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SAG Awards Are Not Fair

[Blind Gossip] Did you watch the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards last night?

The show was hosted by Megan Mullally and not all of the winners were predictable!

One actor was complaining at an after-party about something very specific.

He was going on and on about the nominations. He said it wasn’t fair that some actors and actresses who actually had lead roles got shoved into the supporting categories just so they would have a better chance of winning. He said it made the whole process a scam (maybe he meant sham) and hurts those who really DO play supporting roles because they have to compete against [lead] actors who got a lot more screen time and a lot more publicity. He wasn’t drunk and the people around him all nodded like they agreed, but maybe it’s because they weren’t the ones who won.

There don’t seem to be any guidelines or rules for submitting a performer for a lead role versus a supporting role, so he does make an interesting point!

Similar: Why He Did Not Get An Oscar Nomination

Actors/Actresses who were miscategorized:

[Optional] Do you think the right people won?

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  2. Gerseychick says

    None of the Award Shows are fair….How can you explain Ben Affleck has 2 Oscars…….And GREAT Actors like Kevin Bacon and Ethan Hawke have none………

  3. aaaLirpa says

    I did think it was odd that Emily Blunt was nominated (and won) in the supporting category for A Quiet Place, I thought that was a lead role. I didn’t realise that there aren’t formal guidelines around whether a role is leading or supporting though, that’s a bit of a surprise!

  4. lvsoxfan says

    Great point, but all these awards shows are a sham. Even the Oscars–ESPECIALLY the Oscars.

    I don’t know why actors are so obsessed with winning these things–I guess they really are that insecure.

  5. gossipzillaisback says

    Actors/Actresses who were miscategorized: Emily Blunt for a Quiet Place, Emma Stone, Marshehala Ali (spellcheck?), maybe Adam Driver.

    [Optional] Do you think the right people won? Glad that “A star is born” flopped since it’s a very average movie that was overhyped.

  10. danneka says

    I was confused too because some people that were nominated in supporting i thought should be in lead category. hmmmmm very weird.

    not sure the right people did win with that scenario.

  11. alittlebird says

    Ali was co-lead with Viggo. He happily went supporting because he knew it would be an easy win.

    Suckers.

  12. Henriette says

    Timothée Chalamet (sorry for keeping bringing him up but come on the film is basically named after his role).

  13. elphie says

    I actually thought that as well when I read some of the nominations… some of them were in Lead roles in other awards shows

  15. TeacherKat says

    Black Panther winning was laughable. And I would say Mahershala Ali is more a co-lead in Greenbook, as is Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place.

  16. extra paws says

    Emily Blunt should have been in leading actress category but won under supporting.
    Mahershala Ali should have been in leading actor category but won under supporting.

    No, they should not have won in the supporting category.
    Not fair.

  19. PeachTea says

    Lots were miscategorised. It’s all about who you know not talent and how well it is delivered.

    All of these Awards are decided by select groups and to become a member of one of those groups you have to be nominated by a group member and voted in by the rest. OSCARS, EMMYs, MOBIs, SAG etc etc etc. all controlled by a tiny elite. This whole ‘awards’ industry is the ultimate in self-aggrandising, sadomasochistic, politically correct, bonfire of the vanities.

  22. Itsmaryk says

    Reminds me of The Martian winning Golden Globe for comedy and host Ricky Gervais kept mocking it.

  23. michellelnne says

    It’s like getting a promotion at work.. you win an award and hopefully get offered bigger and better parts… it’s especially important for not so known actors and actresses. I’m not quite sure why people who are already well known want them but I imagine it’s still important for them to show that they still have what it takes to win- and continue getting good acting gigs