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SAG Awards 2020 nominations - "BOMBSHELL" overperforms, "MARRIAGE STORY" shocking best ensemble miss

I never try to predict SAG, because they're just unpredictable!
The Scree Actors Guild has announced its nominations... and there are a few surprises! First of all, you must remember SAG usually ignores late releases like Little Women (which scored ZERO nominations here), but this year's Bombshell makes for the exception. In fact, the sexual harassment drama movie just got 4 (!!!) nominations: Female Actor in a Leading Role (Charlize Theron); 2 nominations for Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie); and even Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast nomination! Well, that's a lot of stuff for a movie critics have showed little interest besides Theron's performance.
Unfortunately, The Farewell got completely snubed here: neither Awkafina or Zhao Shuzhen were able to get some recognition here in spite of their Oscar buzzy performances - a big problem for Zhao's Oscar hopes since she also missed a Golden Globe nomination this weel. As for Awkwafina, she seems to be the clear frontrunner for a Golden Globe win in the Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical category, which will give her visibility and an Oscar boost later. Marriage Story is no loser: it got 3 nominations for the individual achievements of Driver, Johansson and Dern, but failed to get the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast nom! The Irishman also surprised due to Robert DeNiro's snub coming from an organization that will honor him with the SAG Life Achievement Award this same year (and he has already missed a Golden Globe nod). The other Netflix movies in contention got ZERO love here: The Two Popes and Dolemite Is My Name. And let me say I would love to see Knives Out nominated for Outstanding Ensemble Cast.
Cynthia Erivo for Harriet? Really? Not a performance I admire, but this nod obligates me to put her higher in my predictions.
Pleasant surprises: Christian Bale for Ford v. Ferrari (which proves I've been right about his Oscar chances); Taron Egerton for Rocketman (one of my personal favorite performances of the year I was afraid that could miss big awards due to last year's similar type of role of Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody); Lupita Nyong'o for Us; Parasite getting nominated for Outstanding Ensemble Cast (becoming only the second movie to get nominated here after 1997's La vita è bella or third if you consider 2006's Babel); Scarlett Johansson getting two SAG individual achievement nods for both Marriage Story (lead) and Jojo Rabbit (supporting), plus an Outstanding Performance by Ensemble Cast nod for being part of Jojo Rabbit; and the whole SAG Supporting Actor lineup is legendary!
So, just have a look at the complete list of nominees in each category:
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
  • Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
  • Adam Driver, Marriage Story
  • Taron Egerton, Rocketman
  • Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
  • Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
  • Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
  • Lupita Nyong’o, Us
  • Charlize Theron. Bombshell
  • Renée Zellweger, Judy

 OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
  • Jamie Foxx, Just Mercy
  • Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • Al Pacino, The Irishman
  • Joe Pesci, The Irishman
  • Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
  • Laura Dern, Marriage Story
  • Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
  • Nicole Kidman, Bombshell
  • Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers
  • Margot Robbie, Bombshell
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE

  • Bombshell (Lionsgate) - Connie Britton, Allison Janney, Nicole Kidman, John Lithgow, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon, Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron
  • The Irishman (Netflix) - Bobby Cannavale, Robert DeNiro, Stephen Graham, Harvey Keitel, Al Pacino, Anna Paquin, Joe Pesci and Ray Romano
  • Jojo Rabbit (Fox) - Alfie Allen, Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Thomasin McKenzie, Stephen Merchant, Sam Rockwell, Taika Waititi and Rebel Wilson
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony) - Austin Butler, Julia Butters, Bruce Dern, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch, Damian Lewis, Mike Moh, Timothy Olyphant, Al Pacino, Luke Perry, Brad Pitt, Margaret Qualley and Margot Robbie
  • Parasite (Neon) - Chang Hyae-jin, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Jung Hyeon-jun, Ziso Jung, Lee Jung-eun, Lee Sun-kyun, Park Myung-hoon, Park So-dam and Song Kang-ho
OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
  • Avengers: Endgame (Disney)
  • Ford v Ferrari (Fox)
  • The Irishman (Netflix)
  • Joker (Warner Bros.)
  • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony)

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