‘Barbenheimer’ dominates SAG Awards movie nominations, followed by ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘American Fiction’
It was a good morning for “Barbenheimer.” “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” led the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for film. They received four noms apiece including best ensemble cast in a motion picture. Check out the complete list of nominations here.
In addition to the bid for its cast, “Oppenheimer” received a lead actor nom for Cillian Murphy as the title nuclear scientist, and supporting bids for Emily Blunt as his wife and Robert Downey Jr. as his senator nemesis. The film is coming off of five big wins at the Golden Globes including wins for Murphy and Downey.
In addition to the nom for “Barbie’s” cast, that blockbuster film was recognized for Margot Robbie‘s performance as the title character and Ryan Gosling‘s turn as her counterpart Ken. Perhaps surprisingly, the film also showed up in the race for best stunt ensemble.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” followed with three total noms. Its cast was recognized, as was Golden Globe champ Lily Gladstone as an Osage woman whose family and neighbors are targeted for their wealth by opportunistic white settlers. Robert De Niro secured a supporting slot for playing the mastermind of the plot against the Osage Nation. But Leonardo DiCaprio was left out of the lead actor race.
“American Fiction” also has three nominations. The satirical comedy is up for its ensemble cast, for Jeffrey Wright‘s lead performance as an author disillusioned by the state of Black literature, and for Sterling K. Brown‘s supporting portrayal of his recently-out brother.
Several films secured two bids apiece. “The Color Purple” is nominated for its cast, plus an individual nom for supporting actress Danielle Brooks as the outspoken Sofia. “The Holdovers” showed up with bids for Paul Giamatti as an ornery boarding school teacher and Da’Vine Joy Randolph as the school’s grieving cook.
“Poor Things” was recognized with noms for Emma Stone as resurrected woman Bella Baxter and Willem Dafoe as the scientist who brought her back to life; Mark Ruffalo was snubbed. “Maestro” picked up a pair of leading noms for Bradley Cooper as conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as his wife Felicia Montealegre. And “Nyad” scored twice for Annette Bening as the title long-distance swimmer and Jodie Foster as her best friend and coach.
The members of SAG-AFTRA, who will now vote for the winners, number around 160,000 and include actors, announcers, TV hosts, recording artists, stunt performers and more professionals from across the media landscape. Because many members of the motion picture academy are also members of SAG-AFTRA, these awards often give us a preview of who will win Oscars in individual acting races. But because the ensemble cast award is different from choosing the overall Best Picture, the correlation between those two awards isn’t as strong, with 50% of SAG ensemble winners going on to win the top Oscar in previous years.
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