Sentences with phrase «picture nods at»

«Boyhood» has received the Best Picture prize from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, both seen as possible previews of what movies will receive Best Picture nods at the Oscars.

Not exact matches

As a nod to family and all of that rich history, why not hang framed pictures on a tree by the sign - in or dessert table, where everyone can have a chance to look at all of the old photographs?

Early in her reign, the Queen begins to become watched by the nation for her style, she is pictured in 1956 at the races in Epsom wearing a dress coat with a strong nod to the very popular «new look», nipped in at the waist with a wide flared skirt.

«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.

Philomena is a British underdog for Best Picture, but it did earn a Best Drama nod at the Golden Globes

Roadside Attractions» third weekend of «Forever My Girl» finished 12th with $ 2.6 million at 1,427 venues, leaving it in a tie with two other titles — the Neon / 30West's «I, Tonya,» which received three Academy Awards nods, at 1,450 locations, up 490, for a $ 22.6 million total; and Viva Pictures Distribution's second weekend of Bollywood drama «Padmaavat» at 354 screens.

No doubt: The World War II movie that hit big at the summer box office garnered eight nominations, including the first directing nod for Thomas» husband, Christopher Nolan, and a best picture nomination for both of them.

A period Western with nods to Ford classics like «She Wore a Yellow Ribbon» and «The Searchers,» the picture is filming here at Ghost Ranch — 21,000 acres of God's country, 60 miles north of Santa Fe — where one - time resident Georgia O'Keeffe painted canvases with images of the mesa that towers in the distance.

Reunited two years later on a chilly late - afternoon on the balcony of a West Hollywood hotel room, the sun setting, other guests on display on their own terraces («I bet there is a lot of debauchery at this hotel,» Ronan guesses, to which Gerwig answers, «Not us... we're just drinking Cokes»), the pair settle in with blankets, clasping hands throughout a lengthy conversation about their lovely movie, which was nominated Tuesday for five Oscars, including best picture and director, and nods for Ronan and Metcalf.

A recurring image of bees (part of the Candyman's torment) hints at the picture's eventual nod towards a matriarchy, while the evolution of the Helen character from scholar to myth points to film itself as the modern equivalent of firesides and oral history.

Amy Adams of «Big Eyes,» who earned a Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy nod, could slip in at the Oscars instead of Aniston, however.

The organization also groveled at the feet of this year's Cecil B. DeMille winner, Meryl Streep, giving her a nod for Best Actress, Musical Or Comedy for Florence Foster Jenkins, which is also up for musical or comedy best picture.

The film earned Keaton — also the frontrunner for best actor at the Oscars — a nomination, as well as nods for best picture (comedy or musical) and director.

Interstellar's five nominations weren't quite enough for it to take the honour previously held by Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight for the most nods without a shot at best picture.

Though I don't have much more than a nodding acquaintance with either action auteur, it seems that Chan in Rumble in the Bronx has succeeded at making a personal project in the Hong Kong manner in a putatively American setting, while Woo in Broken Arrow has made a slam - bang Hollywood picture in which personal touches are visible, if mainly applied with an eyedropper.

And while the answers may not be as satisfying and / or as cut - and - dried as many of us would like (especially those who do have kids), the journey — while a bit long and convoluted at times (it is sort of a «Gone Baby Gone» meets «The Silence of the Lambs «-RRB--- it is nevertheless fascinating and populated with terrific performances, so don't be surprised if the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences comes calling with a few nods next January.

And with the haunting score by Thomas Newman and the theatrical directing of Sam Mendes, this is a movie that I would not be surprised to see getting a nod for best picture at the Oscars this year.

At this early stage it's tough to suss out exactly what the chances of a film like Sicario making a big splash in the Oscar race are, but Supporting Actor (for Del Toro), Cinematography, and Sound seem like its safest bets, with nods for Actress, Director, Picture, and Score potentially in the cards — assuming the Academy doesn't brush this off as «too challenging», that is.

I have always thought Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are the two films considered to have the best chance at taking the top prize, but with Kathryn Bigelow not getting a nod for Best Director, that severely hurts Zero Dark Thirty's chances of winning Best Picture.

