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Will Smith, Denzel Washington and Jennifer Hudson picked up nominations Wednesday morning for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Smith, who played outspoken tennis dad Richard Williams in King Richard, and Washington who starred in The Tragedy of Macbeth, are nominated in the outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role category. They will compete against Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog) and Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!).

Hudson received an outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role nomination for her performance as Aretha Franklin in Respect.  She’ll compete against Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Lady Gaga (House of Gucci), and Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos).

Nominees in the outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role include Ariana DeBose for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story musical and Ruth Negga for her performance in the racial drama Passing. They’ll face Caitríona Balfe (Belfast), Cate Blanchett (Nightmare Alley), and Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) in the category.

MGM/United Artists Releasing’s House of Gucci and Netflix’s The Power of the Dog received the most nominations in the film categories with three nods each.

But the cast of Netflix’s The Harder They Fall was completely shut out, including in the cast in a motion picture category — equivalent to the Oscars best picture. Instead, the casts of Belfast, Coda, Don’t Look Up, House of Gucci and King Richard were nominated.

In the television categories, Cynthia Erivo picked up an outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series nomination for her role as Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha. Other nominees in the category include Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Margaret Qualley (Maid), Jean Smart and Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown).

AppleTV+’s Ted Lasso and HBO’s Succession earned the most nominations in the television category with five nominations each.

Actresses Rosario Dawson (Dopesick, Go-Big Show)and Vanessa Hudgens (tick, tick…BOOM!, The Princess Switch) announced the nominations on Instagram live.

Each year, the SAG Awards are selected entirely by members of performers guild SAG-AFTRA. This year the awards will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Read the full list of nominations below.

The Motion Picture Nominees are:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JAVIER BARDEM / Desi Arnaz – “BEING THE RICARDOS”
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Phil Burbank – “THE POWER OF THE DOG”
ANDREW GARFIELD / Jon – “TICK, TICK…BOOM!”
WILL SMITH / Richard Williams – “KING RICHARD”
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Macbeth – “THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Tammy Faye Bakker – “THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE”
OLIVIA COLMAN / Leda – “THE LOST DAUGHTER”
LADY GAGA / Patrizia Reggiani – “HOUSE OF GUCCI”
JENNIFER HUDSON / Aretha Franklin – “RESPECT”
NICOLE KIDMAN / Lucille Ball – “BEING THE RICARDOS”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
BEN AFFLECK / Uncle Charlie – “THE TENDER BAR”
BRADLEY COOPER / Jon Peters – “LICORICE PIZZA”
TROY KOTSUR / Frank Rossi – “CODA”
JARED LETO / Paolo Gucci – “HOUSE OF GUCCI”
KODI SMIT-McPHEE / Peter Gordon – “THE POWER OF THE DOG”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
CAITRÍONA BALFE / Ma – “BELFAST”
CATE BLANCHETT / Dr. Lilith Ritter – “NIGHTMARE ALLEY”
ARIANA DeBOSE / Anita – “WEST SIDE STORY”
KIRSTEN DUNST / Rose Gordon – “THE POWER OF THE DOG”
RUTH NEGGA / Clare – “PASSING”

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
BELFAST
CAITRÍONA BALFE / Ma
JUDI DENCH / Granny
JAMIE DORNAN / Pa
JUDE HILL / Buddy
CIARÁN HINDS / Pop
COLIN MORGAN / Billy Clanton

CODA
EUGENIO DERBEZ / Bernardo Villalobos
DANIEL DURANT / Leo Rossi
EMILIA JONES / Ruby Rossi
TROY KOTSUR / Frank Rossi
MARLEE MATLIN / Jackie Rossi
FERDIA WALSH-PEELO / Miles

DON’T LOOK UP
CATE BLANCHETT / Brie Evantee
TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET / Yule
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO / Dr. Randall Mindy
ARIANA GRANDE / Riley Bina
JONAH HILL / Jason Orlean
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Kate Dibiasky
MELANIE LYNSKEY / June Mindy
SCOTT MESCUDI / DJ Chello
ROB MORGAN / Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe
HIMESH PATEL / Phillip
RON PERLMAN / Benedict Drask
TYLER PERRY / Jack Bremmer
MARK RYLANCE / Peter Isherwell
MERYL STREEP / President Orlean

