Say Awards 2025: Conclave and Saldana in the Oscar race at the forefront!

Say Awards 2025: Conclave and Saldana in the Oscar race at the forefront!

Rom, Italien - The 31st award of the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) on February 24, 2025 caused some surprises. The Papal thriller "Conclave" received the prize for the best acting ensemble and thus puts itself in the scene as a serious Oscar candidate. The Austrian-Swiss director Edward Berger, who staged the history of power struggles and intrigues when choosing a new Pope, was happy about the award. In his acceptance speech, Ralph Fiennes emphasized the importance of the community for her work and the world, while Isabella Rossellini wished the sick Pope Francis a quick recovery. As the Kleine Zeitung had already been awarded "Conclave" as a best film at the British BAFTA film prices.

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With the SAG Awards there was also an outstanding performance by Timothée Chalamet, who won the price for the best leading actor for his role as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown". This was a surprise because until then he was exceeded by Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist" this season. Chalamet said at the award ceremony: "I strive for size" and would like to become "one of the big ones". In the best supporting actress category, Zoe Saldana prevailed for her role in the musical "Emilia Perez". These winners were traded as possible Oscar candidates for the upcoming ceremony on March 2, 2025, which further fueled the competition for the award. According to The New York Times , the SAG-Award is often considered an indicator for the Oscars, since many of the voters are also members of the academy.