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Best Supporting Actor Winner Christoph Waltz
Los Angeles (January 23, 2010)- The fantasy feel-good movie of the year… no, not Avitar… Inglorious Basterds took the top honors at the Screen Actors Guild awards- Outstanding Performance by a Cast.
The award adds some fuel to the Oscar speculation that the Quentin Tarantino re-write of Nazi-era history has a legitimate shot at a Best Picture slot. Avatar, which took top honors at last weeks’ Golden Globe’s was pretty much shut out at the SAGs.
Eli Roth, speaking on behalf of "Basterds" ensemble, praised Tarantino for "plucking actors from around the globe, including the Fangoria convention, and giving them a chance to shine."
Fellow cast member Christoph Waltz- who played a decidedly evil Nazi- appears to be a Best Supporting Actor lock for the Oscars after taking the same honor at the SAGs and Golden Globes.
“It’s nice to be an overnight sensation after so many years,” the Austrian actor said.
