Nashville Hons & Noms 2015

By Mike Montgomery
SAG-AFTRA Nashville Local President

The Nashville SAG-AFTRA Local would like to recognize some of the honors and nominations garnered by our Nashville Local members during the past year. We realize this list is by no means complete because the list of awards shows, awards and honors bestowed on our members are long and varied, but we would love to hit some of the highlights and offer our heartfelt congratulations to these hardworking souls. As you can see, our members cover all facets of the entertainment industry and they make us proud every day. We hope to make this an annual feature and we encourage all our members give us a call or drop us a note to let us know about any career milestones that come your way.

This year, Grammys went to The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert.

CMA Awards were picked up by Chris Stapleton (3), Little Big Town (2), Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban and Mac McAnally.

American Music Awards went to Florida Georgia Line (2), Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.

MTV Video Music Awards made Taylor Swift a three-time winner.

CMT Awards honored Carrie Underwood (2), Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean. 

People’s Choice Awards went to Taylor Swift (3), Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes and Lady Antebellum.

2016 Grammy noms fell to Taylor Swift (7), Chris Stapleton (2), Ashley Monroe, Meghan Trainor, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Lee Ann Womack, Brothers Osborn, Joey + Rory, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Armand Hutton and Janis Ian (spoken word).

On the acting front:

Two People's Choice Awards went to Jennifer Lawrence.

Carla Christina Contreras was named to the board of Nashville Women In Film and garnered a Best Actress Nomination for Self Offense in the 54-Hour Film Festival. Self Offense has played in 26 festivals worldwide. 

Wynn Reichert had five different screenplays become "official selections" to 15 different festivals and worldwide competitions. So far Saving Samantha won first place at the Oregon International Film Awards and Gas Station Condoms was awarded third at the Lake Charles Film Festival.

Honors 

Dickey Lee was a Poets and Prophets honoree awarded by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. This honor goes to songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music history.

The Country Music Hall Of Fame welcomed Jim Ed Brown and The Browns and The Oak Ridge Boys. 

As a founding member of Wet Willie, Jimmy Hall was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.