11 January, 2025 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

A interrupted season…

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards nominatons were announced on January 8, 2025, but the awards season has been interrupted by the devastating wildfires that have started in the heart of Los Angeles and Hollywood. The announcement was to be presented by Joey King and Cooper Koch Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM PT/10:30 ET and streamed live on YouTube and Netflix, but out of abundance of caution for the saftey of the presenters, guests and staff the live in-person nominations announcement was cancelled due to the wildfires and adverse wind conditions in Los Angeles. The nominees were instead unveiled in a press release and via the SAG Awards website.

Set your alarms because Joey King and #CooperKoch are about to reveal the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees. ⏰✨Join us LIVE on Netflix’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, January 8th at 7:30 AM PST / 10:30 AM EST 🤩 #SAGAwards 📸: @shutterstocknow and Matt Sayles

31st Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations Announcement Update

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2024, will be presented on February 23, 2025, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Actress Kristen Bell will host the ceremony for the second time since the 24th ceremony.

The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. It was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 139) in 1975, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Kristen Bell speaks during the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Photo credit should read Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

A spell was cast over this year’s nominations because Wicked leads the film nominations with five, followed by A Complete Unknown with four, and Emilia Pérez and Anora with three nominations each. All four of the films are also nominated for the SAG Awards‘ top award Cast in a Motion Picture, along with Conclave, which scored two nominations, as did The Last Showgirl.

Directed by Jon M. Chu, with Screenplay by Winnie Holzman, and Dana Fox, and Based on "Wicked" by Stephen Schwartz, and Winnie Holzman, and "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire, and Produced by Marc Platt, and David Stone, Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, with Cinematography by Alice Brooks, and Edited by Myron Kerstein, with Music by John Powell (score), and Stephen Schwartz (score and songs), and Production companies: Universal Pictures, and Marc Platt Productions, and Distributed by Universal Pictures (2024)

Directed by James Mangold, with Screenplay by James Mangold, and Jay Cocks, and Based on "Dylan Goes Electric!" by Elijah Wald, and Produced by Fred Berger, James Mangold, Alex Heineman, Bob Bookman, Peter Jaysen, Alan Gasmer, Jeff Rosen, and Timothée Chalamet, Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Scoot McNairy, with Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael, and Edited by Andrew Buckland, and Scott Morris, and Production companies: Searchlight Pictures, Veritas Entertainment Group, White Water, Range Media Partners, The Picture Company, and Turnpike Films, and Distributed by Searchlight Pictures (2024)

Directed by Jacques Audiard, with Screenplay by Jacques Audiard, and Based on "Emilia Pérez" by Jacques Audiard, and "Écoute" by Boris Razon, and Produced by Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, and Anthony Vaccarello, Starring: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, Édgar Ramírez, with Cinematography by Paul Guilhaume, and Edited by Juliette Welfling, with Music by Clément Ducol (score), and Camille (songs), and Production companies: Why Not Productions, Page 114, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, and Saint Laurent Productions, and Distributed by Pathé (2024)

Directed by Sean Baker, and Written by Sean Baker, and Produced by Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker, Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Aleksei Serebryakov, Darya Ekamasova, with Cinematography by Drew Daniels, and Edited by Sean Baker, with Music by Matthew Hearon-Smith, and Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, and Cre Film, and Distributed by Neon (2024)

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: The Nominees are: - The cast of "A Complete Unknown" - The cast of "Anora" - The cast of "Conclave" - The cast of "Emilia Pérez" - The cast of "Wicked" Photo Credit: SAG/AFTRA Twitter

Directed by Edward Berger, with Screenplay by Peter Straughan, and Based on "Conclave" by Robert Harris, and Produced by Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael Jackman, Alice Dawson, and Robert Harris, Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Isabella Rossellini, with Cinematography by Stéphane Fontaine, and Edited by Nick Emerson, with Music by Volker Bertelmann, and Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, House Productions, and Indian Paintbrush, and Distributed by Black Bear UK (United Kingdom), Focus Features (United States) (2024)

Directed by Gia Coppola Written by Kate Gersten Produced by Robert Schwartzman Natalie Farrey Starring Pamela Anderson Jamie Lee Curtis Dave Bautista Brenda Song Kiernan Shipka Billie Lourd Jason Schwartzman Cinematography Autumn Durald Arkapaw Edited by Blair McClendon Cam McLauchlin Music by Andrew Wyatt Production companies Utopia Media High Frequency Entertainment Pinky Promise Detour Digital Ignition Entertainment Distributed by Roadside Attractions

A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet is up for the Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Bob Dylan, Zoe Saldaña is nominated for Female Actor in a Supporting Role coming on the heels of last Sunday nights win for best supporting actress at the Golden Globes for Saldaña. Golden Globe winners Demi Moore for The Substance and Adrien Brody for The Brutalist landed best actress and actor nods, while Golden Globe best supporting actor winner Kieran Culkin was also nominated for a SAG Award for his work in A Real Pain.

