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NEW YORK — Actress Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination, has come out in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana.

The actress discusses her Golden Globe Nomination, working with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and what she has coming up next.

Malkovich met with near - universal critical praise and garnered an Academy Award nomination for the neophyte feature director — as well as supporting actress Catherine Keener and writer Charlie Kaufman — though Stipe and the film itself were passed over for a Best Picture nod.Despite Single Cell's increasing prominence in the industry, Stipe continued to support C - Hundred for smaller - budgeted niche features such as writer - director Tom Gilroy's Spring Forward and McKay's coming - of - age drama Our Song, both of which were featured at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.

Grainger first came to the attention of American audiences in the television series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER among others.

She also proved to be a piece of good fortune for Disney Studios who won 5 of 11 nominations at the Academy Awards the following year, including a Best Actress for the up - and - coming Andrews.

Another performance that deserved great attention and a nomination was Naomi Watts in «King Kong,» in which the actress went far beyond what anyone expected of her, fleshing out a character that we came to care about.

Shakespeare is a tough sell for The Oscars for sure, but at least I hope, really hope that when it comes to Fassbender's and Cotillard's turns, Academy members will recognize them at least through a nomination in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.

Denzel Washington's adaptation of Fences came made off with a Best Picture nod and a handful of major nominations, with Washington doing double duty as Best Director and Best Actor; his costar Viola Davis takes one step closer to bringing home a Supporting Actress statuette.

Notable examples of people of color representation in the nominations pool come in the documentary category where the black male director of «Strong Island,» Yance Ford, is the first openly trans person to have a film nominated, and in foreign - language film where «A Fantastic Woman,» starring Chilean trans actress Daniela Vega, is a possible winner.

After receiving a Golden Globe nomination for supporting actress in a TV series / limited series / TV movie for playing the fearsome Aunt Lydia in «The Handmaid's Tale,» Ann Dowd talked Monday about her morning and the bits of hope coming in Season 2.

She spoke to me about the film and what it means to have such a depth - filled, female role come her way at this stage of her career, a role which, as I cross my fingers, could land her a fourth Best Actress nomination.

Among the names I'm particularly glad to see on the list are «The Illusionist» animator Sylvain Chomet (seven years after his first nod), offbeat directors Gregg Araki and John Cameron Mitchell and «Another Year» actress Lesley Manville — whose inclusion should come as some consolation for the missing Best Actress nomination many felt she deserved thiactress Lesley Manville — whose inclusion should come as some consolation for the missing Best Actress nomination many felt she deserved thiActress nomination many felt she deserved this year.

But it came up empty - handed that night, was largely overlooked by the guilds and, in the end, scored only two Oscar nominations, for picture and lead actress (Streep)-- major categories, to be sure, but far less than what 20th Century Fox must have been hoping for.

Metcalf, coming off her Tony winning role in A Doll's House Part 2, is looking at a Supporting Actress nomination for her brilliantly crafted work here.

Especially when it comes to his actors and actresses, Vallee seems good for one or two nominations from his cast now, so not only is Gyllenhaal a huge player, you have to assume that co-stars Chris Cooper and Naomi Watts are in play too, with Watts in particular a strong case.

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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).

Its stars Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon will all do battle against «Feud: Bette & Joan» actresses Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon for Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, while the miniseries» fourth nomination came in the equivalent male category, with Alexander Skarsgard on the shortlist alongside «Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeff Daniels from «Godless», «The Wizard of Lies» actor Robert De Niro and «Genius» star Geoffrey Rush.

Its nominations include best drama and best director, and a well - deserved best supporting actress for Patricia Arquette, although it's disappointing that Ellar Coltrane was overlooked — perhaps the HFPA thought that he wasn't acting, just doing what came naturally.

Then came The Witches of Eastwick in 1987 and the intimate drama Lorenzo's Oil in 1992, starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte, which picked up Oscar nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Actress.

Woodley, who came a hair's breadth away from a deserved Oscar nomination for The Descendants, proves that she has more depth and understanding than most other actresses her age, but it's Teller who is the movie's real find.

The role of Margaret, a shy and introverted woman who comes out of her shell to break free of her domineering husband, seems to be ripe with the pathos necessary for a Best Actress win, especially combined with the fact that it would be Adams» sixth nomination in the span of a decade.

None of these nominations have resulted in a win, though her 2013 bid, for American Hustle, arguably saw her come the closest, as she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy / Musical and widely believed to have been the runner up by Oscar observers.

