In Oscar race, Emilia Perez receives crucial support from powerful actors’ union

Jacques Audiard and his actresses can continue to open bottles of champagne after the triumphant Golden Globes this Sunday. Emilia Perez received three SAG Award nominations. The ceremony, which will take place on February 23 and will be broadcast on Netflix, is organized by the powerful American actors union.

The organization, membership of which is compulsory for any actor in the credits of a production across the Atlantic, is a reliable indicator of the tastes of the 10,000 Oscar voters. The actors branch is in fact the electoral body that weighs the most in the Academy: 80% of the talents nominated for the SAG awards can hope to obtain the same recognition at the Oscars. Only a handful of actors have won a statuette without getting SAG Award nominations.

Many detractors for Emilia Perez

It was therefore crucial thatEmilia Perez crosses the state of SAG nominations. The musical drama about a Mexican drug trafficker undergoing gender transition surgery is up for Best Actress (Karla Sofía Gascón), Best Supporting Actor (Zoe Saldana) and Best Cast.

This success suggests thatEmilia Perez resonates with Oscar members and can continue to dream big on January 17 when the Oscar nominations are announced. Praised by international Golden Globe journalists, the film was shunned by American critics’ circles and is vilified by movie fans on Twitter, who accuse it of cultural appropriation. Jacques Audiard is not Mexican and having shot his feature film in the Paris region.

Wicked et A Perfect Stranger elbow to elbow

In number of nominations, the musical adapted from the cult Broadway show Wicked slightly ahead of the biopic A complete strangerdedicated to Bob Dylan. Five against four nominations. Its stars Timothée Chalamet in the title role, Edward Norton and the revelation Monica Barbaro, astonishing Joan Baez are in the running.

Returning empty-handed from the Golden Globes, the Palme d’Or Anoraabout the setbacks of an exotic dancer engaged to a cavalier son of an oligarch, gets back on track and lands three nominations. Best actress for the brilliant Mikey Madison, best supporting role for the silent Yura Borisov and best distribution, the equivalent for the SAG Awards of a “best film” trophy.

La surprise Pamela Anderson

Having become the favorite in the Oscar race since her Golden Globe, Demi Moore secures a slot in the best actress category for her performance in The Substance by Frenchwoman Coralie Fargeat. On the other hand, her double, Margaret Qualley, was left behind. The last place is a total surprise and equally delightful: Pamela Anderson. The former lifeguardMalibu alert camp in The Last Showgirl a shocking Las Vegas revue dancer, who sees her troupe disbanded. During auditions, she is constantly mocked and disqualified because of her age. Related themes of The Substance. The film does not yet have a release date in France.

For Pamela Anderson (like Demi Moore), it’s quite a revenge on an industry that has not been kind to her. His partner Jamie Lee Curtis is also breaking through in supporting roles. Among the men, Kieran Culkin, taken on a road trip to Polish concentration camps, continued his flawless performance.

Bad day for Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie

Another big winner at the Golden Globes, The Brutalist by Brady Corbet loses momentum by landing only one nomination for Adrien Brody but nothing for Guy Pearce or Felicity Jones. Same diagnosis for the papal thriller Conclave. The sanction is more brutal for Nicole Kidman (Babygirl) yet awarded in Venice and Angelina Jolie (Maria). The two superstars fall by the wayside. An Oscar nomination remains possible but much harder to obtain statistically.

And the nominees are:

Best Actor

Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST

Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Daniel Craig, QUEER

Colman Domingo, SING SING

Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE

Best actress

Pamela Anderson, THE LAST SHOWGIRL

Cynthia Erivo, WICKED

Karla Sofía Gascón, EMILIA PEREZ

Mikey Madison, ANORA

Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE

Best Supporting Actor

Jonathan Bailey, WICKED

Yura Borisov, ANORA

Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Jeremy Strong, THE APPRENTICE

Best Supporting Actress

Monica Barbaro, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

Jamie Lee Curtis, THE LAST SHOWGIRL

Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO LESSON

Ariana Grande, WICKED

Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PEREZ

Best Stunt Team

DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE
DUNE 2
THE FALL GUY
GLADIATOR II
WICKED