The Screen Actors Guild Awards give actors a chance to honor their peers in a ceremony that quite often (historically) sheds light on who will go home with the coveted Academy Awards next month.
If that's the case, Oscar night could be big for The Help cast.
Recognized for their work as an ensemble, the top honor of the night at Sunday's 2012 SAG Awards. Viola Davis took home the award for Best Actress and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress.
Basically, it was a clean sweep for The Help, going 3/3 in categories where it was nominated. The Artist's Jean Dujardin was Best Actor and Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners.
Mary Tyler Moore also collected a Lifetime Achievement Award.
We'll offer more analysis of the event - and what it portends for the Oscars - a bit later. For now, here's a list of the major 2012 SAG Award nominees, and winners (starred and bolded) from last night:
Best Actor
George Clooney, The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar
Demian Bichir, A Better Life
JEAN DUJARDIN, The Artist *
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Best Actress
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
VIOLA DAVIS, The Help *
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor
Kenneth Branagh, My Week With Marilyn
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Armie Hammer, J. Edgar
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, Beginners *
Best Supporting Actress
Berenice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
OCTAVIA SPENCER, The Help *
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Cast
Bridesmaids
The Artist
The Descendants
THE HELP *
Midnight in Paris