Wicked tops SAG Awards nominations
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Wicked stars Ariana Grande (left) and Cynthia Erivo earned individual acting nods at the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations.
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LOS ANGELES – Hit musical Wicked topped the nominations on Jan 8 for the influential Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, which are key to Oscars glory, while Golden Globes darling The Brutalist received only one nod and Maria star Angelina Jolie was shut out.
Wicked, the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway smash, earned five nods: outstanding performance by a cast – the top SAG Awards prize – lead actress, supporting actor and actress, as well as stunt ensemble.
A Complete Unknown, a biopic on American music legend Bob Dylan, scored four nominations, while surreal narco-musical Emilia Perez, a major winner at the Globes on Jan 5, received three nods.
Those three films will battle with Cannes favourite Anora, which also had three nominations, and papal thriller Conclave for the top cast award, organisers announced.
The Brutalist, an epic immigrant drama about a Hungarian architect who survives the Holocaust and moves to the United States, was left out of that category, earning only one nomination for Globes winner Adrien Brody.
The SAG Awards are voted on by Hollywood actors, who represent the biggest branch of the membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes for the Oscars.
The prizes are therefore closely watched as indicators of who might be in the running for an Academy Award.
Jolie’s failure to secure a SAG nomination for her portrayal of opera diva Maria Callas in Maria may not bode well for her Oscars hopes.
Vying for lead actress honours with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo are Globes winner Demi Moore (The Substance), Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez) and Mikey Madison (Anora).
Nicole Kidman, who earned critical acclaim for her turn in the steamy Babygirl, and Globes winner Fernanda Torres, for I’m Still Here, about Brazil’s military dictatorship, were left out of the category.
Brody will compete for lead actor honours against Ralph Fiennes in Conclave, Timothee Chalamet in A Complete Unknown, Daniel Craig in Queer and Colman Domingo in Sing Sing.
Wicked had a difficult night at the Golden Globes, winning only the award for cinematic and box office achievement, but it came roaring back in the SAG nominations, with Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey earning individual nods.
The SAG Awards also honour television, with Japanese historical drama Shogun – a big winner at the Emmys and Golden Globes – leading with five nominations.
The SAG Awards will take place in Los Angeles on Feb 23, and will stream live for the second year running on Netflix.
The live in-person announcement of the nominations on Jan 8 was cancelled due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Later on Jan 8, organisers of the Critics Choice Awards – scheduled for Jan 12 – said the gala would be postponed due to the blazes.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) also announced its nominations on Jan 8.
The shortlist includes Sean Baker for Anora, Jacques Audiard for Emilia Perez, Edward Berger for Conclave, Brady Corbet for The Brutalist and James Mangold for A Complete Unknown. Jon Chu was shut out for Wicked.
The DGA Awards will take place on Feb 8. AFP
