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The ABC comedy series scores four nominations, but it's HBO which dominates with fourteen nods from shows like 'Broadwalk Empire', 'Game of Thrones', and 'Veep'.

• Dec 11, 2014

AceShowbiz - Nominees for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have been announced. They were revealed by "The Fault in Our Stars" actor Ansel Elgort and former "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.

In TV categories, "Modern Family" leads the pack with four, giving a main contribution to the five nods scored by ABC this year. The fifth nomination that the studio receives comes from "How to Get Away with Murder" for Viola Davis' brilliant performance as Criminal Law professor Annalise Keating.

In term of the broadcasters, HBO dominates with 14 nods including three from "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones" as well as two from "Veep". ABC, Netflix, and Showtime follow with five each. Meanwhile, Debbie Reynolds is picked as the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 8 P.M. (ET) / 5 P.M. (PT) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. All winners including from the movie categories will be announced during the telecast, except for the stunt ensemble honors which will be revealed from the red carpet.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

• Adrien Brody - "Houdini"
• Benedict Cumberbatch - "Sherlock: His Last Vow"
• Richard Jenkins - "Olive Kitteridge"
• Mark Ruffalo - "The Normal Heart"
• Billy Bob Thornton - "Fargo"

• Ellen Burstyn - "Flowers in the Attic"
• Maggie Gyllenhaal - "The Honorable Woman"
• Frances McDormand - "Olive Kitteridge"
• Julia Roberts - "The Normal Heart"
• Cicely Tyson - "The Trip to Bountiful"

• Steve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"
• Peter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"
• Woody Harrelson - "True Detective"
• Matthew McConaughey - "True Detective"
• Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards"

• Claire Danes - "Homeland"
• Viola Davis - "How to Get Away With Murder"
• Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife"
• Tatiana Maslany - "Orphan Black"
• Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"
• Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

• Ty Burrell - "Modern Family"
• Louis C.K. - "Louie"
• William H. Macy - "Shameless"
• Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory"
• Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family"

• Uzo Aduba - "Orange Is the New Black"
• Julie Bowen - "Modern Family"
• Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie"
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep"
• Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"

• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "House of Cards"

• "The Big Bang Theory"
• "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
• "Modern Family"
• "Orange Is the New Black"
• "Veep"

• "24: Live Another Day"
• "Boardwalk Empire"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "Homeland"
• "Sons of Anarchy"
• "The Walking Dead"