SAG Nominee Reactions!

Check back throughout the day to see more reactions from the SAG-AFTRA nominees!

“It’s a beautiful and humbling thing to be nominated for any award but it’s particularly meaningful when you are nominated by your fellow actors. Actors are tough critics! Paul Hunham was an incredibly personal role for me, and to bring him to life with my dear friend Alexander was a true privilege.

In this turbulent year, it feels especially meaningful to see a film that sends a message of faith in human connection to restore us to our better selves acknowledged by my peers. My deepest thanks to SAG-AFTRA for embracing me and my incredible co-star Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and celebrating our heartfelt film.”
–Paul Giamatti, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role nominee for The Holdovers

“To be recognized this morning by my peers, those who I respect, admire and look up to, is true motivation to keep going.  I am overwhelmed with joy!

Mary Lamb is the kind of character you don’t see often – her strength and capacity for compassion inspire me. Thank you SAG-AFTRA for embracing our humble yet mighty film, and my trusted and beloved scene partner Paul Giamatti.”
–Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role nominee for The Holdovers

“It’s an honor just to be in this union and able to work at all. But to get to be a part of a film as special as Barbie, and get to work with people as special and talented as Greta, Margot, the incredible cast and all of the brilliant heads of departments, then have Margot and I and the casts work recognized by other actors and then for me to be included with these legendary talents, actors that inspire me, some for decades for their incredible work, it’s really just an avalanche of honors.

Thanks to Greta and Margot who deserve all the credit for creating a world that we all could play in, cast, crew and audience alike. Congratulations to the other nominees, Margot, our cast, the stunt team, all nominated. Barbie had Greta’s shining disco ball heart at the center, and she graciously gave each of us a little piece to shine. To say I feel lucky would be the understatement of understatements that have ever been stated.”
–Ryan Gosling, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role nominee for Barbie

“To be in this company, category, moment and to be seen by your peers is everything. To be honored in the company of such extraordinarily talented actors is something I have always aspired to, since my early days as a theater actor. That was the most important thing. And it still is. This nomination means the very world to me to be amplified by my peers for my work as Bayard Rustin in Rustin directed with such grace and intelligence by the great George C. Wolfe. No one does this alone. I am so grateful to Rustin’s tremendous cast, generous crew and the best producing team a guy could ask for.”
–Colman Domingo, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role nominee for Rustin

“Wow. To be recognized by my peers that understand the sacrifice, the ups and downs, the rejection, the vulnerability, the dedication and work we put in to be truth tellers, I am so profoundly humbled. The joy and privilege we get as actors is to stand and tell the stories of complex human beings. I am reminded that with this role I get to represent the many different ‘Sofias’ — the real-life versions of bold, unapologetic, resilient women. And for that, I will forever be grateful.”
–Danielle Brooks, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role nominee for The Color Purple

“I’m so proud to be a member of this guild, and to be acknowledged alongside these incredible actors whose work I’ve admired for so long. For SAG to recognize Carey Mulligan and I means everything to us. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this community.”
–Bradley Cooper, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role nominee for Maestro

“Being honored with a nomination by my SAG peers is the best.  Jodie and I are proud to represent Team NYAD. Thank you, fellow SAG members!”
–Annette Bening, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role nominee for NYAD

“Thank you SAG!!! This nomination is a profound honor. I’m hugely grateful to Yorgos Lanthimos, our producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe and Searchlight Pictures. I still can’t believe I got to work alongside Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, and the rest of this incredible cast.”
–Emma Stone, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role nominee for Poor Things

To receive this recognition from those who do the same job as you – and know firsthand the joys and challenges of this work – is especially gratifying. The role of Dr. Godwin Baxter – his compassion, complexity and grounding heart is one that excited me from the beginning. I am grateful for my “Poor Things” colleagues, who were incredible partners each day, and I am very touched to be recognized by my peers, all the moreso after the year our community has had.
–Willem Dafoe, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role nominee for Poor Things

