La La Land's Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling both receive SAG Awards nods
La La Land co-stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are both in the running for top honors at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.
The duo, who star opposite each other in Damien Chazelle's critically acclaimed musical are both nominated in the female and male acting categories which honor outstanding performances in leading roles on Wednesday (14Dec16).
Emma will face a fierce battle for the prize as she's up against
Jackie star Natalie Portman (Jackie), Arrival's Amy Adams, Emily
Blunt (Girl on the Train) and acting doyenne Meryl Streep (Florence
Foster Jenkins).
Ryan meanwhile is set to compete with Denzel Washington who is
nominated for his role in Fences, a film he also directed,
Manchester by the Sea's Casey Affleck, Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw
Ridge) and Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic).
The nominations ceremony was hosted by actress Sophia Bush and the
rapper Common at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center.
The battle in the supporting acting categories look equally
competitive, with Fences star Viola Davis taking on Moonlight's
Naomie Harris, Nicole Kidman (Lion), Michelle Williams (Manchester
by the Sea) and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures).
Moonlight's Mahershala Ali, Hell or High Water's Jeff Bridges,
Florence Foster Jenkins' Hugh Grant, Dev Patel (Lion) and Aaron
Taylor-Johnson will compete for the male supporting acting
honors.
The Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category includes
nominations for Fences, Moonlight, Captain Fantastic, Hidden
Figures and Manchester by the Sea.
Stars of TV were not forgotten during the nominations, with one
notable battle taking place in the best male actor in a drama
category, in which Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage will face off
against The Crown's John Lithgow, Mr Robot's Rami Malek, House of
Cards' Kevin Spacey and This is Us star Sterling K. Brown.
Stranger Things' young star Millie Bobby Brown is set to face a
number of more experienced actresses in the shape of her Stranger
Things co-star Winona Ryder Westworld's Thandie Newton, House of
Cards' Robin Wright, Claire Foy (The Crown).
The 23rd SAG Awards will be held on 29 January 2017.