Andrew
Garfield,
Kirsten
Dunst
and
Benedict
Cumberbatch
are
celebrating
on
receiving
nominations
for
the
28th
Screen
Actors
Guild
(SAG)
Awards.
The
nominations,
which
were
announced
on
Wednesday,
saw
Garfield
receiving
a
best
actor
nomination
for
his
performance
as
late
playwright
Jonathan
Larson
in
Lin
Manuel
Miranda’s
directorial
“Tick
Tick…Boom!”.

In
a
statement
to
Entertainment
Weekly,
the
actor
said
the
nomination
is
special
for
him
because
he
personally
connected
with
Larson’s
story.
“Anyone
with
a
SAG
card
feels
and
knows
the
story
of
Jonathan
Larson
in
‘Tick,
Tick…Boom!’
because
it
is
their
story.
It’s
the
story
of
an
artist
longing
to
express
themself,
an
artist
longing
to
sing
as
much
of
their
song
as
possible
while
they
are
here
alive
and
breathing.

“It’s
a
story
about
longing
to
bring
our
gifts
to
the
world;
about
following
the
thread
of
our
destiny
in
the
face
of
failure
and
rejection.
I’m
grateful
to
the
SAG
voters
for
this
encouragement
to
continue
to
follow
my
own
thread
of
life,” Garfield,
38,
said.

SAG
2022
Nomination
List:
Squid
Game
Creates
History,
House
Of
Gucci
&
The
Power
Of
The
Dog
Gets
Most
Nods

Dunst
received
a
nomination
for
best
supporting
actress
category
for
Jane
Campion’s
Western
feature
“The
Power
of
the
Dog”.
Her
co-stars
Benedict
Cumberbatch
and
Kodi
Smit-McPhee
also
bagged
nominations
in
the
best
actor
and
best
supporting
actor
categories,
respectively.

“What
great
news
to
wake
up
to!
It
has
been
a
long
time
dream
of
mine
to
be
in
a
Jane
Campion
movie,” Dunst
said.
“The
fact
that
I
got
to
play
Rose
in
‘The
Power
of
The
Dog’
along
with
a
great
ensemble
of
actors
and
the
genius
that
is
Jane
Campion
has
far
exceeded
any
dream
I
could
have.
I
am
so
proud
of
Kodi
and
Benedict
and
extremely
grateful
to
my
fellow
actors
who
have
acknowledged
our
performances,”
she
added.

Dunst
will
go
up
against
Ariana
Debose
(“West
Side
Story”),
Caitríona
Balfe
(“Belfast”),
Cate
Blanchett
(“Nightmare
Alley”)
and
Ruth
Negga
(“Passing”)
in
the
best
supporting
actress
category.
Smit-McPhee,
who
is
pitted
against
Ben
Affleck
(“The
Tender
Bar”),
Bradley
Cooper
(“Licorice
Pizza”),
Troy
Kotsur
(“Coda”)
and
Jared
Leto
(“House
Of
Gucci”),
said
it
was
“absolutely
surreal”
for
him
to
receive
the
nomination.

“There’s
no
greater
feeling
than
being
recognised
by
your
peers
alongside
such
extraordinary
talent.
It
is
profoundly
humbling
and
I’m
incredibly
proud
to
be
a
member
of
SAG-AFTRA,”
he
added.
Cumberbatch
said
he
was
“truly
humbled
and
honoured”
to
be
nominated
in
the
best
actor
category.

The
Lost
Daughter:
Olivia
Colman
Gets
A
Screen
Actor’s
Guild
Nomination
For
Her
Performance
In
The
Film

The
“Doctor
Strange”
actor
added
that
“preparing
and
making”
the
film,
which
is
an
adaptation
of
the
1967
novel
of
the
same
name
by
Thomas
Savage,
was
one
of
the
best
experiences
of
his
career.

“Not
least
because
of
the
amazing
community
of
people
in
front
of
and
behind
the
camera
who
made
it
all
possible,
especially
our
fearless
and
inspirational
leader,
Jane
Campion.
“So
I
am
so
thrilled
that
Kodi
and
Kirsten
have
been
recognised
for
their
exceptional
work,
and
that
I
stand
not
alone,
but
with
them
and
Jesse
and
all
of
the
actors,
as
well
as
the
crew
who
supported
me
and
inspired
me
to
be
Phil
Burbank
each
and
every
day,”
Cumberbatch
said.

The
SAG
Awards
nominations
threw
up
some
major
surprises
as
Kristen
Stewart
got
snubbed
for
her
performance
in
Pabla
Larrain’s
“Spencer”.
Bradley
Cooper
receiving
a
best
supporting
actor
nod
for
Paul
Thomas
Anderson’s
“Licorice
Pizza”
was
another
major
surprise.
The
2022
ceremony
of
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards
will
be
held
on
February
28.