“Telling the story of Felicia’s life has been an incredible privilege. Not just because the remarkable Bradley Cooper bestowed me with the kind of role an actor can only dream about; but because of who she was as an artist, an actor, a mother, and a wife. We could not have had more support from the Bernstein family and I’m beyond delighted to share this honour with them.”
–Carey Mulligan, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role nominee for Maestro

“This means the world to me. I love my fellow actors so much- even the salty ones! I’m very grateful that we get to do what we do. And to be included in this company- wow. Thank you SAG Awards/SAG/AFTRA!”
–Matt Bomer, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited series nominee for Fellow Travelers

“To be acknowledged by your peers is an incomparable achievement. I have been a member of our union for 25 years, it is the very community that has made it possible for me to do what I set my heart on as a child.  I am grateful, honored and humbled to be in the company of such incredible actors.  Enormous congratulations to my partner and guardian Bella Ramsey, to our unbelievable ensemble and stunts team, to HBO and Carolyn Strauss, and a special thank you to Neil Druckman and Craig Mazin for creating the treacherous world that all of us would give anything to get back to.”
–Pedro Pascal, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series nominee for The Last Of Us

“Thank you to SAG-AFTRA for this nomination. Being recognised by your peers feels particularly special! I’m so proud of A Small Light, and feel very lucky to have shared Miep’s selfless and heroic story with the world.”
–Bel Powley, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series nominee for A Small Light

“I am incredibly thrilled and grateful to have received this nomination this morning. Reuniting with my MONK family after 14 years for this movie has been a dream, and to be recognized once again by my peers is incredibly special. Making this movie was a team effort, and I share this with the entire cast and crew. And thank you to all my fellow actors and SAG-AFTRA for their continuous support.”
–Tony Shalhoub, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series nominee for Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie

“Only other actors can truly understand what it takes, and what it is, to feel the fear and do it anyway when it comes to giving a performance. That makes this nomination from my peers even more meaningful. Playing Bass Reeves has been, and continues to be, a blessing beyond words. Thank you so much to all the SAG-AFTRA voters.”
–David Oyelowo, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series nominee for Lawmen: Bass Reeves

“Fxxx me! It’s such a lovely and huge honor to be nominated with these absolute screen legends including my favorite captain! First SAG pulls together a historic deal, and now this! Is there nothing they can’t do?! It means so fxxxing much to even be considered in this conversation by my fellow actors. Thank you, thank you, thank you. And shoutout to my Greyhounds, the best ensemble you could ever get to play with. I love you all. What a thing.”
–Brett Goldstein, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series nominee and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series nominee for Ted Lasso

“It has been a true gift to play Princess Diana in this season of “The Crown.” I am absolutely delighted to be nominated amongst such incredible women for their remarkable performances. I am in awe of their work. I look forward to celebrating the final season of our show and with my fellow actors after such a challenging time for our industry. SAG-AFTRA strong!”
–Elizabeth Debicki, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series nominee for The Crown

“We’re pleased as punch that the magnificent cast of the final season of The Crown has been recognised by SAG-AFTRA. We were lucky to have been gifted with an astonishing depth of world-class actors and the brilliant work of our casting director Robert Stern. What a wonderful way to end this extraordinary journey. We are all grateful, delighted and proud.”
–Peter Morgan, Creator of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series nominee, The Crown

“Oh wow. I love actors and I love my job and this couldn’t mean more coming from my incredible peers. This job is not for the faint of heart and I am so proud to be a part of this community. I will treasure this nomination for the rest of it. Thank you to my incredible union SAG for the opportunity to be in such gorgeous company, to Hello Sunshine and Jaywalker for having me, Liz Tigelaar for writing this part, Cheryl Strayed for giving us herself, and of course, this beautiful cast. I found Clare in all of you.”
–-Kathryn Hahn, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series nominee for Tiny Beautiful Things