SAG Awards 2022: House of Gucci, Don’t Look Up and King Richard up for top gong

The 2022 SAG nominees have been announced, with the awards show generally proving to be a clear predictor for the upcoming Oscars.

Is Don’t Look Up a frontrunner for an Oscar? Is Lady Gaga on the road to victory and will she face off against Nicole Kidman?

The Screen Actors Guild Awards revealed its nominees ahead of the 2022 show, which will be held on February 28, the New York Post reports.

In film, nominees for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture included Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, House of Gucci and King Richard, with Golden Globe winner The Power of the Dog notably absent.

Lady Gaga scored a nod for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role – a surprise given harsh critics’ reviews – up against Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, Jennifer Hudson and Nicole Kidman in that category.

Lady Gaga is up for Best Actress for House of Gucci. Picture: Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

As is Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos. Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Meanwhile, Javier Bardem, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Will Smith and Denzel Washington will compete for the outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role SAG Award.

Television will see several co-stars battle for the win, such as Succession stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong – with all three nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series (along with Billy Crudup and Lee Jung-jae).

The hit HBO show was also nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series against The Handmaid’s Tale, The Morning Show, Squid Game and Yellowstone.

Succession star Sarah Snook will face off against The Morning Show co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon along with Jung Ho-yeon and Elisabeth Moss in what will undoubtedly be a tight race for best actress in a drama series.

HBO’s Succession has dominated the TV categories.

The show will take place from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California – a change in venue for the first time since 1997 after last year’s postponed, pre-taped ceremony.

After a nearly invisible Golden Globes held strictly on Twitter, the SAGs might have just upped itself a notch in importance – mainly for celebs looking to get out of the house and campaign ahead of the Academy Awards on March 27.

The SAGs have proved to be quite the reliable predictor for the Oscars each year, too, so these nominees might feel deja vu when the Oscars announce their nominees on February 8.

The SAGs are also set to honour Dame Helen Mirren with the 2021 SAG Life Achievement Award.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2022 SAG Awards.

MOVIES

Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture

Belfast

CODA

Don’t Look Up

House of Gucci

King Richard

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role

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 leading role

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 supporting role

Caitriona 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 male actor in a supporting role

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 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 performance by an ensemble in a comedy series

The Great

Hacks

The Kominsky Method

Only Murders in the Building

Ted Lasso

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series

The Handmaid’s Tale

The Morning Show

Squid Game

Succession

Yellowstone

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a miniseries or television movie

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 male actor in a miniseries or television movie

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 male actor in a drama series

Brian Cox, Succession

Billy Crudup, The Morning Show

Kieran Culkin, Succession

Jeremy Strong, Succession

Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series

Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show

Jung Ho-yeon, Squid Game

Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale

Sarah Snook, Succession

Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

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 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 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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