Wednesday’s SAG Award nominations further underscored the disappearing line between broadcast and cable – and the emergence of streaming TV a la Netflix.
Several cable films and series, including “Behind the Candelabra,” “Top of the Lake,” “Homeland” and “Breaking Bad,” clocked in with multiple nominations for the awards, which will air live – on both TNT and TBS – at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. “House of Cards,” which will return to Netflix in February for its second season, also snared several nominations.
HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra,” which tells the story of the relationship between closeted homosexual Liberace and his much younger lover, Scott Thorson, earned nods for stars Matt Damon (Thorson) and Michael Douglas (Liberace) for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries.
Also earning nods on the cable side were Holly Hunter and Elisabeth Moss, both for “Top of the Lake” (Sundance Channel); Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn, both for “Breaking Bad”; and Claire Danes (“Homeland”), who took home an Emmy this fall for her leading role as cray-cray CIA agent Carrie Mathison in the Showtime series.
Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”), Jeff Daniels (“Newsroom”) and Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) were also nominated as Best Actors in a Drama.
Regarding TV movies and miniseries, Rob Lowe earned a nomination for his starring role in Nat Geo’s “Killing Kennedy” – alongside Al Pacino (HBO’s “Phil Spector”) and Jeremy Irons (“The Hollow Crown,” WNET) – while Helena Bonham Carter (BBC America’s “Burton and Taylor”), Angela Bassett (“Betty & Coretta,” Lifetime) and Helen Mirren (“Phil Spector”) all earned nods for Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries.
In the comedy category, volatile blowhard Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock,” NBC) was joined by Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development” on Netflix), Ty Burrell (“Modern Family,” ABC), Don Cheadle (“House of Lies,” Showtime) and Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS).
Their nominated female comedy counterparts are Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”), Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”), Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie,” Showtime), Tina Fey (“30 Rock”) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” HBO) – who, like Danes, snared back-to-back Emmys in 2012 and 2013.
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Matt Damon / Scott Thorson – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” (HBO)
Michael Douglas / Liberace – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” (HBO)
Jeremy Irons / King Henry IV – “THE HOLLOW CROWN” (WNET/Thirteen)
Rob Lowe / John F. Kennedy – “KILLING KENNEDY” (National Geographic Channel)
Al Pacino / Phil Spector – “PHIL SPECTOR” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Angela Bassett / Coretta Scott King – “BETTY & CORETTA” (Lifetime)
Helena Bonham Carter / Elizabeth Taylor – “BURTON AND TAYLOR” (BBC America)
Holly Hunter / G.J. – “TOP OF THE LAKE” (Sundance Channel)
Helen Mirren / Linda Kenney Baden – “PHIL SPECTOR” (HBO)
Elisabeth Moss / Robin Griffin – “TOP OF THE LAKE” (Sundance Channel)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)
Bryan Cranston / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
Jeff Daniels / Will McAvoy – “THE NEWSROOM” (HBO)
Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister – “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)
Kevin Spacey / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Claire Danes / Carrie Mathison – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)
Anna Gunn / Skyler White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)
Jessica Lange / Fiona Goode – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN” (FX)
Maggie Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)
Kerry Washington / Olivia Pope – “SCANDAL” (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
Jason Bateman / Michael Bluth – “ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT” (Netflix)
Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
Don Cheadle / Martin “Marty” Kaan – “HOUSE OF LIES” (Showtime)
Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)
Julie Bowen / Claire Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)
Edie Falco / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)
Tina Fey / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Vice President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
Patricia Arquette / Sally Wheet
Margot Bingham / Daughter Maitland
Steve Buscemi / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson
Brian Geraghty / Agent Warren Knox
Stephen Graham / Al Capone
Erik La Rey Harvey / Dunn Purnsley
Jack Huston / Richard Harrow
Ron Livingston / Roy Phillips
Domenick Lombardozzi / Ralph Capone
Gretchen Mol / Gillian Darmody
Ben Rosenfield / Willie Thompson
Michael Stuhlbarg / Arnold Rothstein
Jacob Ware / Agent Selby
Shea Whigham / Elias “Eli” Thompson
Michael Kenneth Williams / “Chalky” White
Jeffrey Wright / Valentin Narcisse
BREAKING BAD (AMC)
Michael Bowen / Uncle Jack
Betsy Brandt / Marie Schrader
Bryan Cranston / Walter White
Lavell Crawford / Huell
Tait Fletcher / Lester
Laura Fraser / Lydia Rodarte-Quale
Anna Gunn / Skyler White
Matthew T. Metzler / Matt
RJ Mitte / Walter White Jr.
