This sets the movie up in a strong position going against the Damien Chazelle directed musical.
La La Land is being seen as the clear front-runner for this year’s Academy Awards, however, Hidden Figures just took a big step toward showing that it’s not going down without a fight.
Last night, the Screed Actors Guild gave out their annual awards and this year the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture went to Hidden Figures.
The reason this is a big deal for the upcoming Oscars is because the SAG awards are chosen by actors, who also make up the largest block of Oscar voters.