Three of the film's four Oscar nominations came in technical categories: costume design, art direction, and song; the fourth was for Penélope Cruz, earning a chance to repeat her previous Supporting Actress win.

The PTB love to award an actress for their body of work in the film year (see: Jessica Chastain), and with Side Effects behind her and Ain't Them Body Saints and the untitled Terrence Malick project all coming up, a nomination for Mara in Her wouldn't be all that shocking.

The chart - topping singer who came to fame as the lead singer of the Supremes, earned a lead actress nomination for her 1972 film debut in «Lady Sings the Blues,» playing legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday.

Below are the top - shelf domestic narrative nominations: Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost / Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Best Director Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry, The Reader David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard, Frost / Nixon Gus Van Sant, Milk Best Actor Richard Jenkins, The Visitor Frank Langella, Frost / Nixon Sean Penn, Milk Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Best Actress Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Angelina Jolie, Changeling Melissa Leo, Frozen River Meryl Streep, Doubt Kate Winslet, The Reader Best Supporting Actor Josh Brolin, Milk Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams, Doubt Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis, Doubt Taraji P Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler Best Original Screenplay Frozen River In Bruges Happy - Go - Lucky Milk Wall ▪ E Best Adapted Screenplay The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Doubt Frost / Nixon The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Best Animated Feature Bolt Kung Fu Panda Wall ▪ E More thoughts later, and in the coming weeks, certainly, but the Best Supporting Actress nominations clearly offer mostly confirmatory love on the part of AMPAS voters — Cruz and Adams are recent nominees, and Tomei a past Oscar winner.

I pointed out yesterday that Fox Searchlight is operating on a different plane when it comes to turning out the vote for its movies, and alongside the aforementioned surprise little hit of the final quarter of 2007 ($ 85 million and counting), further evidence arrives in the form of Tamara Jenkins» The Savages, which, despite not (yet) having connected at the box office (it's made only $ 3.6 million in a month and a half of release), garnered an expected Best Original Screenplay nomination, but also a Best Actress nod for Laura Linney, probably coming at the expense of Angelina Jolie and A Mighty Heart.

It's the latest in a slew of nominations for the 23 - year - old Carlow actress ahead of awards season and her performance in the coming - of - age story is expected to also earn her a third Oscar nomination.

Odds are, it won't make much of a splash when the Oscar nominations come out, but it could end up helping out Stewart's hopes for a Supporting Actress campaign for the upcoming Still Alice, where she plays the daughter of Julianne Moore's Alzheimer's - sufferer.

She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring with Keira Knightley in the film Atonement, which gained her nominations for a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest actress ever to have this kind of recogActress, making her the youngest actress ever to have this kind of recogactress ever to have this kind of recognition.

With her Golden Globe in hand and a possible Oscar nomination and win at this coming Oscar Ceremony, Portman is not aiming to tread the same well - worn (and critically suicidal) road that Kate Hudson took after her 2001 Best Supporting Actress nomination.

With three nominations for her coming - of - age drama, Ladybird, the American actress, writer and director kept things simple in a feminine shift dress adorned with flowers.

This should come as a shock to no one, at least to close watchers of the yearly Oscar race: Steinfeld, who just received a BAFTA nomination for Leading Actress, may have shown up in the supporting category when the SAG nominations were announced last month, but that's where Keisha - Castle Hughes (The Whale Rider) and Kate Winslet (The Reader) also appeared prior to subsequently securing Best Actress Oscar nominations for the same performances.

It wasn't hard to guess that «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» and «Slumdog Millionaire» would come out on top here — though even as a fan of the latter film, I do wonder whether nominations for Best Production Design and Best Supporting Actress are pushing it a little.

Robbie is coming off her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress for playing disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

However, when it came time to nominate for the Academy Awards, enthusiasm had somehow died, and the film earned only five nominations, largely in lower - profile categories (the exception being Winona Ryder's nod for Supporting Actress).

Though Westworld's Thandie Newton was nominated in the best supporting actress category for the Critic's Choice Awards, that nomination came through before her character, Maeve, took center stage in the first season's back half.

The actress is coming off her first Oscar nomination for «I, Tonya» and will hit awards season this fall in the drama «Mary Queen of Scots,» in which she stars opposite Saoirse Ronan.

Birth came hard on the heels of Kidman's ascendancy as an actress, coming only three years after her Oscar nomination for Moulin Rouge!