Film awards: What the SAG nominations tell us about the 2025 Oscars
The Screen Actors Guild revealed the nominations for its 31st annual awards ceremony on Wednesday.
Wicked led the film nominations with five and there were some surprises in the mix.
Film News Blitz’s David Bason reveals how the SAG Awards inform the Oscars.
Wicked leads the SAG Awards nominations
The SAG Awards hands out motion picture prizes across six categories to recognise achievements by stunt ensembles, female and male actors in leading and supporting roles as well as ensemble casts.
Jon M. Chu’s feature film adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked picked up nominations in five of the six categories.
Unsurprisingly, Cynthia Erivo’s breathtaking display as Elphaba earned her a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Ariana Grande picked up the supporting nom for her portrayal of Glinda.
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In addition, Wicked received a nomination for its stunt ensemble, but Jonathan Bailey was a surprise in getting a supporting male actor nom for his turn as Fiyero.
Wicked’s final nomination came for the biggest SAG prize: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
This award is a key indicator of who will pick up the Best Picture prize at the Oscars.
SAG Awards inform Oscars
Remarkably, since 1996, 15 winners of the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the SAG Awards have gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
That means whatever film wins the top SAG prize in 2025 is a strong bet to go and pick up the most-coveted of all of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ awards.
This year, Wicked is joined by Anora, A Complete Unknown, Conclave and Emilia Pérez in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category.
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Emilia Pérez recently picked up the prize of Best Picture in the Musical/Comedy category at the Golden Globes, with the Drama award going to Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which has received just one SAG nomination for lead actor Adrien Brody.
Despite missing out on the major nomination at the SAG Awards, The Brutalist has been nominated for the top prize by the Critics Choice Awards so could be an outlier in the SAG/Oscars connection.
Naturally, any winners of the solo acting categories at the SAG Awards will have good momentum heading into the Oscars and Brody’s fellow Golden Globe winners Demi Moore (The Substance), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) and Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez) have all been nominated by the Guild.
Shogun leading the SAG TV nominations
The SAG Awards also recognise performances in television and the samurai epic Shogun, fresh from ruling over the Emmys and Golden Globes, leads the nominations.
Shogun is hoping to win the ensemble acting and stunt prizes with Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano and Anna Sawai vying for individual awards.
The 31st Annual SAG Awards will stream live globally on Netflix on February 23, at 8 PM Eastern Time (February 24, 1 AM GMT).
The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Nominations
Film
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 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 Perez
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Deadpool & Wolverine
Dune: Part Two
The Fall Guy
Gladiator II
Wicked
TV
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 Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Mendenez 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
Katy 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, Shogun
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 Colon-Zayas, The Bear
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
The Boys
Fallout
House of the Dragon
The Penguin
Shogun
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