Steve Carell picked up
a supporting actor nod for his work as sexist tennis champ Bobby Riggs in «Battle of the Sexes.»
-- Armie Hammer, on whether it's too early to start drinking Champagne to celebrate
his supporting actor nod for «Call Me By Your Name.»
In the end, the critically - fancied adaptation of Richard Yates's novel of suburban disaffection in 50s America, which was directed by Winslet's husband Sam Mendes, secured three nominations, including a best
supporting actor nod for Michael Shannon.
As expected, Heath Ledger picked up a best
supporting actor nod for his turn as the Joker in Batman sequel The Dark Knight.
But this isn't how Hollywood likes or understands its Brits, I think, and the Oscar is almost certainly going to go to Gary Oldman for his richly enjoyable and seamlessly latexed impersonation of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour — although there is an argument that Stephen Dillane deserved a best
supporting actor nod for his studied portrayal of the insidious appeaser, Lord Halifax, in the same film.
Best Actor winer Paul Dano gains ground in his bid for
a supporting actor nod for «Love & Mercy.»
The Lobster «s director, Yorgos Lanthimos, was also recognized in the Best Director category, and Jeff Bridges got a Best
Supporting Actor nod for Hell or High Water.
Idris Elba, too, could have expected
a Supporting Actor nod for «Beasts of No Nation».
Earlier in the evening, McDormand's «Three Billboards» co-star Sam Rockwell was named Best Supporting Actor; the film received a total of seven nominations, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and another Best
Supporting Actor nod for Woody Harrelson.
• A loser was Ben Affleck's «The Town,» which was expected to do better in major categories than its (deserved)
supporting actor nod for Jeremy Renner.
The film has also garnered a Best
Supporting Actor nod for Woody Harrelson at Academy Awards on March 7.
Now Fox has revealed that it will campaign for Serkis to land a Best
Supporting Actor nod for his role as Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
A supporting actor nod for Matt Damon but nothing for co-star Michael Douglas?
«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.
JK Simmons is on track for some Best
Supporting Actor nods for his role as an intimidating and physically abusive drumming tutor in this tense musical drama.
In the Best Actor category, Daniel Kaluuya, who played the hapless hero of Get Out, is nominated alongside Timothée Chalamet for Call Me By Your Name, which also scored dual Best
Supporting Actor nods for Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg.
As far as overall nominations were concerned, The Revenant led the way with 12, including one for last year's Best Director winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu as well as Best Actor and Best
Supporting Actor nods for stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.
Not to be left out, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri received 11 nominations, including dual
Supporting Actor nods for Woody Harrelson and Sam...
Not exact matches
Unlike previous years, Ghana recorded a lot of new faces on the nomination list; some of whom Included new
actor, Joseph Otsiman who got the nod for Best Actor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director cate
actor, Joseph Otsiman who got the
nod for Best Actor In Supporting Role for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director catego
for Best
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Actor In
Supporting Role
for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director catego
for his performance in the drama thriller film, The Cursed Ones directed by Nana Obiri Yeboah, who was also nominated
for AMAA 2016 Award For Best Director catego
for AMAA 2016 Award
For Best Director catego
For Best Director category.
Yes, Sly Stallone was nominated as an
actor and writer in 1977
for Rocky and got a
supporting actor nomination
for Creed this year, which got him a Golden Globe
nod.
In 1987, he starred as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Richard Attenborough's Cry Freedom alongside Kevin Kline, and though the film itself alienated some critics (Pauline Kael called it «dumbfounding»), Washington's powerful performance earned him a Best
Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.Two years later, Washington netted another Best
Supporting Actor nod — and won the award —
for his turn as an embittered yet courageous runaway slave in the Civil War drama Glory.
He also received a Best
Actor nomination in 1944
for «The Human Comedy» and earned Best
Supporting Actor nods in 1957
for «The Bold and the Brave» and 1980
for «The Black Stallion.»
But this is a year where Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Kaluuya, Josh O'Connor and Florence Pugh are nominated, where Simon Farnaby and Paul King's remarkable Paddington 2 screenplay is honoured (the film deserved a Best Film / Best British Film
nod too), where Saoirse Ronan is celebrated, where Jamie Bell is justly remembered
for Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, and where Hugh Grant is nominated
for Best
Supporting Actor in a family film about a CGI bear.
Surprise: Keegan - Michael Key (pictured left), «Key & Peele»
Supporting Actor - Comedy The chrome - domed comic gained fame
for playing Luther, President Obama's «anger translator,» and now he has an Emmy
nod to show
for it.
Almost a lock
for a
Supporting Actor nod in the Oscar race has to be Jesper Christensen as Dieter Vogel the Surgeon of Birkenau.
Hans Zimmer could contend
for Best Original Score and when you toss in a possible Best Picture
nod and the longshot possibility of a Director, Screenplay, or
Supporting Actor nod, this could be a double - digit nominee next January 2013.
FX's acclaimed modern - day Western police drama was ignored by the Emmys last year, but with Season 2 it picks up four acting nominations, including
nods for lead
actor Olyphant and
supporting player Walton Goggins.
