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Battle royale! UK dramas The Crown, Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones up for top TV prize at SAG Awards as Hugh Grant and Emily Blunt lead British nominees

Published: 11:04 EST, 14 December 2016 | Updated: 12:09 EST, 14 December 2016

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The British are reigning supreme so far this awards season as a host of UK talent were nominated for top prizes as the Screen Actors' Guild contenders were announced on Tuesday.

It's set to be a battle royale with regal dramas as The Crown, Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones all among the UK-made shows up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

The trio will go up against Netflix hit Stranger Things, for which English child actress Millie Bobby Brown is nominated, and controversial series Westworld.

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Battle royale! Game of Thrones, starring Lena Heady (above), is one of the British shows up for the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the SAG Awards

Queens and ladies: The Crown is up for the same award, as is Downton Abbey. Claire Foy (left) is up for Best TV show for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II

As well the Ensemble gong, The Crown bagged acting nominations for British actress Claire Foy and John Lithegow.

GOT also bagged nods for Peter Dinklage for his turn as Tyrion Lannister and for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.

In the film stakes Emily Blunt and Hugh Grant represent the Brits flying the flag.

Emily may have missed out on a Golden Globe nomination for Girl on a Train, however, the SAG board voted for her join the stars up for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role.

English charm: Meryl Streep's Florence Foster Jenkins co-star Hugh Grant flies the flag for the UK in the Male Actor in a Supporting Role category alongside Dev Patel for Lion

All aboard: Emily may have missed out on a Golden Globe nomination for Girl on a Train, however, the SAG board voted for her join the stars up for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

She will compete with Amy Adams for Arrival, Natalie Portman for Jackie, Stone for La La Land, and Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins.

Meryl's co-star Hugh Grant flies the flag for the UK in the Male Actor in a Supporting Role category alongside Dev Patel for Lion. The Brits face stiff competition from Mahershala Ali for Moonlight, Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water and Lucas Hedges for Manchester By The Sea.

British raised Andrew Garfield lands a nod in the Best Male Actor countdown for his turn in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge alongside Casey Affleck for Manchester By The Sea, Gosling for La La Land, Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic and Denzel Washington for Fences.

Best of British: British-raised Andrew Garfield lands a nod in the Best Male Actor countdown for his turn in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge while Bond girl Naomie Harris is up for Best Supporting Actress for Moonlight

Meanwhile, Naomie Harris will compete with Viola Davis (Fences) Nicole Kidman (Lion), Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures) and Michelle Williams (Manchester By The Sea) for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.

SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Cateris was joined by singer Common and actress Sophia Bush to read the list.

The announcement was made live from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The SAG Awards will take place on January 29, 2017 in Los Angeles.

Rising star: Netflix hit Stranger Things has garnered a nod for English child actress Millie Bobby Brown

SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea

Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling, La La Land

Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic

Denzel Washington, Fences

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Amy Adams, Arrival

Emily Blunt, The Girl On The Train

Natalie Portman, Jackie

Emma Stone, La La Land

Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water

Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins

Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea

Dev Patel, Lion

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Viola Davis, Fences

Naomie Harris, Moonlight

Nicole Kidman, Lion

Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams, Manchester By The Sea

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Captain Fantastic

Fences

Hidden Figures

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Captain America: Civil War

Dr. Strange

Hacksaw Ridge

Jason Bourne

Nocturnal Animals

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

John Lithgow, The Crown

Rami Malek, Mr. Robot

Kevin Spacey, House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things

Claire Foy, The Crown

Thandie Newton, Westworld

Winona Ryder, Stranger Things

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

The Crown

Downton Abbey

Game of Thrones

Stranger Things

Westworld

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

Tituss Burgess, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

William H. Macy, Shameless

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Uzo Aduba, Orange Is The New Black

Jane Fonda, Grace & Frankie

Ellie Kemper, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

Lily Tomlin, Grace & Frankie

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory

Black-ish

Modern Family

Orange Is The New Black

Veep

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

Riz Ahmed

Sterling K. Brown

Bryan Cranston

John Turturro

Courtney B. Vance

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Bryce Dallas Howard

Felicity Huffman

Audra McDonald

Sarah Paulson

Kerry Washington

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

Game of Thrones

Daredevil

Luke Cage

The Walking Dead

Westworld

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