Irish Abroad: Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender nominated for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards

Irish actors Saoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender have been nominated for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay have also been nominated for their performances in Irish co-production Room.

Fassbender is nominated for his portrayal of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, and will compete with Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), Johnny Depp (Black Mass), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant), and Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) for the prize of Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role. Both Brooklyn star  Ronan and Room star Larson compete in the Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role, alongside Cate Blanchett for Carol, Helen Mirren for Woman in Gold, and Sarah Silverman for I Smile Back.

Irish stars are also well represented in the Television awards, with both Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey being nominated in the Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series.

The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held on January 30th, 2016.

Theatrical Motion Pictures

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role
Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo – Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Johnny Depp as James ‘Whitey’ Bulger – Black Mass (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Leonardo Dicaprio as Hugh Glass – The Revenant (20Th Century Fox)
Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne as Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe – The Danish Girl (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role
Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird – Carol (The Weinstein Company)
Brie Larson as Ma – Room (A24)
Helen Mirren as Maria Altmann – Woman In Gold (The Weinstein Company)
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis – Brooklyn (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Sarah Silverman as Laney Brooks – I Smile Back (Broad Green Pictures)

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role
Christian Bale as Michael Burry – The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
Idris Elba as Commandant – Beasts Of No Nation (Netflix)
Mark Rylance as Abel Rudolph – Bridge Of Spies (Dreamworks)
Michael Shannon as Rick Carver – 99 Homes (Broad Green Pictures)
Jacob Tremblay as Jack – Room (A24)

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Supporting Role
Rooney Mara as Therese Belivet – Carol (The Weinstein Company)
Rachel Mcadams as Sacha Pfeiffer – Spotlight (Open Road Films)
Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper – Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener – The Danish Girl (Focus Features)
Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffman – Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture
Beasts Of No Nation (Netflix)
Abraham Attah as Agu
Kurt Egyiawan as 2Nd I-C
Idris Elba as Commandant

The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
Christian Bale as Michael Burry
Steve Carell as Mark Baum
Ryan Gosling as Jared Vennett
Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale
Hamish Linklater as Porter Collins
John Magaro as Charlie Geller
Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert
Rafe Spall as Danny Moses
Jeremy Strong as Vinny Peters
Marisa Tomei as Cynthia Baum
Finn Wittrock as Jamie Shipley

Spotlight (Open Road Films)
Billy Crudup as Eric Macleish
Brian D’Arcy James as Matty Carroll
Michael Keaton as Walter Robby Robinson
Rachel Mcadams as Sacha Pfeiffer
Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes
Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron
John Slattery as Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian

Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
Neil Brown Jr. as Dj Yella
Paul Giamatti as Jerry Heller
Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre
Aldis Hodge as Mc Ren
O’Shea Jackson Jr. as Ice Cube
Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E

Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Virgil Brooks
Louis C.K. as Arlen Hird
Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo
David James Elliott as John Wayne
Elle Fanning as Niki Trumbo
John Goodman as Frank King
Diane Lane as Cleo Trumbo
Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper
Michael Stuhlbarg as Edward G. Robinson
Alan Tudyk as Ian Mclellan Hunter

Television Programs

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
Idris Elba as Dci John Luther – Luther (Bbc America)
Ben Kingsley as Grand Vizier Ay – Tut (Spike)
Ray Liotta as Lorca/Tom Mitchell – Texas Rising (History)
Bill Murray as Himself – A Very Murray Christmas (Netflix)
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell – Wolf Hall (Masterpiece/Pbs)

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries
Nicole Kidman as Grace – Grace Of Monaco (Lifetime)
Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith – Bessie (Hbo)
Christina Ricci as Lizzie Borden – The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (Lifetime)
Susan Sarandon as Gladys Mortenson – The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe (Lifetime)
Kristen Wiig as Delores Dewinter – The Spoils Before Dying (Ifc)

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Game Of Thrones (Hbo)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper – Mad Men (Amc)
Rami Malek as Elliot – Mr. Robot (Usa Network)
Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy Mcgill – Better Call Saul (Amc)
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood – House Of Cards (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Drama Series
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland (Showtime)
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating – How To Get Away With Murder (Abc)
Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife (Cbs)
Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess Of Grantham – Downton Abbey (Masterpiece/Pbs)
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood – House Of Cards (Netflix)

Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Comedy Series
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – Modern Family (Abc)
Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie (Fx Networks)
William H. Macy as Frank – Shameless (Showtime)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory (Cbs)
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman – Transparent (Amazon)

Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warren – Orange Is The New Black (Netflix)
Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton – Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as President Selina Meyer – Veep (Hbo)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks And Recreation (Nbc)

Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Drama Series
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece/Pbs)
Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl Of Grantham
Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
Raquel Cassidy as Baxter
Brendan Coyle as Mr. Bates
Tom Cullen as Anthony Gillingham
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
Kevin Doyle as Mr. Molesley
Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates
Lily James as Lady Rose
Robert James-Collier as Thomas Barrow
Allen Leech as Tom Branson
Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes
Elizabeth Mcgovern as Cora, Countess Of Grantham
Sophie Mcshera as Daisy
Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore
Julian Ovenden as Charles Blake
David Robb as Dr. Clarkson
Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess Of Grantham
Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley

Game Of Thrones (Hbo)
Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy
Ian Beattie as Ser Meryn Trant
John Bradley as Samwell Tarly
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Of Tarth
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
Michael Condron as Bowen Marsh
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister
Ben Crompton as Dolorous Edd
Liam Cunningham as Ser Davos Seaworth
Stephen Dillane as Stannis Baratheon
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei
Tara Fitzgerald as Selyse Baratheon
Jerome Flynn as Bronn
Brian Fortune as Othell Yarwyck
Joel Fry as Hizdahr Zo Loraq
Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger Petyr Baelish
Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont
Kit Harington as Jon Snow
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Michiel Huisman as Daario Naharis
Hannah Murray as Gilly
Brenock O’Connor as Olly
Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow
Owen Teale as Ser Alliser Thorne
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark
Carice Van Houten as Melisandre
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark
Tom Wlaschiha as Jaqen H’Ghar

Homeland (Showtime)
F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal
Atheer Adel as Numan
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison
Alexander Fehling as Jonas Hollander
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn
Nina Hoss as Astrid
René David Ifrah as Bibi
Mark Ivanir as Ivan Krupin
Sebastian Koch as Otto D?ring
Miranda Otto as Allison Carr
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson
Sarah Sokolovic as Laura Sutton

House Of Cards (Netflix)
Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton
Derek Cecil as Seth Grayson
Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum
Michael Kelly as Doug Stamper
Elizabeth Marvel as Heather Dunbar
Molly Parker as Jackie Sharp
Jimmi Simpson as Gavin Orsay
Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood

Mad Men (Amc)
Sola Bamis as Shirley
Stephanie Drake as Meredith
Jay R. Ferguson as Stan Rizzo
Bruce Greenwood as Richard Burghoff
Jon Hamm as Don Draper
Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
January Jones as Betty Francis
Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Kevin Rahm as Ted Chaough
Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper
John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Rich Sommer as Harry Crane
Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove
Mason Vale Cotton as Bobby Draper

Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory (Cbs)
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
Kaley Cuoco as Penny
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar as Rajesh Koothrappali
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz

Key & Peele (Comedy Central)
Keegan-Michael Key as Various Characters
Jordan Peele as Various Characters

Modern Family (Abc)
Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
Aubrey Anderson Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy
Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy
Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy

Orange Is The New Black (Netflix)
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne Crazy Eyes Warren
Mike Birbiglia as Danny Pearson
Marsha Stephanie Blake as Berdie Rogers
Danielle Brooks as Tasha Taystee Jefferson
Laverne Cox as Sophia Burset
Jackie Cruz as Marisol Flaca Gonzales
Catherine Curtin as Wanda Bell
Lea Delaria as Carrie Big Boo Black
Beth Fowler as Sister Jane Ingalls
Joel Marsh Garland as Scott O’Neill
Kimiko Glenn as Brook Soso
Annie Golden as Norma Romano
Diane Guerrero as Maritza Ramos
Michael J. Harney as Sam Healy
Vicky Jeudy as Janae Watson
Selenis Leyva as Gloria Mendoza
Taryn Manning as Tiffany Pennsatucky Doggett
Adrienne C. Moore as Black Cindy
Kate Mulgrew as Galina Red Reznikov
Emma Myles as Leanne Taylor
Matt Peters as Joel Luschek
Lori Petty as Lolly Whitehill
Jessica Pimentel as Maria Ruiz
Dascha Polanco as Dayanara Diaz
Laura Prepon as Alex Vause
Elizabeth Rodriguez as Aleida Diaz
Ruby Rose as Stella Carlin
Nick Sandow as Joe Caputo
Abigail Savage as Gina
Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman
Constance Shulman as Yoga Jones
Dale Soules as Frieda
Yael Stone as Lorna Morello
Samira Wiley as Poussey Washington

Transparent (Amazon)
Alexandra Billings as Davina Rejennae
Carrie Brownstein as Syd Feldman
Jay Duplass as Josh Pfefferman
Kathryn Hahn as Raquel Fein
Gaby Hoffmann as Ali Pfefferman
Cherry Jones as Leslie Mackinaw
Amy Landecker as Sarah Pfefferman
Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman
Hari Nef as Gittel/Gerson
Emily Robinson as Rose Boymelgreen
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman

Veep (Hbo)
Diedrich Bader as Bill Ericsson
Sufe Bradshaw as Sue Wilson
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer
Gary Cole as Kent Davidson
Kevin Dunn as Ben Cafferty
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh
Hugh Laurie as Tom James
Phil Reeves as Doyle
Sam Richardson as Richard
Reid Scott as Dan Egan
Timothy Simons as Jonah Ryan
Sarah Sutherland as Catherine
Matt Walsh as Mike Mclintock