Oscars rapidly approaching, it's time to take a closer look at the distinguished nominees in the best actor category. Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Colman Domingo, Sebastian Stan and Ralph Fiennes are up for the best actor award,

Timothée Chalamet or Adrien Brody? Demi Moore or Fernanda Torres? We have our hunches, but they could be upended on the night of the Oscars.

Timothée Chalamet wins Screen Actors Guild award for 'A Complete Unknown,' upsetting Adrien Brody in race to the Oscar.

Timothée Chalamet, 29, became the youngest best actor winner in SAG history on Sunday. Will he vault past Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”) at the 2025 Oscars?

Originally published Feb. 9, 2025 at 10 a.m.; updated Feb. 24, 2025 at 11 a.m. following the SAG Awards. Since the nominations were announced on Jan. 23, the Oscar Best Actor race had narrowed into a two-man battle between a pair of two-time nominees: Adrien Brody of The Brutalist (who won his first time out)

SAG Awards race for actor in a motion picture were Adrian Brody for 'The Brutalist,' Timothée Chalamet for 'A Complete Unknown,' Daniel Craig for 'Queer,' Colman Domingo for 'Sing Sing' and Ralph Fiennes for 'Conclave.

The 31st SAG Awards will be streamed live by Netflix beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern. An official pre-show will start an hour earlier, also on Netflix. Last year’s show, the first to air on the streaming platform, drew an audience of 1.8 million, roughly on par with earlier SAG ceremonies broadcast by TNT and TBS.

Timothée Chalamet won the SAG Award for best actor, his first major acting award, for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown."

I’m really in pursuit of greatness,' Chalamet said after winning the award for his performance as a young Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown.'

In one corner, we have Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist," and in the other Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown." For a while it has felt like the idea of a race was turning into wishful thinking.

Timothée Chalamet has become the youngest actor to win Best Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Chalamet secured the award on Sunday for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in the film "A Complete Unknown."