(Los Angeles) Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmansthe Irish tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin and the crazy Everything Everywhere All At Once accumulated several important nominations on Wednesday from the unions of American actors and directors, capable of weighing in the race for the Oscars.
The day after the Golden Globes, which largely rewarded these three films, the American actors’ union (SAG) and that of directors (DGA) announced the nominations for the prizes they organize, widely followed to determine which productions are on the rise. stern before the Oscars which will take place on March 12.
The three feature films are each nominated for the “Outstanding Cast Performance” category, the equivalent of Best Picture at the SAG Awards, against babylon and Women Talking.
In all, The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once are each nominated in five categories by the actors union.
The tragic Irish comedy, which tells the abrupt end of a friendship on an imaginary island in the 1920s, earns a nomination for the best actor award to Colin Farrell, already awarded at the Golden Globes for his role as an islander in pain .
Fellow cast members Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon are also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Also awarded at the Golden Globes, Michelle Yeoh, the star of Everything Everywhere All At Onceis nominated in the best actress category, for her role in this surreal comedy where she plays a laundry owner exhausted by her administrative hassles, suddenly confronted with the existence of parallel universes.
Actors Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Stephanie Hsu, who play the other leads, are nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
On his side, The Fabelmanswhere Paul Dano plays the role of the father of Steven Spielberg, who witnesses helplessly the sinking of his marriage and the dreaded obsession of his son for the cinema, is also nominated for the SAG Awards, which will take place on February 26.
But the actors’ union surprisingly snubbed Michelle Williams, who plays the director’s on-screen mother.
Rewarded as best director at the Golden Globes, Mr. Spielberg was also nominated Wednesday by the Union of American Directors (DGA) for his film, largely inspired by his childhood. Just like filmmakers Martin McDonagh and Daniel Kwan, respectively behind The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once.
The trio will face directors Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and Todd Field (Tar) at the DGA Awards, which take place on February 18.
On Wednesday, the giant streaming Netflix has also announced that it will broadcast the SAG Awards on its YouTube page this year, before broadcasting the ceremony on its platform in 2024. This will position the American actors’ union awards as a frontal competitor to the Golden Globes, entangled for two years. years on charges of racism, sexism and corruption.