Elle has been a critical favorite, and its star Isabelle Huppert remains one of the frontrunners for
a Best Actress nod.
At the moment, aside from Oprah's inevitable Supporting Actress bid for her work in Lee Daniels» The Butler, the only sure thing in the 2013 Oscar race is
a Best Actress nod for Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett.
Neither the Academy nor the Golden Globes had any love for Crimson Peak, yet The Shape Of Water has been given the most nominations for any film this year - 13, including
a Best Actress nod for Hawkins.
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.
Teaming with her frequent obscreen partner Walter Pidgeon (who plays her husband), Greer Garson received her second
Best Actress nod, probably due to MGM's Louis B. Mayer's campaigning for her.
Dame Judi Dench's nomination for «Mrs. Henderson Presents,» the story of a doughty British widow who opens a Soho theater featuring nudity, was expected, but 20 - year - old Keira Knightley's
best actress nod for «Pride & Prejudice» was a surprise.
It is very surprising that Mommy didn't generate an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film and
a Best Actress nod for Anne Dorval.
Meryl Streep, 67, has become the first star to be nominated for 20 Oscars as she received
a best actress nod for her role in Florence Foster Jenkins, competing with Stone, Irish - Ethiopian star Ruth Negga for Loving, French star Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Natalie Portman for Jackie.
Michelle Williams did receive
a Best Actress nod, her first, and the film's only, Oscar nomination.
It looks like Diane Kruger's relentless campaigning has indeed helped the film (even though Kruger has a slim chance of earning
a Best Actress nod, so this seems to be her consolation prize in a way.
Playing Marina Vidal, the film's central character, Vega became the first transgender performer to win a major movie award when she received
the Best Actress nod at Mexico's Fenix Award.
It will be a busy period of campaigning for the end of the year, with
the Best Actress nod for Cate Blanchett being the favourite.
The Shape Of Water's in good shape with 14 nominations, including
a Best Actress nod for the radiant Sally Hawkins.
It's a Best Picture nominee for the 2013 Oscar season and its female lead, Emmanuelle Riva, earned
a Best Actress nod, making her the oldest nominee in Oscar history.
Leading actors tend not to be in the single digits on the occasion of their debut Oscar bids: Keisha Castle - Hughes was 13 when she got
a best actress nod for Whale Rider in 2004, and how many people remember Jackie Cooper, who was indeed nine when he was tapped for a prize for Skippy in 1931?
Best Actress nods went to Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Frances McDormand (Three Billboards), Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Meryl Streep (The Post).
Blessed with five Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, Best Director and
Best Actress nods for Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf), Lady Bird truly spreads her wings and flies.
Not exact matches
NEW YORK — British television productions received a leading seven International Emmy nominations Monday, including
best actor and
actress nods for Jason Isaacs in «Case Histories» and newcomer Joanna Vanderham in «The Runaway.»
Netflix's critically acclaimed original drama «Mudbound» earned four nominations for the company, including
nods for
best supporting
actress (Mary J. Blige) and
best adapted screenplay (writer - director Dee Rees).
The
actress earned several
best - dressed
nods for this one - shoulder Atelier Versace gown with folded trim and front slit.
The black dress she wore when collecting her
best supporting
actress Oscar for Girl Interrupted had the ghosts Carolyn Jones and Yvonne De Carlo (Morticia Adams and Mrs Munster)
nodding in approval.
It's Spielberg's
best and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a Best Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has en
best and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a
Best Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has en
Best Supporting
Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has ended.
In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy
nod for
Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
The former grabbed 6
nods, including a surefire
Best Actress bid for the sadly Oscar - snubbed Kristin Scott Thomas, while I'm pleased to see her wonderful co-star, Elsa Zylberstein, finally getting some awards love in the supporting category.
-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as
well as a supporting
actress nod for Holly Hunter.
On the television side, Netflix's political drama «House of Cards» led nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking three
nods for
best actor (Kevin Spacey),
best actress (Robin Wright) and
best cast performance in a drama series.
So, though it was inexplicably denied
best picture and director nominations, Todd Haynes» «Carol» ended up with six
nods, including
actress nominations for co-equal stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, a result that validated the Weinstein Co.'s controversial decision to put Mara in the supporting category.
