Sentences with phrase «best drama race»

Also puts pressure on HFPA to make sure to include it in the Best Drama race.

Snub: Mandy Patinkin (pictured right), «Homeland» Supporting Actor - Drama Though «Homeland» returned to the Best Drama race, Patinkin was passed over after getting nominations for the last two years.

Not exact matches

Summary of the drama in Planet Earth: Jews or Israel = the main character All other races or nations: beneficiaries of Israel, helpers (good guys), mobs, villains

The bad news is that this well - intentioned family drama never quite shakes free from its didactic, movie - of - the - week dramaturgy and a hand - holding approach to race - relations.

He returned to the Oscar race in 2014 playing the title role in Clint Eastwood's 21st century war drama American Sniper, for which he also was nominated for Best Picture, having served as a producer on the film.

The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.

The Globes might not throw a wrench into the Best Actress race, but if Jessica Chastain wins in Drama or if Margot Robbie wins in Comedy, well, things are going to shift really quickly.

The 46 - year - old actress was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama which follows the story of African American female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the Space Race.

Despite Michael Shannon's powerhouse lead performance in the psychological suspense drama Take Shelter, he was somehow left out of the Best Actor race.

Nothing really special until the racing scenes, which are good enough to earn it a mild recommendation for those interested in either the sport itself or just not - too - heavy dramas revolving around overcoming one's afflictions through spirit and determination.

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Queen Latifah (Life Support) Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect: The Final Act) Mary - Louise Parker (The Robber Bride) Debra Messing (The Starter Wife) Gena Rowlands (What If God Were the Sun) Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Robert Duvall (Broken Trail) Tom Selleck (Jesse Stone: Sea Change) Jim Broadbent (Longford) William H. Macy (Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King) Matthew Perry (The Ron Clark Story) Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Greta Scacchi (Broken Trail) Anna Paquin (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Samantha Morton (Longford) Judy Davis (The Starter Wife) Toni Collette (Tsunami: The Aftermath) Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Thomas Haden Church (Broken Trail) August Schellenberg (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Aidan Quinn (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Edward Asner (The Christmas Card) Joe Mantegna (The Starter Wife) Also see the acting nominees in the comedy and drama races, as well as the assorted outstanding - series contenders.

Angelina Jolie's Cambodian drama, First They Killed My Father, was nominated in the best - foreign - film category, as was Paul Verhoeven's Elle, which raced through the stateside awards season last year.

Well, the young British charmer is in the race again with The Danish Girl, the Tom Hooper - helmed historical drama about trans icon Lili Elbe (Redmayne) and her wife, Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander).

Given that this is Paramount's main pony in the Oscar race, I can only assume «Best Picture» is an automatic lock unless the reported behind - the - scenes drama somehow affected the quality of the final product.

Like the best sports movies, the 1970s - set Formula One racing drama Rush doesn't just use its sport as a backdrop.

It's too late to fix the Free State of Jones, director - writer Gary Ross» well - meaning historical drama about the curious case of Newton Knight, an army deserter who inspired a mixed race coalition of Mississippi farmers and runaway slaves to revolt against the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Denzel Washington is still very much in the Best Actor race with a Best Actor in a Drama nom for «Roman J. Israel, Esq.» And don't count out Judi Dench, who received a Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical nom for «Victoria & Abdul».

Because the last three Oscar best picture winners — «Argo,» «The Artist» and «The King's Speech» — played both Toronto and Telluride, it's easy to understand the impulse to call the race even before the leaves have started to turn and several other high - pedigree contenders (Martin Scorsese's «Wolf of Wall Street,» David O. Russell's «American Hustle» and the biographical drama «Saving Mr. Banks» among them) have screened.

In what is seen as a wide - open Oscar race so far, several films followed closely behind The Shape of Water, including Steven Spielberg's Pentagon Papers drama The Post, with six nominations, including best actress for Meryl Streep and best actor for Tom Hanks.

It's a very strongly female crew [some 40 of this year's AFI films, btw, have women directors], it takes a really strong and in - depth look at American history and the politics of race, it's just really well - crafted with Dolby Atmos sound in a historical drama, and great performances from a really incredible ensemble cast.

