THREE Irish celebrities have been nominated for the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Awards..
The 31st Annual SAG awards are due to take place on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
In-person nominations for the prestigious awards show were due to take place yesterday, but were cancelled.
As wildfires ripped through much of North Los Angeles, the nominations were scrapped and instead announced through a press release.
Nominations were due to be read out by actors Kooper Koch and Joey King.
Despite the setback, three Irish stars emerged triumphant as they secured themselves nods in their respective categories.
Following his victorious Golden Globe win, Colin Farrell could be set to pick up another award with his nod in Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series, for his show, The Penguin.
Competing against Colin in this category is fellow Irish heart-throb Andrew Scott, who is up for the SAG with his leading role in Netflix’s Ripley.
Elsewhere in their category, the pair are up against Baby Reindeer’s Richard Gadd, Monster’s Javier Bardem and Disclaimer’s Kevin Kline.
Rounding off the Irish nominations for this year is former Derry Girls star, Nicola Coughlan.
Nicola is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, for her role as Penelope Featherington in the third season of Bridgerton.
The 38-year-old faces some stiff competition in her category as she is up against Kathy Bates, Keri Russell, Allison Janney and Anna Sawai – who took home the Golden Globe in this category on Sunday.
Nicola’s show Bridgerton is also up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, giving it just two nominations, while Colin Farrell’s The Penguin picked up three.
Some notable Irish absences from the film nominations this year was Saoirse Ronan for her roles in both The Outrun and Blitz, along with Paul Mescal for his role in Gladiator ii.
Upon the cancellation of the live nominations the SAG awards organisers released a statement.
They said: “In an abundance of caution for the safety of our presenters, guests, and staff, the live in-person 31st Annual SAG Awards nominations announcement has been cancelled due to the wildfires and adverse wind conditions in Los Angeles.”
The 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are due to take place on February 23, and will be streamed live on Netflix worldwide.
Kristen Bell will be hosting the awards, while Jane Fonda will be presented with the Life Achievement Award, the guild’s highest honor.