Kenyan actress Nyong» o has earned a
nod for her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, here pictured with Best
Supporting Actor nominee Michael Fassbender.
«Whiplash» however did manage a best adapted screenplay
nod, rising to a total of five nominations including best
supporting actor for front - runner J.K. Simmons, best directing
for Damien Chazelle, and best editing.
Unexpected
nods for dark horse «Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,» about a son's search
for meaning in his father's death, include both a
supporting actor and best film nomination.
Guillermo del Toro's horror / fantasy / romance received the most nominations, including
nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best
Supporting Actor, Best
Supporting Actress, and Best Original screenplay.
Banks, who's the only person to have been nominated
for three different shows in drama
supporting actor, is on his fifth
nod, but any overdue or make - up prize sentiment will be suffocated by John Lithgow's tour de force as Winston Churchill in The Crown.
We would also have given either Daniel Bruhl (Rush) or James Gandolfini (Enough Said) the
nod over Jonah Hill
for Best
Supporting Actor.
It was nominated
for Best Drama but surprisingly missed out in Best Screenplay and Best Director (and only one of its two Best
Supporting Actors got a
nod instead of the two - fer from some other groups).
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.
What You Need To Know: On the slim off - chance that you've heard none of the deafening buzz surrounding Steve McQueen «s «Hunger» and «Shame» follow - up (which also stars Michael Fassbender), let's get to it: by all accounts (our own included), lead Chiwetel Ejiofor is anything from a good bet to a surefire winner
for this year's Best
Actor Oscar, with the film itself a likely player in the Best Picture race and any number of the other
actors (Fassbender foremost among them) potentially primed
for Supporting Actor nod.
He earned his second Oscar
nod last year
for the 2013 film «American Hustle,» that time in the category of Best
Supporting Actor.
New mother Suranne Jones was named leading actress
for her role in «Doctor Foster», while other acting
nods went to
supporting actor Tom Courtenay
for «Unforgotten», and
supporting actress Chanel Cresswell
for «This Is England» 90», which also won the miniseries trophy.
Martin McDonagh's dark comedy - drama, which stars Frances McDormand as a mother who takes desperate measures to bring her daughter's killer to justice, received a total of four nominations in total, with
nods for McDormand (best female
actor), Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell (
supporting actor) and best ensemble.
Despite Tatum being the star, McConaughey's performance was singled out by critics and drew considerable awards buzz, leading to an Indie Spirit Award
nod for Best
Supporting Actor — his second nomination that year.
Arrested Development, another quirky comedy with a rabid fan base like Community, received
nods for Outstanding Comedy Series, Writing and
Supporting Actor (Will Arnett) in 2006 after Fox dropped it.
BAFTA has today announced the nominations
for the 2017 British Academy Film Awards, with Netflix's original drama The Crown leading the pack with five
nods in total
for Best Drama Series, Leading Actress (Claire Foy),
Supporting Actress (Vanessa Kirby) and
Supporting Actor (Jared Harris and John Lithgow).
With two Golden Globes wins and a raft of BAFTA nominations on its plate — plus SAG award nominations
for Sally Hawkins and
supporting actor Richard Jenkins — it's all but guaranteed to get plenty of Oscar
nods, if not wins.
Two other auteurs also scored dual
nods for writing and directing: Barry Jenkins
for «Moonlight,» which included in its eight
nods supporting actors (and first - time nominees) Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, and Kenneth Lonergan
for «Manchester,» which totaled six
nods including leading
actor Casey Affleck (his second
nod) and supporters Michelle Williams (her fourth) and Lucas Hedges (his first).
Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent and Ian McKellen all received a
nod for Best
Supporting Actor while Dame Judi Dench received her fourth Oscar nomination in five years - this time
for her role in Iris.
Nightcrawler did surprisingly well at the nomination stage, with four, including one
for Rene Russo's
supporting role; outdoing them with five was Whiplash, with
nods not just
for JK Simmons as best
supporting actor, but also in the directing, original screenplay, editing and sound categories.
Sure, there were those who expected more from Nightcrawler, which had been mooted
for leading
actor and
supporting actress
nods for Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo, respectively, but Gyllenhaal can in any case console himself with some of the career - best raves he has been gathering in New York this week following his Broadway debut Tuesday night opposite Ruth Wilson in Englishman Nick Payne's Constellations.
Garfield, in particular, was probably a few votes away from a «Best
Supporting Actor»
nod for his piercingly heartfelt work in The Social Network.
In the movie categories, the revenge thriller scored
nods for Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, with Frances McDormand singled out in the Female
Actor in a Leading Role category, and Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell both shortlisted in the Performance by a Male
Actor in a
Supporting Role.
Scoring a Golden Globe
nod for Best Comedy, as well as a lead nomination
for Murray as Best
Actor in a Comedy / Musical, Naomi Watts also secured a surprise SAG
nod for her comedic
supporting turn, it managed a forty - four million take at the domestic box office, and was pitched as a return to form
for Bill Murray.