Sentences with phrase «best supporting actor nod»

In the end, the critically - fancied adaptation of Richard Yates's novel of suburban disaffection in 50s America, which was directed by Winslet's husband Sam Mendes, secured three nominations, including a best supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon.

As expected, Heath Ledger picked up a best supporting actor nod for his turn as the Joker in Batman sequel The Dark Knight.

But this isn't how Hollywood likes or understands its Brits, I think, and the Oscar is almost certainly going to go to Gary Oldman for his richly enjoyable and seamlessly latexed impersonation of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour — although there is an argument that Stephen Dillane deserved a best supporting actor nod for his studied portrayal of the insidious appeaser, Lord Halifax, in the same film.

I see a Best Supporting Actor nod coming his way.

Another surprise was Michael Shannon picking up a Best Supporting Actor nod, after his co-star in the same film, Aaron Taylor - Johnson, was recognised in the Golden Globes.

The Lobster «s director, Yorgos Lanthimos, was also recognized in the Best Director category, and Jeff Bridges got a Best Supporting Actor nod for Hell or High Water.

His Best Supporting Actor nod is the sole Oscar nomination for Sean Baker's film about under - privileged families living in a motel on the outskirts of Disneyland.

Earlier in the evening, McDormand's «Three Billboards» co-star Sam Rockwell was named Best Supporting Actor; the film received a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and another Best Supporting Actor nod for Woody Harrelson.

Heath Ledger took home the Best Supporting Actor nod and Wall E best animated film, while Danny Boyle took Best Director.

The film has also garnered a Best Supporting Actor nod for Woody Harrelson at Academy Awards on March 7.

Now Fox has revealed that it will campaign for Serkis to land a Best Supporting Actor nod for his role as Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In 1987, he starred as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom alongside Kevin Kline, and though the film itself alienated some critics (Pauline Kael called it «dumbfounding»), Washington's powerful performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Two years later, Washington netted another Best Supporting Actor nod — and won the award — for his turn as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in the Civil War drama Glory.

Racking up scores of Best Supporting Actor nods from critics» groups and the Golden Globes, it seemed inevitable that the Academy would recognize Sarsgaard, but he was passed over.

He also received a Best Actor nomination in 1944 for «The Human Comedy» and earned Best Supporting Actor nods in 1957 for «The Bold and the Brave» and 1980 for «The Black Stallion.»

JK Simmons is on track for some Best Supporting Actor nods for his role as an intimidating and physically abusive drumming tutor in this tense musical drama.

In the Best Actor category, Daniel Kaluuya, who played the hapless hero of Get Out, is nominated alongside Timothée Chalamet for Call Me By Your Name, which also scored dual Best Supporting Actor nods for Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg.

As far as overall nominations were concerned, The Revenant led the way with 12, including one for last year's Best Director winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu as well as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nods for stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.

Not exact matches

Unlike previous years, Ghana recorded a lot of new faces on the nomination list; some of whom Included new actor, Joseph Otsiman who got the nod for Best Actor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director cateactor, Joseph Otsiman who got the nod for Best Actor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director cateActor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director category.

«Birdman» leads film nominees at this year's Golden Globe Awards with seven bids, including best picture (musical or comedy), best actor for star Michael Keaton, and supporting actor nods for Emma Stone and Edward Norton.

But this is a year where Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Kaluuya, Josh O'Connor and Florence Pugh are nominated, where Simon Farnaby and Paul King's remarkable Paddington 2 screenplay is honoured (the film deserved a Best Film / Best British Film nod too), where Saoirse Ronan is celebrated, where Jamie Bell is justly remembered for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, and where Hugh Grant is nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a family film about a CGI bear.

Hans Zimmer could contend for Best Original Score and when you toss in a possible Best Picture nod and the longshot possibility of a Director, Screenplay, or Supporting Actor nod, this could be a double - digit nominee next January 2013.

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.

«Whiplash» however did manage a best adapted screenplay nod, rising to a total of five nominations including best supporting actor for front - runner J.K. Simmons, best directing for Damien Chazelle, and best editing.

Unexpected nods for dark horse «Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,» about a son's search for meaning in his father's death, include both a supporting actor and best film nomination.

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).

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.

