Screen Actors Guild (SAG) reactions from Josh O’Connor, Riz Ahmed, Spike Lee, Glenn Close & Amy Adams and more

Erik Anderson February 4, 2021

“I Thank The Screen Actors Guild For Their Support Of The Esteemed Ensemble Of DA 5 BLOODS. Also A Love Shout To All Of The Actors Who Did Da Damn Thang. Bless Up To Our Brother Chadwick Boseman For His Craft We Witnessed – Best Supporting Actor. Peace And Love, Spike” – director Spike Lee, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Da 5 Bloods

“I am deeply proud of Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts and Jonny Coyne. Congratulations. I’d also like to celebrate Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige and Dusan Brown for their brilliant work as well. And a special thanks to Avy Kaufman for casting.” – director George C. Wolfe, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

“It means the world to be recognised by my peers and SAG with this nomination. I share this with the rest of the incredible cast Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Chelsea Lee, Shaheem Sanchez, Dominico Toledo, Jeremy Lee Stone, and especially our Deaf actors who taught me what it truly means to listen and communicate. I hope Ruben’s story can inspire and give us all some strength in these challenging times. Thank you to Darius Marder, Amazon and Caviar.” – Riz Ahmed, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture – Sound of Metal

“With a stressed pandemic year, there is a kind of comfort in knowing that we soldier on in many ways. Our industry is hopefully sending signs of hope that we will get out of this eventually by continuing our traditions. Perhaps the SAGS are such a sign that normalcy still exists, and to me they are a particularly, uniquely personal group because they are fellow actors. Not to trivialize the current state of the world, it remains a tremendous honor to be recognized by my peers and to be included with these other wonderful artists.” – Gary Oldman, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture – Mank

“I am honoured to be nominated by SAG, alongside such incredible women. Thank you so much to SAG members for recognising this film. I’m especially grateful to Kornel and Kata who so bravely risked sharing their story, fearless in the belief that doing so may help others – and to our friends at Netflix for their unwavering support and dedication in helping to bring such a difficult but important subject to a wider audience.” – Vanessa Kirby, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture – Pieces of a Woman

“Thank you so much to the Screen Actors Guild for my nomination. What an exciting morning! I am incredibly honored, humbled and grateful to be recognized by my peers. I am thrilled for my co-star and dear friend, Glenn Close! Thank you to Ron Howard for your direction and thank you to our entire cast and crew. It was a pleasure making this film together!” – Amy Adams, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture – Hillbilly Elegy

“Given all the content being poured out by our industry, given the vast array of stories and outstanding performances, I am deeply honored to have my work deemed worthy of recognition by my peers. Congratulations to my fellow nominees and love and special bravos to Amy Adams who inspired me every day with her honesty, courage and craft.” – Glenn Close, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Hillbilly Elegy

We are very emotional this morning! To share the SAG-AFTRA Award acknowledgment with my brothers Kingsley, Eli, and Aldis; to share this recognition alongside Nicolette Robinson and the rest of our company is just so profoundly meaningful. We were led, as an ensemble of actors, by one of our own! Regina King has long exemplified and modeled the best of what our profession can be. Having experienced One Night in Miami firsthand, I can tell you, being a part of this ensemble was an actor’s dream. I am so happy to be included in the nominations this morning. Thank you all so much. – Leslie Odom Jr., Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – One Night in Miami

“I am overwhelmed! This recognition by my fellow peers – truly the people I look to for inspiration every day – means the world. I’m especially delighted and frankly giddy to be sharing this love with Emma, Olivia, Gillian, and the entire cast of “The Crown.” This show is such a team effort- I am just grateful to have been a part of it and the amazing group of people that made it a reality.” – Josh O’Connor, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series – The Crown

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Erik Anderson

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.