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 Instead, SAG members recognized performers in independent films
that focused on women and people of color, throwing open the
race for the Oscars in March.
"There's not enough stories told by people of color and with
people of color in the cast," Kumail Nanjiani, co-writer and
star of interracial romance nominee "The Big Sick," told
Reuters.
"We're learning that audiences want to see those stories, and
it's not just about seeing themselves on screen, these are
financially viable movies as well," he added.
The SAG awards are indicators of likely Oscar success because
actors form the largest group of voters in the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences. No film in 22 years has won best
picture at the Oscars without being nominated for SAG's top
prize of best movie ensemble.
On Wednesday, "Three Billboards" got a leading four nods,
including best movie ensemble.
The black comedy about an angry woman, played by best actress
nominee Frances McDormand, seeking vengeance for her murdered
daughter will compete with "The Big Sick," racial thriller "Get
Out," mother-daughter comedy "Lady Bird" and period race drama "Mudbound."
Wednesday's list was at odds with the Golden Globe nominations
on Monday, where fantasy romance "The Shape of Water" earned a
leading seven nods, followed by "The Post," starring Streep and
Tom Hanks, with six.
The SAG winners will be announced in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, two
days before Oscar nominations.
British actor Daniel Day-Lewis, a triple Oscar winner who
announced his retirement from acting earlier this year, also
failed to make the cut with SAG voters, along with his upcoming
and final movie "Phantom Thread."
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British World War Two movie "Dunkirk", which had been seen as a big
player at the Oscars, was also ignored by SAG voters.
Instead, the best actor lineup recognized relative newcomers like
Timothee Chalamet, 21, for gay romance "Call Me By Your Name," and
Daniel Kaluuya for "Get Out." They will compete with James Franco
for comedy "The Disaster Artist", Gary Oldman for his role as
British wartime leader Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour," and
Denzel Washington for "Roman J. Israel, Esq."
Streep missed out in a best actress lineup that nominated Judi Dench
for royal drama "Victoria and Abdul", Sally Hawkins as a mute
cleaner in "The Shape of Water," Australian Margot Robbie for
ice-skating mockumentary "I, Tonya," and Saoirse Ronan for "Lady
Bird."
SAG also hands out awards for television, with "Big Little Lies,"
"Stranger Things" and female wrestling series "Glow" picking up four
nominations each.
"The Crown," "Game of Thrones," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Stranger
Things," and "This is Us," will compete for best TV drama ensemble.
The TV comedy best ensemble race will comprise "Black-ish," "Curb
Your Enthusiasm," "Glow," "Orange is the New Black, and "Veep."
Twentieth Century Fox and its independent film unit Fox Searchlight
shared a leading nine nominations for movies, while Netflix was the
leading network for television programs with 19 nods, followed by
HBO
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy and Jill Serjeant; Editing by Nick
Zieminski and Diane Craft)
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