HOUSE OF GUCCI
ADAM DRIVER / Maurizio Gucci
LADY GAGA / Patrizia Reggiani
SALMA HAYEK / Pina Auriemma
JACK HUSTON / Domenico De Sole
JEREMY IRONS / Rodolfo Gucci
JARED LETO / Paolo Gucci
AL PACINO / Aldo Gucci

KING RICHARD
JON BERNTHAL / Rick Macci
AUNJANUE ELLIS / Oracene “Brandi” Williams
TONY GOLDWYN / Paul Cohen
SANIYYA SIDNEY / Venus Williams
DEMI SINGLETON / Serena Williams
WILL SMITH / Richard Williams

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
BLACK WIDOW
DUNE
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
NO TIME TO DIE
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS

The Television Program Nominees are:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
MURRAY BARTLETT / Armond – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
OSCAR ISAAC / Jonathan – “SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE”
MICHAEL KEATON / Dr. Samuel Finnix – “DOPESICK”
EWAN McGREGOR / Halston – “HALSTON”
EVAN PETERS / Det. Colin Zabel – “MARE OF EASTTOWN”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
JENNIFER COOLIDGE / Tanya – “THE WHITE LOTUS”
CYNTHIA ERIVO / Aretha Franklin – “GENIUS: ARETHA”
MARGARET QUALLEY / Alex – “MAID”
JEAN SMART / Helen Fahey – “MARE OF EASTTOWN”
KATE WINSLET / Mare Sheehan – “MARE OF EASTTOWN”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy – “SUCCESSION”
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison – “THE MORNING SHOW”
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy – “SUCCESSION”
LEE JUNG-JAE / Seong Gi-hun – “SQUID GAME”
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy – “SUCCESSION”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy – “THE MORNING SHOW”
JUNG HO-YEON / Kang Sae-byeok – “SQUID GAME”
ELISABETH MOSS / June Osborne/Offred – “THE HANDMAID’S TALE”
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy – “SUCCESSION”
REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson – “THE MORNING SHOW”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky – “THE KOMINSKY METHOD”
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent – “TED LASSO”
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam – “ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING”
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso – “TED LASSO”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
ELLE FANNING / Catherine – “THE GREAT”
SANDRA OH / Ji-Yoon Kim – “THE CHAIR”
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance – “HACKS”
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones – “TED LASSO”
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton – “TED LASSO”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
ALEXIS BLEDEL / Emily Malek
MADELINE BREWER / Janine Lindo
AMANDA BRUGEL / Rita Blue
ANN DOWD / Aunt Lydia Clements
O-T FAGBENLE / Luke Bankole
JOSEPH FIENNES / Commander Fred Waterford
SAM JAEGER / Mark Tuello
MAX MINGHELLA / Commander Nick Blaine
ELISABETH MOSS / June Osborne/Offred
YVONNE STRAHOVSKI / Serena Joy Waterford
BRADLEY WHITFORD / Commander Joseph Lawrence
SAMIRA WILEY / Moira Strand

THE MORNING SHOW
JENNIFER ANISTON / Alex Levy
SHARI BELAFONTE / Julia
ELI BILDNER / Joel Rapkin
NESTOR CARBONELL / Yanko Flores
STEVE CARELL / Mitch Kessler
BILLY CRUDUP / Cory Ellison
MARK DUPLASS / Charlie “Chip” Black
AMBER FRIENDLY / Layla Bell
JANINA GAVANKAR / Alison Namazi
VALERIA GOLINO / Paola Lambruschini
TARA KARSIAN / Gayle Berman
HANNAH LEDER / Isabella
GRETA LEE / Stella Bak
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Laura Peterson
JOE MARINELLI / Donny Spagnoli
MICHELLE MEREDITH / Lindsey Sherman
RUAIRI O’CONNOR / Ty Fitzgerald
JOE PACHECO / Bart Daley
KAREN PITTMAN / Mia Jordan
VICTORIA TATE / Rena Robinson
DESEAN K. TERRY / Daniel Henderson
REESE WITHERSPOON / Bradley Jackson

