With 2018 almost over, the battle for Oscar glory in 2019 is well and truly on, following today’s Screen Actor’s Guild Award nominations.

The leader of the film pack is the music-based drama A Star is Born, which landed four nods, including Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Additionally, stars Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliott are all in contention for Leading Male Actor, Leading Female Actor and Supporting Male Actor respectively.

There are also three nominations apiece for the Spike Lee crime drama BlackKklansman and the historical dramedy The Favourite. BlackKklansman scored a key mention in the Outstanding Ensemble line-up, as well as earning acting nods for stars John David Washington and Adam Driver.

The Favourite landed three acting nominations for actresses Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, though the film surprisingly missed out on being mentioned in the main category.

Instead, the Best Performance by a Cast line-up is completed by three box-office hits in the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, the Asian-based romcom Crazy Rich Asians and more unexpectedly, the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

For his portrayal of Freddie Mercury, Rami Malek is once again in contention for Leading Male Actor, along with Christian Bale (Vice) and Viggo Mortensen (Green Book).

Elsewhere, British actress Emily Blunt earned two nominations in Lead and Supporting for her performances as Mary Poppins in the Disney musical sequel Mary Poppins Returns and as Evelyn Abbott in the post-apocalyptic horror A Quiet Place.

Blunt competes in the Leading Female Actor category along with the likes of Glenn Close (The Wife) and Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) while her competition in supporting Female Actor includes Amy Adams (Vice) and Margot Robbie (Mary, Queen of Scots).

The Supporting Male Actor line-up sees Britain’s Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) go head-to-head with the likes of Mahershala Ali (Green Book) and Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy).

 

Finally, the Outstanding Stunt Ensemble category is contested by three Marvel films in Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp as well as The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

There were a number of surprise omissions, with the biggest being Regina King, who was snubbed in Supporting Female Actor for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk.

Additionally, First Man, First Reformed, Roma and Widows were the other major films ignored by the SAG.

The 25th Screen Actor’s Guild Awards ceremony will take place on 28 January 2019.

The full list of film nominations are below (winners predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
BLACK PANTHER
BLACKKKLANSMAN
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
CRAZY RICH ASIANS
A STAR IS BORN

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Emily Blunt, MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Glenn Close, THE WIFE
Olivia Colman, THE FAVOURITE
Lady Gaga, A STAR IS BORN
Melissa McCarthy, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Christian Bale, VICE
Bradley Cooper, A STAR IS BORN
Rami Malek, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Viggo Mortensen, GREEN BOOK
John David Washington, BLACKKKLANSMAN

 

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Amy Adams, VICE
Emily Blunt, A QUIET PLACE
Margot Robbie, MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS
Emma Stone, THE FAVOURITE
Rachel Weisz, THE FAVOURITE

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Mahershala Ali, GREEN BOOK
Timothée Chalamet, BEAUTIFUL BOY
Adam Driver, BLACKKKLANSMAN
Sam Elliott, A STAR IS BORN
Richard E. Grant, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
THE BALLARD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
BLACK PANTHER
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

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Meanwhile, the nominees in television provided a solid mix in the drama, comedy and limited series categories.

 

Joint leader is the Netflix thriller Ozark, which landed four nominations, including the lucrative Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category. It also received a hat-trick of acting nods for stars Jason Bateman, Laura Linney and Julia Garner.

Ozark is competing in a strong Ensemble (Drama) Series line-up along with The Americans, Better Call Saul, The Handmaid’s Tale and This is Us.

In Male Actor (Drama), Bateman is up against Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale), John Krasinski (Jack Ryan) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul).

Meanwhile, the Female Actor (Drama) category sees Ozark duo Garner and Linney face off against Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and Robin Wright (House of Cards).

 

Another series to perform well was the stand-up-based comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel which landed four mentions including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Additionally, there are double nominations in Female Actor (Comedy) for Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein and a Male Actor (Comedy) nod for Tony Shalhoub.

Another comedy series to perform well was The Kominsky Method, which is up for Best Ensemble (Comedy) as well as earning double acting mentions for stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin.

The rest of the Ensemble (Comedy) line-up is completed by Atlanta, Barry (also earning Bill Hader and Henry Winkler nominations in Male Actor) and GLOW (also nominated in Best Actress for Alison Brie).

Veterans Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin complete a versatile Best Female Actor (Comedy) group for their roles in Grace and Frankie.

In the limited series category, British actors Hugh Grant (A Very English Scandal) and Anthony Hopkins (King Lear) go head-to-head for the Male Actor (Mini-Series or Television Movie) award along with Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso), Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner).

Amy Adams and Emma Stone lock horns in the Female Actor (Mini-Series or TV Movie) category for their respective performances in HBO’s Sharp Objects and Netflix’s Maniac. Ironically, both women are also up against each in the Supporting Female Actor (film) line-up.

 

The rest of the nominees consist of Adams’s Sharp Objects co-star Patricia Clarkson, as well as former Oscar winners Patricia Arquette (Escape at Donnemora) and Penélope Cruz (The Assassination of Gianni Versace).

Finally, the Outstanding Stunt Ensemble contenders consist of the recently-cancelled Daredevil as well as GLOW, Jack Ryan, The Walking Dead and Westworld.

The 25th Screen Actor’s Guild Awards ceremony will take place on 28 January.

The full list of television nominees are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
THE AMERICANS
BETTER CALL SAUL
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
OZARK
THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Julia Garner, OZARK
Laura Linney, OZARK
Elisabeth Moss, THE HANDMAID’S TALE
Sandra Oh, KILLING EVE
Robin Wright, HOUSE OF CARDS

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, OZARK
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US
Joseph Fiennes, THE HANDMAID’S TALE
John Krasinski, JACK RYAN
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL

 

 

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
ATLANTA
BARRY
GLOW
THE KOMINSKY METHOD
THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alex Borstein, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Alison Brie, GLOW
Rachel Brosnahan, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Jane Fonda, GRACE AND FRANKIE
Lily Tomlin, GRACE AND FRANKIE

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Akin, THE KOMINSKY METHOD
Michael Douglas, THE KOMINSKY METHOD
Bill Hader, BARRY
Tony Shalhoub, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Henry Winkler, BARRY

 

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Amy Adams, SHARP OBJECTS
Patricia Arquette, ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
Patricia Clarkson, SHARP OBJECTS
Penélope Cruz, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE
Emma Stone, MANIAC

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Antonio Banderas, GENIUS: PICASSO
Darren Criss, THE ASSASSINATION OF GIANNI VERSACE
Hugh Grant, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL
Anthony Hopkins, KING LEAR
Bill Pullman, THE SINNER

 

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
DAREDEVIL
GLOW
JACK RYAN
THE WALKING DEAD
WESTWORLD