we are back with ann from the washington post, a great film reviewer and ted johnson is also with us. he s going to give us best picture picks. picture best director, what is the surprise coming? ted? surprise, i think denzel washington for best actor. people haven saying, hey, it s going to be casey affleck but, washington won the sag award. that was a bit of a surprise for people. actors make up the biggest part of the academy branches. he s the meryl streep for them. he s gotten two. that s right. i think it is setting some sort of a record. i m sure there s a record in there he will set. go ahead. ann, what is the surprise? i think i could see a scenario where the front-runners are la la land and moonlight.
we are back with ann hornaday of the washington post rand ted johnson. he s going to give us best picture predictions for sunday. look at the top six categories, best picture, best director in the hour in main acting categories. what s the big surprise coming, ted? big surprise, i think denzel washington for best actor. people have been saying hey, it s going to be casey affleck, but washington won the sag award, that was a bit of a surprise for people and actors make up the biggest part of the academy branches so he s the meryl streep of the male side. he s already gotten two. yes, that s right. i think it may be setting some sort of a record. i m sure there s a record in there he ll set. i know he got it for training day. ann, what s the big surprise?