At just two hours, the Screen Actors Guild Awards are short and sweet. But the show, which happens Sunday at Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center and airs on TNT and TBS starting at 5 p.m. Pacific, is closely watched in Hollywood as a potential harbinger of how Oscar day will unfold. -LA Times Voted on by 111,228 eligible SAG-AFTRA members and coming just over three weeks before Academy Awards ballots are due, the SAG Awards tend to honor character-driven films with sprawling, starry casts, like last years winner, American Hustle, 2013s Argo and 2012s the Help. FULL COVERAGE: SAG AWARDS 2015 SAG Awards 2015: Top nominees Caption SAG Awards 2015: Top nominees ABC / IFC Films / Fox Searchlight / Netflix Click through this photo gallery to see the top nominees for the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. Top nominees | Birdman Caption Top nominees | Birdman Alison Rosa / Fox Searchlight Pictures Cast in a motion picture; male lead actor - Michael Keaton; male supporting actor - Edward Norton; female supporting actor - Emma Stone Top nominees | Modern Family Caption Top nominees | Modern Family Richard Cartwright / ABC Ensemble in a comedy series; male actor - Ty Burrell, Eric Stonestreet; female actor - Julie Bowen Top nominees | Boyhood Caption Top nominees | Boyhood IFC Films Cast in a motion picture; Male supporting role - Ethan Hawke; Female supporting role - Patricia Arquette Top nominees | Foxcatcher Caption Top nominees | Foxcatcher Scott Garfield / Sony Pictures Classics Male lead actor - Steve Carell; male supporting actor - Mark Ruffalo With nominating happening early in the season, however, the show can underplay films released late in the year, like this years noteworthy omissions American Sniper and Selma. The only safe prediction -- absent a host, the number of Bill Cosby jokes is apt to be low. Here are seven things to watch for during the show: lRelated SAG Awards 2015: Birdman yes, but Theory? Cast nominations a puzzle MOVIES SAG Awards 2015: Birdman yes, but Theory? Cast nominations a puzzle See all related 8 1) Veterans redefined: The casts of Birdman and Boyhood, two frontrunner films in the Oscar race, will go head to head in SAGs bellwether category, outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, and in some key acting categories. Both films boast career-redefining performances from veteran actors -- Birdmans Michael Keaton in male lead and Boyhoods Patricia Arquette in female supporting -- and both show actors working under unusual conditions, Birdman director Alejandro González-Iñárritus long-take shooting style and Boyhood director Richard Linklaters 12-year production schedule. Expect SAG to reward these films both for their journeyman casts and level of difficulty. 2) The Budapest spoiler: Grand Budapest Hotel has emerged as an unexpectedly strong awards season player, as the Wes Anderson comedy that opened way back in March matched Birdman for the most Oscar nominations (nine, including best picture). A massive ensemble picture led by Ralph Fiennes and including small performances from F. Murray Abraham, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Tilda Swinton and many others, Budapest has strength in numbers, a definite virtue for the only category in which its contending: outstanding cast. Ethan Hawke | Boyhood Caption Ethan Hawke | Boyhood Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times On awards shows: Ive spent the bulk of my career pretty much dedicated to trying to make no one see my acting. Acting at its finest is transparent. And whenever you get a prize, its like they caught you. Jake Gyllenhaal | Nightcrawler Caption Jake Gyllenhaal | Nightcrawler Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times On transforming for his Nightcrawler role: Whats interesting is really only an actor knows how much time goes into preparing for something you really love. And the coolest thing about this [nomination]... is to have other actors say, We see that, and we think you did a good job. Keira Knightley | The Imitation Game Caption Keira Knightley | The Imitation Game Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times Thank you so much to the Screen Actors Guild. Its such an honor to be nominated by your peers and in the company of this group of talented women. Im thrilled to celebrate this with Benedict and the cast. Benedict Cumberbatch | The Imitation Game, Sherlock: His Last Vow Caption Benedict Cumberbatch | The Imitation Game, Sherlock: His Last Vow Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times Im over the moon. And so delighted to receive recognition in such esteemed company for both Sherlock and The Imitation Game by my acting peers. What an amazing early Christmas present! Thank you to all who voted and watched both pieces of work. Jennifer Aniston | Cake Caption Jennifer Aniston | Cake Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times This is the best 6 a.m. wake up call ever. Words cant describe how blessed I feel to be recognized like this by my peers for