Sentences with phrase «many academy voters»

In recent years, the statuette has gone home with lesser - seen movies, often from off the mainstream radar — offbeat or «prestige» titles that captured the imagination of Academy voters if not the American public — to the near - total exclusion of big budget Hollywood blockbusters.

The movie is a love letter to the forgotten musical (remember, most of the Academy voters are on the older side), the creativity of the story by writer - director Damien Chazelle is incredible, and the performances by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are some of the best of the year.

Because of James Cameron's involvement and its huge box - office gross, «Avatar» probably had these nominations in the bag before any Academy voter even saw the movie.

That usually pulls at the heartstrings of Academy voters.

Did Academy voters not see the movie?

If Boyhood captures this year's best picture trophy as widely expected, it will mark the second year in a row that Academy voters have opted for the year's best - reviewed film.

The theme of a reluctant gentile trying to save Jews from Hitler's minions should be appealing to Academy voters, who named Schindler's List the Best Picture of 1993, but may induce Holocaust fatigue in some viewers.

Of course, what stands out the most when looking at past years is that Academy voters and film critics appear to be two very distinct groups, and there is no predicting when their tastes will overlap.

Academy voters were a bit more generous, awarding The Danish Girl with four Oscar nominations (though even they ignored Suffragette).

The big surprise, of course, was Sean Penn, whose best actor award showed that Academy voters are prepared to reward old - fashioned technique: Penn's Harvey Milk was an elaborately, even brilliantly detailed impersonation of a gay man.

Like the Lopezes and Pasek and Paul, Common is a known quantity among academy voters: The Chicago rapper took the original song prize three years ago with «Glory,» his and John Legend's tune from Ava DuVernay's «Selma.»

It's impossible to read the minds of Academy voters in any definitive way, and I wouldn't be honest if I didn't put my own prejudice out there: I'm not exactly the world's biggest fan of Guillermo del Toro's film.

With three best - picture Oscars in the last 10 years, out of 12 nominations, the specialty film label has outpaced far bigger rivals thanks to a consistently off - beat slate of independent releases that have clicked with audiences and academy voters.

Every question as to why they hadn't fared better circled back to a depressing statistic: Academy voters are 93 percent white and 76 percent male.

The tide swinging between Ida and Wild Tales, it is Leviathan «s topicality that may very well give Academy voters the sense that they realize this to be true.

Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her male costars are so uniformly fine that they may have canceled each other out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell play LAPD officers of varying stripes.

That level of enthusiasm can't be undersold, even if they aren't Academy voters.

Expect Academy voters to lose their hearts to Luca Guadagnino's emotionally naked tale of first love set in northern Italy in the summer of 1983.

From Emily Blunt in «The Devil Wears Prada» to Robin Williams in «Mrs. Doubtfire,» we've rounded up the most underappreciated actors doing what Academy voters seem to fear: making us laugh.

Why it might win: Well, since most of the Academy voters are old and white, and like to appear sophisticated, a great many things about this movie probably appeal to them.

«She just blew everyone away,» he said, «but Academy voters tend to not go for comedy.»

With its throwback black and white cinematography and accessible premise, the latter should definitely appeal to Academy voters.

The buzz: Even though romantic comedies don't generally impress Academy voters, this is, after all Nicholson, a 12 - time nominee.

A block of Academy voters seem to love stories set in the UK of the past, even if the past is recent.

With Academy balloting closing today it's last ditch stand time for nominees, who've suddenly popped up on every flat surface to remind Academy voters of their existence.

If the above scenario plays out, presumptive Best Picture winner «La La Land» will be the biggest casualty, as Academy voters shunt aside the popular throwback musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling for something less frothy.

That way, he can try to break through without having to be introduced as Jennifer Lawrence's boyfriend, and Harvey doesn't have to complain about his star actress being weighed down by a young English dude that nobody knows; he'd rather present her to those old ass Academy voters as the plucky, unspoiled American girl not unlike their college - aged granddaughters who sass them when they come home for family holidays.

Among the many biopics swarming Academy voters this year (much like every other year), few will take you as much by surprise as Trumbo.

«Birdman,» on the other hand, flatters the creative process, and this is always popular with Academy voters.

We all know how well La La Land went over with Academy voters.

If you're an Academy voter, we'd urge you not to overlook the names below, and if not, and you haven't seen the films, it's just one reason to check them out.

The event lasted all day in front of a packed, invitation - only audience of Television Academy voters and PGA, SAG - AFTRA, WGAW and DGA members.

Oscar campaigning is in full swing and Hugh Jackman is on the cover of Variety, a favourite read of Academy voters.

They could rally behind Jordan Peele's brilliant racial satire «Get Out,» which has also been making noise this season, and could mark the message Academy voters want to send this year.

Academy voters, being old - timers and grownups, likely won't go for those movies but remember, they nominated Up and Toy Story 3 for Best picture.

The window for the ballot phase for Academy voters this year was ridiculously brief.

Though it didn't make the final cut for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars (probably because the source material was a little too lighthearted for those misery - loving Academy voters), «The Intouchables» is one of the most crowd - pleasing movies that I've seen all year, boasting an infectious charm that had me grinning from ear to ear.

But the movie is probably too gonzo for most academy voters» tastes.

Especially since Keaton, whose career - achievement advantages should make him the favorite, has been looking weak, losing other acting prizes to Redmayne, whose chances get a boost from the growing European constituency among Academy voters.

Erin Brockovich is about as funny, smart, interesting and inspiring movie as any this year and one can only hope Academy voters don't suffer from the short attention span that they are known for come nomination time.

Women make up about 28 percent of Academy voters.

Academy voters for the 2016 Oscar nominations apparently «never let go» of their fondness for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, both nominated for their respective roles in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant and Aaron Sorkin's Steve Jobs.

The only stick in the spokes could be Song of the Sea and The Tale of the Princess Kayuga but I'm willing to bet that both went too under - seen by Academy voters to be serious contenders.

It looks like Academy voters put his past on trial, stemming back to a sexual assault charge dating back his days at Penn State.

The studios use screeners to help Academy voters and critics groups catch up on films they might have missed.

The Lobster I'm also going to scratch off as being too hardcore for Academy voters, despite how much critics like it.

La La Land made history at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, winning in all categories it was nominated in - a record seven trophies, including Best Picture - Comedy / Musical, cementing it's frontrunner status for Best Picture as Academy voters...

What a shame that Jessica Chastain's fiery turn in «Miss Julie» went unnoticed by Academy voters.

The balloting procedure is conducted honestly and reflects a collective opinion, which was demonstrated this year when the Academy voters had the curiosity to seek out Demian Bichir for best actor for his deeply convincing performance as a Mexican gardener in Los Angeles in «A Better Life.»

What It Could Win: The first trailer for Collateral Beauty makes it look like a weepy take on A Christmas Carol, but the movie has a dark side that might intrigue more than one Academy voter.