Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave' leads SAG nominations

Steve McQueen-helmed '12 Years a Slave' has topped the outstanding performances list of Screen Actors Guild awards with four nominations, followed by 'August

Jean-Marc Vallee's AIDS drama 'Dallas Buyers Club' and Jennifer Lawrence starrer 'American Hustle', a 1970s con-artist romp directed by David O. Russell also featured on the list, Fox News reported.

While Meryl Streep received the lead actress nomination and Julia Robert the supporting actress for 'August: Osage County', Forest Whitaker received the lead actor nomination for 'The Butler' helmed by Lee Daniels.

Here is the list of the nominations in various categories:

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

'12 Years a Slave'

'American Hustle'

'August: Osage County'

'Dallas Buyers Club'

'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Array

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Bruce Dern - 'Nebraska'

Chiwetel Ejiofor - '12 Years a Slave'

Tom Hanks - 'Captain Phillips'

Matthew McConaughey - 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Forest Whitaker - 'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Array

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Cate Blanchett - 'Blue Jasmine'

Sandra Bullock - 'Gravity'

Judi Dench - 'Philomena'

Meryl Streep - 'August: Osage County'

Emma Thompson - 'Saving Mr. Banks'

Array

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Barkhad Abdi - 'Captain Phillips'

Daniel Bruhl - 'Rush'

Michael Fassbender - '12 Years a Slave'

James Gandolfini - 'Enough Said'

Jared Leto - 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Array

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Jennifer Lawrence - 'American Hustle'

Lupita Nyong'o - '12 Years a Slave'

Julia Roberts - 'August: Osage County'

June Squibb - 'Nebraska'

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