News

'Trumbo' leads SAG noms in murky awards season

Posted December 09, 2015 6:00 am

By LINDSEY BAHR

This photo provided by Open Road Films shows, Rachel McAdams, from left, as Sacha Pfeiffer, Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes, Brian d'Arcy James as Matt Carroll, Michael Keaton as Walter "Robby" Robinson and John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr., in a scene from the film, "Spotlight." Nominations for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in six film and eight television categories will be announced on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films via AP) The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Hollywood blacklist drama "Trumbo" scored a leading three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations on Wednesday, and sleeper contenders "Beasts of No Nation" and "Straight Outta Compton" entered the awards conversation in a real way when both were nominated for best ensemble drama.

"Beasts of No Nation" star Idris Elba was also nominated for best supporting actor, as well as for his role in TV's "Luther." Other best ensemble nominees included "Spotlight," and "The Big Short."

The nominations helped bring a murky awards season into a bit more focus, and SAG's choices highlighted a few underdog performances.

Leading female performance nominees included Cate Blanchett ("Carol"), Brie Larson ("Room") and Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn"), all of whom have dominated awards buzz, but also Sarah Silverman ("I Smile Back") and Helen Mirren ("Woman in Gold"). Mirren was also nominated for a supporting performance for "Trumbo."

The lead actor nominees were more expected, with recognition for Bryan Cranston ("Trumbo"), Johnny Depp ("Black Mass"), Leonardo DiCaprio ("The Revenant"), Michael Fassbender ("Steve Jobs"), and Eddie Redmayne ("The Danish Girl").

The Screen Actors Guild Awards honor the best film and television performances of the year and have traditionally served as a helpful indicator of potential Oscar acting nominees.

In a year when Hollywood's lack of diversity has become of critical concern following last Oscar's all-white acting slate, the individual performance nominees for movies remained largely monochromatic, save for Elba's supporting nominations.

On the television side, the political drama "House of Cards" led with three nominations, including best drama ensemble, best male performance in a drama for Kevin Spacey and best female performance for Robin Wright.

There were more diverse individual nominees in television than film, though, thanks to nominations for Elba, "Orange is the New Black's" Uzo Aduba and Viola Davis of "How to Get Away With Murder."

The awards will be broadcast live on Jan. 30 from Los Angeles on TNT and TBS.

___

Online: sagawards.tntdrama.com

In this image released by A24 Films, Brie Larson, left, and Jacob Tremblay appear in a scene from the film, "Room." The movie opened in U.S. theaters on Oct. 16, 2015. Nominations for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in six film and eight television categories will be announced on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, in Los Angeles. (A24 Films via AP) The Associated Press

This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film, "The Revenant," directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The movie opens in limited release on Dec. 25, 2015, and wider release in U.S. theaters on Jan. 8, 2016. Nominations for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in six film and eight television categories will be announced on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox via AP) The Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 30, 2011 file photo shows a close up of the Screen Actors Guild trophy at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Nominations for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in six film and eight television categories will be announced on Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File) The Associated Press

Actors Anna Faris, left, and Anthony Mackie announce the cast of "Straight Outta Compton" as nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture during the nominations for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in West Hollywood, Calif. The show will be held on Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) The Associated Press

Article Comments

Article Categories
Content Providers Entertainment Movies Nation and World News Television

Article Comments

Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.