SAG Awards TV Nominations Recognize Modern Family, Game of Thrones

LOS ANGELES: The nominees for the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for outstanding performances in 2014 have been unveiled in five film and eight TV categories, with HBO scoring the most nods for television accolades by network.

Modern Family led the TV pack with four total nominations; Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Homeland and Game of Thrones followed with three nods each. By network, HBO had the most nominations, with 14, followed by ABC (5), Netflix (5) and Showtime (5).

The nominees for best TV drama ensemble are Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland and House of Cards. On the performance side, the nominated actresses are Claire Danes (Homeland), Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) and Robin Wright (House of Cards). Best actor in a TV drama nods went to Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Woody Harrelson (True Detective), Matthew McConaughey (True Detective) and Kevin Spacey (House of Cards).

In the way of comedy, Modern Family, which scored the most SAG TV nominations overall, is facing off with The Big Bang Theory, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Orange Is the New Black and Veep. Comedic TV actresses being recognized are Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black), Julie Bowen (Modern Family), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation). The nominees for best comedic TV actor are Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Louis CK (Louie), William H. Macy (Shameless), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family).

For TV movie/miniseries, the female actor nominees are Ellen Burstyn (Flowers in the Attic), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honorable Woman), Frances McDormand (Olive Kitteridge), Julia Roberts (The Normal Heart) and Cicely Tyson (The Trip to Bountiful). The nominated actors in this category are Adrien Brody (Houdini), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock: His Last Vow), Richard Jenkins (Olive Kitteridge), Mark Ruffalo (The Normal Heart) and Billy Bob Thornton (Fargo).

The stunt teams from 24: Live Another Day, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Homeland, Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead are nominated for best action performance in a comedy or drama series. 

The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at 8 p.m.