The second reason is that the film has no Best Cast
nod from SAG, an incredibly important nod that all Best Picture winners have had for the last 20 years.
Not exact matches
• Ms. Throne - Holst, 56, who is
from Sag Harbor, served for six years as Southampton Town Supervisor and two as a Southampton councilwoman before deciding not to seek reelection in order to run for Congress, where she had to win a primary over Dave Calone for the Democratic
nod.
Though director Wes Anderson's offbeat movies such as «Royal Tenenbaums» and «Moonrise Kingdom» have never gotten awards love
from the guild, this year
SAG voters reversed the trend, bestowing «The Grand Budapest Hotel» with a best ensemble
nod — perhaps not surprising given the movie's deep roster of talent, including Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Adrien Brody, Jude Law, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton and Owen Wilson.
«Spotlight» took the Ensemble award
from SAG and earned two acting nominations including a Best Supporting
nod for Rachel McAdams (the significance of which I covered last week).
Since 2003, when an actor or actress received nominations
from SAG, the Globes, BAFTA and the BFCA, their record was 93 - 2 in getting an Oscar
nod.
But Timothée Chalamet still landed a best - lead - actor
nod, earning the film some much - needed attention
from the
SAG crowd as it continues its march toward the Academy Awards.
(The cast was also nominated for motion picture ensemble by
SAG, and costar Meryl Streep earned lead actress
nods from both organizations as well.)
Lowdown: Cranston is an example where the
nod — along with a
SAG recongition yesterday — may help the drumbeat for Oscar
from a PR perspective.
Only one movie has won the Best Picture Oscar without previous recognition
from SAG — 1995's «Braveheart» — and only one
SAG ensemble winner — 1996's «The Birdcage» — went home without a subsequent Oscar
nod.
In those years that did not result in shared results (2007's Julie Christie for «Away
from Her,» 2008's Meryl Streep for «Doubt,» and 2011's Viola Davis for «The Help») those
SAG winners nevertheless received Oscar
nods.