‘Wicked’ tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed
“Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey.
Out-of-control wildfires that swept across Los Angeles and Southern California on Tuesday night forced the Screen Actors Guild to cancel its plans to announce the nominations live Wednesday morning. The nominations were instead issued by press release by SAG, which last year began a multiyear deal with Netflix to stream the awards.
The smash hit musical “Wicked” saw its Oscar chances rise with the nominations to the SAG Awards, one of the most predictive Academy Awards bellwethers. The movie’s big morning — it even scored a nod for stunt ensemble — came after a celebratory night, too. The film was honored by the National Board of Review Awards in New York on Tuesday.
The other nominees for best ensemble are “Anora,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez” and “A Complete Unknown.”
It was an especially strong showing for the Bob Dylan drama “A Complete Unknown.” It came away with four nominations, including Timothée Chalamet for best male actor, and supporting nods for both Edward Norton and Monica Barbaro.
The best male lead nominees were largely as expected: Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Daniel Craig (“Queer”), Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”), Ralph Fiennes (“Conclave”) and Chalamet.
Coming off her rousing victory at the Golden Globes, Demi Moore was among the nominees for best female actor in a leading role for “The Substance.” She was joined by Erivo, “Emilia Pérez” breakout Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison of “Anora” and Pamela Anderson for “The Last Showgirl.”
That surprisingly left out some big names. Angelina Jolie (“Maria”) missed out, as did Nicole Kidman (“Babygirl”). A few of the most acclaimed female actors of the year, Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Hard Truths”) and Globe winner Fernanda Torres (“I’m Still Here”), also were overlooked.
“The Last Showgirl” had more to celebrate, too, with an unexpected nomination for Jamie Lee Curtis in supporting female actor. Her fellow nominees are Barbaro, Grande, Danielle Deadwyler (“The Piano Lesson”) and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Perez”).
Jeremy Strong was nominated for his supporting performance as Roy Cohn in the Donald Trump film “The Apprentice,” but his co-star, Sebastian Stan, went unnominated for both “The Apprentice” and his Golden Globe-winning role in “A Different Man.” The other nominees for best supporting male actor were Bailey, Norton, Yura Borisov (“Anora”) and the category frontrunner, Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain”).
A few widely forecast supporting performances were snubbed there, too, including Denzel Washington (“Gladiator II”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist”).
The SAG Awards are arguably the most telling Oscar forecast there is. Their picks don’t always align exactly with those of the film academy, but they often come very close to mirroring them.
The last three best ensemble winners — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “CODA” — all went on to win best picture at the Academy Awards. All but one of the SAG acting winners of the last three years has also won at the Oscars. The sole exception was Lily Gladstone, who won SAG’s award for female actor last year for “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but the Oscar trophy went to Emma Stone (“Poor Things”).
In all likelihood, the Oscar field will look a lot like the SAG nominees. While some overlooked performances might still land an Oscar nomination, any eventual Academy Award winner, including the best picture recipient, is almost surely coming from those nominated Wednesday.
That’s bad news for Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” which triumphed at the Globes but missed out on a SAG ensemble nomination. Best picture contender “Sing Sing” also came away with a single SAG nod.
In nominations also announced Wednesday, the Directors Guild favored most of the same films. For outstanding directorial achievement, it nominated Sean Baker (“Anora”), Jacques Audiard (“Emilia Pérez”), Edward Berger (“Conclave”), James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”) and Corbet (“The Brutalist”). That left out “Wicked” filmmaker Jon M. Chu, as well as “Dune: Part Two” director Denis Villeneuve. The guild also failed to nominate a female filmmaker, like “The Substance” director Coralie Fargeat.
Those nominations only further muddied the waters in a hard-to-predict best picture race. Rarely does a film win the Academy Awards’ top prize without a DGA nomination. The only exceptions in recent history are “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989) and “CODA” (2022). That means that as well as “Wicked” did with the screen actors, it still can’t be called an Oscar favorite.
Coming off sweeps at the Emmys and the Golden Globes, FX’s “Shōgun” continued to run roughshod through the competition, landing a leading five nominations Wednesday, including best ensemble and individual nods for Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai and Tadanobu Asano.
Also faring well were “The Bear” (nominations for Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and Liza Colón-Zayas), “Hacks” (Jean Smart) and “The Diplomat” (Keri Russell, Allison Janney).
The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held Feb. 23 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The ceremony, hosted by Kristen Bell, will be streamed live on Netflix. In addition to the competitive awards, Jane Fonda will be presented with the guild’s Life Achievement Award.
2025 SAG Award Nominations: Pamela Anderson, Kathy Bates, Timothée Chalamet and More Nominees Revealed
Hollywood's movie stars are selecting the best work done by their peers.
