'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' go head-to-head in Los Angeles on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild's prize gala, in the last major awards ceremony before the Oscars.

The top honor at the newly rebranded Actor Awards recognizes the ensemble cast of a film — a decision that sometimes, but not always, presages Oscars best picture glory.

"One Battle After Another," Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a pot-addled former revolutionary forced back into the game when his teenage daughter goes missing, leads the pack with seven nominations.

Not far behind is Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," a vampire fable about America's difficult racial history, with five nominations.

For industry insiders, "Sinners" may have the upper hand with SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 members — but that may not hold true in two weeks for the Academy Awards.

"I think 'Sinners' is almost certainly going to win the Best........

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