The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards announced that Apple TV+ has received 12 SAG Award nominations across Apple Original films and series.
Among the shows and movies nominated are: CODA, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Ted Lasso, and The Morning Show.
The winners will be announced at the 28th Annual SAG Awards on Sunday, 27 February.
Historic Firsts
Apple’s CODA earned two historic SAG Award nominations.
Troy Kotsur received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, becoming the very first solo Deaf actor to receive an individual SAG Award nomination.
The cast of CODA, which is composed of several hearing-impaired actors, was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, making history as the first time a predominately Deaf cast was recognized by SAG in the ensemble category.
Additionally, the Apple Original Film The Tragedy of Macbeth received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Denzel Washington.
The film will make its global debut this Friday, 14 January on Apple TV+.
Meanwhile, on the television side, Apple TV+ received nine nominations in total, including five for multi-Emmy Award-winning global hit Ted Lasso.
The cast of Ted Lasso scored nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, as well as nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for stars Jason Sudeikis and Brett Goldstein, and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for stars Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple.
The second season of the Emmy, SAG and Critic Choice Award-winning The Morning Show landed four nominations including a consecutive nomination for past winner Jennifer Aniston for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series, as well as star Reese Witherspoon, and star Billy Crudup received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
The series also received a major category nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