She was the first black woman to win Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival (Middle of Nowhere, 2012), the first black woman to direct a film receiving an Oscar nod for Best Picture (Selma, 2014), and in 2018, the first black woman to direct a studio film budgeted over a hundred million with A Wrinkle in Time, an adaptation of Madeline L'Engle's 1963 Newbery Medal winning sci - fi fantasy novel.

Guy as far as «Best Picture» nods at Sundance, didn't «Precious», «An Education», «Winters Bone» and «The Kids are All Right» win prizes at Sundance?

The movies «Boyhood» and «Birdman» have been frontrunners for some time and they received nods for Best Picture, as did «The Grand Budapest Hotel,» which got a boost when it received the best comedy or musical prize at the Golden Globes.

However, all of the NYFCC's Best Pictures since 2007 have at least received a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars and the LAFCA's selections have received nods for the past 10 years, so, if history is any indication, the odds are strong that «Boyhood» will be on the list when Best Picture Oscar nominees are announced.

At least it was nominated, although it converted only one of its nine nods into an award (for best screenplay) and lost in the best picture category to John Ford's family saga How Green Was My Valley.

The impact of that win on the Academy was minimal (though the film at least earned two Oscar nods it wouldn't otherwise have received), but the same can't be said of last year's choice: shrugged off by audiences and boasting no heavyweight industry names, «The Hurt Locker» became the most critic - steered Best Picture winner in Oscar history, as every major critics» group in America lined up behind the indie Iraq drama to raise its profile in the face of the threatening populist shadow cast by «Avatar.»

«Boyhood» prevailed at the Critics» Choice Movie Awards, collecting the coveted picture nod, as well as director for Richard Linklater, supporting actress for Patricia Arquette and best young actor / actress for Ellar Coltrane.

Ensemble drama BABEL leads the nominations at next year's (07) Golden Globe Awards, boasting seven nods including Best Dramatic Picture and an acting accolade for star BRAD PITT.

While the film did manage to win Best Picture and Best Actress in the Comedy / Musical categories at the Golden Globes, the film failed to receive a Best Director nod there, and also failed to get Best Film and Best Director nods at the BAFTA Awards.

But check out what Lady Bird has going for it at the Oscars: five nominations that include acting, directing and writing nods, potent backup for a Best Picture contender.

Its long list of awards includes the nod for its gorgeous cinematography at Tribeca, Audience and Grand Jury prizes at AFI Fest and of course, the Ariel for Best Picture and all other major categories in its home country.

Musical or Comedy designation landed Phoenix a Best Actor nod at the Golden Globes (his second straight one in that category perhaps qualifies him for the «funnyman» label), but the film could not get a Best Picture nomination despite a field with only two legitimate Oscar contenders.

Named for Best Animated Feature were «Bolt,» «Kung Fu Panda,» and «Wall - E,» which on the basis of several other year - end awards was given an outside chance at a Best Picture nod.

Matt Damon (Rounders, Dogma) and Ben Affleck (Forces of Nature, Armageddon) would serve as executive producers thanks to a deal they signed to develop films with Miramax, and would also have small bit roles themselves, and would give a co-starring nod to the relatively unknown Jay Lacopo, who is also the screenwriter, and previous star of Ben Affleck's first directorial gig, a short entitled, I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three - picture Deal at Disney.

In all of their history, only one film has won Oscar's Best Picture without a direction nod at the BAFTAS and that was Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby.

Hollywood was truly at a crossroads then, and so were the Oscars, which had nominated in 1970 such daringly different kinds of films as Midnight Cowboy (the eventual Best Picture winner), Easy Rider, Z, and Medium Cool, while also giving Best Picture nods to films like Hello Dolly and Anne Of The Thousand Days, two movies more representative of the past than the future.

Next February, it'll have to settle for a Best Animated Feature nod rather than having a serious chance at Best Picture, but for now it would be in the conversation.

It's impeccably crafted, rich with symbolism and clever cultural nods, never overplaying its hands, never letting its satirical stabs at stereotyping saturate the picture.

He nods at the comparison, but denies any attempt to make surrogate paintings: «I'm trying to make a picture that could only be made now.»

Viewed through his lens, Kessels's selections speak to the human experience and nod to the power, beauty, and materiality of these amateur pictures at a time when images are largely consumed online.