Sentences with phrase «picture nomination bet»
Today's Woody Allen comes close (and his Midnight in Paris is the surest Best Picture nomination bet thus far) but only on account of predominantly working outside the US and after having spent decades in the public eye.
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Few would have bet that «Inglourious Basterds» would turn into the festival's Oscar MVP (they might have been more inclined to say Jane Campion's «Bright Star,» but that film went on to only earn one nomination), or that festival opener «Up» was a sure thing for a Best Picture nomination.
No huge surprises here; it's nice to see that Inception got nominated for Best Picture, though Christopher Nolan was surprisingly snubbed for a Best Director nomination (my bet would be that he gets Best Original Screenplay).
Sifting through the list above must be daunting for Academy voters, but it's generally agreed that Affleck, Bigelow, and Spielberg's respective films are frontrunners for Best Picture, and therefore safe bets for Best Director nominations.
I'm still going to bet that the film with the Best Picture nomination is the best bet to win (13/15 out of the past winners have had BP nominations — and no film since they expanded Best Picture has won the Eddie without a Best Pic nod), although honestly Star Wars: The Force Awakens could totally take it (and then take the Oscar too).
That said, it's a very safe bet that the film will land a Best Picture nomination.
While «The End of the Tour» might be a bit of a long shot for Best Picture (though who knows at this point), it seems like a much safer bet to net Jason Segel his first Oscar nomination as late author David Foster Wallace.
I think that The Iron Lady and The Artist are the best bets for Oscar nominations (picture, screenplay, acting) etc..
There's almost no way this doesn't get Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nods, and after Jordan Peele's recent DGA nomination, he's a decent bet for a Best Director spot as well.
No surprises and all solid bets for Oscar nominations for Best Picture.
You can bet that Steve Jobs will be included in the Oscar race for Best Picture, director, screenplay, and acting nominations for Fassbender and Winslet.
• Steve Pond takes aim at bursting a few Oscar trial balloons already set forth this season but hedges his bet considerably when it comes to talk of a best Picture nomination for «The Town.»
And, if I was really into long - shot betting, I might go ahead and predict Beasts of No Nation to make it in based on celebrity endorsements and passion votes, flying in from out of nowhere to land a Best Picture nomination.