Welcome to Deadline’s stay weblog of the twenty ninth annual SAG Awards. Join me as I provide shade commentary, instantaneous evaluation, and hopefully some dishy perception to Sunday’s awards.
Traditionally, the SAG Awards have been an typically uncanny bellwether into the best way the winds are blowing on the Oscars, at the least by way of appearing winners. They have a extra spotty report in the case of TV, typically behind the Emmys for a few beats, however not all the time. SAG is unquestionably able to surprises, so it might be a pleasant twist within the season if they provide any tonight.
Last yr’s film winners had been copied verbatim on the Oscars which went 4-for-4 with SAG within the appearing classes, and helped launch CODA to a Best Picture Oscar when it received the typically (however clearly not all the time) predictive equal of SAG’s Outstanding Cast award. The identical increase within the Cast class, and the infectious acceptance of the South Korean actors onstage, I imagine actually helped cement the eventual and historic win for Parasite two years earlier.
The SAG Awards are coming later within the awards-season sport this yr, simply two weeks earlier than Oscar Sunday and solely 4 days earlier than closing voting begins for the 95th annual Academy Awards. The SAG outcomes may have a significant influence, however this yr’s ceremony, for the primary in a long time, doesn’t have a TV deal or tv presence since being dropped by TNT/TBS, their longtime broadcast companions. The ceremony is being carried on Netflix’s YouTube channel upfront of the streamer taking up the published rights starting subsequent yr. What impact that may have might be negligible since there shall be loads of headlines popping out of tonight’s present and eventual victors, and plenty of Oscar voter eyes shall be seeing them. Pundits nearly universally are predicting the large Cast prize will go to Everything Everywhere All at Once, and it does seem it’s that A24 sleeper hit’s one to lose, however it may additionally choose up trophies individually within the appearing races. Keep your eyes on the weblog as we discover out if that movie cements its standing as Oscar entrance runner, or will get tripped up.
On the TV aspect, buzzy titles like Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus – Sicily are favorites, however there are many eventualities at play right here as nicely. Join me for all of the enjoyable.
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