SAG Awards Nominations: ‘House Of Gucci’, ‘Power Of The Dog’, ‘Succession’, ‘Ted Lasso’ Top Lists
12.01.2022 - 18:43
/ deadline.com
Nominations were revealed Wednesday morning for the 28th annual SAG Awards, one of the bellwether guild events in the awards-season calendar.
On the film side, MGM/United Artists Releasing’s House of Gucci and Netflix’s The Power of the Dog led nominations with three apiece. Power of the Dog scored for Lead Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, and Kirsten Dunst and Kodi Smit-McPhee in supporting, but missed out on an Ensemble nom. Those went to Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, King Richard and Gucci, which scored acting noms for Lady Gaga and Jered Leto.
Rosario Dawson and Vanessa Hudgens are being joined by new SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher to announce nominees in 15 film and television categories in a ceremony starting at 7 a.m. PT on SAG-AFTRA’s Instagram Live page.
The guild also this morning announced its annual stunt ensemble nominees (see the full list of noms below).
After this morning’s nominations, guild members will vote from January 19-25 ahead of the awards ceremony now set to air on TNT and TBS on February 27 at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, a departure from the guild’s usual Shrine Auditorium locale.
In 2021, the SAG Awards were held as a one-hour virtual ceremony delayed to April because of the constraints of the pandemic; for now, an in-person event is planned, complete with a red carpet. There are also plans for a virtual backstage for winners.
Last year’s winners were led by Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 winning for Motion Picture Cast, on its way to an Oscar Best Picture nomination, the closest equivalent category. The Crown and Schitt’s Creek were the big winners on the TV side.
The movie winners tend to be strong Oscar indicators, giving the large crossover of SAG-AFTRA votes with the Actors Branch of the