Not exact matches
After two years
in which the
Oscars failed to nominate a black actor
in any of the acting
categories,
nominations this year represent a diverse pool of actors and films.
Inspired by the director's interaction with street actors who portray religious figures by night and pursue more commercial endeavors by day, the film once again received a Best Foreign Film
nomination at the
Oscars and swept the Genies — this time
in 12
categories.
Starting now and leading up to the 90th annual
Oscars, I will be offering my final predictions
in each
category next month (ahead of the
nominations announcement on Jan. 23) and breaking down the frontrunners as well as who should and will win
in the following months.
And no experts are predicting an ATJ
nomination in this
category at the
Oscars.
Shakespeare is a tough sell for The
Oscars for sure, but at least I hope, really hope that when it comes to Fassbender's and Cotillard's turns, Academy members will recognize them at least through a
nomination in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress
categories respectively.
But could Washington, who is no stranger to the
Oscars, earn his first non-acting
nomination in the Best Director
category?
And,
in case it isn't clear, despite the Christmas week opening, this is not a film with real awards potential beyond a slim chance of cracking one of the technical
categories (it is one of ten shortlisted for the
Oscars» five Visual Effects
nominations).
It even earned a number of award
nominations and not just
in the Golden Globes» easily cracked Comedy / Musical
categories but contending for lead actress, cinematography, and costume design
Oscars.
Not only did «Moonlight's» Mahershala Ali and «Fences»» Viola Davis earn
Oscars for their supporting roles — the first time two African American actors won
in both supporting
categories in the same year — Ruth Negga was nominated for her lead role
in «Loving» and Denzel Washington earned his seventh acting
nomination plus a shot at best picture as one of the producers of «Fences.»
Allison Janney won the Oscar but Octavia Spencer and Mary J Blige both made history: Spencer tied Viola Davis for most Oscar
nominations for a woman of color (any
category) and Mary J Blige is the first person ever nominated for both acting and songwriting
in a single year (Barbra Streisand won
Oscars in both but
in different years).
Brought to the screen by director David Fincher who interpreted the tale as an elaborate parable of Biblical proportions, the movie landed 13 Academy Award
nominations, although it only won a trio of
Oscars in minor
categories.
Last year, the supporting - actress
category at the Globes matched up five - for - five with the
Oscars later
in the season, so maybe Lesley Manville not getting a
nomination for Phantom Thread and The Big Sick's Holly Hunter being overlooked should tell us something.
The
nominations for the 2013
Oscars were announced this morning with Lincoln brining
in the most
nominations with a whopping 12, including most of the main
categories.
Every year, American and British films dominate the
Oscars, claiming nearly every
nomination in every
category.
The Great Ziegfeld did quite well with its first audiences, picking up seven Academy Award
nominations and winning three, including the second of three
Oscars in the short - lived Best Dance Direction
category.
They may have enjoyed a three - year run of
nominations in the
category, finally taking the gold with «Up» earlier this year, but Pixar's hot streak
in Best Original Score will not continue at the 2010
Oscars.
And beginning with the 2010
Oscars, up to 10 movies could be nominated for Best Picture, making it technically possible for all 10 Golden Globe Best Picture
nominations (
in both the Drama and Comedy / Musical
categories) to also appear
in the Oscar Best Picture
nominations list.
A Best Picture
nomination for that could be her ticket to the
Oscars, but Witherspoon won't need that because she's one of a few practically guaranteed to be nominated
in one of the acting
categories.
If anything, it might be
in Pixar's interests for Good Dinosaur to follow
in the footsteps of Cars 2 and Monsters University and be denied even a
nomination in the
Oscars» animated feature
category.
One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature - length motion pictures released
in 2013 are
in contention for
nominations in the Original Score
category for the 86th
Oscars ®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
They also earned eleven
nominations in the
Oscars» four acting
categories, three of which resulted
in wins.