Following the release of yesterday’s Critic Choice Award nominations, the Screen Actor’s Guild are the next major awards group to offer up their list of contenders across film and television.

Starting with the big-screen, the musical epic Les Misérables, the historical biopic Lincoln and the romantic dramedy Silver Linings Playbook share the lead with four nods apiece, including the prestigious Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize.

All three films are joined in that key category by the fact-based thriller Argo and, more surprisingly, the British comedy-drama The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

Adapted from the hit West End musical, and based on the Victor Hugo novel, Les Misérables also garnered acting mentions for Hugh Jackman in Leading Male Actor and Anne Hathaway in Supporting Female Actor, as well as being shortlisted for Outstanding Stunt Ensemble.

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln bagged a hat-trick of acting nods for its cast, with Daniel Day-Lewis strongly tipped to win Leading Male Actor for his portrayal of American president Abraham Lincoln, while co-stars Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones are both in contention for the supporting gongs.

Meanwhile, Silver Linings Playbook also secured a trio of acting noms for its talented stars, with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence contesting the lead fields while Robert De Niro is recognised in the Supporting Male Actor category.

Despite seeing her film overlooked for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast honour, critics darling Jessica Chastain earns a Leading Female Actor nod for her performance in the factual war thriller Zero Dark Thirty.

The female-led category is rounded off by Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone), Dame Helen Mirren (Hitchcock) and Naomi Watts (The Impossible).

Elsewhere, John Hawkes (The Sessions) and Denzel Washington (Flight) complete a stellar Leading Male Actor line-up while Oscar-winning stars Alan Arkin (Argo), Javier Bardem (Skyfall), Phillip Seymour Hoffman (The Master), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Nicole Kidman (The Paperboy), Dame Maggie Smith (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) are among those nominated in the supporting fields.

Finally, the rest of the Outstanding Stunt Ensemble contenders include the James Bond blockbuster Skyfall, and comic-book blockbusters The Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award for his contributions to film and television over the past fifty years.

The 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards will take place at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles on 27 January 2013.

The full list of SAG (film) nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
ARGO
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Marion Cotillard, RUST AND BONE
Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Helen Mirren, HITCHCOCK
Naomi Watts, THE IMPOSSIBLE

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
John Hawkes, THE SESSIONS
Hugh Jackman, LES MISÉRABLES
Denzel Washington, FLIGHT

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sally Field, LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway, LES MISÉRABLES
Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS
Nicole Kidman, THE PAPERBOY
Maggie Smith, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Alan Arkin, ARGO
Javier Bardem, SKYFALL
Robert De Niro, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
THE BOURNE LEGACY
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES
LES MISÉRABLES
SKYFALL

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Meanwhile, the television nominees are well represented by multiple hit programmes, including Boardwalk Empire, Homeland and Modern Family.

In the drama fields, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire will be targetting a third consecutive victory in the Outstanding Performance by a Drama Ensemble category alongside other big-name shows like Downton Abbey, Homeland and AMC duo Breaking Bad and Mad Men.

Central star Steve Buscemi is also seeking a hat-trick of Male Actor (Drama) successes for his role as Atlantic City gangster Nucky Thompson despite mighty competition from Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), and first time nominees Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) and Damian Lewis (Homeland).

Meanwhile, the Female Actor (Drama) line-up sees Claire Danes acknowledged for her lauded performance in Homeland, with her rival nominees including Downton Abbey duo Michelle Dockery and Dame Maggie Smith.

Over in comedy, ABC’s Modern Family is looking to secure a third straight victory in the prestigious Outstanding Performance by a Comedy Ensemble field after back-to-back successes in 2010 and 2011. Among the other shows standing in its way include The Big Bang Theory, The Office and 30 Rock.

Additionally, the family-based sitcom receives double Male Actor (Comedy) nominations for male stars Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet, while Sofía Vergara is shortlisted in a Female Actor (Comedy) line-up that includes newly-appointed Golden Globe hosts Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation).

Elsewhere, the political television film Game Change scored a trio of acting noms for stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris, who are acknowledged for their respective portrayals of Sarah Palin, Steve Schmidt and John McCain.

Moore is heavily favoured to win her category after clinching an Emmy for her performance as Palin back in September.

The rest of the notable television acting contenders include Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Nicole Kidman (Hemingway & Gellhorn), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Clive Owen (Hemingway & Gellhorn), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Bill Paxton (Hatfields & McCoys), Sigourney Weaver (Political Animals) and Betty White (Hot in Cleveland).

Finally, the Outstanding Stunt Ensemble category sees the aforementioned Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad and Homeland shortlisted alongside HBO’s Game of Thrones, FX’s Sons of Anarchy and Fox’s The Walking Dead.

The full list of SAG (television) nominations are below (winner predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BREAKING BAD
DOWNTON ABBEY
HOMELAND
MAD MEN

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes, HOMELAND
Michelle Dockery, DOWNTON ABBEY
Jessica Lange, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
Julianna Margulies, THE GOOD WIFE
Maggie Smith, DOWNTON ABBEY

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Steve Buscemi, BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Bryan Cranston, BREAKING BAD
Jeff Daniels, THE NEWSROOM
Jon Hamm, MAD MEN
Damian Lewis, HOMELAND

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
THE BIG BANG THEORY
GLEE
MODERN FAMILY
NURSE JACKIE
THE OFFICE
30 ROCK

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Edie Falco, NURSE JACKIE
Tina Fey, 30 ROCK
Amy Poehler, PARKS AND RECREATION
Sofía Vergara, MODERN FAMILY
Betty White, HOT IN CLEVELAND

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 ROCK
Ty Burrell, MODERN FAMILY
Louis C.K., LOUIE
Jim Parsons, THE BIG BANG THEORY
Eric Stonestreet, MODERN FAMILY

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Nicole Kidman, HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
Julianne Moore, GAME CHANGE
Charlotte Rampling, RESTLESS
Sigourney Weaver, POLITICAL ANIMALS
Alfre Woodard, STEEL MAGNOLIAS

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Kevin Costner, HATFIELDS & MCCOYS
Woody Harrelson, GAME CHANGE
Ed Harris, GAME CHANGE
Clive Owen, HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN
Bill Paxton, HATFIELDS & MCCOYS

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
BREAKING BAD
GAME OF THRONES
HOMELAND
SONS OF ANARCHY
THE WALKING DEAD