Breaking Bad, Big Bang Top SAG Awards Nominations
Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, 30 Rock and Modern Family led Wednesday's Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with three each, while Netflix made a splash with Arrested Development and House of Cards.
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Breaking Bad, which also got a stunt nomination, will be up against two-time champ Boardwalk Empire, defending champ Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones and Homeland for the drama ensemble award.
Bryan Cranston will go for a repeat in drama actor against Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Kevin Spacey (House of Cards).
Anna Gunn, who won in the supporting category at the Emmys forBreaking Bad, broke through in the drama actress race (there are no supporting categories for TV at the SAGs). She's up against reigning champ Claire Danes (Homeland), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) and Kerry Washington (Scandal).
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Big Bang, which earned acting nods for Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, Modern Family and Arrested will contend against 30 Rock and Veep for comedy ensemble honors. Arrested also snagged a nod in comedy actor for Jason Bateman, who's up against Parsons, Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Don Cheadle (House of Lies) and 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin, who is gunning for an eight-peat.
In film, 12 Years a Slave led the way with four nominations, including ensemble, where it'll face off against American Hustle, August: Osage County, Dallas Buyers Club and Lee Daniels' The Butler.
The 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on TNT and TBS.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
TELEVISION
Drama Ensemble
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Comedy Ensemble
Arrested Development
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
30 Rock
Veep
Actor — Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Actress — Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Actor — Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Actress — Comedy
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Actor — Miniseries or TV Movie
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Jeremy Irons, The Hollow Crown
Rob Lowe, Killing Kennedy
Al Pacino, Phil Spector
Actress — Miniseries or TV Movie
Angela Bassett, Betty & Corretta
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Holly Hunter, Top of the Lake
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
FILM
Ensemble
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Dallas Buyers Club
Lee Daniels' The Butler
12 Years a Slave
Lead Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels' The Butler
Lead Actress
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini, Enough Said
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler
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