While the scheduled in-person announcement of the 2025 SAG Award nominations was canceled amid the wildfires raging across Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, this year’s nominations were unveiled via press release. The event honors some of the year’s best performances in film and television as selected by members of SAG-AFTRA.
Along with Wednesday’s announcement, the guild shared a statement on the fires: “Our thoughts are with everyone impacted — the residents, first responders and all those working tirelessly to protect the community.” They noted that donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s natural disaster relief fund to help the SAG-AFTRA community.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Wicked leads this year’s film nominations with five nods, followed by A Complete Unknown with four nods and Emilia Pérez and Anora with three nominations each. All four films are nominated for the SAG Awards ‘best cast’ along with Conclave, which landed two nominations, in addition to The Last Showgirl.
Lead actor nominees include Golden Globe winner Adrien Brody (The Brutalist), Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) and Ralph Fiennes (Conclave); while nominees for Lead actress include Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora) and Golden Globe winner Demi Moore (The Substance).
In the television categories, “Shōgun” led among the nominees with five nods each. The nominations for for best ensemble in a Drama Series are Bridgerton, The Day of the Jackal, The Diplomat, Shōgun and Slow Horses; with comedy series nominations including Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Hacks, Only Murders in the Building and Shrinking.
Kristen Bell will host this year’s SAG Awards ceremony, which will also honor Jane Fonda with the SAG Life Achievement Award. The 31st annual SAG Awards is set for Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall, with the event streaming live on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
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