"Manchester by the Sea" drama leads SAG Awards movie nominationsDecember 15, 2016 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Manchester by the Sea" grabs the most nominations at the upcoming 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. The drama movie starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams collects four nods including Outstanding Cast. To win the coveted prize, it has to beat "Captain Fantastic", "Fences", "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight", AceShowbiz said. Affleck is up for Best Actor, pitted against Andrew Garfield ("Hacksaw Ridge"), Ryan Gosling ("La La Land"), Viggo Mortensen ("Captain Fantastic") and Denzel Washington ("Fences"). Meanwhile, Williams is nominated for Best Supporting Actress against Viola Davis ("Fences"), Naomie Harris ("Moonlight"), Nicole Kidman ("Lion") and Octavia Spencer ("Hidden Figures"). Honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2016, the SAG awards will celebrate the winners on January 29. Lily Tomlin is chosen as the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |