{"id":183867,"date":"2023-01-11T19:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sag-awards-nominations-2023-analysis-adam-sandler-michelle-williams-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T19:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:34:01","slug":"sag-awards-nominations-2023-analysis-adam-sandler-michelle-williams-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sag-awards-nominations-2023-analysis-adam-sandler-michelle-williams-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"SAG Awards Nominations 2023 Analysis: Adam Sandler, Michelle Williams \u2013 The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

\n

\tThe morning after the Golden Globe Awards, SAG-AFTRA revealed its nominations for the 29th SAG Awards, and though there were far fewer categories, there were considerably more surprises.<\/p>\n

\n

\tIt wasn’t that surprising, but is noteworthy nonetheless, that both The Banshees of Inisherin<\/em> and Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em> led the film field with a highly impressive five nominations each \u2014 both landed a highly coveted ensemble nom, plus four individual acting noms, including Barry Keoghan<\/strong> for banshees<\/em> and Stephanie Hsu<\/strong> for Everything<\/em>, who were thought to be very much on the bubble. After these SAG Awards showings, there is no question that these two films are top-tier Oscar contenders, as well.<\/p>\n

\n

\tA little harder to decipher: the guild’s feelings about one of Tuesday night’s big winners, Steven Spielberg<\/strong>‘s The Fabelmans<\/em>. It scored noms for its ensemble nom and supporting actor Paul Dano<\/strong>but not for Dano’s fellow supporting actor hopeful Judd Hirsch<\/strong>and, even more notably, not for lead actress Michelle Williams<\/strong>. As great as Williams is in the movie, I think she may have really hurt her prospects by electing to campaign as a lead actress in a year in which that category is just stacked.<\/p>\n

\n\tBabylon<\/em> and Women Talking<\/em> also landed ensemble noms, which they both desperately needed to remain in the conversation. It’s a little weird, though, that SAG’s nominating committee liked the films enough to nominate their casts, but not enough to find room for, say, Babylon<\/em>‘s Margot Robbie<\/strong> or Brad Pitt<\/strong> or Women Talking<\/em>‘s Jessie Buckley<\/strong> or Claire Foy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n

\tNetflix, which is working this season without the sort of top-tier contenders to which it is accustomed, certainly had plenty of cause to celebrate on Wednesday morning. The streamer missed an expected nom for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery<\/em>which had to hurt, and a hoped-for supporting actress nom for that film’s standout, Janelle Monae<\/strong> \u2014 but it did score three far-from-assured individual acting noms that have injected new life into those people’s Oscar campaigns: Hustle<\/em>‘s Adam Sandler<\/strong> for best actor, blonde<\/em>‘s Ana de Armas<\/strong> for best actress and The Good Nurse<\/em>‘s Eddie Redmayne<\/strong> for best supporting actor. This should serve as a reminder that nom-com members, as much as anyone else, appreciate and take advantage of the convenience of watching a movie on the service.<\/p>\n

\n

\tOther notable inclusions: The Whale<\/em> was recognized not just in the best actor category, for Brendan Fraser<\/strong>but also in the best supporting actress category, for Hong Chau<\/strong> (who SAG-AFTRA also got behind five years ago for her turn in Downsizing<\/em>); The Woman King<\/em>‘s Viola Davis<\/strong> landed a best actress nom, even as the distinguished ensemble of which she was a part was passed over; and Danielle Deadwyler<\/strong>whose performance in Till<\/em> was overlooked by the Globes, was highlighted by the guild.<\/p>\n

\n

\tAs far as omissions, it’s interesting to me that the nom-com basically took a pass on the year’s biggest blockbuster contenders, awarding not a single nom \u2014 at least outside of the best stunts category \u2014 to Top Gun: Maverick<\/em> or Avatar: The Way of Water<\/em>, the two biggest hits of the season. Also notably MIA on Tuesday and in dire need of a rebound: Triangle of Sadness<\/em>‘s supporting actress Dolly De Leon<\/strong>, Empire of Light<\/em>‘s lead actress Olivia Colman<\/strong>, tar<\/em>‘s supporting actress Nina Hoss<\/strong> and causeway<\/em>‘s lead actress Jennifer Lawrence<\/strong> and supporting actors Brian Tyree Henry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n

\tThe next time to shine for many of the aforementioned films and people will be on Sunday night, when the Critics Choice Association holds the 28th Critics Choice Awards.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n