2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations: ‘House of Gucci,’ ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ lead

The nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced this morning and they came with lots of shocks and surprises.

For film, House of Gucci and The Power of the Dog led with way with three nominations apiece. For Gucci, Lady Gaga and Jared Leto received individual nominations and the film surprisingly earned an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nod. For The Power of the Dog, it missed out on that top mention but found room for individual nominations for Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Kirsten Dunst.

Several films earned two nominations, including Being the Ricardos (Nicole Kidman received her 8th individual SAG nom for film, she’s never won), Belfast (which missed both supporting actor pushes for Ciarán Hinds and Jamie Dornan), CODA and King Richard (which got in for Cast and Will Smith).

Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar) followed up his Golden Globe nomination with a SAG nod today and Jennifer Hudson (Respect) is clawing her way back into the Oscar race for Best Actress with a nomination here today. The most shocking snub of the day belongs to Kristen Stewart for Spencer. The overwhelming critics’ favorite, Stewart’s miss here is substantial and paired with the poor showing of the film with the BAFTA longlists this morning, her frontrunner status is now in jeopardy if not over completely. No Best Actress Oscar winner has missed a SAG nomination in the 27 years of the Screen Actors Guild (Kate Winslet’s category placement for The Reader notwithstanding as she won the SAG for supporting).

Extending records and creating new ones today were Meryl Streep, adding a 17th overall nomination, more than any other performer in SAG history. But, right behind her is Cate Blanchett, earning her 15th and 16th today. She breaks her tie with Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt and now has the most Cast nods on the motion picture side with 7 nominations after the Don’t Look Up nod today.  Not far behind is the venerable Judi Dench, getting her 14th with the Belfast Cast nomination.

For television, Succession and Ted Lasso led with five nominations apiece, both earning Ensemble nods and four individual acting mentions. Next up were The Morning Show, Mare of Easttown and Squid Game with four each.

Squid Game made Screen Actors Guild history as the first non-English language series earn a SAG nomination. Not just one though, but four as the Korean blockbuster hit also earned nominations for Male Actor in a Drama Series (Lee Jung-jae), Female Actor in a Drama Series (Jung Ho-yeon), and Stunt Ensemble.

Oscar, Emmy, SAG, Tony, BAFTA and Golden Globe winner Helen Mirren is the recipient of the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild. For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in 2006’s The Queen, she received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She was also named Best Actress by virtually every critic’s organization from Los Angeles to London. In 2014, she was honored with the BAFTA Fellowship for her outstanding career in film. In 2018, she was honored with the Chaplin Gala career achievement recognition from The Film Society at Lincoln Center. Mirren will next be seen in Sony Pictures Classics’ The Duke with Jim Broadbent, due for release in Spring 2022, and Lionsgate’s White Bird: A Wonder Story, to be released later in 2022. Mirren is currently filming Golda in the title role of Golda Meir. She is the 57th recipient of the award which has gone to the likes of Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Betty White, Sidney Poitier and Rita Moreno.

The 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards are set for a live, in-person ceremony on Sunday, February 27 and will be broadcast on TNT and TBS. Here is the full list of nominations for motion picture and television.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• Belfast (Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Colin Morgan)
• CODA” (Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, Troy Kotsur, Eugenio Derbez)
• Don’t Look Up (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep )
• House of Gucci (Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Jack Huston, Salma Hayek)
• King Richard (Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture

• Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos)
• Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog)
• Andrew Garfield (Tick, Tick … Boom!)
• Will Smith (King Richard)
• Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture

• Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
• Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter)
• Lady Gaga (House of Gucci)
• Jennifer Hudson (Respect)
• Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Ben Affleck (The Tender Bar)
• Bradley Cooper (Licorice Pizza)
• Troy Kotsur (CODA)
• Jared Leto (House of Gucci)
• Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

• Caitríona Balfe (Belfast)
• Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley)
• Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
• Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog)
• Ruth Negga (Passing)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

• Black Widow
• Dune
• The Matrix Resurrections
• No Time to Die
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

TELEVISION

Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series

• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• The Morning Show (Apple TV Plus)
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• Succession (HBO)
• Yellowstone (Paramount Network)

Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series

• “The Great” (Hulu)
• “Hacks” (HBO Max)
• “The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
• “Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)
• “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV Plus)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• Brian Cox (Succession)
• Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
• Kieran Culkin (Succession)
• Lee Jung-Jae (Squid Game)
• Jeremy Strong (Succession)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

• Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show)
• Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)
• Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)
• Sarah Snook (Succession)
• Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

• Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method)
• Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)
• Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
• Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
• Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

• Elle Fanning (The Great)
• Sandra Oh (The Chair)
• Jean Smart (Hacks)
• Juno Temple (Ted Lasso)
• Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

• Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus)
• Oscar Isaac (Scenes From a Marriage)
• Michael Keaton (Dopesick)
• Ewan McGregor (Halston)
• Evan Peters (Mare of Easttown)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

• Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
• Cynthia Erivo (Genius: Aretha)
• Margaret Qualley (Maid)
• Jean Smart (Mare of Easttown)
• Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown)

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

• Cobra Kai
• The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• Loki
• Mare of Easttown
• Squid Game

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