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)

While Adrien Brody bares the depths of his soul in interviews and poses for the covers of magazines, Timothée Chalamet is pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live and making bizarrely accurate football predictions on ESPN. They’re both playing the same game — with very different strategies.

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.