Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced

There are some surprises in SAG nominations, Guilds' first major precursor. Naomi Watts getting in Supporting nomintaion for St. Vincent and Jennifer Aniston pulling a blinder for Cake are big ones and sure to be a talking point. Steve Carell and Jake Gyllenhal getting in for Foxcatcher and Nightcrawler, respectively, in the lead category likely booast their chances if not increase their odds. Birdman leads with 4 nominations followed by Boyhhod, the Imitation Game and the Theory of Everything, with 3 each. Benedict Cumberbatch gets 3 nominations, 2 for The Imitation Game and a lead nomination for Sherlock: His Last Vow in TV Miniseries. He was recently felicitated with Variety Awards over at Moet BIFA Awards. He's having a great year and there's a valid support for him from his peers, at TV And Picture. Selma's notable absence owes to Paramount not having sent the Screeners in time for Voting. 

 

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Imitation Game
• The Theory of Everything

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

• Steve Carell (Foxcatcher)
• Beendict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
• Michael Keaton (Birdman)
• Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
• Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

• Jennifer Aniston (Cake)
• Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)
• Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
• Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
• Reese Witherspoon (Wild)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

• Robert Duvall (The Judge)
• Ethan Hawke (Boyhood)
• Edward Norton (Birdman)
• Mark Ruffalo (Foxcatcher)
• J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

• Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)
• Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
• Emma Stone (Birdman)
• Meryl Streep (Into the Woods)
• Naomi Watts (St. Vincent)

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

• Fury
• Get On Up
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
• Unbroken
• X-Men: Days of Future Past

PRIMETIME TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Adrien Brody ("Houdini")
• Benedict Cumberbatch("Sherlock: His Last Vow")
• Richard Jenkins ("Olive Kitteridge")
• Mark Ruffalo("The Normal Heart")
• Billy Bob Thornton ("Fargo")

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

• Ellen Burstyn ("Flowers in the Attic")
• Maggie Gyllenahall("The Honourable Woman")
• Frances McDormand("Olive Kitteridge")
• Julia Roberts("The Normal Heart")
• Cicely Tyson ("The Trip to Bountiful")

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

• Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire")
• Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones")
• Woody Harrelson ("True Detective")
• Mattew McConaughey ("True Detective")
• Kevin Spacey ("House of Cards")

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

• Claire Danes ("Homeland")
• Viola Davis ("How to Get Away with Murder")
• Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife")
• Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black")
• Maggie Smith ("Downton Abbey")
• Robin Wright ("House of Cards")

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "House of Cards"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ty Burrell ("Modern Family")
• Louis C.K. ("Louie")
• William H. Macy ("Shameless")
• Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory")
• Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family")

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

• Uzo Aduba ("Orange is the New Black")
• Julie Bowen ("Modern Family")
• Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie")
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("Veep")
• Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation")

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

• "Big Ban Theory"
• "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
• "Modern Family"
• "Orange is the New Black"
• "Veep"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

• "24: Live Another Day"
• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "Sons of Anarchy"
• "The Walking Dead"

Screen Actors Guild 51st Annual Life Achievement Award

• Debbie Reynolds