Avatar left out in the cold at SAGs

WHILE Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock’s chances for Academy Award gold were advanced with their trophies at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the blockbuster Avatar may have felt a touch blue.

The computer-assisted performances in James Cameron’s movie didn’t make the cut for SAG nominations. But the groundbreaking sci-fi film remains a strong best-picture contender for the Oscars in March.

For Bridges of Crazy Heart, Bullock of The Blind Side and for SAG supporting-acting honorees Mo’Nique of Precious and Christoph Waltz of Inglourious Basterds, there’s reason to suspect the Oscar ceremony will be a happy rerun of Saturday night’s SAG Awards and last Sunday’s Golden Globes.