On Wednesday, Jan. 8, SAG-AFTRA revealed the nominees for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Originally, Joey King and Cooper Koch were set to announce the nominations via a live, in-person presentation, but that was canceled due to the ongoing wildfires and wind conditions in Los Angeles.
According to SAG-AFTRA, the group's 122,000-plus membership of performers marks the largest voting body of any award show.
As previously announced, Jane Fonda is set to be honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award, becoming the 60th recipient of the ceremony's highest tribute.
Kristen Bell will host the SAG Awards, which will stream live on Netflix on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. ET from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Bell, 44, previously hosted the show in 2018.
Read on for a complete list of this year's nominees.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody - The Brutalist Timothée Chalamet - A Complete Unknown Daniel Craig - Queer Colman Domingo - Sing Sing Ralph Fiennes - Conclave
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson - The Last Showgirl Cynthia Erivo - Wicked Karla Sofía Gascón - Emilia Pérez Mikey Madison - Anora Demi Moore - The Substance
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey - Wicked Yura Borisov - Anora Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain Edward Norton - A Complete Unknown Jeremy Strong - The Apprentice
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro - A Complete Unknown Jamie Lee Curtis - The Last Showgirl Danielle Deadwyler - The Piano Lesson Ariana Grande - Wicked Zoe Saldaña - Emilia Pérez
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
A Complete Unknown Anora Conclave Emilia Pérez Wicked
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem - Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Colin Farrell - The Penguin Richard Gadd - Baby Reindeer Kevin Kline - Disclaimer Andrew Scott - Ripley
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates - The Great Lillian Hall Cate Blanchett - Disclaimer Jodie Foster - True Detective: Night Country Lily Gladstone - Under the Bridge Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer Cristin Milioti - The Penguin
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano - Shōgun Jeff Bridges - The Old Man Gary Oldman - Slow Horses Eddie Redmayne - The Day of the Jackal Hiroyuki Sanada - Shōgun
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates - Matlock Nicola Coughlan - Bridgerton Allison Janney - The Diplomat Keri Russell - The Diplomat Anna Sawai - Shōgun
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody - Nobody Wants This Ted Danson - A Man on the Inside Harrison Ford - Shrinking Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building Jeremy Allen White - The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell - Nobody Wants This Quinta Brunson - Abbott Elementary Liza Colón-Zayas - The Bear Ayo Edebiri - The Bear Jean Smart - Hacks
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Bridgerton The Day of the Jackal The Diplomat Shōgun Slow Horses
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Only Murders in the Building Shrinking
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine Dune: Part Two The Fall Guy Gladiator II Wicked
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
The Boys Fallout House Of The Dragon The Penguin Shōgun
SAG Award nominations 2025: See the full list of nominees
The nominees for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were revealed on Wednesday morning.
“Wicked” and ““Shōgun” led among the nominees with five nods each. The event honors some of the year’s best performances in film and television as selected by members of SAG-AFTRA,.
Actors Joey King and Cooper Koch were set to announce the nominations live, but it was canceled due to the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County. The nominations were instead revealed via press release.
The ceremony will stream live on Netflix for the first time on Sunday, February 23, with Kristen Bell as host.
A list of nominees follows below.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist” Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” Daniel Craig, “Queer” Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing” Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl” Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked” Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” Mikey Madison, “Anora” Demi Moore, “The Substance”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jonathan Bailey, “Wicked” Yura Borisov, “Anora” Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain” Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown” Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown” Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl” Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson” Ariana Grande, “Wicked” Zoe Saldana, “Emilia Pérez”
“Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Anora” “A Complete Unknown” “Conclave” “Emilia Pérez” “Wicked”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story” Colin Farrell, “The Penguin” Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer” Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer” Andrew Scott, “Ripley”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kathy Bates, “The Great Lillian Hall” Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer” Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country” Lily Gladstone, “Under The Bridge” Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer” Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun” Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man” Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses” Eddie Redmayne, “The Day Of The Jackal” Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, “Matlock” Nicola Coughlan, “Bridgerton” Allison Janney, “The Diplomat” Keri Russell, “The Diplomat” Anna Sawai, “Shōgun”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This” Ted Danson, “A Man On The Inside” Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” Martin Short, “Only Murders In The Building” Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear” Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” Jean Smart, “Hacks”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“Bridgerton” “The Day Of The Jackal” “The Diplomat” “Shōgun” “Slow Horses:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” “The Bear” “Hacks” “Only Murders In The Building” “Shrinking”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Deadpool & Wolverine” “Dune: Part Two” “The Fall Guy” “Gladiator II” “Wicked”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
“The Boys” “Fallout” “House Of The Dragon” “The Penguin” “Shōgun”
Complete list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Wicked” is the leading nominee for the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, with the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” following closely behind.
