Breaking Bad, Big Bang Top SAG Awards Nominations
Breaking Bad , The Big Bang Theory , 30 Rock and Modern Family led Wednesday's Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with three each, while Netflix made a splash with Arrested Development and House of Cards .
Breaking Bad, which also got a stunt nomination, will be up against two-time champ Boardwalk Empire , defending champ Downton Abbey , Game of Thrones and Homeland for the drama ensemble award.
Bryan Cranston will go for a repeat in drama actor against Steve Buscemi ( Boardwalk Empire ), Jeff Daniels ( The Newsroom ), Peter Dinklage ( Game of Thrones ) and Kevin Spacey ( House of Cards ).
Anna Gunn, who won in the supporting category at the Emmys forBreaking Bad, broke through in the drama actress race (there are no supporting categories for TV at the SAGs). She's up against reigning champ Claire Danes ( Homeland ), Jessica Lange ( American Horror Story: Coven ), Maggie Smith ( Downton Abbey ) and Kerry Washington ( Scandal ).
25 totally unnecessary spin-offs
Big Bang, which earned acting nods for Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, Modern Family and Arrested will contend against 30 Rock and Veep for comedy ensemble honors. Arrested also snagged a nod in comedy actor for Jason Bateman, who's up against Parsons, Ty Burrell ( Modern Family ), Don Cheadle ( House of Lies ) and 30 Rock's Alec Baldwin, who is gunning for an eight-peat.
In film, 12 Years a Slave led the way with four nominations, including ensemble, where it'll face off against American Hustle, August: Osage County, Dallas Buyers Club and Lee Daniels' The Butler .
The 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air live Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on TNT and TBS.
Check out the full list of nominees below.
TELEVISION
Drama Ensemble
Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey
Comedy Ensemble Arrested Development The Big Bang Theory Modern Family
Actor - Drama Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Actress - Drama
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Kerry Washington, Scandal Actor - Comedy Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
Don Cheadle, House of Lies Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Actress - Comedy
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
Jeremy Irons, The Hollow Crown
Rob Lowe, Killing Kennedy
Al Pacino, Phil Spector Actress - Miniseries or TV Movie Angela Bassett, Betty & Corretta
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Helen Mirren, Phil Spector Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake
FILMEnsemble
American HustleAugust: Osage County Dallas Buyers Club Lee Daniels' The Butler 12 Years a Slave
Lead Actor
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels' The Butler
Lead Actress
Meryl Streep, August: Osage County Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels' The Butler
View original <i>Breaking Bad</i>, <i>Big Bang</i> Top SAG Awards Nominations at TVGuide.com
<strong>Related Articles on TVGuide.com</strong><ul>
<li>25 unnecessary spin-offs</li>
</ul>
<strong>Other Links From TVGuide.com</strong><ul>
<li>Arrested Development</li><li>Bryan Cranston</li><li>Claire Danes</li><li>Jeff Daniels</li><li>Jessica Lange</li><li>Kevin Spacey</li><li>Maggie Smith</li><li>Peter Dinklage</li><li>Steve Buscemi</li><li>Masterpiece</li><li>Anna Gunn</li><li>30 Rock</li><li>The Big Bang Theory</li><li>Breaking Bad</li><li>Modern Family</li><li>Boardwalk Empire</li><li>Game of Thrones</li><li>American Horror Story</li><li>Homeland</li><li>The Newsroom</li><li>House of Cards</li>
</ul>
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none"><img alt="" src="http://www.siftingsherald.com/Global/images/tvguide_small.jpg" /></li><li>TV Guide iPhone App</li><li> TV Listings</li><li> New Tonight on TV</li></ul>