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On Jan. 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. PST, the finest minds of television and film will celebrate the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The awards ceremony will be dedicated to the best achievements in both mediums throughout the 2017 calendar year. For the first time in its 24-year history, the ceremony will have a host with actress Kristen Bell filling in the role.


Coordinated by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award first came about on Feb. 25, 1995. On Universal Studios’ Stage 12, the first ever SAG awards honored notable names like Tom Hanks, Jodie Foster, Jason Alexander, Helen Hunt, and Raul Julia across 12 different nomination categories.

For the 2018 iteration, there will be 15 nomination categories across film and television including “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Lead Role” and “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.” More than 30 presenters will take the stage to honor their peers.

The nominations for the 24th Annual SAG Awards are:

Film:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

  • Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me by Your Name”
  • James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
  • Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out”
  • Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”
  • Denzel Washington, “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

  • Judi Dench, “Victoria & Abdul”
  • Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
  • Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
  • Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”
  • Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

  • Steve Carell, “Battle of the Sexes”
  • Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
  • Woody Harrelson,”Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
  • Richard Jenkins, “The Shape of Water”
  • Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

  • Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
  • Hong Chau, “Downsizing”
  • Holly Hunter, “The Big Sick”
  • Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
  • Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

  • “The Big Sick”
  • “Get Out”
  • “Lady Bird”
  • “Mudbound”
  • “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture:

  • “Baby Driver”
  • “Dunkirk”
  • “Logan”
  • “War For The Planet Of The Apes”
  • “Wonder Woman”

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

  • Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
  • Jeff Daniels, “Godless”
  • Robert De Niro, “The Wizard of Lies”
  • Geoffrey Rush, “Genius”
  • Alexander Skarsgard, “Big Little Lies”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

  • Laura Dern, “Big Little Lies”
  • Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
  • Jessica Lange, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
  • Susan Sarandon, “Feud: Bette & Joan”
  • Reese Witherspoon, “Big Little Lies”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

  • Jason Bateman, “Ozark”
  • Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
  • Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
  • David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
  • Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

  • Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
  • Claire Foy, “The Crown”
  • Laura Linney, “Ozark”
  • Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
  • Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

  • Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
  • Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
  • Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
  • Sean Hayes, “Will & Grace”
  • William H. Macy, “Shameless”
  • Marc Maron, “GLOW”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

  • Uzo Aduba, “Orange Is the New Black”
  • Alison Brie, “GLOW”
  • Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
  • Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

  • “The Crown”
  • “Game of Thrones”
  • “The Handmaid’s Tale”
  • “Stranger Things”
  • “This Is Us”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

  • “Black-ish”
  • “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
  • “GLOW”
  • “Orange is the New Black”
  • “Veep”

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series:

  • “Game of Thrones”
  • “GLOW”
  • “Homeland”
  • “Stranger Things”
  • “The Walking Dead”

Along with the standard selection of nomination categories, Morgan Freeman will also be presented with the 2017 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient.

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