Strange ceremony to honor film and TV shows will be

This year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards are following a very different script. The 2021 edition of the ceremony honoring acting achievements in film and television is pretaped and just an hour long as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the entertainment industry.

Still, the recipients of the prestigious trophies will be announced Sunday night during an event that often proves to be a strong predictor for what to expect at the Oscars.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 27th SAG Awards.

HOW TO WATCH

TNT and TBS will both air the SAG Awards, which begin Sunday at 9 p.m. EDT.

There will be no red carpet preshow and the event itself will only be a hour — half its usual running time.

The show was scheduled for Jan. 24. originally

WHAT WILL THE CEREMONY LOOK LIKE?

This year’s show, which does not have a host, will be broken down into awards presentations, speeches, an “In Memoriam” tribute and a few comedy segments.

Actors will find out beforehand whether they won their respective categories during preceremony Zoom calls with their fellow nominees. That will allow winners to give acceptance speeches on air during the telecast.

It’s a much different format than this year’s Golden Globes, which featured a live ceremony with nominees on video streams, or the Grammys, which were held in-person but with only nominees and performers in the audience.

WHO IS NOMINATED?

“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which centers on a contentious recording session featuring the titular blues singer, and “Minari,” about a Korean-American family with big dreams, led all movies with three nominations, which are voted on by members of the actors union.

Both movies are up for the top film honor: outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. That field also includes Spike Lee’s war film “Da 5 Bloods,” the historical drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” about Vietnam War protesters,

SAG Awards Sunday night will feature (clockwise from top left) Frances McDormand in “Nomadland,” Yeri Han and Steven Yeun in “Minari,” Chadwick Boseman in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Catherine O’Hara in “Schitt’s Creek,” and Olivia Colman and Gillian Anderson in “The Crown.” The Screen Actors Guild pays tribute to films and television shows.