There's so much happening in «Birdman», and in the play within the movie (Raymond Carver's «What We Talk About When We Talk About Love», which mirrors, in some ways, Thomson's real life) and Keaton is able to maneuver this ship with such ease and tenacity that it's easy to make him the frontrunner in every Best
Actor competition this awards season.
Not exact matches
Ejiofor will be vying for Best
Actor at this year's
awards ceremony, facing
competition from Christian Bale (American Hustle), Matthew McConaughay (Dallas Buyers Club), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf Of Wall Street) and Bruce Dern (Nebraska).
The
awards were presented, briskly and with little preamble, by this year's Un Certain Regard jury president Benicio Del Toro — himself an
award winner at Cannes 10 years ago, when he won Best
Actor in
Competition for Steven Soderbergh's «Che.»
An unfinished version of the movie was screened in
competition at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received
awards for Best Screenplay and Best
Actor.
The 33 - year - old star made the comment when asked if he's in
competition with the «Sherlock»
actor after he beat him to Best Actor at this year's Oscars and Golden Globe Aw
actor after he beat him to Best
Actor at this year's Oscars and Golden Globe Aw
Actor at this year's Oscars and Golden Globe
Awards.
Frances - who beat off
competition from Dame Judi Dench, Sally Hawkins, Margot Robbie as well as Saoirse to win her
award - praised the «tsunami» of the film's script as she accepted her honour, and also praised young
actors.
After Aaron Taylor - Johnson won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting
Actor in Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals, Ali winning for Moonlight at the SAG
Awards gives him a leg up on a lineup filled with most of his Oscar
competition and allowed him to make a beautiful speech.
• Best Drama Series: The Americans (FX) • Best
Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC) • Best Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX) • Best Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC) • Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Lorraine Toussaint, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) • Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series: Sam Elliott, Justified (FX) • Best Comedy Series: Silicon Valley (HBO) • Best
Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon) • Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) • Best Supporting
Actor in a Comedy Series: T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley (HBO) • Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janey, Mom (CBS) • Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford, Transparent (Amazon) • Best Movie Made for Television: Bessie (HBO) • Best Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best
Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: David Oyelowo, Nightingale (HBO) • Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best Supporting
Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge (HBO) • Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX) • Best Reality Series: Shark Tank (ABC) • Best Reality
Competition Series: Face Off (Syfy) • Best Reality Series Host: Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) • Best Talk Show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) • Best Animated Series: Archer (FX) • Critics» Choice LOUIS XIII Genius
Award: Seth MacFarlane • Most Exciting New Series: American Crime Story (FX), Aquarius (NBC), Blindspot (NBC), Minority Report (FOX), The Muppets (ABC), Scream Queens (FOX), Supergirl (CBS) and UnREAL (Lifetime)
A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story, as this indie flick did itself proud in the
award department in the Australian version of the Oscars (won 13
awards, including best film, director,
actor and actress) and was viewed in
competition at Cannes and at a number of other film festivals throughout the world including the prestigious Edinburgh Festival.
To date, his is the only performance to win two Academy
Awards; it won both an honorary
award «for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans» and the Best Supporting
Actor in ordinary
competition.
The most ludicrous example remains Ethan Hawke's Supporting
Actor nomination for Training Day, but this one comes pretty close; in a weird way, I'm glad she didn't actually win, despite outclassing the
competition, just because it would look so dumb in future histories of movie
awards.
The streaming giant bought «Happy as Lazzaro,» which premiered in
competition and was
awarded Best Screenplay for Alice Rohrwacher, as well as Lukas Dhont's «Girl,» which won the Camera d'Or for best first film and best
actor for star Victor Polsterin the Un Certain Regard section.