Following the controversial list 2021 Golden Globe nominees released by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on February 4—with series such as Emily in Paris awarded over critically-acclaimed dramas such as Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You—it seemed award shows, once heralded reputations as true cultivators of the cultural zeitgeist, were keen to seal their fate as irrelevant.
On February 5, the SAG Awards released their official nominations for the 2021 show and thankfully, Coel was nominated in the Best Female Actor in a Limited Series category, alongside Cate Blanchett (Mrs America), Nicole Kidman (The Undoing), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit), and Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere).
Unlike the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which selects the Globes nominees. many members of the Screen Actors Guild are also members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AKA fellow actors) and will make up the largest branch of the Academy—meaning shows like the SAG Awards are usually precursors to who will win at the Academy Awards.
Twitter celebrated Coel’s nomination as a victory, with her 12-part series—that dives into and confronts the complexities of sexual assault based on her own experiences—was regarded as must-see viewing in 2021.
The nominations list also included a few surprises: Netflix’s mega-hit Bridgerton received a nom for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and Regé-Jean Page (The Duke of Hastings) was nominated for his Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air Sunday, April 4. Below, the full list of nominees.
Best Motion Picture Ensemble
Da 5 Bloods
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Minari
One Night in Miami…
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Male Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture
Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins, The Father
Gary Oldman, Mank
Steven Yeun, Minari
Best Female Actor in a Leading Role, Motion Picture
Amy Adams, Hillbilly Elegy
Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture
Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chadwick Boseman, Da 5 Bloods
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah
Jared Leto, The Little Things
Leslie Odom Jr., One Night in Miami…
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Motion Picture
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman, The Father
Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari
Helena Zengel, News of the World
Best Ensemble in a Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bridgerton
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
Ozark
Best Female Actor in a Drama Series
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Julia Garner, Ozark
Laura Linney, Ozark
Best Male Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Josh O’Connor, The Crown
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Rege-Jean Page, Bridgerton
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Dead to Me
The Flight Attendant
The Great
Schitt’s Creek
Ted Lasso
Best Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Ramy Youssef, Ramy
Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Best Male Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Bill Camp, The Queen’s Gambit
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Hugh Grant, The Undoing
Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Best Female Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Nicole Kidman, The Undoing
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere
Best Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a TV Series
The Boys
Cobra Kai
Lovecraft Country
The Mandalorian
Westworld
Best Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Da 5 Bloods
Mulan
News of the World
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Wonder Woman 1984
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