SAGs are Out, Oscar is In

Last night, while I enjoyed my new Grey's Anatomy addiction on broadcast TV, the Screen Actor's Guild awards were passed out, the ceremony airing on TNT and TBS. I left it until this morning to find out who took home the honors, mainly because I fell asleep shortly after my show ended.

Turns out there were some obvious wins and expected oversights. Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Reese Witherspoon both took top Actor/Actress awards, and Rachel Weisz won again for her supporting role in The Constant Gardner. On the TV side, Outstanding Casts for drama and comedy fell to Lost and Desperate Housewives, respectively. No big shock there. Sandra Oh was rewarded again for her role on Grey's Anatomy (as she was at the Golden Globes), and I only wonder if her speech was as effervescent as it was at the Globes!

The biggest "shock" came down to the winner of Outstanding Cast in the movie category (these are actors we're talking about; they reward their own). Crash took home the award, beating out standards like Capote, Brokeback Mountain and Good Night & Good Luck. This isn't so shocking because Crash wasn't a good movie or something; rather, I think the film was one of the most underrated of 2005 and one with the best message. Instead, it's interesting because it's pointing to an all too unwanted trend for award nominantion (and personal) favorite Brokeback Mountain. Last night's awards sent another message to everyone involved in the film--as a whole, it's a masterpiece. Ang Lee won for his direction again, after all. But where the actual acting is concerned, Guilds, Presses, Circles and Academies are proving less and less impressed. Sure, Heath Ledger is getting nominated; his chances of winning the golden guy, though, are falling rapidly.

Which segues us nicely into the biggest news yet this award's season...OSCAR NOMINEES COME OUT TOMORROW!!!

I certainly don't plan on breaking the news on this site. I'll read them from IMDB or Cinematical or somewhere else. But I will post them here and I will see every movie up for an award in the main categories (maybe even the documentaries if I'm feeling especially motivated). And after I've seen all the films I want to see, I fully intend on posting my predictions up for public consumption. They might amount to diddly squat, but at least I can play along from home. After tomorrow's Hollywood version Christmas morning, it's only a matter of time until the best night in movies. Let the countdown begin!