The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is here to celebrate its 30th Annual edition of the SAG Awards. The SAG Awards are focused only on acting, but because many SAG-AFTRA members form an important part of the Academy, winners here can further solidify the outcome of the Oscars race. The biggest awards of the night go to the main cast in a motion picture and the main ensembles in a comedy and drama series. The SAG Awards carry another unique quality in their two stunt categories dedicated to stunt ensembles in film and television. Following last year’s historic WGA and SAG strikes, the 2024 SAG Awards will surely be one to remember as Hollywood’s actors gather together to celebrate each other’s work.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie came out on top of the 2024 SAG Award nominations for film, each getting recognized with 4 nods. Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction followed right after with 3 nods each. On the side of TV, HBO’s Succession reigned over the competition with 5 nods. Following right behind are HBO’s The Last of Us and FX’s The Bear with 4 nods each.
There were some chaotic surprises in the 2024 SAG Award nominations. First of all, Penélope Cruz finally made it into the Supporting Actress category for her standout role in Michael Mann’s Ferrari. Her odds of an Oscar nomination just got a bit higher. The same goes for Sterling K. Brown and Willem Dafoe in Supporting Actor, as they pushed out Mark Ruffalo and Charles Melton who had been mainstays in the category this awards season until now. Speaking of Melton, May December was shut out completely, with neither Natalie Portman or Julianne Moore getting any recognition. This arguably puts Todd Haynes’ film in more of a wild card position moving forward.
Two other major names that were shut out are Leonardo DiCaprio for Killers of the Flower Moon and Jeremy Strong for the final season of Succession. Zac Efron also didn’t secure a Lead Actor nom for his role in The Iron Claw, basically putting all awards hopes for that film to rest for now. However, this wasn’t the only A24 movie shut out. Past Lives got zero love at the 2024 SAG Awards, which could mean it’s not as a safe bet in the Oscars race for acting as many were thinking. The current Oscar safe bets in the four main acting categories include Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer, Emma Stone for Poor Things, both Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling for Barbie, both Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan for Maestro, and Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers.
Tune in to the 2024 SAG Awards live on Saturday, February 24 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Netflix. This will be the first time the SAG Awards are streamed live on Netflix following the streamer’s acquisition of the rights to the actor guild’s awards show last year. You can also find the winners for the 2024 Golden Globes and our very own DiscussingFilm Critic Awards right here on the site.
SAG Awards Nominations 2024
Film
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, Maestro
Colman Domingo, Rustin
Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, Nyad
Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Carey Mulligan, Maestro
Margot Robbie, Barbie
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Sterling K. Brown, American Fiction
Willem Dafoe, Poor Things
Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling, Barbie
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Emily Blunt, Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple
Penélope Cruz, Ferrari
Jodie Foster, Nyad
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Barbie
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
John Wick: Chapter 4
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Television
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Crown
The Gilded Age
The Last of Us
The Morning Show
Succession
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Barry
The Bear
Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin, Succession
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Keri Russell, The Diplomat
Sarah Snook, Succession
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Bill Hader, Barry
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers
Jon Hamm, Fargo
David Oyelowo, Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Tony Shalhoub, Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie
Steven Yeun, Beef
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Uzo Aduba, Painkiller
Kathryn Hahn, Tiny Beautiful Things
Brie Larson, Lessons in Chemistry
Bel Powley, A Small Light
Ali Wong, Beef
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Ahsoka
Barry
Beef
The Last of Us
The Mandalorian
