Chadwick Boseman made SAG Awards history by snagging four SAG nominations, including nods for Ma Rainey s Black Bottom and Da 5 Bloods, in a single year.
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NEW YORK Chadwick Boseman received two posthumous nominations from the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” and Spike Lee’s Vietnam veteran drama “Da 5 Bloods” were among the nominees for best ensemble.
The nominees, announced on Instagram Live, differed notably from the Golden Globe nominations announced the day before. While the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spurned films with largely non-white casts in its tops awards, the actors guild nominated a strikingly more diverse slate of nominees for its top award, best ensemble.
Up for best ensemble are Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” about a 1964 meeting of four Black icons; the August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari”; Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” and Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chica
Regina King’s “One Night in Miami,” about a 1964 meeting of four Black icons; the
August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”;
Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari”; Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” and
Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
All of those films, except Sorkin’s, were overlooked Wednesday by the Globes in its top award, best dramatic film. “Minari,” set in Arkansas but with largely Korean dialogue, was even ruled ineligible for the category by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
But the SAG Awards, presented by SAG-AFTRA, are considered a far better barometer for the Academy Awards, where actors account for the largest percentage of the academy. Usually, the eventual Oscar best picture winner is first nominated for best ensemble by the SAG Awards, though “Green Book” and “The Shape of Water” were two recent exceptions. Last year,
Ma Rainey, Minari and Boseman lead SAG nominations
Up for the SAG’s top award, best ensemble, are “One Night in Miami, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”; “Minari”; Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” Author: JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Published: 12:12 PM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 12:52 PM EST February 4, 2021
NEW YORK Chadwick Boseman received two posthumous nominations from the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday, while the Korean American family drama “Minari” and Spike Lee s Vietnam veteran drama “Da 5 Bloods” were among the nominees for best ensemble.
The nominees, announced on Instagram Live, differed notably from the Golden Globe nominations announced the day before. While the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spurned films with largely non-white casts in its tops awards, the actors guild nominated a strikingly more diverse slate of nominees for its top award
Published Thursday, February 4, 2021 2:31PM EST NEW YORK - Canadian sitcom “Schitt s Creek” continues to storm the awards circuit. The Ontario-shot riches-to-rags tale was nominated for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series by the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday. Stars Annie Murphy, Catherine O Hara, Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy were also all nominated individually. The SAG Awards love came just a day after the series got five Golden Globe nominations, and a few months after “Schitt s Creek” swept the major comedy categories at the Emmys, winning seven trophies. The other SAG nominees for best comedy series ensemble were “Dead to Me,” “The Flight Attendant,” “The Great” and “Ted Lasso.”