I hope you all have your affairs in order and are ready for the big awards push, because the momentum is building and there's no looking back now. The 2017 SAG Awards nominations are finally here, and it's becoming more and more clear which actors are going to dominate this award season. My favorite name to appear on the nominations list? Stranger Things ' Millie Bobby Brown, whose talents shone in the role of Eleven in the runaway Netflix hit. The young actress has been nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series alongside such names as Claire Foy, Thandie Newton, co-star Winona Ryder, and Robin Wright — and did I mention she's only 12 years old?
Like the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards look at both television and film, and specifically honor performances, rather than projects in general, so you'll see both individuals and ensemble casts nominated for recognition. The nominees and winners are also selected by fellow performers and media professionals, which is why many actors list the SAG Award as one of the highest honors in the industry. To be nominated by your peers, who understand and value the work you do, is a great mark of recognition. It's also, as I mentioned, a strong indicator for what we'll see in terms of Emmys and Academy Award nominations, so keep your eyes peeled for Brown when the former list comes out, and take a look at the full list of SAG Awards nominees below.
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea
- Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
- Ryan Gosling, La La Land
- Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
- Denzel Washington, Fences
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Amy Adams, Arrival
- Emily Blunt, The Girl On The Train
- Natalie Portman, Jackie
- Emma Stone, La La Land
- Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
- Jeff Bridges, Hell Or High Water
- Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
- Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea
- Dev Patel, Lion
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Viola Davis, Fences
- Naomie Harris, Moonlight
- Nicole Kidman, Lion
- Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
- Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Captain Fantastic
- FencesHidden FiguresManchester By The SeaMoonlight
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
- Sterling K. Brown, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Bryan Cranston, All The Way
- John Turturro, The Night Of
- Courtney B. Vance, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
- Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror
- Felicity Huffman, American Crime
- Audra McDonald, Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill
- Sarah Paulson, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
- Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones
- John Lithgow, The Crown
- Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
- Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
- Claire Foy, The Crown
- Thandie Newton, Westworld
- Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
- Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
- Anthony Anderson, black-ish
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Ty Burrell, Modern Family
- William H. Macy, Shameless
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
- Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black
- Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie
- Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- The Crown
- Downton Abbey
- Game Of Thrones
- Stranger Things
- WestWorld
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- The Big Bang Theory
- black-ish
- Modern Family
- Orange Is The New Black
- Veep
53rd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
Lily Tomlinson will be taking this one home, because, well, of course.
Congratulations to all of the nominees, and I can't wait to see who ends up taking home the trophies when the ceremony arrives. (Cough, Millie Bobby Brown.)
