Go Africa!!! Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards

The nominations for the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards  are out,  and making the list are our African stars of 12 Years a Slave Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o. British-Nigerian actor Chiwetel who plays the lead in the movie, will battle for the award with Tom Hanks, Matthew McConaughey and Forest Whitaker, while Kenyan actress Lupita will battle with Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts and Oprah Winfrey. Here are the nominees for the 2013 SAG Awards Film Male Actor (Lead) Bruce Dern, Nebraska Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels’ The Butler Female Actor (Supporting) Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave Julia Roberts, August: Osage County June Squibb, Nebraska Oprah Winfrey, Lee Daniels’ The Butler Female Actor (Lead) Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Sandra Bullock, Gravity Judi Dench, Philomena Meryl Streep, August: Osage County Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks Male Actor (Supporting) Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips Daniel Brühl, Rush Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave James Gandolfini, Enough Said Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Cast in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave American Hustle August: Osage County Dallas Buyers Club Lee Daniels’ The Butler Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture All Is Lost Fast & Furious 6 Lone Survivor Rush The Wolverine TV Male Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra Jeremy Irons, The Hollow Crown Rob Lowe, Killing Kennedy Al Pacino, Phil Spector Female Actor, TV Movie or Miniseries Angela Bassett, Betty & Coretta Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor Holly Hunter, Top of the Lake Helen Mirren, Phil Spector Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake Male Actor, Drama Series Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Kevin Spacey, House of Cards Female Actor, Drama Series Claire Danes, Homeland Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Kerry Washington, Scandal Male Actor, Comedy Series Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Jason Bateman, Arrested Development Ty Burrell, Modern Family Don Cheadle, House of Lies Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Female Actor, Comedy Series Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory Julie Bowen, Modern Family Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Tina Fey, 30 Rock Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Ensemble, Comedy 30 Rock Arrested Development The Big Bang Theory Modern Family Veep Ensemble, Drama Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Downton Abbey Game of Thrones Homeland Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Breaking Bad Game of Thrones Homeland The Walking Dead