The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has announced the nominees for their 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2013 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles. The winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center on Saturday 18 January 2013 at 5PM PST, which will be telecast live on TNT and TBS.
Rita Moreno will receive the Screen Actors Guild 50th Annual Life Achievement Award.
As usual with these awards, there are few genre nominees, even fewer than last year. Categories with sf/f/h nominees include:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Cate Blanchett as Jasmine in Blue Jasmine; Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone in Gravity; Judi Dench as Philomena Lee in Philomena; Meryl Streep as Violet Weston in August: Osage County; and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers in Saving Mr. Banks.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson in Boardwalk Empire; Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad; Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy in The Newsroom; Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones; and Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in House of Cards.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in Homeland; Anna Gunn as Skyler White in Breaking Bad; Jessica Lange as Fiona Goode in American Horror Story: Coven; Maggie Smith as Violet in Downton Abbey; and Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope in Scandal.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock; Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth in Arrested Development; Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy in Modern Family; Don Cheadle as Martin “Marty” Kaan in House of Lies; and Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory.
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory; Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy in Modern Family; Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton in Nurse Jackie; Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock; and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer in Veep.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire; Breaking Bad; Downton Abbey; Game of Thrones; and Homeland.
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock; Arrested Development; The Big Bang Theory; Modern Family; and Veep.
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Drama Series: All is Lost; Fast & Furious 6; Lone Survivor; Rush; and The Wolverine.
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire; Breaking Bad; Game of Thrones; Homeland; and The Walking Dead.
The full list of nominees is available on this page.