Russell Crowe and Halle Berry have taken top honors at the Screen Actors Guild awards. 

Crowe was named best actor for his role as delusional math genius John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind." Berry won best actress for "Monster's Ball" in which she plays the widow of an executed death row inmate who becomes involved with one of her husband's guards. 

The awards by the 98,000 strong actors union were announced Sunday in Los Angeles. The SAG awards are considered an indication of who is likely to win Oscars, the film industry's highest honor, to be awarded later this month by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

In other SAG awards handed out Sunday, "Gosford Park" won for best ensemble film cast. 

British actor Ian Mckellen was named best supporting actor for his role in "Lord of the Rings," and Helen Mirren took best supporting actress for "Gosford Park." 

Saturday, the Directors Guild gave its Best Director award to Ron Howard for "A Beautiful Mind." Howard is also nominated for a Best Director Oscar. 

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.

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