“12 Years a Slave” led Wednesday’s Screen Actors Guild nominations with four nods, while the much-touted “The Wolf of Wall Street” failed to score in any of the five categories. The morning’s other big surprise was a snub of Robert Redford for his highly praised solo performance in “All Is Lost.”
The slave drama scored nods in the ensemble category – SAG’s rough equivalent of Oscar’s best picture – for lead actor Chiwetel Ejiofor and supporting performers Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong’o.
A trio of films that have largely been bypassed by critics groups handing out awards and nominations scored three SAG nominations apiece: civil rights drama “The Butler,” with nods for ensemble, lead actor Forest Whitaker and supporting actress Oprah Winfrey; AIDS drama “Dallas Buyers Club,” with ensemble, lead actor Matthew McConaughey and supporting actor Jared Leto; and the stage adaptation “August: Osage County,” with nominations for its ensemble, lead Meryl Streep and supporting actress Julia Roberts.
The only other films to capture more than a single nomination were the caper comedy “American Hustle,” which has already won the New York Film Critics Circle best picture prize, for ensemble and supporting actress Jennifer Lawrence; “Captain Phillips,” for lead actor Tom Hanks and supporting actor Barkhad Abdi, making his film debut as a Somali hijacker; and the road comedy “Nebraska,” for lead actor Bruce Dern (like the snubbed Redford, 77 years old) and supporting actress June Squibb, 82.
SAG’s other best actress nominees were Oscar favorite Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”), Sandra Bullock (“Gravity”), Judi Dench (“Philomena”) and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks”).
Rounding out the best supporting actor field were a posthumous nomination for James Gandolfini (“Enough Said”), as well as a surprise nod for Daniel Bruhl for “Rush.”
Supporters of “The Wolf of Wall Street” will likely try to maintain that the snub (which included lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio and supporting actor Jonah Hill) resulted from the film being shown late – but it was screened for SAG’s nominating committee on both coasts.
Among the other films that were snubbed in all categories were a pair of other critics’ darlings: the romantic comedy “Her,” which shared the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s top prize with “Gravity,” and the musical drama “Inside Llewyn Davis.” Besides Redford, the other main acting omission was Adele Exarchopoulos in the French lesbian romance “Blue Is the Warmest Color.”
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)
Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett / Jasmine – “BLUE JASMINE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sandra Bullock / Ryan Stone – “GRAVITY” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Judi Dench / Philomena Lee – “PHILOMENA” (The Weinstein Company)
Meryl Streep / Violet Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
Emma Thompson / P.L. Travers – “SAVING MR. BANKS” (Walt Disney Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Barkhad Abdi / Muse – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
Daniel Bruhl / Niki Lauda – “RUSH” (Universal Pictures)
Michael Fassbender / Edwin Epps – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
James Gandolfini / Albert – “ENOUGH SAID” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jared Leto / Rayon – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Lawrence / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – “AMERICAN HUSTLE” (Columbia Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o / Patsey – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Julia Roberts / Barbara Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
June Squibb / Kate Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
Oprah Winfrey / Gloria Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 YEARS A SLAVE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Benedict Cumberbatch / Ford
Paul Dano / Tibeats
Garret Dillahunt / Armsby
Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup
Michael Fassbender / Edwin Epps
Paul Giamatti / Freeman
Scoot McNairy / Brown
Lupita Nyong’o / Patsey
Adepero Oduye / Eliza
Sarah Paulson / Mistress Epps
Brad Pitt / Bass
Michael Kenneth Williams / Robert
Alfre Woodard/ Mistress Shaw
AMERICAN HUSTLE (Columbia Pictures)
Amy Adams / Sydney Prosser
Christian Bale / Irving Rosenfel
Louis C.K. / Stoddard Thorsen
Bradley Cooper / Richie DiMaso
Paul Herman / Alfonse Simone
Jack Huston / Pete Musane
Jennifer Lawrence / Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Alessandro Nivola / Federal Prosecutor
Michael Pena / Sheik (Agent Hernandez)
Jeremy Renner / Mayor Carmine Polito
Elisabeth Rohm / Dolly Polito
Shea Whigham / Carl Elway
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (The Weinstein Company)
Abigail Breslin / Jean Fordham
Chris Cooper / Charles Aiken
Benedict Cumberbatch / “Little” Charles Aiken
Juliette Lewis / Karen Weston
MArgo Martindale/ Mattie Fae Aiken
Ewan McGregor / Bill Fordham
Dermot Mulroney / Steve
Julianne Nicholson / Ivy Weston
Julia Roberts / Barbara Weston
Sam Shephard / Beverly Weston
Meryl Streep / Violet Weston
Misty Upham / Johnna
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Focus Features)
Jennifer Garner / Dr. Eve Saks
Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof
Jared Leto / Rayon
Denis O’Hare / Dr. Sevard
Dallas Roberts / David Wayne
Steve Zahne / Tucker
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (The Weinstein Company)
Mariah Carey / Hattie Pearl
John Cusack / Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda / Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding, JR. / Carter Wilson
Terrence Howard / Howard
Lenny Kravitz / James Holloway
James Marden / John F. Kennedy
David Oyelowo / Louis Gaines
Alex Pettyfer/ Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave / Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman / Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber / Lyndon B. Johnson
Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines
Robin Williams / Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oprah Winfrey / Gloria Gaines