Best Supporting Actor: Three - Way Tie Between Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight The Academy has shown love to Barry Jenkins» extraordinary sophomore movie with eight well - deserved nominations, including Best Picture and supporting nods to Mahershala Ali and NaomSupporting Actor: Three - Way Tie Between Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders and Trevante Rhodes, Moonlight The Academy has shown love to Barry Jenkins» extraordinary sophomore movie with eight well - deserved nominations, including Best Picture and supporting nods to Mahershala Ali and Naomsupporting nods to Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris.

We would also have given either Daniel Bruhl (Rush) or James Gandolfini (Enough Said) the nod over Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor.

It was nominated for Best Drama but surprisingly missed out in Best Screenplay and Best Director (and only one of its two Best Supporting Actors got a nod instead of the two - fer from some other groups).

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.

That said, Will Smith is given plenty of opportunities here to stretch his acting muscles and wow his way to a Best Actor nod, as are any number of his co-stars — Keira Knightley, Edward Norton, Michael Peña, Kate Winslet — in Supporting.

What You Need To Know: On the slim off - chance that you've heard none of the deafening buzz surrounding Steve McQueen «s «Hunger» and «Shame» follow - up (which also stars Michael Fassbender), let's get to it: by all accounts (our own included), lead Chiwetel Ejiofor is anything from a good bet to a surefire winner for this year's Best Actor Oscar, with the film itself a likely player in the Best Picture race and any number of the other actors (Fassbender foremost among them) potentially primed for Supporting Actor nod.

He earned his second Oscar nod last year for the 2013 film «American Hustle,» that time in the category of Best Supporting Actor.

Martin McDonagh's dark comedy - drama, which stars Frances McDormand as a mother who takes desperate measures to bring her daughter's killer to justice, received a total of four nominations in total, with nods for McDormand (best female actor), Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell (supporting actor) and best ensemble.

Despite Tatum being the star, McConaughey's performance was singled out by critics and drew considerable awards buzz, leading to an Indie Spirit Award nod for Best Supporting Actor — his second nomination that year.

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).

BAFTA has today announced the nominations for the 2017 British Academy Film Awards, with Netflix's original drama The Crown leading the pack with five nods in total for Best Drama Series, Leading Actress (Claire Foy), Supporting Actress (Vanessa Kirby) and Supporting Actor (Jared Harris and John Lithgow).

Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent and Ian McKellen all received a nod for Best Supporting Actor while Dame Judi Dench received her fourth Oscar nomination in five years - this time for her role in Iris.

Nightcrawler did surprisingly well at the nomination stage, with four, including one for Rene Russo's supporting role; outdoing them with five was Whiplash, with nods not just for JK Simmons as best supporting actor, but also in the directing, original screenplay, editing and sound categories.

Sure, there were those who expected more from Nightcrawler, which had been mooted for leading actor and supporting actress nods for Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, respectively, but Gyllenhaal can in any case console himself with some of the career - best raves he has been gathering in New York this week following his Broadway debut Tuesday night opposite Ruth Wilson in Englishman Nick Payne's Constellations.

• A loser was Ben Affleck's «The Town,» which was expected to do better in major categories than its (deserved) supporting actor nod for Jeremy Renner.

Garfield, in particular, was probably a few votes away from a «Best Supporting Actor» nod for his piercingly heartfelt work in The Social Network.

Woody Harrelson also has a strong chance at claiming a «Best Supporting Actor» nod, perhaps even more so than Colin since supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously Supporting Actor» nod, perhaps even more so than Colin since supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously mentioned.

Scoring a Golden Globe nod for Best Comedy, as well as a lead nomination for Murray as Best Actor in a Comedy / Musical, Naomi Watts also secured a surprise SAG nod for her comedic supporting turn, it managed a forty - four million take at the domestic box office, and was pitched as a return to form for Bill Murray.

Those nods included Best Picture, Best Director for Del Toro, Best Actress for Sally Hawkins, and Best Supporting actor and actress for Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer, respectively.

Though Heath Ledger gets a much deserved posthumous nod for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as The Joker, Christopher Nolan's «The Dark Knight» has been shut out of nearly every major Oscar category.

Spike Lee's provocative film about racial tensions in Brooklyn won the outspoken director a number of accolades, including Golden Globe nods for best picture, best director, best screenplay, and best supporting actor for Danny Aiello.

Walken garnered some attention for smaller roles throughout the early 70s, but it was his breakout role in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter that put him on the map (and gave him an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor).

For Best Actor - both Kevin Kline (Life as a House) and Sean Penn (I am Sam) get the nod, while Renee Zellweger and Cameron Diaz slip into the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively.