IRISH acting talent is leading the charge with the release of nominations for this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan has been nominated in the outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role category for her performance as Eilis in Brooklyn.
Other actresses in the running are Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Helen Mirren and Sarah Silverman.
Michael Fassbender, whose mother hails from Larne, Co Antrim, has been nominated for his role in Steve Jobs, in the outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role category.
Fassbender, who starred in Hunger about the life of Bobby Sands, is up against Bryan Cranston in Trumbo; Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant and Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl. Johnny Depp is also nominated in the same category for his portrayal of Irish-American gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger in Black Mass.
Meanwhile, American actor Peter Dinklage has been nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a dramaderies.
Dinklage plays Tyrion Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, which is largely shot at various locations in Northern Ireland.
The Game of Thrones cast are also in line for an award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place in Los Angeles on January 30 and will actress Carol Burnett will also be presented with the 52nd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award.
Here is a full list of the nominees:
:: Theatrical motion pictures:
:: Outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role: Bryan Cranston in Trumbo; Johnny Depp as James 'Whitey' Bulger in Black Mass; Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant; Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs and Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl.
:: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role: Cate Blanchett in Carol; Brie Larson in Room; Helen Mirren in Woman In Gold; Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn and Sarah Silverman in I Smile Back.
:: Outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role: Christian Bale in The Big Short; Idria Elba in Beasts of No Nation; Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies; Michael Shaoon in 99 Homes and Jacob Tremblay in Room.
:: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role: Rooney Mara in Carol; Rachel McAdams in Spotlight; Helen Mirren in Trumbo; Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl and Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs.
:: Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture: Beasts Of No Nation (Netflix), The Big Short (Paramount Pictures), Spotlight: Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures) and Trumbo (Bleecker Street)
Television:
:: Outstanding performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries: Idris Elba in Luther; Ben Kingsley in Tut; Ray Liotta in Texas Rising; Bill Murray in A Very Murray Christmas and Mark Rylance in Wolf Hall.
:: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries: Nicole Kidman in Grace of Monaco; Queen Latifah in Bessie; Christina Ricci in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles; Susan Sarandon in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and Kristen Wiig in The Spoils Before Dying.
:: Outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series: Peter Dinklage in Game of Thrones; Jon Hamm in Mad Men; Rami Malek in Bob Odenkirk; Jimmy McGill in Better Call Saul and Kevin Spacey in House of Cards.
:: Outstanding Performance by a female actor in a drama series: Claire Danes in Homeland; Viola Davis in How To Get Away With Murder; Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife; Maggie Smith in Downtown Abbey and Robin Wright in House of Cards.
:: Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy Series: Ty Burrell in Modern Family; Louis CK in Louie; William H Macy in Shameless; Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory and Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent.
:: Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series: Uzo Aduba in Orange Is The New Black; Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie; Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt; Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep and Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation.
:: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series: Downton Abbey; Game of Thrones; Homeland; House of Cards and Mad Men.
:: Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series: The Big Bang Theory; Modern Family; Orange Is The New Black and Transparent.
