Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016: The Nominees

SAG_Logo_horizontal The nominees for the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced December 9. The awards honor the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2015.

Period films received much recognition this year, having nominations in multiple categories. Carol, the 1950s romance drama about the relationship of a young photographer with an older woman, scored two nominations: one for Cate Blanchett for Outstanding Actress and the other for Rooney Mara for Outstanding Supporting Actress. Trumbo, the biographical film about the Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted during the 50s, received nominations for Outstanding Ensemble Cast, Outstanding Actor (Bryan Cranston), and Outstanding Supporting Actress (Helen Mirren.) Mirren was also nominated for Outstanding Actress for Woman in Gold.

Mad Max: Fury Road received one nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble.

On the television front, while the categories were mostly dominated by regular nominees such as House of Cards, Homeland, Mad Men, Louie, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, and Veep, there were some newcomers as well. These included the critically acclaimed Mr. Robot and Better Call Saul.

British period drama Downton Abbey also had a couple of nominations, one for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Drama and another for Outstanding Actress in a Drama (Maggie Smith)

Fantasy epic Game of Thrones got three nominations: Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage), Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble.

Netflix’s Marvel drama Daredevil and AMC’s The Walking Dead were also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble.

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be presented on January 30, 2016.

Check out the complete list of nominees below:

FILM

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role
Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo in Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Johnny Depp as James “Whitey” Bulger in Black Mass (Warner Bros)
Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass in The Revenant (20th Century Fox)
Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne as Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (Focus Features)

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird in Carol (Weinstein Company)
Brie Larson as Ma in Room (A24)
Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann in Woman in Gold (Weinstein Company)
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey in Brooklyn (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Sarah Silverman as Laney Brooks in I Smile Back (Broad Green Pictures)

Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role
Christian Bale as Michael Burry in The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
Idris Elba as Commandant in Beasts of No Nation (Netflix)
Mark Rylance as Abel Rudolph in Bridge of Spies (DreamWorks)
Michael Shannon as Rick Carver in 99 Homes (Broad Green Pictures)
Jacob Tremblay as Jack in Room (A24)

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Rooney Mara as Therese Belivet in Carol (The Weinstein Company)
Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer in Spotlight (Open Road Films)
Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper in Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl (Focus Features)
Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture
Beasts of No Nation (Netflix)
The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
Spotlight (Open Road Films)
Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
Trumbo (Bleecker Street)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Everest (Universal Pictures)
Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)
Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (Paramount Pictures)

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
IDRIS ELBA / DCI John Luther – LUTHER (BBC America)
BEN KINGSLEY / Grand Vizier Ay – TUT (Spike)
RAY LIOTTA / Lorca/Tom Mitchell – TEXAS RISING (History)
BILL MURRAY / Himself – A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS (Netflix)
MARK RYLANCE / Thomas Cromwell – WOLF HALL (Masterpiece/PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Grace – GRACE OF MONACO (Lifetime)
QUEEN LATIFAH / Bessie Smith – BESSIE (HBO)
CHRISTINA RICCI / Lizzie Borden – THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES (Lifetime)
SUSAN SARANDON / Gladys Mortenson – THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE (Lifetime)
KRISTEN WIIG / Delores DeWinter – THE SPOILS BEFORE DYING (IFC)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – MAD MEN (AMC)
RAMI MALEK / Elliot – MR. ROBOT (USA Network)
BOB ODENKIRK / Jimmy McGill – BETTER CALL SAUL (AMC)
KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – HOMELAND (Showtime)
VIOLA DAVIS / Annalise Keating – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER(ABC)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham – DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS)
ROBIN WRIGHT / Claire Underwood – HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – LOUIE (FX Networks)
WILLIAM H. MACY / Frank – SHAMELESS (Showtime)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
JEFFREY TAMBOR / Maura Pfefferman –TRANSPARENT (Amazon)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
UZO ADUBA / Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
ELLIE KEMPER / Kimmy Schmidt – UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (Netflix)
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / President Selina Meyer – VEEP (HBO)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – PARKS AND RECREATION (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

DOWNTON ABBEY (Masterpiece/PBS)

GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

HOMELAND (Showtime)

HOUSE OF CARDS (Netflix)

MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

KEY & PEELE (Comedy Central)

MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (Netflix)

TRANSPARENT (Amazon)

VEEP (HBO)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
THE BLACKLIST (NBC)
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
HOMELAND (Showtime)
MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL (Netflix)
THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)