Award season is sneaking up on us dear readers. One of the first big shows of the year is the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted on by the members of the guild it’s usually a pretty good indicator of what’s to come with the Golden Globes and Oscars.

So here are this years nominees.

***Theatrical Motion Pictures***

**Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role**

* Bruce Dern, _Nebraska_
* Chiwetel Ejiofor, _12 Years a Slave_
* Tom Hanks, _Captain Phillips_
* Matthew McConaughey, _Dallas Buyers Club_
* Forest Whitaker, _Lee Daniels’ The Butler_

**Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role**

* Cate Blanchett, _Blue Jasmine_
* Sandra Bullock, _Gravity_
* Judi Dench, _Philomena_
* Meryl Streep, _August: Osage County_
* Emma Thompson, _Saving Mr. Banks_

**Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role**

* Barkhad Abdi, _Captain Phillips_
* Daniel Brühl, _Rush_
* Michael Fassbender, _12 Years a Slave_
* James Gandolfini, _Enough Said_
* Jared Leto, _Dallas Buyers Club_

**Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role**

* 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_

**Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture**

* 12 Years a Slave
* American Hustle
* August: Osage County
* Dallas Buyers Club
* Lee Daniels’ The Butler

***Television Programs***

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

* Matt Damon, _Behind the Candelabra_
* Michael Douglas, _Behind the Candelabra_
* Jeremy Irons, _The Hollow Crown_
* Rob Lowe, _Killing Kennedy_
* Al Pacino, _Phil Spector_

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

* Angela Bassett, _Betty & Coretta_
* Helena Bonham Carter, _Burton and Taylor_
* Holly Hunter, _Top of the Lake_
* Helen Mirren, _Phil Spector_
* Elisabeth Moss, _Top of the Lake_

**Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series**

* Steve Buscemi, _Boardwalk Empire_
* Bryan Cranston, _Breaking Bad_
* Jeff Daniels, _The Newsroom_
* Peter Dinklage, _Game of Thrones_
* Kevin Spacey, _House of Cards_

**Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series**

* Claire Danes, _Homeland_
* Anna Gunn, _Breaking Bad_
* Jessica Lange, _American Horror Story: Coven_
* Maggie Smith, _Downton Abbey_
* Kerry Washington, _Scandal_

**Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series**

* Alec Baldwin, _30 Rock_
* Jason Bateman, _Arrested Development_
* Ty Burrell, _Modern Family_
* Don Cheadle, _House of Lies_
* Jim Parsons, _The Big Bang Theory_

**Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series**

* Mayim Bialik, _The Big Bang Theory_
* Julie Bowen, _Modern Family_
* Edie Falco, _Nurse Jackie_
* Tina Fey, _30 Rock_
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, _Veep_

**Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series**

* Boardwalk Empire
* Breaking Bad
* Downton Abbey
* Game of Thrones
* Homeland

**Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series**

* 30 Rock
* Arrested Development
* The Big Bang Theory
* Modern Family
* Veep

***Stunt Ensembles***

**Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture**

* All Is Lost
* Fast & Furious 6
* Lone Survivor
* Rush
*The Wolverine

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

* Boardwalk Empire
* Breaking Bad
* Game of Thrones
* Homeland
* The Walking Dead

**Screen Actors Guild 50th Annual Life Achievement Award**

* Rita Moreno

I don’t want enough TV to comment definitively however there is basically nothing to complain about with the film nominations. _12 Years A Slave_ seems pretty certain to clean up at this and every other awards show, and deservedly so.

The SAG Awards will be broadcast live on 18th January 2014.