As such, the film has the potential to follow in the Oscar - nominated footsteps of «Logan» and «The Dark Knight» in the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best
Supporting Actor categories respectively.
Not exact matches
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.
As a matter of record, I updated my predictions at the Gold Derby website late Monday night to put Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill into the Best
Actor and Best
Supporting Actor categories,
respectively; to add Scorsese to my Best Director predictions; and to move Terence Winter's screenplay into the second spot, right behind «12 Years a Slave.»
For Best
Actor - both Kevin Kline (Life as a House) and Sean Penn (I am Sam) get the nod, while Renee Zellweger and Cameron Diaz slip into the Best Actress and Best
Supporting Actress
categories respectively.
Denzel Washington, Gugu Mbatha - Raw and Chiwetel Ejiofor previous achieve this feat in the Outstanding
Actor, Actress, and
Supporting Actors categories,
respectively.
Which is why non-British
supporting players like Heath Ledger and Penelope Cruz are competing in the
Actor and Actress of the Year
categories,
respectively — so don't get too excited about that.
Allison Janney («I, Tonya») and Sam Rockwell («Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri») have solidified themselves as Oscar frontrunners, going 3 for 3 this Awards Season in the
Supporting Actress and
Supporting Actor categories,
respectively.
British - Indian Dev Patel and Indian actress Frieda Pinto were also nominated for the Best
Actor category and Best Supporting Actress but lost to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and actor Mickey Rourke respecti
Actor category and Best
Supporting Actress but lost to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and
actor Mickey Rourke respecti
actor Mickey Rourke
respectively.
The period movie, about a free black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery, has landed filmmaker Steve McQueen a nod for Best Director, while Chiwetel Ejiofor is shortlisted for Best Male Lead, and Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong» o will compete in the
supporting actor and actress
categories,
respectively.