to think 30 odd years ago Brenda Fricker would have probably played the role.
Mass's Ann Dowd not happening and Moreno only happens if WWS is huge on Oscar morning
S.Actor
Is Affleck the SAG/GG nominee who misses on Oscar morning
Leto "Mother it burns it burns make it stop"
McPhee loses this but wins the Oscar,I love this performance.
Kotsur very worthy and a maybe a surprise win at Oscar time
The Belfast men are not so assured only 1 may make it probably Hinds though Dornan is better
Cooper steals LP in just a few scenes plus he's had a good year.
Working stiff: Even if it is a real snub, I don't think this means anything for TPOD's Oscar chances. We've had three Best Picture winners in the past four years that have missed the lineup for Best Cast in a Motion Picture here, so as long as it shows up at DGA and PGA (and WGA, except I don't know if it's eligible there, anyone know?), it should be fine for a nomination and even the win (and all three cast members that have been nominated regularly showed up anyway, so I'm not worried about it).
I will say this for Jared Leto: he's memorable, and in that dud of a film, being memorable counts for a lot. The only way I can explain SAG's fascination with Leto is that he's trying so hard to be the next Daniel Day-Lewis, and he does make some interesting choices, but he lacks the sincerity and reserve that DDL portrays. Leto has the same issue Leonardo DiCaprio has, he's too self-conscious, but while DiCaprio has found ways to turn that into an asset (especially when he's doing comedy), Leto still comes off as someone who makes choices for the sake of being thought of as interesting.
Nathaniel, you thought Ben Affleck was excellent in The Tender Bar? Maybe it's because I found the film really dull, but I just thought he was fine, and keep wondering... if they want to nominate Ben Affleck, why not for The Last Duel (where he's also going big, but in that film it works wonders, though I'm also a bigger fan of The Last Duel than most people seem to be... how can Ridley Scott be so uneven?).
Another thought: Nicole Kidman has never won a SAG for a motion picture (she won a TV SAG for Big Little Lies), so that could certainly help her win one here. I think she's fine in Being the Ricardos... in fact, at times I think she's quite good, though I wouldn't give her an Oscar for it, and I think Javier Bardem is in the same camp. He's charming and memorable, and has really good chemistry with Kidman... though if anyone should be getting nominated for Being the Ricardos, it's Nina Arianda (seriously, why is no one paying attention to her if they love those Ricardos so much? She's best in show).
Those are some scattered thoughts.
Not for its nomination chances, sure, that was never in doubt. But if it doesn’t win all three categories here on Feb. 27th, I would say that it will not win Best Picture.
I'm glad The Power of the Dog wasn't nominated for Best Ensemble. I love the movie - it's easily one of my favorites of the year - but it is basically a three-hander (I love Jesse Plemons, but he doesn't do a whole lot worthy of recognition in the film) and all three actors deservedly got individual nominations. There was no reason to nominate it for Best Ensemble as well. As Nathaniel says, it's not a Best Picture award.
I have to laugh at those who are still claiming Gaga is in danger of an Oscar snub, after her movie got a surprise nod for Best Ensemble. Obviously House of Gucci and Gaga are a lot better-liked than many people thought. The only Best Actress contender who looks more solid for a nomination right now is Kidman.
Working stiff: I disagree. The Shape of Water and Nomadland did not win a single award at SAG and yet both still went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, and Green Book only needed to win Supporting Actor here and it won Best Picture at the Oscars (and that is exactly the award TPOD is most likely to win here for Kodi Smit-Mcphee), so in my opinion, this does not affect its chances of winning Best Picture one bit.
@ Richter
Yes, no Cast nomination for Braveheart, The Shape of Water, Green Book and Nomadland. But you're not saying The Power of the Dog aligns with any of those four films in terms of audience (i.e., Best Picture) impact, are you?
What the fuck are these…? Oh boy.
I think we're looking at our Oscar Best Actor lineup.
Kristen Stewart will bump one of these (Jennifer Hudson, probably) for a 4/5 matchup.
The Supporting categories look like they were dealt from a pack of wildcards. There may be only 2/5 matchups in either or both categories. Or maybe they'll match up exactly. Please please please let Cate Blanchett get a nomination for Nightmare Alley. Please.
And it pains me to say it, but House of Gucci is probably in for Best Picture.
Re: Kidman's potential Zellwegerin'... it might not be among her top tier performances, but she's still very good in Being the Ricardos (and particularly very good technically with her voice work, which she hasn't done that often). And we can all agree her career is a LOT more deserving of a second Oscar (obvs Renee's first was in supporting, but still).
@Working stiff: That's the same question a lot of people asked of Nomadland last year, and we were constantly doubting whether it could connect with audiences and what that would mean with Oscar voters, but then it kept winning all the televised awards all the way to the Oscar. The Power of the Dog just won the Golden Globe over four other films that are considered bigger audience draws, so we don't know yet what Oscar voters think of it. All I'm saying is it's too early to call a Time of Death on its chances of winning (if it misses PGA or DGA nominations, or nominations in either Picture or Director at BAFTA, then we can talk).
