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I Voted for SAG Awards. What’s Your Pick?
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Argo, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Silver Linings Playbook
I voted for the SAG Awards.
Ballots just closed. Show airs Sunday.
Who would you choose?
LET’S PLAY
By now, you’ve probably figured out that I like to do fun posts on Fridays.
Proverbs 17:22 expresses my intent, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Each day, even in the hardest of times, if we can find some kind of cheer, it soothes our hearts.
So, let’s play! Let’s dust off our vintage Simon Cowell tight black T-shirts (I’m sorry, Nicki Minaj does not do his seat justice), and let’s have a go at it.
SAG AWARDS
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are the voice of the people. It’s different from the Academy Award® voting block of 5,765 industry professionals described by the LA Times as 94% Caucasian, 77% male, 62 median age. SAG-AFTRA represents more than 160,000 diverse actors, dancers, singers, voiceover artists, broadcast and media professionals, so the awards reflect a broader pool of voices.
Various sources calculate that the SAG Awards predict Oscar® winners only about 75-80% of the time. For example, last year, Viola Davis won the SAG Award for Best Lead Actress and The Help won Best Cast/Picture. But the Academy Award® for Best Lead Actress went to Viola’s friend and previous Oscar® winner Meryl Streep and Best Picture went to The Artist. It’s just different. But we have a lot of fun. It’s the only awards show honoring only actors, and the red carpet is splashy and more colorful.
15 CATEGORIES
So, here’s the quick & easy!
There are 15 categories:
Outstanding Cast, Stunts, Actor and Actress in Lead and Supporting roles in
Motion Pictures, Miniseries, Drama Series & Comedy Series. Got it?! :=)
BEST PICTURE
The top prize of the night is “Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture”.
That’s a long way to say “Best Picture”. But SAG Awards don’t do a “Best Picture” because we only vote for the performance of the actors, not the director, screenwriter, cinematographer, costume designer, composer, etc, and everyone it takes to actually make a “Best Picture”. Random facts that I’m sure you wanted to know. LOL!
Anyway, the 5 choices are pictured above.
Which one would you vote for?
QUICK REVIEW
I reviewed 3 of the 5 films in detail last month:
ARGO: Political Thriller with Dose of Fun
Les Misérables: Best Musical, Full of Faith
Silver Linings Playbook: Funny Spin on Illness
I saw Lincoln and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel after I wrote my last reviews in the post, Our Award Films Need More Hope, so I didn’t review those two in length.
So quickly, Lincoln is an extraordinary experience. Excellent film. It will most likely win the Academy Award for Best Picture, as probably will Steven Spielberg for Best Director and Daniel Day-Lewis for Best Lead Actor. It’s worth it to see.
And The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is interesting, as well. It uses humor and lightness to deal with the weighty issues of aging and retirement. It probably produces more questions than answers, but it’s a cinematic feast of India’s urban culture.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Personally, I voted for Les Misérables because I was so moved by the entire experience in the theater. I had a visceral reaction to the portrayal of grace in action and the willingness to sacrifice one’s life again and again.
Would you vote for Lincoln? Argo? Silver Linings?
Go ahead, Simon, weigh in and let us know what you think!
Naima
Which would you choose?
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