His nomination for playing Venus and Serena Williams' father in the film King Richard comes days after he won the best drama actor prize at the Golden Globes.
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Will Smith has boosted his hopes of winning his first Oscar after being nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award, one of Hollywood's top prizes.
American actor and rapper Will Smith [Instagram/WillSmith]
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However, Kristen Stewart was surprisingly snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild in the nominations. She has been widely tipped for an Oscar for playing Princess Diana’s role in Spencer.
In the best actress field, Kristen's performance as the Princess of Wales was overlooked by the Screen Actors Guild awards.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards [SAG], which are voted for by other actors, are seen as one of the key Oscars precursors though they aren’t as high-profile as the Oscars, Baftas or Golden Globe Awards, but their winners often match up with those chosen by the Academy.
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Many other awards season contenders have also missed out on an SAG nomination, including Peter Dinklage for Cyrano, Alana Haim for Licorice Pizza, Frances McDormand for The Tragedy of Macbeth and Ciarán Hinds for Belfast.
Full list of the SAG Award nominations in full
Best ensemble
Belfast
Coda
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Don't Look Up
House of Gucci
King Richard
Best actor
Javier Bardem - Being the Ricardos
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Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield - Tick, tick…BOOM!
Will Smith - King Richard
Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best actress
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Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Jennifer Hudson - Respect
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
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Best supporting actor
Ben Affleck - The Tender Bar
Bradley Cooper - Licorice Pizza
Troy Kotsur - Coda
Jared Leto - House of Gucci
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Kodi Smit-McPhee - The Power of the Dog
Best supporting actress
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Cate Blanchett - Nightmare Alley
Ariana DeBose - Westside Story
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Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Ruth Negga - Passing
Best stunt ensemble
Black Widow
Dune
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The Matrix Resurrections
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Best drama series ensemble
The Handmaid's Tale
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The Morning Show
Squid Game
Succession
Yellowstone
Best drama series actor
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Brian Cox - Succession
Billy Crudup - The Morning Show
Kieran Culkin - Succession
Lee Jung-jae - Squid Game
Jeremy Strong - Succession
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Best drama series actress
Jennifer Aniston - The Morning Show
Jung Ho-yeon - Squid Game
Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
Sarah Snook - Succession
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Reese Witherspoon - The Morning Show
Best comedy series ensemble
The Great
Hacks
The Kominsky Method
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Only Murders in the Building
Ted Lasso
Best comedy series actor
Michael Douglas - The Kominsky Method
Brett Goldstein - Ted Lasso
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Steve Martin - Only Murders in the Building
Martin Short - Only Murders in the Building
Jason Sudeikis - Ted Lasso
Best comedy series actress
Elle Fanning - The Great
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Sandra Oh - The Chair
Jean Smart - Hacks
Juno Temple - Ted Lasso
Hannah Waddingham - Ted Lasso
Best TV movie or mini-series actor
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Murray Bartlett - The White Lotus
Oscar Isaac - Scenes from a Marriage
Michael Keaton - Dopesick
Ewan McGregor - Halston
Evan Peters - Mare of Easttown
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Best TV movie or mini-series actress
Jennifer Coolidge - The White Lotus
Cynthia Erivo - Genius: Aretha
Margaret Qualley - Maid
Jean Smart - Mare of Easttown
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Kate Winslet - Mare of Easttown
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