Christie separates from the pack ...

Julie Christie’s SAG win for best actress gives her a leg up on her main Oscar competitors -- Marion Cotillard and Ellen Page. Given that the Academy matches SAG in three of the four acting categories, and given that Ruby Dee probably isn’t going to pull off another upset, it looks like might Christie might take home another Oscar 42 years after winning for “Darling.”

And, seeing her on stage Sunday night, you could be forgiven for rubbing your eyes and thinking it impossible that more than four decades have passed since that win. She’ll be 67 in April. Her beauty -- and talent -- have not diminished one bit since those Swinging London days way back when.

Hopefully all this attention will bring another great script or two her way. It has been nice seeing her again.

-- Glenn Whipp