WELL, IT’S DECEMBER and you know what that means – awards season is about to kick off in earnest and with today’s SAG Award nomination announcement, it’s safe to say that awards season is go.

Boyhood, Birdman, The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game all received multiple nominations, while stars like Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell also garnered nods.

Here are the nominees:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

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• Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
• Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game 
• Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
• Michael Keaton – Birdman 
• Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

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• Jennifer Aniston – Cake
• Felicity Jones – The Theory of Everything
• Julianne Moore – Still Alice 
• Rosamund Pike – Gone Girl 
• Reese Witherspoon – Wild 

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

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• Robert Duvall – The Judge
• Ethan Hawke – Boyhood
• Edward Norton – Birdman 
• Mark Ruffalo – Foxcatcher 
• J.K. Simmons – Whiplash 

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

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• Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
• Keira Knightley – The Imitation Game 
• Emma Stone – Birdman
• Meryl Streep – Into The Woods 
• Naomi Watts – St. Vincent 

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

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• Birdman
• Boyhood
• The Imitation Game
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• The Theory of Everything

The SAG Awards are widely viewed as a good prognosticator for the Oscars, so expect to see some of these faces crop up again come Oscar time.

You can view the full list of nominees, including those in the television category, here. 

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