26th annual SAG Awards nominations revealed
Cynthia Erivo, who stars in the biographical film Harriet as American iconic abolitionist Harriet Tubman, will be up against Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Lupita Nyong'o (Us), Charlize Theron (Bombshell) and Renee Zellweger (Judy) for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Al Pacino and Joe Pesci both got nods for their superlative work in "The Irishman" for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role. They will face competition from Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy), Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood).
Bombshell stars Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie will be duking it out against Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit) and Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) to see who will be crowned for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Avengers: Endgame, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Joker and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood were nominated for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
On the TV side, Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel led the nomination with four honors, followed by Netflix's The Crown, Amazon's Fleabag, HBO's Game of Thrones, Netflix's The Kominsky Method, Apple TV+'s The Morning Show, and Netflix's Stranger Things, with three nods respectively.
The Crown, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, and HBO's Big Little Lies will compete for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series while Fleabag, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, HBO's Barry, Netflix's The Kominsky Method and Pop TV's Schitt's Creek will stand out for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
The SAG Awards, given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and prime time television, are generally considered a strong predictor of who will pick up Oscar nominations for performing.
The 26th annual SAG Awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Jan 19, 2020.
