The SAG Awards, streaming on Sunday, should offer an Oscar preview

Last year, the winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards were exactly the same as the winners of the Oscars. Will the Sunday SAGs offer the same preview?

The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will begin at 8:00 pm EST Sunday and will be streamed live on the Netflix YouTube page. After the awards presented by the SAG-AFRTA Film and Television Actors Guild were not broadcast on TNT/TBS, Netflix signed up to stream the ceremony. While future episodes will stream live directly on Netflix, this year’s show at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza will air on the streaming service’s YouTube page and social media channels.

“Everything and everywhere, and at once” and “Banshee of Inisherin” are in the lead in five nominations. Each film is up for the Guild’s highest award, Best Ensemble, along with Babylon, The Fabelmans and The Women. Talk”.

The SAG Awards are considered one of the most trusted Oscar leaders. Actors make up the largest percentage of the film academy, so their choice has the most impact. Last year, KODA won the SAG and went on to win the Best Picture Oscar, while Ariana DeBose, Will Smith, Jessica Chastain and Troy Kotzur won both the SAG and the Academy Award.

With both supporting categories apparently seeded by Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) and Ke Hai Quan (Everything, Everywhere, All At Once), the Sunday SAG Awards may offer the most clarity in the Mainstream awards. role.

The best actress could be either Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere”) or Cate Blanchett (“Tar”). While Andrea Riseborough’s much-discussed campaign has resulted in an Academy Award nomination, some of the most notable snub Oscar nominees are up for Best Actress. Despite being nominated by the Actors Guild, Danielle Deadweiler (“Till”) and Viola Davis (“The Lady King”) were ignored by the academy, prompting some to denounce racial bias in Hollywood. Ana de Armas (“Blonde”) is also nominated.

For Best Actor, Austin Butler (Elvis), Brendan Fraser (The Whale) and Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inisherin) are considered contenders with a realistic chance of winning. The Guild also nominated Adam Sandler (“Hustle”) and Bill Nighy (“Living”).

TV nominations for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series: Better Call Saul, The Crown, Ozark, Severance, and White Lotus. The nominees for Outstanding Comedy Series are Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear, Burglars and There’s Only Murder in the Building.

Sunday’s speakers include Zendaya (who received her first SAG Award nomination for her lead performance in Euphoria), Aubrey Plaza, Jenna Ortega, Adam Scott, Chastain, and Jeff Bridges. given to her by Andrew Garfield.