SQUID GAME
HEO SUNG-TAE / Deok-su
JUN YOUNG-SOO / Game Operator Voice
JUNG HO-YEON / Kang Sae-byeok
KIM JOO-RYOUNG / Mi-nyeo
LEE BYUNG-HUN / Front Man
LEE JUNG-JAE / Seong Gi-hun
OH YOUNG-SOO / Oh Il-nam
PARK HAE-SOO / Cho Sang-woo
ANUPAM TRIPATHI / Ali
WI HA-JUN / Hwang Jun-ho

SUCCESSION
NICHOLAS BRAUN / Greg Hirsch
JULIANA CANFIELD / Jess Jordan
BRIAN COX / Logan Roy
KIERAN CULKIN / Roman Roy
DAGMARA DOMINCZYK / Karolina Novotney
PETER FRIEDMAN / Frank Vernon
JIHAE / Berry Schneider
JUSTINE LUPE / Willa
MATTHEW MACFADYEN / Tom Wambsgans
DASHA NEKRASOVA / Comfrey Pellits
SCOTT NICHOLSON / Colin
DAVID RASCHE / Karl Muller
ALAN RUCK / Connor Roy
J. SMITH-CAMERON / Gerri Kellman
SARAH SNOOK / Shiv Roy
FISHER STEVENS / Hugo Baker
JEREMY STRONG / Kendall Roy
ZOË WINTERS / Kerry Castellabate

YELLOWSTONE
KELSEY ASBILLE / Monica Dutton
WES BENTLEY / Jamie Dutton
RYAN BINGHAM / Walker
GIL BIRMINGHAM / Thomas Rainwater
IAN BOHEN / Ryan
EDEN BROLIN / Mia
KEVIN COSTNER / John Dutton
HUGH DILLON / Sheriff Donnie Haskell
LUKE GRIMES / Kayce Dutton
HASSIE HARRISON / Laramie
COLE HAUSER / Rip Wheeler
JEN LANDON / Teeter
FINN LITTLE / Carter
BRECKEN MERRILL / Tate Dutton
WILL PATTON / Garrett Randle
PIPER PERABO / Summer Higgins
KELLY REILLY / Beth Dutton
DENIM RICHARDS / Colby
TAYLOR SHERIDAN / Travis
FORRIE J. SMITH / Lloyd
JEFFERSON WHITE / Jimmy Hurdstrom

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
THE GREAT
JULIAN BARRATT / Dr. Vinodel
BELINDA BROMILOW / Aunt Elizabeth
SACHA DHAWAN / Orlo
ELLE FANNING / Catherine
PHOEBE FOX / Marial
BAYO GBADAMOSI / Arkady
ADAM GODLEY / Archbishop
DOUGLAS HODGE / Velementov
NICHOLAS HOULT / Peter
FLORENCE KEITH-ROACH / Tatyana
GWILYM LEE / Grigor Dymov
CHARITY WAKEFIELD / Georgina

HACKS
ROSE ABDOO / Josefina
CARL CLEMONS-HOPKINS / Marcus Vaughan
PAUL W. DOWNS / Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
HANNAH EINBINDER / Ava Daniels
MARK INDELICATO / Damien
POPPY LIU / Kiki
CHRIS McDONALD / Marty Ghilain
JEAN SMART / Deborah Vance
MEGAN STALTER / Kayla Schaeffer

THE KOMINSKY METHOD
ENNA LYNG ADAMS / Darshani
SARAH BAKER / Mindy Kominsky
CASEY THOMAS BROWN / Lane
MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Sandy Kominsky
LISA EDELSTEIN / Phoebe
ASHLEIGH LaTHROP / Breana
EMILY OSMENT / Theresa
JOEL OSMENT / Robbie
PAUL REISER / Martin
GRAHAM ROGERS / Jude
MELISSA TANG / Margaret
KATHLEEN TURNER / Roz

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
AARON DOMINGUEZ / Oscar
SELENA GOMEZ / Mabel Mora
JACKIE HOFFMAN / Uma Heller
JAYNE HOUDYSHELL / Bunny
STEVE MARTIN / Charles-Haden Savage
AMY RYAN / Jan
MARTIN SHORT / Oliver Putnam