After two straight years of getting the Walt Disney Company into the Academy Awards» Best Picture race, DreamWorks Pictures fell short in 2013, lacking a Spielberg period drama or a surprise crowd - pleaser like The Help.

After receiving a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nomination, Chau missed out in the best supporting actress race for playing a Vietnamese refugee in Alexander Payne's drama.

This year, the Best Motion Picture — Drama race is headlined by Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, The Post, The Shape of Water, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which bodes well for their Oscar prospects.

Jennifer Lawrence and Brie Larson continued the fierce awards race contest by both taking home lead actress prizes for Joy (Musical or Comedy) and Room (Drama), while Sly Stallone unexpectedly proved there's life in the old dog yet with a Best Supporting Actor win for Creed.

In the Drama and Limited Series races, we will be seeing some familiar faces from this past September, but let's be real: the more Nicole Kidman and The Handmaid's Tale, the better, am I right?

Call Me by Your Name's Timothée Chalamet, who has already nabbed best actor wins from the L.A. Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle, leads the Best Actor — Drama race, going up against Daniel Day - Lewis (Phantom Thread), Tom Hanks (The Post), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esbest actor wins from the L.A. Film Critics Association and New York Film Critics Circle, leads the Best Actor — Drama race, going up against Daniel Day - Lewis (Phantom Thread), Tom Hanks (The Post), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, EsBest Actor — Drama race, going up against Daniel Day - Lewis (Phantom Thread), Tom Hanks (The Post), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), and Denzel Washington (Roman J. Israel, Esq.).

Judi Dench's wonderful turn in the pleasantly surprising drama Philomena may very well put her back in the Best Actress race, and Hugh Jackman's strong performance in the taut thriller Prisoners has a slight possibility of landing him a second Best Actor nomination.

In the coveted best drama category, «12 Years a Slave» will compete against piracy tale «Captain Phillips,» space thriller «Gravity,» adoption drama «Philomena,» and race - car rivalry «Rush.»

The 2012 Best Actress race pitted youth against experience, subtlety against flamboyance, and comedy against drama.

The nominations mean that one of the most exciting races of the upcoming Emmy Awards will be in the best drama series category, with «Game of Thrones» facing off with «Breaking Bad,» «True Detective,» «House of Cards,» «Mad Men» and «Downton Abbey.»

Three years later, he returned for the second time with the emotionally stirring familial, class, race, and life drama Secrets & Lies, and walked away with the Palme D'Or, helping Brenda Blethyn earn Best Actress for her portrayal of mother - in - shambles Cynthia.

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The race for best feature, the Spirit Awards» top honor, includes two Oscar nominees for best picture: the historical drama «12 Years a Slave» and the father - son road movie «Nebraska.»

The combination of strong writing and an eclectic cast has led many a family drama into the Best Picture race in the past.

The race kicked off early with the Sundance premiere of The Sessions, in which previous Best Actress winner Helen Hunt was singled out for her touching work opposite John Hawkes in the character - centric drama.

This is closer to an Oscar preview than the best - picture races, since there's no separation between drama and musical / comedy.

They forecast all the races and expect a fierce battle between «The King's Speech» and «The Social Network» for Best Drama Picture.

crowed screenwriter Colin Welland from the Oscar stage in 1982, hoisting aloft his just - awarded awarded statuette for «Chariots of Fire» — and anticipating one of the bigger upsets in the history of the Best Picture race, as the modest British sports drama upended Warren Beatty's grand political epic «Reds.»

Meanwhile, Frances McDormand won in the Best Actress in a Drama category for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, meaning it's now a two horse race for the Best Actress Oscar in March.

He also does a good job of showing how instrumental Race to the Top was to the reform movement, while shedding light on the drama around choosing states.

One line best describes what will take place in Le Mans during the race and solves any mystery before this drama unfolds.

Even in Corsa (race) mode with the exhaust baffles open, the engine could be more vocal to better underpin the drama.

Mobil 1 The Grid spoke to Gavin as he recalls the drama of the race last year, as well as looking ahead to this year's showdown at Daytona International Speedway.