Sentences with phrase «lead actor category»

But as you note, there is little chance of stopping the McDormand train, and over in the lead actor category I would say there's even less chance of stopping the Gary Oldman train.

Deserves to Win: Melissa Leo (Frozen River) Overlooked: Sally Hawkins (Happy - Go - Lucky), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) Best Supporting Actor Will Win: Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) I predicted this outcome when The Dark Knight was released way back in July, although the late Heath Ledger really belongs in the lead actor category, given how his spellbinding performance as The Joker overshadowed that of Christian Bale in the title role.

Sean Penn (Milk) upset sentimental favorite Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) in the Lead Actor category, while Kate Winslet (The Reader) won for Lead Actress because she was the only Brit nominated and since she did such a great job of turning a Nazi pedophile into a sexy and sympathetic character.

Earlier this week, he was nominated in the lead actor category by Golden Globes voters.

«Lincoln» scored nominations in the lead actor category for Daniel Day - Lewis, supporting actress for Sally Field, supporting actor for Tommy Lee Jones and best ensemble in a motion picture.

This must be one of the strongest years ever in the lead actor category: I can think of around 20 performances worthy of nomination, maybe even win.

Mulligan seems a cinch for a lead actress Oscar nomination, while Renner, in the typically more competitive lead actor category, may be somewhat on the bubble.

«The Theory of Everything» star Eddie Redmayne poses backstage after winning the lead actor category at the 87th Academy Awards.

With Waltz having won twice already, his reviews would need to be absolutely titanic in order to do so a third time, but a third nomination and first in the Lead Actor category seem like a very solid bet for the Austro - German veteran.

However, Washington has never won a SAG Award (he's received four prior nominations — three of them in the Lead Actor category), so he could be overdue.

In the Lead Actor category, Jake Gyllenhaal («Nocturnal») took a slot away from Denzel Washington («Fences»), one of the biggest snubs.

Perhaps there is enough water left in the McCarthy well for another run, but best bets are assuredly Viggo Mortensen in the lead actor category and relative newcomer Kodi Smit - McPhee in supporting.

Ironically, Cranston was put in the Supporting Actor category for awards consideration and Carell in the Lead Actor category, likely for strategic purposes.

It's that level of interchangeability between this and the Lead Actor category that might be the reason this category is so barren.

In 2013, the two - time Oscar winner aimed to score two more nominations, in the Lead Actor category as «Captain Phillips» in the Paul Greengrass - directed thriller, and in the Supporting Actor race as the iconic Walt Disney in the making - of «Mary Poppins» drama «Saving Mr. Banks».

With Franco out of the mix and Hanks overlooked, the leading actor category comes down to Gary Oldman («Darkest Hour»), Daniel Day - Lewis («Phantom Thread»), Timothée Chalamet («Call Me By Your Name»), Daniel Kaluuya («Get Out»), and Denzel Washington («Roman J. Israel, Esq.»).

British talent dominates the leading actor category, with four out of the possible five nominations.

On Sunday, Dujardin became the first French actor to win an Oscar, edging his nearest meaningful competition, George Clooney (nominated for «The Descendants»), in the leading actor category.

The film was submitted as a Comedy for Critics Choice and a Drama for the Globes, earning Mortensen nominations in those respective Lead Actor categories.

The Leading Actor category pits «Nebraska's» Bruce Dern against Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks while the Leading Actress nods went to Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench and Sandra Bullock.

Not exact matches

Here are just a few: Jordan Peele became the first African American to win the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, and Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water won for Best Picture — a film featuring a female actor in the lead role hasn't won the category since Million Dollar Baby in 2004.

Sterling K. Brown, of «This is Us,» made history, becoming the first black actor to win the TV lead actor drama category.

The easiest category to pick among all the nominations is Lead Actor - Benedict Cumberbatch does so far and away the best in his role, it will be an injustice if anyone else wins.

The other categories were: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Morgan Freeman), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Dan Aykroyd), Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Bruno Rubeo, Crispian Sallis), Best Costume Design (Elizabeth McBride) and Best Film Editing (Mark Warner).

Miranda himself was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of the founding father, while the musical other breakout stars — Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Phillipa Soo and Renee Elise Goldsberry — all were recognized in the acting categories.

It took home both supporting actor categories (Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell), which leaves Big Bang Theory «s Jim Parsons with the lead actor win.

Eddie is nominated in the category of Leading Actor for his role as Lili Elbe in «The Danish Girl «at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

His only nomination in the category for Best Actor in a Leading Role resulted in Hoffman's first Oscar win.