Out-of-control wildfires that swept across Los Angeles and Southern California on Tuesday night forced the Screen Actors Guild to cancel its plans to announce the nominations live Wednesday morning. The nominations were instead issued by press release.
Notable television nominees include “Shōgun,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear” and “Hacks.”
The SAG Awards, hosted by Kristen Bell, will be streamed live on Netflix on Feb. 23. Bell is a nominee for the Netflix comedy series “Nobody Wants This,” as is her co-star Adam Brody.
Here’s a complete list of nominees:
“A Complete Unknown”; “Anora”; “Conclave”; “Emilia Pérez”; “Wicked.”
Adrien Brody, “The Brutalist”; Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown”; Daniel Craig, “Queer”; Colman Domingo, “Sing Sing”; Ralph Fiennes, “Conclave.”
Pamela Anderson, “The Last Showgirl”; Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked”; Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez”; Mikey Madison, “Anora”; Demi Moore, “The Substance.”
Jonathan Bailey, “Wicked”; Yura Borisov, “Anora”; Kieran Culkin, “A Real Pain”; Edward Norton, “A Complete Unknown”; Jeremy Strong, “The Apprentice.”
Monica Barbaro, “A Complete Unknown”; Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Last Showgirl”; Danielle Deadwyler, “The Piano Lesson”; Ariana Grande, “Wicked”; Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez.”
“Deadpool & Wolverine”; “Dune: Part Two”; “The Fall Guy”; “Gladiator II”; “Wicked.”
“Bridgerton”; “The Day of the Jackal”; “The Diplomat”; “Shōgun”; “Slow Horses.”
“Abbott Elementary”; “The Bear”; “Hacks”; “Only Murders in the Building”; “Shrinking.”
Tadanobu Asano, “Shōgun”; Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”; Gary Oldman, “Slow Horses”; Eddie Redmayne, “The Day of the Jackal”; Hiroyuki Sanada, “Shōgun.”
Kathy Bates, “Matlock”; Nicola Coughlin, “Bridgerton”; Allison Janney, “The Diplomat”; Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”; Anna Sawai, “Shōgun.”
Adam Brody, “Nobody Wants This”; Ted Danson, “A Man on the Inside”; Harrison Ford, “Shrinking”; Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”; Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear.”
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This”; Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”; Liza Colón-Zayas, “The Bear”; Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”; Jean Smart, “Hacks.”
Javier Bardem, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”; Colin Farrell, “The Penguin”; Richard Gadd, “Baby Reindeer”; Kevin Kline, “Disclaimer”; Andrew Scott, “Ripley.”
Kathy Bates, “The Great Lillian Hall”; Cate Blanchett, “Disclaimer”; Jodie Foster, “True Detective: Night Country”; Lily Gladstone, “Under the Bridge”; Jessica Gunning, “Baby Reindeer”; Cristin Milioti, “The Penguin.”
“The Boys”; “Fallout”; “House of the Dragon”; “The Penguin”; “Shōgun.”
This story has been corrected to show that Kieran Culkin is nominated for “A Real Pain,” not “A Complete Unknown.”
Who won Golden Globes for 2025? See the full winners list here
"The Brutalist" won big at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, which honored the best of both television and film from the past year.
"The Brutalist," which came into the night with seven nominations, earned numerous accolades, with Adrien Brody taking home his first Golden Globe for his leading role, Brady Corbet, who also co-wrote the film, earning a best director win, and the movie ultimately claiming the title of best drama motion picture.
Also on the film side, Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez" had earned 10 nominations, the most of any movie, in categories ranging from acting, directing, writing and music. Its stars, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, earned acting nods while Audiard was recognized for directing, songwriting and screenplay writing. It won for best musical or comedy and best original song. Saldaña also took home the Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy.
"Conclave," the thriller centered around the election of a new pope, earned six nods and scored a best screenplay Golden Globe.
"The Bear," last year's big winner in the television comedy category, received the most nominations of any TV show, with five. But star Jeremy Allen White would win the show's only award this year for best actor.
Comedian Nikki Glaser, who stole the show at Netflix's "The Roast of Tom Brady" last year, made history as the first woman to host the Golden Globes solo. Glaser also had the chance to go home an award winner, having been nominated for her stand-up comedy special "Someday You'll Die," but that award ultimately went to Ali Wong.
The 2025 Golden Globes aired live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+, where the award show can be rewatched starting Monday.
Below is the full list of winners and nominees:
