Well, let's add to that the five films that managed a Cast in a Motion
Picture nomination from the Screen Actors Guild:
Notably, «Spotlight,» «The Big Short» and «Straight Outta» have earned two out of three key indicators for a Best
Picture nomination from SAG and, now, the PGA.
As for «Inside Out,» it earned an Animated Theatrical Motion
Picture nomination from the PGA, but didn't make the top field as «Toy Story 3» most recently did.
The biggest surprises in the main category are definitely «Wonder Woman,» which received pretty good reviews, but was not expected to compete with the big award movies, and «Molly's Game,» which, to my knowledge, has not received a Best
Picture nomination from any group thus far.
Not exact matches
Last year's winner had an October release, which set the film up well to benefit
from the notorious Oscar bump following its Best
Picture nomination and eventual win.
This interstellar film
from acclaimed director Denis Villaneuve did manage to score quite a few
nominations, including one for Best
Picture.
Kelleher accepted the
nomination, he says, «primarily to keep the job
from going to one of the backward old goats — some New Englander dedicated to tennis but completely out of touch with the sporting
picture in America.
She also received a
nominations from The Golden Globes, and took home no less than two Academy Awards for Best
Picture and Best Director (another prize that had never before gone to a woman), beating out ex-husband James Cameron, who was nominated for his CG juggernaut Avatar.
Paramount's highest - scoring 2014 film, Selma, was one of just two best
picture nominees to come
from one of the majors, and Paramount finished with 7 Oscar
nominations in all (even with Selma's snubs in other categories).
Among the more notable recognition: winning the Golden Globe for Best
Picture (Comedy or Musical), picking up BAFTA and Writers Guild
nominations for Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's original screenplay, winning a comedy / musical editing award
from American Cinema Editors, and having its production design nominated by the Art Directors Guild.
Grainger first came to the attention of American audiences in the television series THE BORGIAS, and has appeared in such television productions as BONNIE & CLYDE, playing the titular role of Bonnie and earning
nominations from the Critics» Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series and the Satellite Award for Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion
Picture Made for Television; and in LADY CHATTERLEY»S LOVER among others.
For many this year, Oscar competition has focused on the family films «Hugo» and «War Horse,» which have received so much recognition
from the Academy — «Hugo» leads the pack with the most
nominations this year (although «The Artist» and «The Descendants» will offer stiff competition when the envelope is opened for Best
Picture on Feb. 26).
Obviously such great acting results come
from the experienced direction of David O. Russell, who received his first Academy Award
nomination for Best Director and noms for Best
Picture, Original Screenplay, and Editing.
From the all - star cast, to the historical premise, to Clooney's gilded track record behind the camera, I'd be surprised if it didn't pull off at least five
nominations and mostly a lot more — Best
Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, Score, you name it, this has a strong shot.
A24's Lady Bird, up for five
nominations this evening including Best
Picture, is at over $ 48.28 M in its 18th weekend of release
from a weekend gross of $ 532K in 710 locations.
So far, Greta Gerwig's directorial debut Lady Bird has been cleaning up on the awards circuit, earning Best
Picture from the New York Film Critics Circle and several awards and
nominations for stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.
From the moment this first popped up in previews before its release, everybody in Hollywood had it as a shoo - in for a Best
Picture nomination.
Only once in DGA / Oscar history did only two directors
from the DGA's list get Oscar
nominations and of course, the one who won the DGA also won the Directing Oscar and Best
Picture, Robert Wise and The Sound of Music.
Also getting a best
picture nomination (as well as nods for star Brie Larson, adapted screenplay by Emma Donoghue
from her novel and director Lenny Abrahamson) was the singular «Room,» an emotional roller coaster whose success led to perhaps the biggest surprise of the morning.
And «Brooklyn,» this year's Little Engine That Could, took off
from its Sundance premiere a year ago to take three top - drawer
nominations, including lead actress for Saoirse Ronan, adapted screenplay for the veteran Nick Hornby (working
from Colm Tóibín's novel) and even best
picture.
It was assumed it would get in here rather easily, but instead, it looks like it's effectively been eliminated
from the competition, and subsequently for Best
Picture (no
nomination here equals no chance of winning the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and nowadays no screenplay Oscar means no Best
Picture Oscar).
It garnered seven Academy Award
nominations, including Best
Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Walter Huston, recreating his earlier stage role, who should have won the Oscar with his sensitive portrayal against winner Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)-RRB-, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya, reprising her role
from the earlier stage production, and in her film debut), and Best Sound Recording, and won only one Oscar for Best Art Direction - Interior Decoration.
Neither The Lobster nor 20th Century Women have Best
Picture nominations, so don't expect any upsets
from them.
The Globe
nominations were kind to other films coming out later this year: Both «The Wolf of Wall Street,» the account of a win - at - all - costs stockbroker premiering on Christmas, and «Her,» a dystopian tale of severed interpersonal relationships opening Dec. 18, received multiple
nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., including selections alongside «American Hustle» for best comedy or musical motion
picture.
