SAG winners tend to head to Oscar glory

Posted: Tue., Nov. 29, 2011, 4:00am PTBy SAG's feature ensemble award has turned out to be a relatively uncanny barometer of Oscar's best pic race. Since SAG first introduced the category in 1995, the two orgs have agreed on the winner eight times out of 16, and only twice have the winners for one org not been nominated by the other in their respective top categories.By SAG winner Oscar best pic YEAR SAG WINNER OSCAR BEST PIC1995 Apollo 13* Braveheart 1996The Birdcage The English Patient** 1997 The Full Monty* Titanic** 1998 Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love 1999 American Beauty American Beauty 2000Traffic*Gladiator** 2001 Gosford Park* A Beautiful Mind** 2002Chicago Chicago 2003 Lord of the Rings: Return of the KingLord of the Rings: Return of the King2004SidewaysMillion Dollar Baby** 2005CrashCrash2006Little Miss SunshineThe Departed** 2007 No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men2008Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire2009Inglourious Basterds*The Hurt Locker** 2010 The King's SpeechThe King's Speech * nominated for Best Picture by the Acad ** nominated for a SAG ensemble award SAG Awards: The Ensemble:Hunting in pairs | Jay displays eagle for rising talent | Expert opinions | Primetime wholes made up of great parts | SAG winners tend to head to Oscar glory Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com