this film. What an enormous feeling of joy and gratitude. SAG AWARDS 2015: Complete list | Nominee reactions | Presenters cComments Good acting on Keatons part. Story was off the wall though. grandmesa at 2:27 PM January 25, 2015 Add a comment See all comments 1 3) Missing persons, Vol. 1: Sometimes the most important person at a party is the one who didnt get invited. Selma director Ava DuVernay has said screeners for her film werent ready in time for SAGs nominating deadline, which helps explain why David Oyelowo isnt up for his critically praised performance as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the film. But Selmas complete absence from the show comes on the heels of disappointing Oscar snubs for both DuVernay and Oyelowo and increasing calls for diversity in Hollywood. Whether the evenings winners or presenters choose to raise the topic -- as Jessica Chastain did at the Critics Choice Awards earlier this month -- could be an indication of whether a pro-Selma movement is percolating in Hollywood. 4) Missing persons, Vol. 2: Another major SAG omission this year was Bradley Cooper for American Sniper, in a performance that has earned him his third Oscar nomination, helped propel the Clint Eastwood war drama into record box office territory and ignited umpteen red state/blue state debates. With everyone from Michael Moore to Sarah Palin weighing in on the films politics, SAG is missing an opportunity for a talker in the running. SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snubs and surprises Caption SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snubs and surprises Clockwise from top left: Fox Searchlight / ABC / 20th Century Fox / BBC America Here is a look at the snubs and surprises from the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | Selma Caption SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | Selma Atsushi Nishijima / Paramount Pictures Neither Selma, nor lead actor David Oyelowo, center, as Martin Luther King Jr., were nominated -- possibly because the picture wasnt finished in time for screeners to be sent to nominators. SAG Awards nominations 2015: Surprise | Tatiana Maslany Caption SAG Awards nominations 2015: Surprise | Tatiana Maslany Steve Wilkie / BBC America While fans and critics have long hailed Tatianas Maslanys performance as multiple clones in Orphan Black, the SAG nomination is her first recognition by a major awards show. To some, the surprise is that she was not snubbed this year. SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | American Sniper Caption SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | American Sniper Warner Bros. The film, including lead actor Bradley Cooper, garnered no nominations. SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | Gone Girl Caption SAG Awards nominations 2015: Snub | Gone Girl Merrick Morton / 20th Century Fox Though Rosamund Pike earned a nomination in the performance by a female actor field, it was the sole category in which the film was recognized. 5) The Aniston factor: Jennifer Anistons unlikely awards run for Cake is winding down, as her against-type performance as a women battling chronic pain failed to win the actress an Oscar nomination. But the affable former Friends star is well liked among actors and has nine previous SAG nominations for her work on the NBC sitcom. With upstart distributor Cinelou Releasing opening Cake this weekend, expect Aniston to make the most of her red carpet interviews -- and maybe even squeak out a surprise win in the lead actress category. Julianne Moore is considered a favorite with her much-praised performance as a professor with early onset Alzheimers in the category, which also includes Felicity Jones, Rosamund Pike and Reese Witherspoon. SAG AWARDS 2015: Complete list | Nominee reactions | Presenters | Video: Hollywood sessions 6) Overachievers: Several performers are nominated for their work in multiple projects. Hollywood loves to reward versatility, so keep an eye on Benedict Cumberbatch, whos up for lead actor and ensemble for The Imitation Game and movie/miniseries for Sherlock: His Last Vow; Adrien Brody, for movie/miniseries for Houdini and ensemble for The Grand Budapest Hotel; Mark Ruffalo, for supporting actor for Birdman and movie/miniseries for The Normal Heart; Ed Norton, for supporting actor and cast for Birdman and cast for Grand Budapest Hotel; and Naomi Watts, for supporting actor for St. Vincent and cast for Birdman. 7) Speech patterns: Like politicians, potential Oscar nominees hone their stump speeches over several months of campaigning. Note whether Keaton revisits his emotional Golden Globes tribute to his son, Boyhoods Patricia Arquette hits on the same single motherhood themes or Whiplashs J.K. Simmons jokes about wanting to hit Miles Teller again, all signs that these are stories well hear again on Oscar night. Oh, and count the number of times the camera pans to Emma Stone, who can be relied upon to deliver an awards shows best reaction shots.
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