Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 Nominees Revealed: 'Boyhood,' 'Gone Girl,' 'Birdman' and Others

By Virnelli Mercader, Christian Post Contributor Thursday, December 11, 2014

Awards season has officially started with the announcement of the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees last Wednesday, Dec. 9. "The Fault in Our Stars" actor Ansel Elgort and Eva Longoria made the announcement at 6am. 2,200 of the guild's 165,000 members were randomly selected to serve on the film nominating committee this year. The SAGs are also considered as a good barometer for the Oscar acting awards, because the union is the largest voting block in the Academy.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live on Sunday on Jan. 25 on both TNT and TBS.

Here is a partial list of the nominees:

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Steve Carrell, "Foxcatcher"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"
Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"
Michael Keaton, "Birdman
Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"
Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"
Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"
Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"
Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Robert Duvall, "The Judge"
Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"
Edward Norton, "Birdman"
Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"
J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"
Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"
Emma Stone, "Birdman"
Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"
Naomi Watts, "St. Vincent"
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

"Birdman"
"Boyhood"
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"The Imitation Game"
"The Theory of Everything"

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones"
Woody Harrelson, "True Detective"
Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective"
Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"
Maggie Smith, "Downton Abbey"
Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell, "Modern Family"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
William H. Macy, "Shameless"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Eric Stonestreet, "Modern Family"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Adaba, "Orange is the New Black"
Julie Bowen, "Modern Family"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

"Boardwalk Empire"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Homeland"
"House of Cards"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

"The Big Bang Theory"
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
"Modern Family"
"Orange is the New Black"
"Veep"