AFTER THE SAG AWARDS, THE OSCAR RACE IS THROWN WIDE OPEN: The Screen Actors Guild Awards, which concluded last night, serves as a precursor to the Academy Awards that will be held on April 25. If history serves us well, previous winners at the SAG Awards have gone on to take home the Oscar and this year may not be so different. Late actor Chadwick Boseman, who was awarded the Best Actor trophy for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ almost appears a shoo-in for the Oscar this year, but the Best Actress race looks a little more interesting. Viola Davis may have won the SAG Award for Best Actress ‘Ma Rainey’, but the more conservative Academy could turn towards Frances McDormand and her dramatic turn in ‘Nomadland’. Carey Mulligan’s ‘Promising Young Woman’ is also a hot contender. While ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ took home the SAG for Best Film, the Oscar race still has ‘Mank’ and ‘Minari’ as strong candidates. In a few weeks the world will know how things might shake out, until then, we can enjoy the guessing game. [COMMENT BY: Bindu Rai, Entertainment Editor]
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