Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years A Slave. |
12 Years A Slave has taken pole position at the Screen Actors' Guild awards with nominations in four major acting categories, it emerged today. These awards are often the ones most highly valued by actors themselves, as they are selected by their peers.
The awards will be presented at the Shrine Auditorium & Exposition Center in Los Angeles on 18 January.
Those nominations in full:-
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- Bruce Dern / Woody Grant – Nebraska
- Chiwetel Ejiofor / Solomon Northup – 12 Years A Slave
- Tom Hanks / Capt. Richard Phillips – Captain Phillips
- Matthew McConaughey / Ron Woodroof – Dallas Buyers Club
- Forest Whitaker / Cecil Gaines – Lee Daniels' The Butler
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- Cate Blanchett / Jasmine – Blue Jasmine
- Sandra Bullock / Ryan Stone – Gravity
- Judi Dench / Philomena Lee – Philomena
- Meryl Streep / Violet Weston – August: Osage County
- Emma Thompson / P.L. Travers – Saving Mr. Banks
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- Barkhad Abdi / Muse – Captain Phillips
- Daniel Brühl / Niki Lauda – Rush
- Michael Fassbender / Edwin Epps – 12 Years a Slave
- James Gandolfini / Albert – Enough Said
- Jared Leto / Rayon – Dallas Buyers Club
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- Jennifer Lawrence / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – American Hustle
- Lupita Nyong'o / Patsey – 12 Years a Slave
- Julia Roberts / Barbara Weston – August: Osage County
- June Squibb / Kate Grant – Nebraska
- Oprah Winfrey / Gloria Gaines – Lee Daniels' The Butler