Manchester By The Sea and Mahershala Ali dominate the SAG Award nominations

Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea

by James White |
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The 53rd annual Screen Actors Guild nominations are out, and it was a good year for both surprises and some familiar faces. On the film front, Manchester By The Sea, Moonlight and Hidden Figures were among those picking up multiple chances to win.

Casey Affleck continues to draw attention for his Manchester work, and there were nominations for Denzel Washington, Ryan Gosling, Andrew Garfield and more. Somewhat of a surprise, given the film's muted reaction (commercially, at least) was Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic, with the movie also scoring an ensemble nod. Mahershala Ali was the person with most reason to smile, given his Supporting nod for Moonlight, his appearance among that movie's ensemble and his inclusion in the Hidden Figures ensemble nomination.

Repeat nominees included Meryl Streep (who could probably show up with a home video shot on her phone and be up for an award at this point), Amy Adams and Natalie Portman. The biggest surprise was probably Emily Blunt for The Girl On The Train. The film has received almost no attention elsewhere this awards season, and Blunt's addition meant that the likes of Isabelle Huppert and Annette Bening didn't make the list, raising a few eyebrows.

TV-wise, it was some of the usual suspects (your Game Of Thrones, your Downton Abbey) and some newcomers, including Westworld (with Thandie Newton making the cut) and Stranger Things, which has Millie Bobbie Brown and the ensemble in contention.

Check out the full lists below.

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Amy Adams, Arrival

Emily Blunt, The Girl On The Train

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell Or High Water

Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins

Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea

Dev Patel, Lion

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Captain Fantastic

Fences

Hidden Figures

Manchester By The Sea

Moonlight

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TV

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Riz Ahmed, The Night Of

Sterling K. Brown, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Bryan Cranston, All The Way

John Turturro, The Night Of

Courtney B. Vance, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series

Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror

Felicity Huffman, American Crime

Audra Mcdonald, Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill

Sarah Paulson, The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Kerry Washington, Confirmation

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Peter Dinklage, Game Of Thrones

John Lithgow, The Crown

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Kevin Spacey, House Of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

Claire Foy, The Crown

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Winona Ryder, Stranger Things

Robin Wright, House Of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-Ish

Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

William H. Macy, Shameless

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black

Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie

Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Crown

Downton Abbey

Game Of Thrones

Stranger Things

Westworld

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Black-Ish

Modern Family

Orange Is The New Black

Veep

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Hacksaw Ridge

Jason Bourne

Nocturnal Animals

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

Game Of Thrones

Marvel’s Daredevil

Marvel’s Luke Cage

The Walking Dead

Westworld

53rd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award

Lily Tomlin

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