Every year, the race to the Oscars is a grueling, yet tactful, process. Major precursors like the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards are intended to create interesting match-ups for the Academy Awards. Then, between the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced their respective winners. The kicker being that these two groups have a more significant overlap of Academy members than any other voting bodies. Major Oscar races truly take shape with the DGA and SAG announcements. For example, very few insiders (emphasis on very) expected a Demian Bichir nomination for Best Actor. However, while watching tonight's SAG awards at 8PM on TBS and TNT, you'll notice Bichir was one of the 5 finalist in that very same category. Believe me, it's no coincidence.
With the DGA winners being announced last evening (for more coverage on the DGA awards click here) and the SAG awards happening tonight, this becomes a very telling weekend. Yesterday, the DGA's victor for Outstanding Directorial Achievement was given to The Artist's own Michael Hazanavicius. The win reaffirms that The Artist is the safe bet for Best Picture at the Oscars. With The Descendants steadily fading into the background and only a small amount of love still circling around The Help and Hugo, a SAG victory in the "Outstanding Performance by a Cast" category would all but solidify The Artist as this year's Best Picture winner. Therefore, be sure to tune in tonight for the 18th annual SAG awards to watch all the drama unfold live on stage.
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