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STORY: The cast of dark existential comedy "Birdman" led the Screen Actors Guild film award nominations on Wednesday (December 10), earning four nods from its peers in the kick-off to the Hollywood awards season. "Birdman" was followed by coming-of-age chronicle "Boyhood," biographical drama "The Theory of Everything" and historical World War Two drama "The Imitation Game," with three nominations each. Those films, along with the Wes Anderson comedy "The Grand Budapest Hotel," each scored a nomination for best ensemble cast, the top film prize handed out by the organization.