By John H. Foote
Delroy Lindo, Amanda Seyfried and Tom Hanks weep today and with reason.
In another day of nominations, actor Delroy Lindo was snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor for his critically lauded performance in Da Five Bloods, expected to be a major Oscar player when their nominations are announced. It was the second day in a row Lindo felt the sting of being snubbed, let out of the Golden Globes race the day before though he collected the New York Film Critics Award in December. The veteran character actor gave the finest performance of his career in the film, and was expected to be a major player in the nominations. Also snubbed was Tom Hanks, who I think gave the best male acting performance of the year in News of the World, and who must be getting used to this by now, despite the injustice. After dominating the nineties, with two consecutive Academy Awards and two other nominations, Hanks has been nominated just twice in 20 years.
Surprises? Oh yeah.
Amy Adams in Hillbilly Elegy nominated for Best Actress? Seriously? Over the top, hammy acting that Adams never resorts too. And where, oh please tell me God, is Amanda Seyfried in Mank, pretty much everyone’s choice to win Best Supporting Actress? Not here, though I think the Oscars will correct this. I hope.
Crazy nomination, but the rest of the nominees were pretty much expected. Nice to see Vanessa Kirby included for Pieces of a Woman.
Here are the nominees.
BEST ENSEMBLE (SAG’S BEST PICTURE)
- Da Five Bloods
- Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Minari
- One Night in Miami
- The Trial of the Chicago Seven
BEST ACTOR
- Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Anthony Hopkins in The Father
- Steven Yeun in Minari
- Riz Ahmed for The Sound of Metal
- Gary Oldman in Mank
BEST ACTRESS
- Amy Adams in Hillbilly Elegy
- Viola Davis in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman
- Frances McDormand in Nomadland
- Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Maria Bakalova in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Glenn Close in Hillbilly Elegy
- Helena Zengel in News of the World
- Olivia Colman in The Father
- Youn Yuh Jung in Minari
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Chadwick Boseman in Da Five Bloods
- Sacha Baron Cohen in The Trial of the Chicago Seven
- Daniel Kuluuya in Judas and the Black Messiah
- Jared Leto in The Little Things
- Leslie Odom Jr. in One Night in Miami
BEST STUNT ENSEMBLE
- Wonder Woman 1984
- Mulan
- Da Five Bloods
- News of the World
- The Trial of the Chicago Seven
John H. Foote is a well-recognized Canadian film critic/historian who has been an active critic for 30 years. His deep love for the movies began at a very young age. He began his career as co-host of the popular TV show Reel to Real where he remained for nine years. While on TV he began dabbling in education, eventually ascending to Director of the Toronto Film School, where he also taught film history. After leaving the college to care for his wife, he returned to teaching at Humber College where he taught both Film History and Method Acting Theory. John has written two books: “Clint Eastwood – Evolution of a Filmmaker” and the upcoming “Spielberg – American Film Visionary”. He is currently working on two books, one about the films of the seventies and another on the films of Martin Scorsese. Through his career he has worked in TV, radio, print and the web. John has interviewed everyone in the industry (more than 300 interviews) except Jack Nicholson, he says sadly. Highlights include Martin Scorsese, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep Robert Duvall, Jane Fonda, Francis Ford Coppola and Kathryn Bigelow.
