SAG Nominations

Awards season is finally here. As expected, many actors who were nominated for Golden Globes on Monday were also recognized by the Screen Actors Guild today. To no one's surprise, 'Machester by the Sea' got a few nods. Several HBO programs were nominated this morning, like 'Game of Thrones' and 'Westworld.' Let's take a look at some of the snubs.

Norbert Leo Butz: 'Bloodline'

Unlike the Golden Globes, there is no best supporting actor category for television in the SAG awards. As a result, the "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series' is a crowded race. That being said, I thought Norbert Leo Butz's performance as the troubled Kevin in season two of 'Bloodline' was worthy of a nomination. If it were up to me, he would have gotten a spot on the list over Peter Dinklage. Don't get me wrong, I love 'Game of Thrones.' I just don't think his character was that interesting this past season.

Lori Petty: 'Orange is the New Black'

Netflix really kicked ass in this year's nominations. 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' and 'House of Cards' each got two nods. The freshman series 'The Crown' got three nominations. Unfortunately there was no room for actress Lori Petty in this year's list. I think she deserves more recognition for her portrayal of the mentally ill prisoner Lolly on Netflix's 'Orange is the New Black.' 

Wagner Moura: 'Narcos'

This is now the second year in a row that Wagner Moura has been snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild for his work on 'Narcos.' His portrayal of Pablo Escobar is a great one to watch and I'm surprised that he also got overlooked by the Golden Globes for his performance on the second season of the drama series. 

Golden Globe Nominations

Golden Globe nominations came out this morning and I got some opinions about them. 

'Transparent'

As usual, this Amazon series received several nominations today. But I think it's time that the show gets moved to the drama category. The first episode of season three shows the main character helping a suicidal woman over the phone. The episodes that follow are also pretty dark. The program has strong acting in it and is well made, but it does not belong in the comedy category. That spot should have been open for HBO's 'Silicon Valley,' which got completely snubbed this year.

'Deadpool'

I always complain about action movies getting snubbed during awards season. They tend not to get love from older voters. So I was pretty excited when 'Deadpool' got two nominations, one for Best Actor (Ryan Reynolds) and another for Best Picture. The movie was released back in February, so there was a possibility that it wasn't fresh enough in the minds of the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. 'Deadpool' was funny as hell and deserves its spot in this year's comedy category.

Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler has a long history of getting snubbed by the Golden Globes, despite amazing performances on different television programs throughout the years. For the second year in a row, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association didn't recognize his work on the Netflix series 'Bloodline.' Season three will be the show's last, so maybe next year he'll finally get some love from the Golden Globes.

Lena Headey

I was so happy to see first time nominee Lena Headey ('Game of Thrones') on today's list. The actress has received several Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister throughout the last few years, but has always been snubbed by the Golden Globes. It was about time they recognized her work as the evil queen on 'Game of Thrones.' 

'Idiocracy' is happening

The 2006 movie 'Idiocracy' has been in the limelight throughout Trump's campaign. If you're not familiar with the comedy, it's basically a movie about how Americans get really dumb. Ever since Trump got elected, 'Idiocracy' now feels like it was a documentary and not a satire. Yesterday it was announced that Linda McMahon, the former CEO of the WWE, was given the position of Small Business Administrator. When I read that online I laughed because pro wrestling plays a part in the movie. But today when it was revealed that Andrew Puzder, CEO of Carl's Jr., was tapped to be Labor secretary, I died. I'm pretty sure Trump is trolling us so hard. He has to be in on the joke. There's no other explanation.