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British stars Emma Thompson and Dame Judi Dench will compete for the best actress award at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild awards. | British stars Emma Thompson and Dame Judi Dench will compete for the best actress award at the 2014 Screen Actors Guild awards. |
Fellow Briton Chiwitel Ejiofor is also nominated for best actor for 12 Years A Slave. | |
Their film leads the field, with nominations in four out of five possible categories. | Their film leads the field, with nominations in four out of five possible categories. |
The awards are often seen as key indicators for the Oscars and winners will be announced on 18 January. | |
There are five film categories and eight TV categories. | |
Dame Maggie nominated again | |
Best actress in a film sees Thompson (Saving Mr Banks) and Dame Judi (Philomena) vie with fellow Oscar winners Meryl Streep, for August: Osage County; Sandra Bullock, for Gravity; and Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. | Best actress in a film sees Thompson (Saving Mr Banks) and Dame Judi (Philomena) vie with fellow Oscar winners Meryl Streep, for August: Osage County; Sandra Bullock, for Gravity; and Cate Blanchett in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine. |
The best actor category sees Ejiofor shortlisted alongside Hollywood veteran Bruce Dern, in Nebraska; Tom Hanks, in Captain Phillips; Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club; and Forest Whitaker in The Butler. | The best actor category sees Ejiofor shortlisted alongside Hollywood veteran Bruce Dern, in Nebraska; Tom Hanks, in Captain Phillips; Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club; and Forest Whitaker in The Butler. |
The supporting actress category includes chat show superstar Oprah Winfrey, for her performance in The Butler; Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle; Osage County's Julia Roberts; Nebraska's June Squib and Lupita Nyong'o, for 12 Years A Slave. | The supporting actress category includes chat show superstar Oprah Winfrey, for her performance in The Butler; Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle; Osage County's Julia Roberts; Nebraska's June Squib and Lupita Nyong'o, for 12 Years A Slave. |
The nomination for the best ensemble cast - the key film award of the night - is shared by 12 Years A Slave; August: Osage County; The Butler; Dallas Buyers Club; and David O Russell's American Hustle. | The nomination for the best ensemble cast - the key film award of the night - is shared by 12 Years A Slave; August: Osage County; The Butler; Dallas Buyers Club; and David O Russell's American Hustle. |
In the best actress in a TV drama category, Dame Maggie Smith is once again nominated for her role as the Dowager Countess in ITV's Downton Abbey. | In the best actress in a TV drama category, Dame Maggie Smith is once again nominated for her role as the Dowager Countess in ITV's Downton Abbey. |
Douglas and Damon | |
She faces competition from Homeland's Claire Danes; Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn; Jessica Lange in American Horror Story; and Kerry Washington in Scandal | She faces competition from Homeland's Claire Danes; Breaking Bad's Anna Gunn; Jessica Lange in American Horror Story; and Kerry Washington in Scandal |
Fellow British stars, Helena Bonham Carter and Dame Helen Mirren compete for the title of best actress in a TV movie or mini-series, for their respective roles in Burton and Taylor, and Phil Spector. | Fellow British stars, Helena Bonham Carter and Dame Helen Mirren compete for the title of best actress in a TV movie or mini-series, for their respective roles in Burton and Taylor, and Phil Spector. |
Their rivals include Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss in the British-backed drama Top of the Lake and Angela Bassett in Betty and Coretta. | Their rivals include Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss in the British-backed drama Top of the Lake and Angela Bassett in Betty and Coretta. |
In the best actor in a mini-series or TV movie category, Michael Douglas and Matt Damon go head to head for their roles as Liberace and his lover, in the acclaimed HBO drama Behind the Candelabra. | In the best actor in a mini-series or TV movie category, Michael Douglas and Matt Damon go head to head for their roles as Liberace and his lover, in the acclaimed HBO drama Behind the Candelabra. |
Joining them are Rob Lowe in Killing Kennedy; Britain's Jeremy Irons in The Hollow Crown; and Al Pacino, playing Phil Spector in the eponymous drama. | Joining them are Rob Lowe in Killing Kennedy; Britain's Jeremy Irons in The Hollow Crown; and Al Pacino, playing Phil Spector in the eponymous drama. |
The Screen Actors Guild awards will be presented at a Los Angeles ceremony on 18 January, 2014. | The Screen Actors Guild awards will be presented at a Los Angeles ceremony on 18 January, 2014. |