Sentences with phrase «academy voters snubbed»
Phoenix could be Allen's first actor to win in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, which, personally, I think he's overdue for, but, at the very least, we can expect a nomination, after Academy voters snubbed the actor for an indelible performance in Spike Jonze «s «Her,» two years ago.
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While it remains a travesty that Fargo was snubbed in favor of The English Patient at the 69th Academy Awards, voters thankfully got it right with the Coen's adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's, No Country for Old Men.
SNUB: Steven Spielberg for «The Post»: With its paean to journalism and not - so - subtle tweak at Donald Trump, it was expected that Academy voters would go ga - ga over «The Post.»
Given that some Academy voters said prior to the ceremony that they hadn't even watched Get Out because they didn't consider it a contender, there were some fears that the landmark film would be completely snubbed.
The snub left many wondering if the academy voters were influenced by the actor's recent sexual misconduct allegations.
It manages to humanize a historical figure without diminishing him in any way, thanks to director Ava DuVernay's sure hand, a superior screenplay by Paul Webb, and an incredible performance by David Oyelowo in the leading role (why was he snubbed by Academy voters I'll never know).
In Tilda Swinton, you have a classic case of Academy catch - up, wherein voters nominate a brilliant talent for minor work as a means to remedy past snubs.