Dec. 14, 2016 / 10:52 AM

'Fences,' 'Moonlight,' 'Manchester by the Sea' earn multiple SAG Award nominations for film

Common (L) and Sophia Bush announce nominations onstage for the 23rd annual SAG Awards at the Pacific Design Center on in West Hollywood, California on December 14, 2016. Winners will be announced during a Simulcast Live on Sunday, January 29. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Common (L) and Sophia Bush announce nominations onstage for the 23rd annual SAG Awards at the Pacific Design Center on in West Hollywood, California on December 14, 2016. Winners will be announced during a Simulcast Live on Sunday, January 29. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The heartbreaking family drama Manchester by the Sea was nominated for a leading four Screen Actors Guild Awards for film in Los Angeles Wednesday morning.

Fences and Moonlight followed close behind with three nods apiece.

The nominees were announced by Common and Sophia Bush. They are:

Best Ensemble in a Film
Captain Fantastic
Fences
Hidden Figures
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight

Best Actress
Amy Adams Arrival
Emily Blunt The Girl on the Train
Natalie Portman Jackie
Emma Stone La La Land
Meryl Streep Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Actor
Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling La La Land
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington Fences

Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis Fences
Naomie Harris Moonlight
Nicole Kidman Lion
Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams Manchester by the Sea

Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali Moonlight
Jeff Bridges Hell or High Water
Hugh Grant Florence Foster Jenkins
Lucas Hedges Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel Lion

Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 29. The gala will be simulcast on TBS and TNT.

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