Screen Actors Guild Awards Tonight — More Diverse Than 2016 Academy Award Nominees
From the archive: published Jan 30, 2016, 10 years ago. Details may have changed since.
The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be airing tonight at 8 p.m. EST on TBS and TNT. However, unlike the Academy Award nominations, which did not recognize any actors or actresses of color, the nominees for this year’s SAG Awards appear to be more diverse. Beasts of No Nation, the Netflix film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Idris Elba and Abraham Attah, has been nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, along with Straight Outta Compton. Elba has been nominated for his performance in the film as well. Trumbo, the Dalton Trumbo biopic starring Bryan Cranston as the title character, has earned the most SAG nominations this year.
Will Idris Elba and Helen Mirren each take home two #sagawards? https://t.co/d5JF7GceJq pic.twitter.com/J7a4dHCq3N
— People (@people) January 30, 2016
Viola Davis, star of How To Get Away With Murder and David Ayer’s upcoming Suicide Squad, is nominated for her performance in the Shonda Rhimes ABC drama. Rami Malek, an Egyptian actor, is nominated for an SAG Award for his performance on Mr. Robot.
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture could be a competition between Spotlight and The Big Short , according to GMA News Online, while E! Online reports that Christian Bale’s birthday is also today. So if the cast for The Big Short were to win, this would be a pretty great birthday present for the British actor formerly known as Batman, who turns 42 years old today.
Happy 42nd birthday to Christian Bale! https://t.co/tjLHI7XDu3 pic.twitter.com/KuFviuMzep
— IMDb (@IMDb) January 30, 2016
The Screen Actors Guild Award nominees are listed below.
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Beasts of No Nation The Big Short Spotlight Straight Outta Compton Trumbo
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Bryan Cranston, Trumbo Johnny Depp, Black Mass Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Cate Blanchett, Carol Brie Larson, Room Helen Mirren, Woman in Gold Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn Sarah Silverman, I Smile Back
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale, The Big Short Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Michael Shannon, 99 Homes Jacob Tremblay, Room
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Rooney Mara, Carol Rachel McAdams, Spotlight Helen Mirren, Trumbo Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland House of Cards Mad Men
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Big Bang Theroy Key & Peel Modern Family Orange Is the New Black Transparent Veep
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones John Hamm, Mad Men Rami Malek, Mr. Robert Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Claire Danes, Homeland Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Ty Burrell, Modern Family Louis C.K., Louie William H. Macy, Shameless Jim Parson, The Big Bang Theory Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Idris Elba, Luther Ben Kinglsey, Tut Ray Liotta, Texas Rising Bill Murray, A Very Murray Christmas Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Nicole Kidman, Grace of Monaco Queen Latifah, Bessie Christina Ricci, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Susan Sarandon, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Kristin Wiig, The Spoilers Before Dying
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Everest Furious 7 Jurassic World Mad Max Fury Road Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series The Blacklist Game of Thrones Homeland Marvel’s Daredevil The Walking Dead
Lifetime Achievement Award Carol Burnett