The Assistance Leads Screen Stars Honors With 4 Noms

First Released: December 14, 2011 9:53 AM EST Credit: Disney Caption Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer within the HelpLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- class="ap-story-p">The Deep South drama The Assistance cleared up with four nominations Wednesday for that Screen Stars Guild Honours, included in this honors for Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer. The variation of the greatest-selling novel also was nominated for the best ensemble cast, together with the quiet film The Artist, the marriage comedy Bridesmaids, the household drama The Descendants and also the romantic fantasy Night time in Paris. Davis expires for the best actress and Spencer for supporting actress as black service personnel who accept share tales of the tough lives by having an ambitious whitened author at the beginning of the civil-privileges movement in sixties Mississippi. Chastain also was nominated for supporting actress as Spencers lonely, desperate new boss. The Artist went second with three nominations, together with a best-actor recognition for Jean Dujardin like a quiet star falling from sophistication among the arrival of speaking pictures and supporting actress for Berenice Bejo, who plays an increasing seem-era superstar. Together with Davis, best-actress challengers are Glenn Close like a lady disguising herself like a male butler in 19th-century Ireland in Albert Nobbs Meryl Streep as British Pm Margaret Thatcher within the Iron Lady Tilda Swinton like a grief-stricken lady dealing with her sons horrible deeds in We have to Discuss Kevin and Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe during my Week With Marilyn. Joining Dujardin within the best-actor category are Demian Bichir like a hard-working illegal immigrant father inside a Better Existence George Clooney like a neglectful father tending his two kids within the Descendants Leonardo DiCaprio as FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover in J. Edgar and Kaira Pitt as Concord As gm Billy Beane in Moneyball. The SAG Honours will be provided Jan. 29. The nominations are some of the initial honors around the lengthy route to the February. 26 Oscars. Copyright 2011 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.