Nominations for 29th SAG awards to be announced on Wednesday

By Mike Bedigan, PA Los Angeles Correspondent

Nominations for the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards will take place on Wednesday, January 11th, it has been announced.

The nominations will take place on Instagram live, and be read out by Emily In Paris star Ashley Park and Haley Lu Richardson, from HBO’s hit series The White Lotus.

They will be announced at around 3pm Irish time.

The livestream will feature an introduction from SAG-Aftra president Fran Drescher as well as announcements by SAG award committee members Jason George and Elizabeth McLaughlin.

It marks the third year that the nominations have been announced exclusively via Instagram Live, with the organisation aiming to use social media to create an “authentic connection” with their audiences.

The ceremony is due to take place on Sunday, February 26th at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.