Birdman has made it an awards ceremony hat-trick.

MOVIE stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie triumphed at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, with their lead actor accolades giving them a boost for the Oscars, to be held on February 24.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie triumphed with lead actor accolades at the Screen Actors Guild Awards today, giving them a boost for the upcoming Oscars.

Joel and Ethan Coen won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America for 'No Country for Old Men', giving them the inside track for the same honour at the Academy Awards - assuming the Oscars go on amid the writers strike.

Clint Eastwood has become the odds-on favourite to claim the Best Director Oscar next month after beating rival Martin Scorcese again at the Directors Guild Awards (DGA) on Saturday.