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Monday, March 12, 2001
Finney, Dench snag supporting honors at SAG
Wins for roles in 'Brockovich,' 'Chocolat' boost actors' chances at Academy Awards
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Albert Finney's turn as a curmudgeonly lawyer in "Erin Brockovich" earned him the supporting actor honor Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild awards, the final tuneup for the Oscars. Judi Dench won the supporting-actress prize for her role as a cantankerous grandmother in "Chocolat."
Finney and Dench were not at the ceremony.
The guild honors could give Finney and Dench a boost at the Academy Awards, for which they also have nominations. Dench won a supporting-actress Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love." Finney has been nominated for an Oscar four previous times, but has never won.
The union's awards and the Directors Guild of America honors, which were presented Saturday, traditionally are barometers for the Academy Awards.
Ang Lee won the directors' prize for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which bodes well for his Oscar prospects March 25. Since the award was first given in 1949, only four Directors Guild recipients have failed to win the Oscar.
Lee beat Steven Soderbergh, nominated for both "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic," Cameron Crowe for "Almost Famous" and Ridley Scott for "Gladiator."
Lee, Scott and Soderbergh have four of the Oscar directing nominations. The fifth Oscar nod went to Stephen Daldry for "Billy Elliot."
Before Saturday's ceremony, Soderbergh said he would not offer academy voters any guidance on which of his movies he would prefer them to support. Some in Hollywood feel that could cost Soderbergh an Oscar because his votes might be split between "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic."
Others say Soderbergh's two nominations will not cancel each other out because Oscar voters generally support the one achievement they think is most deserving.
In SAG's six previous awards shows, 10 of the 12 winners in lead-acting categories went on to win Oscars.
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