for best actor. it s already picked up the golden globe for best picture. it is one of the contenders with roma. alfonso cuaron is up for best director. green book has a lot of momentum. black panther won the sag award. i believe this race is pretty wide open. it wouldn t surprise me. the only thing that would surprise me is if a star is born won. it limped into the oscars. now i m interested. bradley cooper and lady gaga will sing the duet of shallow live. is it time for them to just get married? i don t know if irina shake would like that. i would say their chemistry is bananas. this will probably win for best
i mean, it s thrilling in every way. when you talk about best pictures, and i m thinking back, back years and years. there s never any clear themes. i can t think of an another best picture that has an entirely non-white cast. the history of movies is tethered to whiteness, as long as we can get away from that, where we have movies with worlds of non-white people who feel like they don t have to establish a relationship with a white character, that s awesome. this movie is awesome for many reasons, including that. alisha, were there any surprises for you? did it surprise you that casey affleck won over denzel washington? yeah, it really surprised me. you know, denzel washington won the sag award, and traditionally, the winner of that award goes on to win the oscar, plus, that performance in fences . my gosh, he is fierce, and he
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?
everybody else liked. i have seen it three times. i contributed. did very well again and the hurt locker. this is going to be a race in so many categories between the two of them. my personal favorite is the hurt locker you and i have a lot to talk b. outstanding movie. outstanding. i got ankle eye the watching t. is exhausting. it is fantastic. stop, take a break, outstanding acting. and what else? what is on the list here for best actress? best actress, i think we will see sandra bullock finally get the trifeck ta here, won the s.a.g. award, golden globe, now nominated for an oscar. and also the blind side was nominated for best picture as well. one of the movies definitely benefiting from the ten nominees. and we are the world part two ? yes they rerecorded it yesterday this time benefit haiti. some of the things i love, the offspring of people who recorded the original were part of this