Not exact matches
The acclaimed third feature by Noah Baumbach marked a
critical development for the filmmaker as he turned toward an increasingly personal style — a move that garnered him an Academy Award
nomination for best original
screenplay.
Four years ago, writer Alex Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a
critical smash that surprised with two Oscar
nominations for Best Original
Screenplay and Best Visual Effects and further surprised by winning the Visual Effects prize.
The online market's studio half has something of a sure thing on its hands with Manchester, with
critical acclaim all but guaranteeing a Best Actor nod for Casey Affleck, a Best Supporting Actress spot for Michelle Williams and
nominations for both Best Picture and Best Original
Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan.
The film is set to be released on 20 December 2013 in the USA, and has already been generating
critical acclaim during the upcoming awards season, being nominated for no less than 7 Golden Globes including, Best Motion Picture, Best Actor — Christian Bale, Best Actress — Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress — Jennifer Lawrence, Best Supporting Actor — Bradley Cooper and two
nominations for director David O'Russell with Best
Screenplay and Best Director.
Inherent Vice (Warner, Blu - ray, DVD, Digital HD), Paul Thomas Anderson's loopy take on Thomas Pynchon's dope - infused private eye novel, earned Anderson an Oscar
nomination for his ingenious
screenplay adaptation and
critical raves for the rich pageant of eccentrics and oddballs bouncing through 1970 Los Angeles with a post-sixties hangover.
His
screenplays for The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg, and Fantastic Mr. Fox, which he co-wrote with Wes Anderson, have earned Noah Baumbach high
critical praise including an Oscar
nomination and many critics» choice nods.
The last time Universal screened one of their big summer comedies at South by Southwest, it turned out to be «Bridesmaids «-- a movie that not only went on to be a massive financial success (and a breakthrough for its cowriter / star Kristin Wiig) but a
critical one as well, even earning an Academy Award
nomination for its
screenplay.