SAG Awards: The Ensemble
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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.
| YEAR | SAG WINNER | OSCAR BEST PIC |
| 1995 | Apollo 13* | Braveheart |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | The English Patient** |
| 1997 | The Full Monty* | Titanic** |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | Shakespeare in Love |
| 1999 | American Beauty | American Beauty |
| 2000 | Traffic* | Gladiator** |
| 2001 | Gosford Park* | A Beautiful Mind** |
| 2002 | Chicago | Chicago |
| 2003 | Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | Lord of the Rings: Return of the King |
| 2004 | Sideways | Million Dollar Baby** |
| 2005 | Crash | Crash |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | The Departed** |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | No Country for Old Men |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds* | The Hurt Locker** |
| 2010 | The King’s Speech | The King’s Speech |
* nominated for Best Picture by the Acad
** nominated for a SAG ensemble award
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