@Lynn, it took about 3 months for IN THE HEIGHTS to return to HBO Max (released in July, then returned to the service in late October). By that count, I imagine KING RICHARD will be available on the platform by February. I was a big fan of it, but I got to see it with a big audience at the Gems Film Festival here in Miami. I wonder how it plays at home without a audience for those superbly filmed tennis sequences. The lack of Ellis in Supporting Actress is baffling. I hope the Oscars come through for her.
These nominations are all over the place. Lead Actress is a mess. Jennifer Hudson—whom I think has grown into a confident, thoughtful performer—is consistently let down by the mediocre script and rote filmmaking. She needs to be directed, it’s a performance that did nothing for me. Gaga, Chastain, Hudson, Kidman… no one here feels like they are giving definitive or particularly exciting performances. Imagine a line up with Rachel Zegler, Penelope Cruz, the genius Taylour Paige. I assume Kidman is the frontrunner now? Or will Gaga’s relentless campaign result in a win?
I am in the camp that is cold toward Kristen Stewart's performance so I am ok with her snub but still surprised. That being said, I feel for her fans; it never feels good when your favorite is snubbed.
That being said, maybe I should not be surprised. The movie is strange and not in a good way; in the theatre where I watched, I heard unfavorable grumbling from the audience so the snub is probably reflection of the industry not liking the movie. It's hard to like a performance when you don't like the movie; you will think the industry can differentiate that but maybe they have same feeling toward the movie.
I like Kidman,Chastain, and Colman performance; so so on Gaga and meh on Hudson so any of the first 3 win the Oscar is good in my book.
It's funny at least to me when people say they don't want Kidman to win for basic movie; but really, when will she be nominated for her challenging work? Birth? Margot at the Wedding? Killing of Sacred Deer? Nope to all of them so at this point, I will take her 2nd win for anything that's remotely good for me (I know some people think BTR is bad; YMMV)
Also, people complain about SAG being basic is LOL to me. yes, they are basic but people only say that when their favs get snubbed but they also nominate Colman and Negga which are not basic.
At the end of the day, they are just voting body with thousand members with different tastes. It still hurts when your favs are snubbed but that's expected with a voting body with huge membership.
I love Nicole Kidman (and think she should've won her second Oscar for RABBIT HOLE), and I love Lucille Ball, but BEING THE RICARDOS was absolutely horrible.
Whoever said it felt like a bad CBS made-for-TV movie from the 90s is exactly right.
The tempter tantrums from snobby cinephiles is truly the most entertaining part of any award season. No but seriously there are films/performances that I may not like that get accolades from critics/guilds but my god some people can be real assholes about it. It's so ridiculous.
@Working Stiff. If you think a film was "snubbed" that was just nominated in three of the five possible categories it could have been, you're letting your desires color your judgement. As others have pointed out, NOMADLAND, SHAPE OF WATER, etc, etc, etc.
Geez...
@ Dan H
I said it was subbed in that category, not totally snubbed! (And it was definitely not my desire to see it nominated there—I would have substituted West Side Story for House of Gucci and maybe Licorice Pizza for King Richard.)
@ Richter
It won't miss nominations at PGA, DGA or BAFTA. I haven't called a TOD on its winning yet—like I said above, if it doesn't win all three of its SAG categories, then I'll say it's over. (And I honestly don't think it will win all three.)
@Working stiff. But your posts are clearly implying that PotD's Best Picture chances have evaporated. When people bring up counter examples of films that won best picture with no SAG best ensemble nomination (BRAVEHEART, GREEN BOOK, SHAPE OF WATER, NOMADLAND etc.) you swat them away.
SAG voters are known for being somewhat less highbrow, to put it politely, than Oscar voters. I'm guessing they saw a big cast chewing up the scenery in DON'T LOOK UP and HOUSE OF GUCCI and voted for thOSE as celebrationS of broad ensemble acting, but that doesn't mean the Academy is going to follow suit in a category that isn't even the exact analog.
This is a funny year and I don't think there's going to be a strong frontrunner for Best Picture, the way there was last year, but POWER OF THE DOG is still very much in play. It will probably be between it and BELFAST. The film that's probably sunk at this point is WEST SIDE STORY, but I still wouldn't bet the farm against that winning, either.
jules--co-sign on Gaga! She is in now for the Oscar nod. No way is she missing. Detractors conveniently leave out that she won NYFCC, for chrissakes.
Lynn--please watch House of Gucci. It's so entertaining through all the faults of the film. And Gaga really delivers in the emotional moments and proves she can carry a big movie on her bare shoulders. She deserves the Oscar nom.
PS. So Happy for Jessica, Gaga and Nicole. Jessica could really win Best Actress. Yessirrr.
I don't care much about the snubs or surprises... they were/are all on the 4th or 5th place anyway.
As long as:
BEST ACTRESS Olivia and Jessica are in
BEST ACTOR Benedict is in
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Kirsten is in and
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Troy Kotsur is in
imho :)
@ Dan H
I brought up Braveheart. ;-)
And to be clear: I am not saying this snub means that The Power of the Dog's Best Picture chances have *already* evaporated, but that they are *likely* to evaporate. A lot can happen in two-and-a-half months.
And as a SAG voter, I should be offended by your evaluation of our taste (since it certainly isn't mine) but the fact is, I say the same thing all the time.