Bigger is not always better. But in the case of the ensemble film category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, it’s easy to see why one might think that the bigger the cast, the better the film’s chance of winning. After all, math seems to be on his side, with more talent occupying the same space. Additionally, the movie with the biggest cast often left the big winner of the night. In the 26-year history of the award (it was added at the second ceremony), the film with the largest cast has won 11 times. That’s 42% of the time, giving us enough reason to wonder if this year could be lucky number 12.
The films with the biggest casts that have previously won the ensemble film award are, in order, “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) with 12 eligible actors, “Traffic” (2000) with 19, “Gosford Park (2001) with 20, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) with 19, “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008) with 11, “Inglourious Basterds” (2009) with 16, “The King’s Speech” (2010) with nine, “The Help” (2011) with 12, “Argo” (2012) with 13, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) with 11 and “Black Panther” (2018) with 12.
This year, the nominee with the biggest cast is Adam McKaythe satirical film “Don’t Look Up”.
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Now, SAG Awards rules state that only actors with their own title card are eligible for the award, so while some films feature larger sets than others, not all actors in a film are eligible. to be included. The Netflix film features a total of 14 credited actors, including Cate Blanchett, who now holds the record for most ensemble film nominations with seven. Leonardo DiCaprio and Meryl Streep both have six each. Are also nominated for the film Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Lawrence, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Mescudi, Rob Morgan, Himesh Patel, Ron Perlman, Tyler Perry and Mark Rylance.
According to Gold Derby Combined Odds, “Don’t Look Up,” which follows two astronomers attempting to warn the world of an approaching comet that will destroy all of humanity, currently sits in third place with a rating of 39/10 and two pundits and three editors predict that it will triumph. It follows “Belfast” (18/5 rating) and “CODA” (19/5 rating), with “House of Gucci” and “King Richard” in fourth and fifth place, respectively, at 9/2 rating. . “House of Gucci” has seven credited actors, while “Belfast,” “CODA” and “King Richard” each have six.
Of the five, “Don’t Look Up” also boasts the largest cast, which could work in its favor as well. However, he is the only one of the quintet not to have won an individual nomination for any of his stars. But that didn’t stop ‘The Full Monty’ (1997), ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’, ‘Black Panther’ or ‘Parasite’ (2019) from winning the prize.
If “Don’t Look Up” ends up coming out on top, it will be the second career ensemble film win for Blanchett (“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”), Lawrence (“American Hustle” ) and Rylance (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”).
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