SAG Awards nominations announced

And they're off!

The race to awards season has officially begun, with the Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday  announcing nominations for its 20th annual SAG Awards, which take place Jan. 18.

In the movie categories, "12 Years a Slave" led the pack, with noms for actors Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Lipita Nyong'o, as well as the entire lot of actors for Best Cast of a Motion Picture.

Competing against "12 Years" for the night's top honor are the flicks "American Hustle," "August: Osage County," "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Lee Daniels' The Butler."

SAG also awards the best in the year's television acting, with AMC's "Breaking Bad" and NBC's "30 Rock" coming out on top, nom-wise.

In other awards news, the Golden Globes nominations are being announced Thursday.

A full list of the SAG Awards nominations is below:

FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRUCE DERN – “NEBRASKA” 
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” 
TOM HANKS – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” 
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB”
FOREST WHITAKER – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT – “BLUE JASMINE”
SANDRA BULLOCK – “GRAVITY”
JUDI DENCH – “PHILOMENA”
MERYL STREEP – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”
EMMA THOMPSON – “SAVING MR. BANKS”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
BARKHAD ABDI – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS”
DANIEL BRÜHL – “RUSH”
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – “12 YEARS A SLAVE”
JAMES GANDOLFINI – “ENOUGH SAID”
JARED LETO – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
JENNIFER LAWRENCE – “AMERICAN HUSTLE”
LUPITA NYONG’O – “12 YEARS A SLAVE”
JULIA ROBERTS – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY”
JUNE SQUIBB – “NEBRASKA”
OPRAH WINFREY – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER”

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"12 YEARS A SLAVE"
"AMERICAN HUSTLE"
"AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY"
"DALLAS BUYERS CLUB"
"LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"ALL IS LOST"
"FAST & FURIOUS 6" 
"LONE SURVIVOR"
"RUSH" 
"THE WOLVERINE" 

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
MATT DAMON – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” 
MICHAEL DOUGLAS – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” 
JEREMY IRONS – “THE HOLLOW CROWN” 
ROB LOWE – “KILLING KENNEDY” 
AL PACINO – “PHIL SPECTOR” 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
ANGELA BASSETT – “BETTY & CORETTA” 
HELENA BONHAM CARTER – “BURTON AND TAYLOR” 
HOLLY HUNTER – “TOP OF THE LAKE” 
HELEN MIRREN – “PHIL SPECTOR” 
ELISABETH MOSS – “TOP OF THE LAKE” 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” 
BRYAN CRANSTON – “BREAKING BAD” 
JEFF DANIELS – “THE NEWSROOM”
PETER DINKLAGE – “GAME OF THRONES” 
KEVIN SPACEY – “HOUSE OF CARDS” 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
CLAIRE DANES – “HOMELAND” 
ANNA GUNN – “BREAKING BAD” 
JESSICA LANGE – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN” 
MAGGIE SMITH – “DOWNTON ABBEY” 
KERRY WASHINGTON – “SCANDAL” 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
ALEC BALDWIN – “30 ROCK” 
JASON BATEMAN – “ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT” 
TY BURRELL – “MODERN FAMILY” 
DON CHEADLE – “HOUSE OF LIES” 
JIM PARSONS – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
MAYIM BIALIK – “THE BIG BANG THEORY”
JULIE BOWEN – “MODERN FAMILY” 
EDIE FALCO – “NURSE JACKIE” 
TINA FEY – “30 ROCK” 
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS – “VEEP”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" 
"BREAKING BAD" 
"DOWNTON ABBEY" 
"GAME OF THRONES"
"HOMELAND"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"30 ROCK" 
"ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT" 
"THE BIG BANG THEORY" 
"MODERN FAMILY" 
"VEEP" 

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
"BOARDWALK EMPIRE" 
"BREAKING BAD"
"GAME OF THRONES" 
"HOMELAND" 
"THE WALKING DEAD"

.