TED LASSO
ANNETTE BADLAND / Mae
KOLA BOKINNI / Isaac McAdoo
PHIL DUNSTER / Jamie Tartt
CRISTO FERNÁNDEZ / Dani Rojas
BRETT GOLDSTEIN / Roy Kent
BRENDAN HUNT / Coach Beard
TOHEEB JIMOH / Sam Obisanya
NICK MOHAMMED / Nathan Shelley
SARAH NILES / Dr. Sharon Fieldstone
JASON SUDEIKIS / Ted Lasso
JEREMY SWIFT / Leslie Higgins
JUNO TEMPLE / Keeley Jones
HANNAH WADDINGHAM / Rebecca Welton

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
COBRA KAI
THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER
LOKI
MARE OF EASTTOWN
SQUID GAME

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NO ONE KNEW much about Kari Macrae last May when she ran for a seat on the Bourne School Committee.

She ran unopposed, so there was no rival to question her credentials or challenge her policies. The lack of an opponent also meant the news media ignored the race. The news stories following the election barely mentioned her — she was listed in the last paragraph of a Bourne election wrapup in the Cape Cod Times and the next-to-last paragraph of a story in The Enterprise.

On May 18, the day she was elected, she posted a video on TikTok that offered some insight on why she had run for the post. 

“So pretty much the reason I ran for school board and the reason I’m taking on this responsibility is to ensure that students, at least in our town, are not being taught critical race theory,” MacRae said. “That they’re not being taught that the country was built on racism. So they’re not being taught that they can choose whether or not they want to be a girl or a boy. It’s one thing to include and it’s one thing to be inclusive. And it’s one thing to educate everybody about everything. It’s completely another thing to push your agenda. And, with me on the school board, that won’t happen in our town.”

The video went largely unnoticed. Only after Macrae landed a job as a math and business teacher at Hanover High School on August 31 did that video and others she made start gaining some attention. 

On September 22, several Bourne parents, including one who was described as a member of “a two-mom parenting unit raising a transgendered child,” shared screen grabs of Macrae’s posts with Boston.com, which reported that the Bourne Educators Association was calling for her resignation.

On September 24, Hanover High principal Matthew Mattos met with Macrae and told her he was looking into her social media posts. Five days later he terminated her, writing in a letter that “I have determined that continuing your employment in light of your social media posts would have a significant impact on student learning at HHS.”

On November 29, Judicial Watch, a conservative foundation, filed a lawsuit against Hanover High School officials on behalf of Macrae, alleging the school district was violating her First Amendment rights.

On December 6, Macrae announced she was running for the state Senate seat of Democrat Susan Moran with the backing of the Massachusetts Republican Party. Macrae said she had no intention of resigning from the school committee if she was elected to the Senate.

“Definitely,” MacRae said in an interview with the Cape Cod Times. “My career path is done as a teacher for right now,” . It will take me a few years to work on that. But I want people to know I’m committed to the (school) board. I want people to know I’m not a racist or bigot or transphobe. I just want to be active and let people know there are things that should not be taught in the schools.”

Two days later Anne-Marie Siroonian, a former chair of the Bourne School Committee, launched an effort to recall Macrae. She said Bourne is an inclusive community and Macrae’s social media posts are “rooted in hate.” Siroonian said she would run for Macrae’s seat if the recall is successful.

No matter where you stand on Macrae’s views, it seems clear the electoral process failed in the town of Bourne. With no competition for her school committee seat and no media scrutiny of Macrae, she took office as an unknown quantity. The time to learn where a candidate stands on issues is before an election, not after.

BRUCE MOHL 

FROM COMMONWEALTH

Rollins confirmed: Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was confirmed as US Attorney for Massachusetts by the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie vote. Rollins will be the second woman and the first Black woman to serve in that position.

– Republicans opposed the nomination, arguing Rollins’s decision to not prosecute 15 low-level crimes made her soft on crime. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called her a radical left-wing district attorney. Republican opposition forced the first roll call vote in the Senate on a US attorney nomination since 1975, according to Sen. Ed Markey.

– The departure of Rollins as DA means Gov. Charlie Baker, who also had qualms about Rollins’s decision to not prosecute certain crimes, will appoint a temporary replacement. Read more.

