A lot of chatter around the entertainment community today about the newly released nominees for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The nominees were announced this morning at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood by actress/director/producer and recipient, Eva Longoria,and Actor, Ansel Elgort,( “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014) and “Divergent” (2014) ).
Here are the nominees for the top film categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
- STEVE CARELL / John du Pont – “FOXCATCHER” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Alan Turing – “THE IMITATION GAME” (The Weinstein Company)
- JAKE GYLLENHAAL / Louis Bloom – “NIGHTCRAWLER” (Open Road Films)
- MICHAEL KEATON / Riggan – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- EDDIE REDMAYNE / Stephen Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
- JENNIFER ANISTON / Claire Bennett – “CAKE” (Cinelou Films)
- FELICITY JONES / Jane Hawking – “THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING” (Focus Features)
- JULIANNE MOORE / Alice Howland-Jones – “STILL ALICE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- ROSAMUND PIKE / Amy Dunne – “GONE GIRL” (20th Century Fox)
- REESE WITHERSPOON / Cheryl Strayed – “WILD” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- ROBERT DUVALL / Joseph Palmer – “THE JUDGE” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
- ETHAN HAWKE / Mason, Sr. – “BOYHOOD” (IFC Films)
- EDWARD NORTON / Mike – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- MARK RUFFALO / Dave Schultz – “FOXCATCHER” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- J.K. SIMMONS / Fletcher – “WHIPLASH” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
- PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Olivia – “BOYHOOD” (IFC Films)
- KEIRA KNIGHTLEY / Joan Clarke – “THE IMITATION GAME” (The Weinstein Company)
- EMMA STONE / Sam – “BIRDMAN” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- MERYL STREEP / The Witch – “INTO THE WOODS” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- NAOMI WATTS / Daka – “ST. VINCENT” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- BIRDMAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- BOYHOOD (IFC Films)
- THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
- THE IMITATION GAME (The Weinstein Company)
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Focus Features)
Screen Actors Guild 51st Annual Life Achievement Award
- Debbie Reynolds
A report on the snubs and surprises on this list of nominees. For the television and stunt ensemble nominees click here.
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 5 p.m. (Pacific Time) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT.
