Celebs React to Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

ABC/Randy Holmes(NEW YORK) — The nominations for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best performances in film and TV in the past year, were announced Wednesday, and celebrities are reacting to the news.

Here’s a round-up of some of their comments so far:

Jennifer Aniston (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Cake): “This is the best 6 a.m. wake up call ever. Words can’t describe how blessed I feel to be recognized like this by my peers for this film. What an Enormous feeling of joy and gratitude.”

Maggie Gyllenhaal (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, The Honorable Woman): “Making ‘The Honorable Woman’ was one of the most inspiring and exciting experiences of my career so far, and I’m thrilled to be nominated for my performance in it. Hugo and the cast were beyond amazing, and I’m so grateful that SundanceTV and the BBC took a chance on this show. Also, it’s pretty awesome that my brother and I are going to be there together!”

Matthew McConaughey (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, True Detective): “To Rustin Cohle — the best outlaw west of Woody Harrelson and the best detective in the business — thanks to [writer] Nic [Pizzolatto] for the ownership and to my fellow actors for the nomination.”

Julianne Moore (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, Still Alice): “Wow! What a thrill to be nominated — it means so much when it comes from your peers. Thank you SAG, and thanks for including me with these wonderful actresses. Yay, what a great day!”

Eddie Redmayne (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, The Theory of Everything): “To be nominated by my peers, and to be included in a list that is comprised of so many actors I admire, is an incredible honor. And to be recognized alongside Felicity [Jones] and my castmates means the world. Huge, huge thanks to SAG-AFTRA; I am beyond grateful.”

Emma Stone (Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Birdman): “This is a huge honor and I’m pretty much stunned. To be in a category with three women I respect so much — and one I’ve never heard of but I’m sure is also great (Meryl Streep?) — is just incredible. The fact that these awards are voted on by other actors makes it even more exciting. As a thank you, I hope to work with every single one of them one day in a giant, one-take movie I’m planning, starring this upstart Meryl Streep.”

The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will simulcast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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