On Thursday morning the nominations for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards were announced. Actors Daveed Diggs (Snowpiercer) and Lily Collins (Emily in Paris) announced the nominations via livestream on @sagawards’ Instagram. Diggs himself received a nom for outstanding performance in the television movie category for Hamilton. 

In the theatrical motion picture categories, Da Five Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, One Night in Miami, Hillbilly Elegy and Minari claimed prominent spaces for their actors’ respective performances. Chadwick Boseman posthumously broke the record for most nominations at a single SAG Awards with four. In Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, he received a nom for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Levee and Outstanding Performance by a Cast. Viola Davis earned a nom for her performance in the title role of Ma Rainey, as well.

Boseman also received Supporting Actor and Outstanding Cast Performance for Da 5 Bloods, directed by Spike Lee. Such an achievement comes with a bitter sweet taste after the talented actor passed away in August 2020 from cancer. Many fans wonder how the beloved star will be honored during this awards season, as he still holds a presence as a major contender even after his untimely death.

Amongst the other motion picture nominations there were some surprises while others were expected. Many ‘Walking Dead fans are pleased to see the recognizable face of Steven Yeun make the short list for his role in Minari which picked up two more noms for Yuh-jung Youn in Outstanding Supporting Actress and for overall Cast.

Some were surprised to see the film Mank represented in only one category for Gary Oldman in Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role. SAG nominations announcer Lily Collins, also in Mank, did not make the cut. Sasha Baron Cohen received a Supporting Actor nom for The Trial of the Chicago 7 (also Outstanding cast for the film), but his comedy co-star in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Maria Bakalova represented the film for her supporting role as Tutar.

Voting will begin on February 16th for select guild members. The 27th Annual SAG Awards premieres live on Sunday April 4, 2021 at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT on TNT and TBS networks. See below for the list of Motion Picture Nominations:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Riz Ahmed as Ruben – Sound of Metal

Chadwick Boseman as Levee – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Anthony Hopkins as Anthony – The Father

Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz – Mank

Steven Yeun as Jacob – Minari

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Amy Adams as Bev – Hillbilly Elegy 

Viola Davis as Ma Rainey – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Vanessa Kirby as Martha – Pieces of a Woman

Frances McDormand as Fern – Nomadland

Carey Mulligan as Cassandra – Promising Young Woman 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman – The Trial of the Chicago 7

Chadwick Boseman as Stormin’ Norman – Da 5 Bloods

Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton – Judas and the Black Messiah

Jared Leto as Albert Sparma – The Little Things

Leslie Odom Jr. as Sam Cooke – One Night in Miami

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Maria Bakalova as Tutar – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Glenn Close as Mamaw – Hillbilly Elegy

Olivia Coleman as Anne – The Father

Yuh-jung Youn as Soonja – Minari

Helena Zengel as Johanna – News of the World

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 

Da 5 Bloods

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Minari

One Night in Miami

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Da 5 Bloods

Mulan

News of the World

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Wonder Woman 1984