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Meryl Streep will be run in Supporting, not lead, while Emily Blunt will be the lead actress contender for Into the Woods, a rep from Disney confirmed.
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It's a formidable Best Picture contender with a strong shot at nominations across - the - board with Kristin Scott Thomas more of a threat than people think for a Supporting Actress nomination (despite a now more robust competition than evident before Lady Bird and I Tonya crushed ideas about that particular race).
In Nigel Cole's crowd - pleasing «Made in Dagenham,» we already know Sally Hawkins is a solid contender in a dense lead actress field for her work as Rita O'Grady, a composite character representing a number of ladies who stood up for equal pay in late - 1960s England.
Other best actress contenders are Maggie Smith for The Lady in the Van, Cate Blanchett for Carol and Saoirse Ronan for Brooklyn.
For those curious about the film's awards season prospects, Witherspoon clearly moves to the front of the pack of Best Actress contenders.
And it's hard to argue against Portman here — in any other year, she'd be a STRONG contender for Best Actress.
Following her Golden Globe win, four - time Oscar nominee Julianne Moore — a serious contender for lead actress this year — was recognized for her role in «Still Alice» alongside Reese Witherspoon («Wild»), and Felicity Jones («The Theory of Everything»).
But one member of the panel told TheWrap that deliberations were contentious, as a couple of panelists — among them Canadian actress - director Sarah Polley — fought to keep the American contenders, which included the Coen brothers» «No Country for Old Men» and David Fincher's «Zodiac,» from winning anything.
The reviews for Black Swan have me wondering whether or not Natalie Portman can become the leading Best Actress contender.
This news bodes well for «Three Billboards,» which also has a Best Actress contender in Francis McDormand and an Original Screenplay candidate in McDonagh.
Megan McLachlan offers up the first in a series of For Your Consideration pieces, praising Best Supporting Actress Comedy contender Amanda Peet's fresh take on a familiar character.
Ronan and Metcalf are the frontrunner contenders for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress due to their powerful work.
While McDormand been widely considered a frontrunner for the best - actress Oscar in a competitive year, McDonagh (himself a solid contender for both director and original screenplay) has been doing the heavy lifting on the campaign trail.
And with the coveted backing of Sony Pictures Classics, its captivating lead Daniela Vega could also be a dark horse contender for a historic Oscar nomination for a transgender actress.
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My own list of names for Supporting Actress contenders not listed above takes into consideration how certain contenders might be put in supporting either because the lead category is too crowded or they would rather win in the lesser category than be nominated and lose in the top tier.
They were part of a bumper crop of best actress hopefuls at the fest this year, which also included Annette Bening in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» trans actress Daniela Vega in «A Fantastic Woman» and Saoirse Ronan in Greta Gerwig's «Lady Bird» (perhaps the overall highlight of the fest and a scrappy contender for distributor A24 in the wake of «Moonlight's» success).
Continuing on in the category of women, powerful clips of Sally Hawkins in both the «Shape of Water» and «Maudie,» and of Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom in «Molly's Game» blew us away, and showed why they should be prime contenders for Best Actress.
But even in her absence, the young lady is generating enough to buzz to plant her as a strong contender for the Best Actress award.
Acting honors were bestowed on «Lincoln» stars and likely Oscar contenders Daniel Day - Lewis and Sally Field for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
Though the general lack of well - written female characters tends to result in a thin crop of contenders for the Best Supporting Actress category, there are no doubt a number of excellent supporting female performances to thumb through in 2013.
In a year that prognosticators keep telling us is a weak one for Best Actress contenders, passing over the astonishing tour - de-force central turn by Australian actress Essie Davis in the film seems like the kind of thing that future generations will shake their heActress contenders, passing over the astonishing tour - de-force central turn by Australian actress Essie Davis in the film seems like the kind of thing that future generations will shake their heactress Essie Davis in the film seems like the kind of thing that future generations will shake their heads at.
The last couple of slots in the Best Supporting Actress category are pretty shaky and I'd say Spencer is one of the more vulnerable candidates, but she's certainly a serious contender for a nomination.
Keira Knightley is a contender for best actress for her performance in The Imitation Game, against Alicia Vikander (Testament Of Youth), Cheng Pei Pei (Lilting), Gugu Mbatha - Raw (Belle) and and Sameena Jabeen Ahmed (Catch Me Daddy).
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«Brooklyn» Saoirse Ronan is a strong contender for Best Actress, and there's much love for John Crowley's old - fashioned period drama.
