Los Angeles: "Bombshell," a drama about sexual misconduct allegations at Fox News, led the movie nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday and will compete for the top prize of best cast.
The film from Lions Gate Entertainment earned four nominations overall, including nods for lead actress Charlize Theron and supporting actresses Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.
Other contenders for the best cast award are Mafia epic "The Irishman," Quentin Tarantino's 1960s period drama "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Nazi-era satire "Jojo Rabbit" and "Parasite," a social satire from South Korea.
The SAG awards are closely watched as an indicator of likely Oscar success because actors form the largest voting group in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Winners will be announced in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on January 19.
"Bombshell," which debuts in US movie theatres on Friday, depicts the story of the women at Fox News whose sexual misconduct allegations in 2016 led to the ouster of network founder Roger Ailes. Ailes, who died a year later, denied the accusations.
Theron plays former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly while Kidman portrays former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson. Robbie plays a fictional but composite Fox News staffer.
Fox News on Wednesday had no comment on the film other than saying that no one from the movie contacted the network to fact-check their account.
"The Irishman" was released by Netflix Inc, while Sony Corp distributed "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and Neon released "Parasite." Fox Searchlight, now owned by Walt Disney Co, distributed "Jojo Rabbit."
Nominees in key categories:
FILM
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
"Bombshell"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Once Upon A Time in Hollywood"
"Parasite"
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale "Ford v Ferrari"
Leonardo DiCaprio "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
Adam Driver "Marriage Story"
Taron Egerton "Rocketman"
Joaquin Phoenix "Joker"
BEST ACTRESS
Cynthia Erivo "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson "Marriage Story"
Lupita Nyong'o "Us"
Charlize Theron "Bombshell"
Renee Zellweger "Judy"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jamie Foxx "Just Mercy"
Tom Hanks "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Al Pacino "The Irishman"
Joe Pesci "The Irishman"
Brad Pitt "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern "Marriage Story"
Scarlett Johansson "Jojo Rabbit"
Nicole Kidman "Bombshell"
Jennifer Lopez "Hustlers"
Margot Robbie "Bombshell"
TELEVISION:
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A TV DRAMA SERIES
"Big Little Lies" (HBO)
"The Crown" (Netflix)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO)
"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
"Stranger Things" (Netflix)
BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Sterling K. Brown "This Is Us"
Steve Carell "The Morning Show"
Billy Crudup "The Morning Show"
Peter Dinklage "Game of Thrones"
David Harbour "Stranger Things"
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Jennifer Aniston "The Morning Show"
Helena Bonham Carter "The Crown"
Olivia Colman "The Crown"
Jodie Comer "Killing Eve"
Elisabeth Moss "The Handmaid's Tale"
BEST ENSEMBLE TV COMEDY SERIES
"Barry" (HBO)
"Fleabag" (Amazon)
"The Kominsky Method"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon)
"Schitt's Creek" (CBC Television)
BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Alan Arkin "The Kominsky Method"
Michael Douglas "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader "Barry"
Andrew Scott "Fleabag"
Tony Shalhoub "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Christina Applegate "Dead to Me"
Alex Borstein "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Rachel Brosnahan "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge "Fleabag"