Michael Keaton will probably lead the pack in the best actor category.

The same would hold true of a Lead Actor bid for Boseman — though James Brown is an enormously compelling real - life figure whose life is replete with the material that wins actors awards, the Best Actor race more than any other acting category is closely tied to the Best Picture race, and Boseman will likely struggle against competitors in stronger films overall.

Taking home not one, but five category wins with Lead Actress Frances McDormand being named as Best Actress and co-star Sam Rockwell snagging Best Supporting Actor honors.

In addition, the nominating committee for the Best Actor category voted to award a Special Jury Award jointly to the three leading actors in Foxcatcher — Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum — for their ensemble work.

Lead actor Daniel Kaluuya also scored a Best Actor nod, while the film's cast earned a nomination in the Best Ensemble Cast cateactor Daniel Kaluuya also scored a Best Actor nod, while the film's cast earned a nomination in the Best Ensemble Cast cateActor nod, while the film's cast earned a nomination in the Best Ensemble Cast category.

It's the National Geographic Channel's «Genius», and I'd like to see Geoffrey Rush and Johnny Flynn nominated in the Lead and Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie categories.

French love story «Blue Is the Warmest Color» won in all categories it was nominated for, including foreign language film and young actor / actress for the film's lead, Adele Exarchopoulos.

It may be a moot point since he actually got nominated in the lead category, but many wondered why Foxcatcher's Steve Carell didn't attempt a campaign in supporting actor, which is where BAFTA slotted him.

Supporting categories, of late, have been a great way to cheat the system in that if the leading categories are too crowded, an co-lead actor can be placed in the supporting category instead.

There are no changes with the ladies in either Lead or Supporting but the Supporting Actor category welcomes Logan Lerman again for «Fury,» as early suggests he's one to watch for the film.

With his win for his role in Lincoln, Day - Lewis became the first actor to win three Oscars in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady factor to win three Oscars in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady fActor in a Leading Role category, prompting him to make a joke at presenter Meryl Streep's expense about how he had actually been picked to play Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady first.

It would be great to have Bening and Moore both nominated for best leading actress... The last time two actors where nominated in the same leading category was Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon for «Thelma & Louise», in 1991!!!

Annette Bening also got a surprise nod for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, as did her co-star Jamie Bell in the lead - actor category.

Drama Series Game of Thrones (1st win in this category) Lead Actress, Drama Viola Davis How To Get Away With Murder (1st win, also the 1st woman of color to win in this category Lead Actor, Drama Jon Hamm, Mad Men (1st win in this category) Supporting Actress, Drama Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black (2nd consecutive win for this character) Supporting Actor, Drama Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (2nd win this category) Writing / Directing Game of Thrones

Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey and Lupita Nyong» o, last year's Oscar winners in the leading actress, supporting actor and supporting actress categories, will return to present at this year's Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.

Comedy Series, Comedy Veep (1st win in this category) Lead Actress, Comedy Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep (6th win, 4th consecutive from this series, from 20 nominations from 3 series) which means that two iconic characters Lisa Kudrow's «Valerie Cherish» and Amy Poehler's «Leslie Knope» were never rewarded for their genius Lead Actor, Comedy Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (1st win for this role, 7 total nominations from 3 series) Supporting Actress, Comedy Alison Janney, Mom (6th win, 2nd consecutive for this role, 10 total nominations from 3 series) Supporting Actor, Comedy Tony Hale, Veep (2nd win for this role from 3 nominations) Writing, Comedy Veep (1st writing win for this series from 2 nominations) Director, Comedy Jil Soloway, Transparent (1st directing win for this series)

Matthew McConaughey won Best Actor in a Leading Role, a category shared with Christian Bale (American Hustle), Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), while his co-star Jared Leto took home Best Actor in a Supporting Role, beating out Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips), Bradley Cooper (American Hustle), Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave) and Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street).

If Forest Whitaker isn't careful, he could win Oscars in two categories for two movies: lead actor for «Lee Daniels» The Butler» and as producer of the conceivable best picture, «Fruitvale Station.»

Nathan Lane leads the competitive race Best Featured Actor race, but in other categories it's sometimes enough just to have opened on Broadway this season

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Prediction: While Denzel Washington is locked in a dead heat for Best Actor, his Fences costar Viola Davis might be the surest thing of the night — in part because she's great, in part because the character is great, and in part because it's a leading performance in a supporting category.

Meanwhile Joe Cole has been named in the category for Leading Actor courtesy of his role in Hang The DJ, the fourth stand alone episode from the fourth series of Black Mirror.