Awards season is in full swing with the release of nominees for film and television from a variety of organizations.
The Screen Actors Guild have released the nominees for their 24th annual awards presentation to be held on January 21.
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Along with award winners chosen by their peers, the SAG awards recognizes the work of the stunt men and women who make all the tricks look flawless and easy. SAG is also one of the very few awrds ceremonies that presents all of its awards during the live television broadcast.
The nominees for the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards are:
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Film:
Judi Dench as Queen Victoria in “Victoria & Abdul”
Sally Hawkins as Elisa Esposito in “The Shape of Water”
Frances MmcDormand as Mildred in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya”
Saoirse Ronan as Lady Bird McPherson in “Lady Bird”
Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in a Film:
Timothee Chalamet as Elio in “Call Me By Your Name”
James Franco as Tommy Wiseau in “The Disaster Artist”
Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington in “Get Out”
Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”
Denzel Washington as Roman J. Israel, Esq in “ Roman J. Israel, Esq”
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Film:
Mary L. Blige as Florence Jackson in “Mudbound”
Hong Chau as Ngoc Lan Tran in “Downsizing”
Holly Hunter as Beth in “The Big Sick”
Allison Janney as LaVona Golden in “I, Tonya”
Laurie Metcalf as Marion McPerson in “Lady Bird”
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Film:
Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs in “Battle of the Sexes”
Willem Dafoe as Bobby in “The Florida Project”
Woody Harrelson as Willoughby in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Richard Jenkins as Giles in “The Shape of Water”
Sam Rockwell as Dixon in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:
“The Big Sick”
“Get Out”
“Lady Bird”
“Mudbound”
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:
“Baby Driver”
“Dunkirk”
“Logan”
“War for the Planet of the Apes”
“Wonder Woman”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series:
Laura Dern as Renata Klein in “Big Little Lies”
Nicole Kidman as Celeste Wright in “Big Little Lies”
Jessica Langa as Joan Crawford in “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in “Feud: Bette and Joan”
Reese Witherspoon as Madeline MacKenzie in “Big Little Lies”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock: The Lying Detective”
Jeff Daniels as Frank Griffin in “Godless”
Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff in “The Wizard of Lies”
Geoffrey Rush as Albert Einstein in “Genius”
Alexander Skarsgard as Perry Wright in “Big Little Lies”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama Series:
Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in “Stranger Things”
Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown”
Laura Linney as Wendy Byrde in “Ozark”
Elisabeth Moss as Offred and June in “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood in “House of Cards”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series:
Jason Bateman as Martin “Marty” Byrde in “Ozark”
Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson in “This is Us”
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in “Game of Thrones”
David Harbour as Jim Hopper in “Stranger Things”
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill and Saul Goodman in “Better Call Saul”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
This is Us”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series:
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in “Orange is the New Black”
Alison Brie as Ruth Wilder in “Glow”
Jane Fonda as Grace Hanson in “Grace and Frankie”
Julia Louis Dreyfus as Selina Meyer in “Veep”
Lily Tomlin as Frankie Bergstein in “Grace and Frankie”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Series:
Anthony Anderson as Andre “Dre” Johnson in “Black-ish”
Aziz Ansair as Dev in “Master of None”
Larry David as Himself in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland in “Will & Grace”
William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in “Shameless”
Marc Maron as Sam Sylvia in “Glow”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:
“Black-ish”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glow”
“Orange is the New Black”
“Veep”
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:
“Game of Thrones”
“Glow”
“Homeland”
“Stranger Things”
“The Walking Dead”
Morgan Freeman is being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.