Timotheé Chalamet as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown" (2024) Photo Credit: Searchlight Pictures

Zoe Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro in "Emilia Pérez" (2024) Photo Credit: Pathé

Nikki Glaser hosts the "82nd Golden Globe Awards" Live Sunday, January 5th, 2025 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+

Zoe Saldaña wins the Award of Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for "Emilia Pérez" during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Rich Polk/Gg2025/Penske Media Via Getty Images

Demi Moore wins Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images

Directed by Coralie Fargeat, and Written by Coralie Fargeat, and Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner, Starring: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, with Cinematography by Benjamin Kračun, and Edited by Coralie Fargeat, Jérôme Eltabet, and Valentin Feron, with Music by Raffertie, and Production companies: Working Title Films, and Blacksmith, and Distributed by Mubi (United Kingdom and United States), and Metropolitan Filmexport (France) (2024)

Directed by Brady Corbet, and Written by Brady Corbet, and Mona Fastvold, and Produced by Trevor Matthews, Nick Gordon, Brian Young, Andrew Morrison, Andrew Lauren, D.J. Gugenheim, and Brady Corbet, Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola, with Cinematography by Lol Crawley, and Edited by Dávid Jancsó, with Music by Daniel Blumberg, and Production companies: Brookstreet Pictures, and Kaplan Morrison, and Distributed by A24 (United States), Universal Pictures, and Focus Features (International) (2024)

Adrien Brody wins Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for "The Brutalist" during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images

Kieran Culkin wins Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role during the 82nd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rich Polk/GG2025/Penske Media via Getty Images

Directed by Jesse Eisenberg, and Written by Jesse Eisenberg, and Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, and Dave McCary, Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, Daniel Oreskes, with Cinematography by Michał Dymek, and Edited by Robert Nassau, and Production companies: Topic Studios, Fruit Tree, Rego Park, and Extreme Emotions, and Distributed by Searchlight Pictures (2024)

On the television side, Shōgun leads this year’s SAG Awards nominees with five, followed by The Bear with four and The Diplomat with three nominations. Both Shogun and The Diplomat are up for Best Ensemble In A Drama Series, alongside Bridgerton, Day of the Jackal and Slow Horses. The Bear is nominated for Best Ensemble In A Comedy Series alongside Abbott Elementary, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking. And SAG Awards host Kristen Bell is nominated for Best Actress In A Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This.

Genre: Historical drama, Created by Rachel Kondo, and Justin Marks, and Based on "Shōgun" by James Clavell, Starring: Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bastow, Fumi Nikaido, with Composers: Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba, Country of origin: United States, Original languages: Japanese, and English, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 10, Executive producers: Michaela Clavell, Rachel Kondo, Michael De Luca, Edward L. McDonnell, and Justin Marks, with Producers: Jamie Vega Wheeler, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada, Erin Smith, and Tom Winchester, with Production locations: British Columbia, Canada, and Editors: Maria Gonzales, Aika Miyake, and Thomas A. Krueger, with Running time: 53–70 minutes, and Production companies: Gate 34, Michael De Luca Productions, FXP, Network: FX on Hulu, and FX (2024)

Created by Christopher Storer, Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Abby Elliott. Photo Credit: Hulu Streaming Services

Genre: Drama, Political thriller, Created by Debora Cahn, Starring: Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh, with Music by Nathan Barr, and Dimitri Smith, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 8, Executive producers: Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, Keri Russell, and Simon Cellan Jones, Producers: Daniel Toland, Russ Hammonds, Amanda Johnson-Zetterström, with Cinematography by Julian Court, and Philipp Blaubach, and Editors: Gary Levy, Agnes Grandits, Running time: 44–56 minutes, Production companies: Let's Not Turn This Into a Whole Big Production, and Well Red, Original: Netflix (2023-)

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: The Nominees are: - The ensemble of "Bridgerton" - The ensemble of "The Day of the Jackal" - The ensemble of "The Diplomat" - The ensemble of "Shōgun" - The ensemble of "Slow Horses" Photo Credit: SAG/AFTRA Twitter

