The perceived Academy Awards frontrunner — Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” — wasn’t nominated for best ensemble, making this year’s postponed SAG Awards less of an Oscar preview than it is most years. The SAG Awards are a closely watched Oscar harbinger. Boseman, who died last August at age 43, had already set a record for most SAG film nominations — four — in a single year. At the guild’s 2019 awards, Boseman spoke on behalf of the “Black Panther” cast when the film won the top award. “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” up for best picture at the Oscars and four other awards, could pose a challenge to the frontrunner.

Source: thestar April 05, 2021 03:45 UTC