As awards season kicks into high gear this month, certain films that aren't «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» should see box - office gains
from conversations about and
nominations for the best
pictures and acting performances of 2015.
What saves The Hobbit
from complete obliteration is the memory of The Lord of the Rings, which saw
nominations for The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers as well as Best
Picture and Director Oscars for The Return of the King.
I and DJANGO UNCHAINED and has received two Golden Reel Awards
from the Motion
Picture Sound Editors for his mixing work as well as a Golden Satellite
nomination.
Something to note; of Daniel Day - Lewis's five Oscar
nominations (and three wins) all have come
from top 5 films with Best
Picture, Director and Screenplay
nominations and three with a supporting acting
nomination as well.
Tom Hanks, who played Washington Post editor - in - chief Ben Bradlee in «The Post,» also did not receive a
nomination, while newcomer Daniel Kaluuya, who stars in «Get Out,» did earn recognition
from the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
Peele posted a GIF
from his critically acclaimed «Get Out» in response to the film scoring a total of four
nominations for
picture, director, screenplay and actor (Daniel Kaluuya).
With the exception of Boyhood, which emerged as a Best
Picture favorite only to fall to Birdman, Linklater's work has mostly flown under the radar of awards organizations, aside
from Adapted Screenplay
nominations at the Oscars for the two Before sequels.
His lensing has been a part of a Best
Picture winner (No Country for Old Men) as well as his being the only
nomination from the film (The Man Who Wasn't There, Prisoners).
Dunaway was nominated for Golden Globe for her performance, and the film scored a Best Editing
nomination from the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
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There are quite literally 10 actors ranging
from co-leads to bit roles, coming
from likely Best
Picture nominees and likely one - off
nominations for their films.
With 10 best
picture nominations to choose
from, there could be a twist: Perhaps the blockbuster «Toy Story 3» (also nominated in the animated feature film category) or the Coen brothers» revisionist Western, «True Grit,» could sneak in and snatch the big prize.
Today, looking back, the decision to award «Miss Daisy» Best
Picture while «Do the Right Thing» didn't even score a
nomination feels like something
from another age.
Most of the expected contenders came away with something to show
from the
nominations, including the scientific space adventure «The Martian» (including nods for star Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott), David O. Russell's matriarch portrait «Joy» (best
picture, comedy and best actress Jennifer Lawrence).
But with competition
from Oscar perennials, including Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks («The Post»), Frances McDormand («Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»), Saoirse Ronan («Lady Bird»), Daniel Day - Lewis («Phantom Thread») and Gary Oldman («Darkest Hour»)-- plus the lack of persistent buzz enjoyed by last year's diverse nominees including «Lion,» «Fences» and «Hidden Figures» — it's going to be a struggle for most of these
pictures and performances to simply score a
nomination.
From a selection of films across 21 categories, the groundbreaking Mad Max: Fury Road leads the field, securing 11
nominations including Best
Picture, Best Director (George Miller), Best Ensemble Cast, as well as Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design, Original Score, Sound Design, and Visual Effects.
Other films earning multiple
nominations, but absent
from the Best
Picture field, include Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, with six
nominations, Steve Jobs, which landed acting and ensemble recognition, Creed, Ryan Coogler's rebranding of the Rocky franchise (3
nominations), and the pop culture movie of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which rallied for four technical
nominations.
Adapted
from the novel by Ian McEwan, Atonement, starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, has seven
nominations at the 80th Academy Awards, including the sought - after Best
picture.
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And yet Best
Picture has remained elusive, even in the era of the expanded lineup, which Moonrise failed to crack despite scoring
nominations from key precursors such as the Producers Guild of America (PGA), Writers Guild (WGA) and Golden Globes.
Lisa Cholodenko, who helmed the four - hour «Olive Kitteridge» for HBO, had last directed «The Kids Are All Right» to a Best
Picture Oscar
nomination, while Dee Rees won prizes
from the Independent Spirit Awards and Gotham Film Awards for her debut feature «Pariah» before turning to «Bessie.»
The screenplay received a Bradbury Award
nomination from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and the film received, among other honors, the Empire Award for Best Director; a Comedy Central Comedy Award for Best Director; two Scream Awards; a GLAAD Media Award
nomination for Outstanding Film — Wide Release; and two Satellite Awards including Best
Picture — Comedy or Musical.
Guillermo del Toro's feature «The Shape of Water,»
from Fox Searchlight
Pictures, led the 2018 Academy Award
nominations announced Jan. 23 in Los Angeles.
Any of these films could easily be major players this season and will hopefully score
nominations from the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts & Sciences, which is now more diverse than ever.
The Big Short is playing very well at the box office, got a Screen Actors Guild Cast
nomination and a Best
Picture (Comedy or Musical) nom
from the Globes.
OTHER CATEGORIES There's far more to choose
from if you expand the survey to films that will compete for
nominations outside the Best
Picture and acting races.