Sentences with phrase «director nomination following»

There is no question that Denis Villeneuve has been on a roll of late enjoying great success with movies like his Oscar - nominated foreign - language film Incendies, Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival and now Blade Runner 2049, which is earning buzz for a second consecutive Oscar Best Director nomination following last year's Arrival.

Not exact matches

Lindsey Johnson, President and Executive Director of the U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI), today issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs» hearing on the nomination of Brian Montgomery for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner.

The Senate has confirmed Gina Haspel as the first female director of the CIA following a rocky nomination process that reopened debate about one of the darkest chapters in the spy agency's history.

That selection followed the nomination of state Budget Director Bob Megna to serve as acting executive director of the beleaguered auDirector Bob Megna to serve as acting executive director of the beleaguered audirector of the beleaguered authority.

Other welcome nominations went to Cynthia Nixon and Christopher Abbott as mother and son in «James White,» indie horror hit «It Follows» for best first film and best director, Brie Larson for «Room,» and Bel Powley for «The Diary of A Teenage Girl.»

Following the nominations announcement, Jada Pinkett Smith and director Spike Lee announced they would boycott the Academy Awards this year.

McCarthy has followed his highly acclaimed debut with two more praised dramedies as writer / director, 2008's The Visitor (which surprised some when it earned long - underappreciated Richard Jenkins a Best Actor Oscar nomination) and last year's universally approved Win Win.

«Boyhood,» director Richard Linklater's experimental coming - of - age film that was shot over 12 years on a shoestring budget, followed with three nominations for its ensemble cast and for Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette.

Released by Radius - TWC, It Follows grossed $ 15 million at the U.S. box office and received 2016 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

Alexander Payne's «Nebraska» followed with six nominations, including film, director, lead actor for Bruce Dern, supporting actor for Will Forte and supporting actress for June Squibb.

His follow up, «Stone of Destiny,» was equally acclaimed, earning Mr. Smith the Best Director award at the Palm Beach International Film Festival as well as a BAFTA Scotland Award nomination.

Last year, Amazon had a huge breakthrough success in their film division, with Manchester by the Sea becoming an indie hit, followed by a bunch of Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and wins for star Casey Affleck and writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's screenplay.

The Whiplash director is tipped to net a second Oscar nomination as his third movie heads to Toronto film festival following ecstatic receptions at Venice and Telluride.

When Lost in Translation was released in 2003 (Murray got an Oscar nomination for playing an aging movie star stranded in the same luxury Tokyo hotel as Scarlett Johansson), I asked director Sofia Coppola what her wish for the following year was.

The Bafta nomination follows the British Independent Film Awards where Fingleton was named best debut director.

George Miller's «Mad Max; Fury Road» follows with (9) nominations, also including Best Picture and Best Director.

So once again, I have created my imaginary awards nominations in the following categories: best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best documentary and best screenplay.

If the rivers of opinion washing along the Croisette following the 8:30 a.m. press screening are reliable, director Miller's latest is destined for awards here and Academy Award nominations aplenty in early 2015, most certainly for Steve Carell as billionaire chemical fortune heir and fatally obsessive wrestling enthusiast John du Pont.

While 2049 «s director was snubbed by the Academy this time around, following a Directing nomination last year for inventive sci - fi mystery Arrival, his art house blockbuster was recognized with four Oscar nominations, for Best Production Design, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Visual Effects, winning in the latter category.

Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro's fantasy drama led the pack with 12 nominations in total with Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards following up with nine.

For his efforts, and for stepping up to the plate to adapt Yann Martel's worldwide bestseller (a supposedly insurmountable task previously passed over by M. Night Shyamalan and Alfonso Cuarón), Lee is likely to land on Oscar's Best Director shortlist, following prior nominations from the Broadcast Critics and the Hollywood Foreign Press.

Following the nomination announcements back in January, BAFTA was criticised about the absence of women making this year's Best Director shortlist.

After receiving an Oscar nomination for his exquisitely animated film The Secret of Kells in 2009, director Tomm Moore achieved the same again with his unique style of animation for his follow - up, Song of the Sea.

Lindsey Johnson, President and Executive Director of the U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI), today issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs» hearing on the nomination of Brian Montgomery for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner.