The Oscar race is beginning to take shape this week after the Golden Globes unveiled their nominees on Monday. Now the Screen Actor’s Guild have offered their group of contenders, with several films AND actors getting major boosts in the race for that elusive golden statue.

Leading the way is Martin McDonagh’s comedic drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which is up for four gongs, including the coveted Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award.

Main star Frances McDormand is up for Best Female Actor while co-stars Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are both nodded in Best Supporting Male Actor.

The indie comedy Lady Bird is the other standout nominee with three mentions for Outstanding Performance by a Cast as well as acting nominations for Saoirse Ronan (Best Female Actor) and Laurie Metcalf (Best Supporting Female Actor).

The rest of the Outstanding Performance by a Cast line-up is completed by the indie comedy The Big Sick, the psychological thriller Get Out and the race-relations drama Mudbound.

In Best Male Actor, Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour) and James Franco (The Disaster Artist) are both nominated for their portrayals of real-life figures Winston Churchill and Tommy Wiseau along with Denzel Washington (Roman J Israel, Esq.), Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and rising British star Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out).

Elsewhere, British actresses Dame Judi Dench (Victoria & Abdul) and Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) are both contesting in the Best Female Actress field along with Australian star Margot Robbie (I, Tonya).

In Best Supporting Male Actor, Three Billboards duo Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell are up against surprise nominee Steve Carell (Battle of the Sexes) and veterans Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) and Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water).

Finally, the Best Supporting Actress line-up sees Laurie Metcalf competing with fellow experienced names like Allison Janney (I, Tonya) and Holly Hunter (The Big Sick) plus Asian performer Hong Chau (Downsizing) and pop star Mary J. Blige (Mudbound).

There were several surprise omissions from this year’s nominees with Steven Spielberg’s The Post completely ignored while the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis (Phantom Thread), Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game), Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) were all overlooked.

The 2018 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday 21 January.

The full list of film nominations are below (with winners predictions in blue):

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
THE BIG SICK
GET OUT
LADY BIRD
MUDBOUND
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Judi Dench, VICTORIA & ABDUL
Sally Hawkins, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Frances McDormand, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Margot Robbie, I, TONYA
Saoirse Ronan, LADY BIRD

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Timothée Chalamet, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
James Franco, THE DISASTER ARTIST
Daniel Kaluuya, GET OUT
Gary Oldman, DARKEST HOUR
Denzel Washington, ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND
Hong Chau, DOWNSIZING
Holly Hunter, THE BIG SICK
Allison Janney, I, TONYA
Laurie Metcalf, LADY BIRD

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Steve Carell, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Willem Dafoe, THE FLORIDA PROJECT
Woody Harrelson, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Richard Jenkins, THE SHAPE OF WATER
Sam Rockwell, THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
BABY DRIVER
DUNKIRK
LOGAN
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
WONDER WOMAN

Teenager Millie Bobby Brown scored another Outstanding Female Actor (Drama) nod for her role as telekinetic heroine Eleven, while co-star David Harbour is recognised in Male Actor (Drama) for playing Chief Jim Hopper.

Stranger Things finds itself competing in a strong Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category which also includes fellow Netflix drama The Crown, HBO’s Game of Thrones and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

Thrones had a better nominations day after its frustrating tally on Monday as it also snared mentions for its Stunt Ensemble as well as an Outstanding Male Actor (Drama) nod for Peter Dinklage.

The Male Actor (Drama) line-up is completed by Jason Bateman (Ozark), Sterling K. Brown (This is Us) and Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul).

Bobby Brown’s competition in Outstanding Female Actor (Drama) includes British star Claire Foy (The Crown), Laura Linney (Ozark), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Robin Wright (House of Cards).

Elsewhere, the HBO’s Big Little Lies followed up its impressive nominations haul with the Golden Globes by receiving four acting nods in the Mini-Series / Motion Picture Made for Television categories.

Actress trio Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern are all up for Outstanding Female Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series), with their field completed by Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon’s portrayals of Hollywood battleaxes Joan Crawford and Bette Davis in Feud: Bette and Joan.

Big Little Lies’s Alexander Skarsgård is nominated for Outstanding Male Actor (TV Movie or Mini-Series) and will face stern competition from the likes of film legend Robert De Niro for The Wizard of Lies and Benedict Cumberbatch, for his reprised role as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock.

Finally, the Comedy contenders see Netlix’s female wrestling sitcom GLOW pick up for a quartet of nominations which include Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series as well as acting mentions for Alison Brie and Marc Maron.

The Outstanding Comedy Ensemble also includes familiar favourites like Will & Grace and HBO duo Curb Your Enthusiasm and Veep.

Curb’s Larry David and Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes go up against the likes of Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) and William H. Macy (Shameless) in Outstanding Male Actor (Comedy) while Alison Brie faces stern competition in Outstanding Female Actor (Comedy) from awards-favourite Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and Hollywood legends Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie).

The 2018 SAG Awards will take place on Sunday 21 January.

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

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES
THE CROWN
GAME OF THRONES
THE HANDMAID’S TALE
STRANGER THINGS
THIS IS US

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Millie Bobby Brown, STRANGER THINGS
Claire Foy, THE CROWN
Laura Linney, OZARK
Elisabeth Moss, THE HANDMAID’S TALE
Robin Wright, HOUSE OF CARDS

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jason Bateman, OZARK
Sterling K. Brown, THIS IS US
Peter Dinklage, GAME OF THRONES
David Harbour, STRANGER THINGS
Bob Odenkirk, BETTER CALL SAUL

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES
BLACK-ISH
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
GLOW
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
VEEP

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Abuda, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Allison Brie, GLOW
Jane Fonda, GRACE AND FRANKIE
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, VEEP
Lily Tomlin, GRACE AND FRANKIE

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, BLACK-ISH
Aziz Ansari, MASTER OF NONE
Larry David, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
Sean Hayes, WILL & GRACE
William H. Macy, SHAMELESS
Marc Maron, GLOW

OUTSTANDING FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Laura Dern, BIG LITTLE LIES
Nicole Kidman, BIG LITTLE LIES
Jessica Lange, FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
Susan Sarandon, FEUD: BETTE AND JOAN
Reese Witherspoon, BIG LITTLE LIES

OUTSTANDING MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Benedict Cumberbatch, SHERLOCK
Jeff Daniels, GODLESS
Robert De Niro, THE WIZARD OF LIES
Geoffrey Rush, GENIUS
Alexander Skarsgård, BIG LITTLE LIES

OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
GAME OF THRONES
GLOW
HOMELAND
STRANGER THINGS
THE WALKING DEAD