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'Wicked' leads 2025 SAG Awards nominations

TB (summary) January 9, 2025 18:37

The musical 'Wicked' is currently leading the nominations for the 2025 SAG Awards, Hollywood's most important pre-Oscar award.

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Ariana Grande (right) and Cynthia Erivo in "Wicked"

According to Variety, "Wicked" and the series "Shogun" were nominated for 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards), including the most important category: Outstanding Cast.

"Wicked" is directed by Jon M. Chu, inspired by the novel and popular musical of the same name, which debuted on Broadway in 2003.

The film tells the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and Galinda (Ariana Grande), who accidentally met at Shiz University in Oz. Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), the head of the school's magic department, assigned the two girls to share a room. Overcoming initial conflicts, they understood each other better and gradually became close friends. One day, Elphaba accepted an invitation from the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City. She decided to accompany Galinda and embark on an adventure.

In the drama category, "Shogun" competes with "The Day of the Jackal," "Bridgerton," "The Diplomat" and "Slow Horses." In the comedy category, "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Shrinking."

James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown" follows with four nominations. Joining "Wicked" and "A Complete Unknown" in the Best Actor race are Sean Baker's "Anora," Edward Berger's "Conclave" and Jacques Audiard's "Emilia Pérez."

Although the SAG Awards do not have a Best Picture award, experts say the Best Ensemble category can help predict the winner of the Best Picture Oscar. Since SAG introduced this category in 1995, only four films have won an Oscar without a SAG Awards cast nomination: "Braveheart" (1995), "The Shape of Water" (2017), "Green Book" (2018) and "Nomadland" (2020).

Some critically acclaimed artists did not make it to the awards stage, such as Selena Gomez, who was considered a potential candidate for roles in "Emilia Pérez" and "Only Murders in the Building."

Margaret Qualley - who played "The Substance" - was eliminated from the list. Isabella Rossellini - the actress of "Conclave" - ​​was also not selected despite receiving many compliments.

The best actress category marks Karla Sofía Gascón ("Emilia Pérez") as the first openly transgender person to be nominated. Other nominees include Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore ("The Substance") and Mikey Madison ("Anora").

Competing with Timothy Chalamet in the Best Actor race are Adrien Brody ("The Brutalist"), Daniel Craig ("Queer"), Colman Domingo ("Sing Sing") and Ralph Fiennes ("Conclave").

Held since 1995, the SAG Awards are considered one of the most important awards in Hollywood before the Oscars. Last year, the stars of the film "Oppenheimer" won an important award in the film category.

This year, the 31st awards ceremony will be streamed live globally on Netflix on February 23.

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'Wicked' leads 2025 SAG Awards nominations