Dean Norris / Hank Schrader
Bob Odenkirk / Saul Goodman
Aaron Paul / Jesse Pinkman
Jesse Plemons / Todd
Steven Michael Quezada / Gomez
Kevin Rankin / Kenny
Patrick Sane / Frankie
DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
Hugh Bonneville / Robert, Earl of Grantham
Laura Carmichael / Lady Edith Crawley
Jim Carter / Mr. Carson
Brendan Coyle / John Bates
Michelle Dockery / Lady Mary Crawley
Kevin Doyle / Molesley
Jessica Brown Findlay / Lady Sybil Crawley
Siobahn Finneran / Sarah O’Brien
Joanne Froggatt/ Anna Bates
Rob James-Collier / Thomas Barrow
Allen Leech / Tom Branson
Phyllis Logan / Mrs. Hughes
Elizabeth McGovern / Cora, Countess of Grantham
Sophie McShera / Daisy
Matt Milne / Alfred
Lesley Nitcol / Mrs. Patmore
Amy Nuttall / Ethel
David Robb / Dr. Clarkson
Maggie Smith / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Ed Speleers / Jimmy
Dan Stevens / Matthew Crawley
Cara Theobold / Ivy
Penelope Wilton / Isobel Crawley
GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
Alfie Allen / Theon Greyjoy
John Bradley / Samwell Tarly
Oona Chaplin / Talisa Maegyr
Gwendoline Christie / Brienne of Tarth
Emilia Clarke / Daenerys Targaryen
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau/ Jaime Lannister
Mackenzie Crook / Orell
Charles Dance / Tywin Lannister
Joe Dempsie/ Gendry
Peter Dinklage / Tyrion Lannister
Natalie Dormer / Margaery Tyrell
Nathalie Emmanuel / Missandei
Michelle Fairley / Lady Catelyn Stark
Jack Gleeson / Joffrey Baratheon
Iain Glenn / Ser Jorah Mormont
Kit Harington / Jon Snow
Lena Headey /Cersei Lannister
Isaac Hempstead Wright / Brandon “Bran” Stark
Kristofer Hivju / Tormund Giantsbane
Paul Kaye / Thoros of Myr
Sibel Kekilli / Shae
Rose Leslie / Ygritte
Richard Madden / Robb Stark
Rory McCann / Sandor “The Hound” Clegane
Michael McElhatton / Roose Bolton
Ian McElhinney / Barristan Selmy
Philip McGinley / Anguy
Hannah Murray / Gilly
Iwan Rheon / Ramsay Snow
Sophie Turner / Sansa Stark
Carice Van Houten / Melisandre
Maisie Williams / Arya Stark
HOMELAND (Showtime)
F. Murray Abraham / Dar Adal
Sarita Choudhury / Mira Berenson
Claire Danes / Carrie Mathison
Rupert Friend / Peter Quinn
Tracy Letts / Sen. Andrew Lockhart
Damian Lewis / Nicholas Brody
Mandy Patinkin / Saul Berenson
Morgan Saylor / Dana Brody
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
Scott Adsit / Pete Hornberger
Alec Baldwin / Jack Donaghy
KAtrina Bowden / Cerie
Kevin Brown / Dot Com
Grizz Chapman / Grizz
Tina Fey / Liz Lemon
Judah Friedlander / Frank Rossitano
Jane Krakowski / Jenna Maroney
John Lutz / Lutz
James Marsden / Criss
Jack McBrayer / Kenneth Parcell
Tracy Morgan / Tracy Jordan
Keith Powell / Toofer
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Netflix)
Will Arnett / George Oscar “G.O.B.” Bluth II
Jason Bateman / Michael Bluth
John Beard / Himself
Michael Cera / George-Michael Bluth
David Cross / Tobias Fünke
Portia De Rossi / Lindsay Bluth Fünke
Isla Fisher / Rebel Alley
Tony Hale / Buster Bluth
Ron Howard / Narrator/Himself
Liza Minelli / Lucille Austero
Alia Shawkat / Maeby Fünke
Jessica Walter / Lucille Bluth
Henry Winkler / Barry Zuckerkorn
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
Mayim Bialik / Amy Farrah Fowler
Kaley Cuoco / Penny
Johnny Galecki / Leonard Hofstadter
Simon Helberg / Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar / Rajesh Koothrappali
Jim Parsons / Sheldon Cooper
Melissa Rauch / Bernadette Rostenkowski
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
Julie Bowen / Claire Dunphy
Ty Burrell / Phil Dunphy
Aubrey Anderson Emmons / Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Mitchell Pritchett
Nolan Gould / Luke Dunphy
Sarah Hyland / Haley Dunphy
Ed O’Neill / Jay Pritchett
Rico Rodriguez / Manny Delgado
Eric Stonestreet / Cameron Tucker
Sofia Vergara / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Ariel Winter / Alex Dunphy
VEEP (HBO)
Sufe Bradshaw / Sue Wilson
Anna Chlumsky / Amy Brookheimer
Gary Cole / Kent Davidson
Kevin Dunn / Ben Cafferty
Tony Hale / Gary Walsh
Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Vice President Selina Meyer
Reid Scott / Dan Egan
Timothy Simons / Jonah Ryan
Matt Walsh / Mike McLintock