On Wednesday we were given a shortlist of actresses up for the lead role in Marvel's upcoming Jessica Jones Netflix series, and now we have one more name to add to the list of contenders.
on Hollywood Contenders — Cynthia Nixon is a possible Best Supporting Actress threat for «James White»
Most of the expected contenders came away with something to show from the nominations, including the scientific space adventure «The Martian» (including nods for star Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott), David O. Russell's matriarch portrait «Joy» (best picture, comedy and best actress Jennifer Lawrence).
Another outsider with a shot at a nomination is deaf actress Millicent Simmonds, who received praise for her performance in «Wonderstruck» when it premiered at Cannes, but has gotten less attention in the onslaught of the season's awards contenders opening at theaters.
Back in February I would not have looked at Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig — deserving as they are of their own vehicle — as contenders for Best Actor / Actress for next year, and I certainly would not have predicted this honor being bestowed upon them for their contributions to drama.
Swinton looks like an easy favorite for Best Actress honors and Ramsay has pretty much vaulted herself to the top of the heap of contenders for the Grand Prix and Best Director prizes.
It's too early to say whether it's a contender for Best Picture but I feel fairly confident that Bullock, along with Cate Blanchett, and Julie Delpy, are right at the top of the pile for Best Actress at the moment.
SNUB: Holly Hunter for «The Big Sick»: Kumail Nanjiani's true - story dramedy earned a screenplay nomination, but Hunter, who was considered an early contender for Best Supporting Actress last summer for her performance as Kumail's tough but loving future mother - in - law, ended up sliding out of the final list.
The best actress category's contenders, for example, were separated by a hair, rather fittingly, given the winner and and the runner - up.
Portman, who conducted extensive research on Jackie, will certainly be a strong Oscar contender with this performance, which would be her second award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (won for Black Swan in 2010).
The best actress race is already narrowed down to about 7 or 8 sincere challengers (Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts and Kate Winslet, in order of likelihood at least as far as we're concerned), whereas best actor has at least twice that and a lot more question marks (Thompson and Adams are the only sight unseen contenders left for best actress).
Sneider also offered up a potential contender for the «scene - stealer» role of Domino: «Halt and Catch Fire» actress Mackenzie Davis, who appeared in «The Martian» and has a part in the upcoming «Blade Runner» sequel.
Kristin Scott Thomas has a juicy role to sink her teeth into, and not only is she a top tier contender for Supporting Actress, she could even be one of the early frontrunners to win the Oscar.
BEST ACTRESS For me, one of the season's biggest mysteries is how the Best Actress category managed to extract such a dreary slate of nominees from a field of contenders that looked, at the start of the season, to be the most richly, creatively stacked in many ACTRESS For me, one of the season's biggest mysteries is how the Best Actress category managed to extract such a dreary slate of nominees from a field of contenders that looked, at the start of the season, to be the most richly, creatively stacked in many Actress category managed to extract such a dreary slate of nominees from a field of contenders that looked, at the start of the season, to be the most richly, creatively stacked in many a year.
Open Road Films would be an interesting choice; they're the reigning Best Picture distributor (Spotlight) and their major (only) push this year, Bleed for This, was not only met with middling reviews at Telluride, it doesn't have a Best Actress contender to compete against.
In our just released September predictions for Best Actress, the Gold Rush Gang still has Davis at # 1 (where she's been all year) and with Portman in the «Other Contenders» section.
In terms of awards chances, the film is an outside contender for Best Picture and Best Director, but I think Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay are very likely.
So if guys like Tapley and Feinberg turn out to be right, you're really looking at only one Best Actress contender in the entire Best Picture lineup — unless Florence Foster Jenkins miraculously gets in for BP.
The two strongest contenders for Best Supporting Actress are Lupita Nyong «o, the frontrunner, and her challenger, Jennifer Lawrence, who steals American Hustle right out from under everyone else in the film.
But it took not just best foreign language film (over the more politically safe Toni Erdmann) but also best actress for Isabelle Huppert: now a major Oscar contender, leaving both previous frontrunners (Natalie Portman and Emma Stone), fretting into their frocks.
A ton will depend on if Reese Witherspoon is a true contender in Best Actress, but if she is, Dern could certainly wind up along for the ride as well.
The point I keep coming to is that, yeah, if everything is seen through the prism of what makes an Oscar contender (which is, frankly, such a manipulative pursuit it shouldn't be the gauge), then yeah, maybe a case can be made for a «weak» year for lead actresses.
It seems highly likely that Thompson will end up as a lead contender for Best Actress.»
Adams joins six of this year's awards contenders — Anne Hathaway («Les Misérables»), Helen Hunt («The Sessions»), Naomi Watts («The Impossible»), Rachel Weisz («The Deep Blue Sea»), Marion Cotillard («Rust and Bone»), and Sally Field («Lincoln»)-- on the cover of THR this week for the publication's annual actress roundtable.