Throwback Alert! See the 2018 SAG Awards Nominees at Their First-Ever Ceremonies

24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be hosted by Kristen Bell and air live on Sunday, Jan. 21

By McKenna Aiello Jan 17, 2018 12:00 PMTags

The 2018 SAG Awards is right around the corner, which means it's the perfect time for pop culture fanatics to get acquainted with the talented group of nominees

So talented—in fact—that for many A-listers, this year's ceremony is far from their first Screen Actors Guild rodeo. The first ceremony was held in 1995, and Best Actress contenders Susan Sarandon and Robin Wright attended to represent for The Client and Forrest Gump, respectively. Now more than two decades later, these two and a slew of other acting veterans find themselves being honored at the 24th consecutive presentation. 

From Allison Janney's major win at her first SAG Awards to other epic red carpet moments courtesy of Reese WitherspoonSteve Carell and more familiar faces, consider this the trip down memory lane you need to get excited for Sunday's big show. 

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2018 Nominees' First SAG Awards

Keep scrolling and don't forget to tune into the 2018 SAG Awards when it airs live on TNT and TBS Sunday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. 

Allison Janney

2001: Winner, Best Actress in a Drama Series, The West Wing

2018: Nominee, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, I, Tonya

Denzel Washington

2000: Nominee, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, The Hurricane

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Motion Picture,  Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Nicole Kidman

2003: Nominee, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, The Hours

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Big Little Lies

Sam Rockwell

2000: Nominee, Best Cast Performance in a Motion Picture, The Green Mile

2018: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Laura Linney

2001: Nominee, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, You Can Count on Me

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama Series, Ozark

Anthony Anderson

2006: Nominee, Best Cast Performance in a Motion Picture, Hustle & Flow

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Black-ish

Elisabeth Moss

2008: Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama Series, Mad Men

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama Series, The Handmaid's Tale

Sean Hayes

2001: Winner, Best Cast Performance in a Comedy Series, 

2018:

James Franco

2011: Nominee, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, 127 Hours

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, The Disaster Artist

Holly Hunter

1997: Attendee 

2018: Nominee, Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, Lady Bird

Benedict Cumberbatch

2014: Nominee, Best Cast Performance in a Motion Picture, 12 Years a Slave & August: Osage County

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Sherlock: The Lying Detective

Reese Witherspoon

2006: Winner, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Walk the Line

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series,  Big Little Lies

Gary Oldman

2001: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, The Contender

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Motion Picture, The Darkest Hour

Jessica Lange

2012: Winner, Best Actress in a Drama Series, American Horror Story

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Feud: Bette and Joan 

Robert De Niro

2014: Winner, Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, American Hustle

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Wizard of Lies

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

1995: Winner, Best Cast Performance in a Comedy Series, Seinfeld 

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Veep

Peter Dinklage

2014: Attendee

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Drama Series, Game of Thrones

Laura Dern

2009: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Recount

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Big Little Lies

Jason Bateman

2005: Nominee, Best Actor in Comedy Series, Arrested Development

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Drama Series, Ozark

Jane Fonda

1998: Attendee

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Grace and Frankie

Susan Sarandon

1995: Nominee, Best Actress in a Motion Picture, The Client

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Feud: Bette and Joan

Woody Harrelson

2008: Winner, Best Cast Performance in a Motion Picture, No Country for Old Men

2018: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Uzo Aduba

2015: Winner, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Orange Is the New Black

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Orange Is the New Black

Geoffrey Rush

1999: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Shakespeare in Love

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series, Genius

 

Lily Tomlin

2003: Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama Series, The West Wing

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in Comedy Series, Grace and Frankie

Bob Odenkirk

2013: Nominee, Best Cast Performance in a Drama Series, Breaking Bad

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Drama Series, Better Call Saul

Sterling K. Brown

2017: Nominee, Best Actor in a Drama Series, This Is Us 

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Drama Series, This Is Us 

Claire Foy

2017: Winner, Best Actress in a Drama Series, The Crown

2018: Nominee, Best Actress in a Drama Series, The Crown

Steve Carell

2007: Winner, Best Actor in a Comedy Series, The Office

2018: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Battle of the Sexes

William H. Macy

1997: Nominee, Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Fargo

2018: Nominee, Best Actor in a Comedy Series, Shameless

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For complete coverage of the 2018 SAG Awards, watch E! News Monday, Jan. 22, at 7 and 11 p.m.!