T cuts decried: Rick Dimino, the president and CEO of the business group A Better City, condemned the MBTA’s decision to pare back bus and Mattapan trolley service to less than pre-COVID levels because of a shortage of drivers. Dimino said less service was a step in the wrong direction, and urged the T to do more to attract driver recruits – or seek an exemption from the Pacheco law and bring in private bus operators to provide service. Ridership at the T, even on the bus system, remains well below pre-COVID levels. Read more.

OPINION

Make it easier: Jarred Johnson of TransitMatters says buses operating at Logan International Airport often pick up passengers away from the curb – sometimes several car lanes away – forcing passengers with baggage to navigate across traffic to board a bus. Johnson says Massport, which operates the airport, should do everything it can to make using public transit as easy as possible. Read more.

FROM AROUND THE WEB

BEACON HILL

Newly elected State Rep. Jamie Belsito of Topsfield is sworn in, bringing the House back to its full complement of 160 members, 130 of whom are now Democrats. (Salem News)

After declining to seek reelection, Gov. Charlie Baker says he is “just back doing my job.” (MassLive)

Advocates are urging state lawmakers to pass a comprehensive election reform bill, which would include making mail-in voting permanent and allowing Election Day voter registration. (MassLive)

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

A fire at a metal recycling facility in Everett not far from the Encore Boston Harbor casino sent a plume of black smoke over the city. (Associated Press)

The Holyoke City Council falls to overturn an ordinance barring city employees from serving on the city council. The measure passed 8-5, but failed to gain the nine votes needed. The decision means two recently elected city councilors who work in the Holyoke schools will have to quit one of their jobs. Kevin Jourdain, the top vote-getter on the council, said everyone knew the rules before the election and they shouldn’t be changed after the fact. (Daily Hampshire Gazette)

Lynn mayor-elect Jared Nicholson says replacing the Pickering Middle School and adding additional school space are top priorities for him. (Daily Item)

HEALTH/HEALTH CARE

Nearly 5,000 COVID cases and 700 deaths in US nursing homes could have been avoided over a two-month period last summer had more staff members been vaccinated, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Boston Globe) 

WASHINGTON/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Rep. Ayanna Pressley pushes a resolution to strip Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of her committee assignments for using “hateful, racist, and Islamophobic tropes” against Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. (GBH)

Joe Battenfeld says Republicans will use the confirmation of Rachael Rollins as US attorney against President Biden, using her appointment to charge him with being soft on crime. (Boston Herald) 

Malinda Harris testifies before a congressional subcommittee about how police in Berkshire County seized her car six years ago and the struggle it took to get it back. The committee is taking testimony on whether to reform the civil asset forfeiture process. (Berkshire Eagle)

ELECTIONS

The Globe endorses Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards in next week’s special election primary for state Senate, saying she is, “by a long shot, the more experienced and compelling candidate.” Earlier this week, CommonWealth explored the Democratic Party contest between Edwards and Anthony D’Ambrosio, a member of the Revere school committee. GBH’s Adam Reilly also looked at the race. 

After a recount proves inconclusive in a district city council race in Framingham, a judge sets a runoff election for January 11 rather than the week between Christmas and New Year’s. (MetroWest Daily News)

The race to replace state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz heats up, as Rep. Liz Miranda of Roxbury jumps in, joining Rep. Nika Elugardo of Jamaica Plain. (Dorchester Reporter)

Sen. Eric Lesser, a Democrat from Longmeadow, is said to be considering a run for lieutenant governor – though it looks like he’s more than considering it after former Obama White House honcho David Axelrod, for whom Lesser once worked, pops up in the Globe to help float the idea. (Boston Globe)

Former Republican state senator Dean Tran, who was accused of unethical conduct while in office and lost his seat last year, filed paperwork for a potential congressional run next year against Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan. (Boston Globe) 

Joy Diaz, a public radio reporter in Austin, Texas, announces a run for governor in the Democratic primary against Beto O’Rourke. (Austin American-Statesman)

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Data breaches at companies across central Massachusetts raise concerns about cybersecurity. (Telegram & Gazette)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/COURTS

An FBI effort to create a national database on police use of force against citizens is faltering and may be shut down because so few police and federal agencies are sending data to the FBI. (Washington Post) 

A Massachusetts State Police trooper is charged with domestic assault and battery for striking a family member after a disagreement at a bar. (MassLive)

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