In fact, «Mildred Pierce,» the period melodrama starring Kate Winslet in the role that Joan Crawford made famous in 1945, earned the most nominations, with a staggering 21
nods including
best miniseries,
best actress for Winslet, and
best director for Todd...
Kenyan
actress Nyong» o has earned a
nod for her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, here pictured with
Best Supporting Actor nominee Michael Fassbender.
Streep earns her 15th
nod and still only has one
Best Actress Oscar.
In fact, «Mildred Pierce,» the period melodrama starring Kate Winslet in the role that Joan Crawford made famous in 1945, earned the most nominations, with a staggering 21
nods including
best miniseries,
best actress for Winslet, and
best director for Todd Haynes.
Guillermo del Toro's horror / fantasy / romance received the most nominations, including
nods for
Best Picture,
Best Director,
Best Actress,
Best Supporting Actor,
Best Supporting
Actress, and
Best Original screenplay.
Phantom Thread received other
nods in
Best Actor (Daniel Day - Lewis) and
Best Supporting
Actress (Lesley Manville).
Hidden Figures also landed a
Best Supporting
Actress nod for Octavia Spencer as
well as
Best Picture honors.
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.
The real winner was Marielle Heller's «The Diary of a Teenage Girl» which took four
nods including
Best Feature, Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director,
Best Actress and
Best Screenplay.
«Carol» probably sealed a
Best Picture Oscar nomination with six Spirits
nods including
Best Feature and two Lead
Actress nominations for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Roberts received a
Best Supporting
Actress nod for a performance composed entirely of crying, having seizures, and coma acting.
Beyond the deserved
nods for «Tangerine» some other happy surprises included Blythe Danner, Lily Tomlin and Kristen Wiig earning
Best Actress nominations for «I'll See You In My Dreams,» «Grandma» and «Welcome to Me,» respectively.
La La Land stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling will attempt to repeat their performance wins at the Golden Globes, receiving
nods for
Best Leading
Actress and Leading Actor, respectively.
As for snubs, sadly «Room» only earned a
Best Actress nomination for Brie Larson, «Love & Mercy» was shut out of
Best Feature (it earned a screenplay
nod), «Anomalisa» should have earned a screenplay
nod (it didn't) and Sundance Grand Prize and Audience Award winner «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» was forgotten.
This sweep likely means that Three Billboards will certainly earn a handful of
nods when the Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow, and at this point, it wouldn't be all that surprising if McDormand takes home the Academy Award for
Best Actress this year.
Nominated for two Oscars — including a
nod for Melissa Leo as
Best Actress — the -LSB-...]
And they didn't just pop up in
Best TV Comedy; both landed
nods for
Best Actress as
well, for Rachel Brosnahan and Frankie Shaw, respectively.
Emma Stone's «La La Land» led Monday's Golden Globe nominations, picking up seven
nods including
Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for the 28 - year - old.
The online market's studio half has something of a sure thing on its hands with Manchester, with critical acclaim all but guaranteeing a
Best Actor
nod for Casey Affleck, a
Best Supporting
Actress spot for Michelle Williams and nominations for both
Best Picture and
Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan.
Streep could also earn more SAG and Oscar
nods although the overall
Best Actress race will be competitive this year.
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 thi
actress Lesley Manville — whose inclusion should come as some consolation for the missing
Best Actress nomination many felt she deserved thi
Actress nomination many felt she deserved this year.
Felicity Jones has a shot at a
Best Supporting
Actress nod (and so in theory could Sigourney Weaver), but, at worst, it's another tempting taste of Bayona's talents before he tackles the «Jurassic World» sequel for Universal.
Patricia Arquette («Boyhood «-RRB- and J.K. Simmons («Whiplash «-RRB-, front - runners in the supporting categories, would both be first - time nominees; Felicity Jones («The Theory Of Everything «-RRB- and Rosamund Pike («Gone Girl «-RRB- look likely to pick up
Actress nods; and it feels very likely that this year's
Best Actor category will be made up entirely of actors who've never been nominated before now (Bradley Cooper's the only really serious contender with a
nod already under his belt).