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The SAG Awards: What they mean for Oscar
Well, another SAG Awards show has come and gone. Here’s who won last night and what I think it means for the Oscars.
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls - The movie as a whole has lost momentum, but Hudson has not. Once you see that performance, I don’t understand how it can be denied. Hudson is Oscar-bound for sure.
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Murphy, Dreamgirls - This is the one category that surprised me somewhat; I had thought the actors would reward the often-terrific Alan Arkin for his role as the salty grandpa in “Little Miss Sunshine,” which keeps getting stronger. Murphy deserves the accolade, but I’m still not convinced an Oscar is in the offing this year. Actors may like him, but Murphy has irritated many a producer and director over the years, and they vote at the Oscars, not the SAGs. For that reason, I predict Arkin will prevail there. This is the only major Oscar category with any real suspense.
Best Actress: Helen Mirren, The Queen - One can only use the decidedly non-regal phrase, “duh!” Mirren has this award locked up tighter than the gold at Fort Knox. A gold statue will be hers.
Best Actor - Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland: When the Oscar nominations came out, I wasn’t 100 percent sold on Whitaker’s victory, because I wasn’t sure enough people had seen his film. Giving the standing o he got, it’s clear they have. He will be the king to Mirren’s queen.
Best Ensemble Cast: Little Miss Sunshine: The award for this cast truly lived up to its name; theirs was truly ensemble work in their portrayal of a lovable dysfunctional family. Hollywood seems to adore this movie, so I’m leaning even more heavily toward thinking it gets the big prize at the Oscars.
As for the show as a whole, if you missed it, that’s too bad, because it was the best awards show so far this season. It only ran a minute or two over, it moved along briskly and special segments like the one on voice actors were very entertaining. The Globes and Oscar show producers should take a tip from these guys.
Oh, and one more thing: Congratulations to the winners and all, but the definitive high point of the show was the Lifetime Achievement Award for Julie Andrews. Who doesn’t just love her? She was the epitome of class and elegance, and EVERYONE should take a tip from her.
Here’s a full list of the winners. Tell me where you think the Oscars are headed.
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By SRCputt
January 29, 2007 9:58 AM | Link to this
After watching the worst Golden Globes ceremony in history (HURRY, HURRY!!!) it was nice to see such a well-produced show. By giving the acceptance speeches time to breathe, nearly every winner had something interesting to say. Too bad the writing of the introductions wasn’t very good.