Genre Regency romance Alternate history Created by Chris Van Dusen Based on Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Showrunners Chris Van Dusen Jess Brownell Starring See full list below Composer Kris Bowers Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 24 Production Executive producers Shonda Rhimes Betsy Beers Chris Van Dusen Julie Anne Robinson Producers Sarada McDermott Holden Chang Sarah Dollard Editor Jim Flynn Running time 57–72 minutes Production companies Shondaland CVD Productions Original release Network Netflix

Genre Action drama Spy thriller Created by Ronan Bennett Based on The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth Starring Eddie Redmayne Lashana Lynch Úrsula Corberó Chukwudi Iwuji Khalid Abdalla Lia Williams Eleanor Matsuura Sule Rimi Ben Hall Jonjo O'Neill Charles Dance Nick Blood Opening theme "This Is Who I Am" by Celeste Composer Volker Bertelmann Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English No. of series 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Executive producers Gareth Neame Nigel Marchant Eddie Redmayne Brian Kirk Ronan Bennett Sue Naegle Marianne Buckland Producer Christopher Hall Running time 46-73 minutes Production companies Sky Studios Universal Television Carnival Film and Television Budget £100 million[1] Original release Network Sky Atlantic (United Kingdom) Peacock (United States)

Genre: Drama, Black comedy, and Spy thriller, and Based on "Slough House" by Mick Herron, and Written by Will Smith, Morwenna Banks, Mark Denton, and Jonny Stockwood, and Directed by James Hawes, Jeremy Lovering, and Saul Metzstein, Starring: Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, and Kristin Scott Thomas, with Theme music composer: Mick Jagger, and Daniel Pemberton, with Composers: Daniel Pemberton, and Toydrum, with Country of origin: United Kingdom, Original language: English, with No. of series: 3, No. of episodes: 18, and Executive producers: Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Gail Mutrux, Emile Sherman, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, and Graham Yost, with Producer: Jane Robertson, with Cinematography by Danny Cohen, and Editors: Katie Weiland, and Luke Dunkley, Running time: 41–53 minutes, and Production companies: See-Saw Films, Flying Studio Pictures, and Sony Pictures Television Studios (series 1), Original Network: Apple TV+ (2022-)

The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025 nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Nominees are: - The ensemble of "Abbott Elementary" - The ensemble of "The Bear" - The ensemble of "Hacks" - The ensemble of "Only Murders in the Building" - The ensemble of "Shrinking" Photo Credit: SAG/AFTRA Twitter

Created by Quinta Brunson, Starring: Quinta Brunson, Tyler, James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and William Stanford Davis. Photo Credit: ABC Network

Hacks, starring Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder and Carl Clemons-Hopkins; created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky for First Thought Productions, Paulilu Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment, Universal Television and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution. (2021-)

Created by Steve Martin, and John Hoffman, Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan, and Cara Delevingne. Photo Credit: Hulu Streaming Services

Genre: Comedy-drama, Created by Bill Lawrence & Jason Segel & Brett Goldstein, Starring: Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Christa Miller, Harrison Ford, Theme music composer: Benjamin Gibbard and Tom Howe, Composer: Tom Howe, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of seasons: 1, No. of episodes: 10, Executive producers: Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, Brett Goldstein, Neil Goldman, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, James Ponsoldt, Randall Keenan Winston, Producer: Kip Kroeger, with Cinematography by Jim Frohna, Editors: James Renfroe, Katie Abel, Missy Hernandez, Peggy Tachdjian, Running time: 29–37 minutes, Production companies: 3 Chance Productions, Corporate Mandate, Doozer Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Original network: Apple TV+. (2023)

Kristen Bell as Joanne in "Nobody Wants This" (Season 1) (2024-) Photo Credit: Netflix

Genre Romantic comedy Created by Erin Foster Showrunners Erin Foster Craig DiGregorio Jenni Konner Bruce Eric Kaplan Starring Kristen Bell Adam Brody Justine Lupe Timothy Simons Composer Duncan Blickenstaff Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Executive producers Erin Foster Craig DiGregorio Jack Burditt Kristen Bell Oly Obst Sara Foster Danielle Stokdyk Jeff Morton Greg Mottola Steven Levitan Cinematography Adrian Peng Correia Editors Maura Corey Keenan Hiett Jen Rosenthal Catherine Cloutier Running time 21–31 minutes Production companies Fatigue Sisters Productions Levitan Productions Mr. D Productions 3 Arts Entertainment Dunshire Productions 20th Television Original release Network Netflix

The guild also urged people to donate to a charity to help those in need, noting that donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s natural disaster relief fund to help the SAG-AFTRA community.