"Lincoln," "Les Miserables," "Silver Linings Playbook" to face off at SAG Awards
Actors will honor their own on Sunday at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"Lincoln," "Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" are in a three-way tie for the most nominations, with four. Those films are all nominated for overall performance by their casts, competing against "Argo" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
"Lincoln" also scored individual acting nominations for Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role as best actor, Sally Field for supporting actress as Mary Todd Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones for supporting actor as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens.
"Les Miserables" had nominations for Hugh Jackman for best actor as Hugo's long-suffering hero Jean Valjean and Anne Hathaway for supporting actress as Fantine, a woman fallen into prostitution, plus a nomination for its stunt ensemble.
"Silver Linings Playbook" also had lead-acting nominations for Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as troubled spirits who find a second chance at love, and Robert De Niro for supporting actor as a football-obsessed dad.
Presenters at the ceremony, which honors both film and television performances, are set to include Jackman, Hathaway, Cooper, Lawrence, Day-Lewis, De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Damian Lewis and Julianna Margulies.
Organizers also announced Bryan Cranston, James Marsden, Rose Byrne, Amy Poehler, Alfred Molina and Dev Patel as presenters on Thursday.
Dick Van Dyke will be honored during the SAG Awards telecast. He is being honored with the 49th Life Achievement Award, which will be presented to him by Alec Baldwin and Carl Reiner.
The SAG Awards will be handed out at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on TBS and TNT.