Brendan Gleeson is an pleasant surprise in the Best Supporting Actor category, and while I anticipated Brad Pitt's appearance in that field for «Burn After Reading,» Tilda Swinton's
Supporting Actress nod for the same film is the kind of out - of - nowhere hometown favoritism that only BAFTA can come up with.
Fans were dismayed to learn that the «Girls Trip» breakout star hadn't received
a supporting actress nod when she and Andy Serkis announced the Oscar nominations back in January,...
Witherspoon is one of two, with her co-star Laura Dern snagging a surprising (but well - deserved)
Supporting Actress nod.
Mudbound, a Netflix exclusive that earned four Oscar nominations (including a Best
Supporting Actress nod for Mary J. Blige), is a step in the right direction.
Daniel Day - Lewis is incredible, of course, because that's just what he brings ever time, and Lesley Manville more than deserves
her Supporting Actress nod for her role as the sister, even if she doesn't have a prayer against Janney and Metcalf.
Meryl Streep drops in briefly as Emmeline Pankhurst — which could send a Best
Supporting Actress nod her way.
But Quentin Tarantino's «The Hateful Eight» was shut out of pretty much all the major categories this year, save for Original Score for Ennio Morricone and
a Supporting Actress nod for Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Hit family comedy Paddington earned two nominations, as did Troubles drama» 71, while Pride earned three, including
a supporting actress nod for Imelda Staunton.
Mary J. Blige garnered
a supporting actress nod for her role in Netflix drama Mudbound, while Jordan Peele's Get Out will be up for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy.
Both have earned raves for their performances, with Metcalf already popping up on Oscar prognosticators» shortlists for a possible
supporting actress nod.
Felicity Jones has a shot at a Best
Supporting Actress nod (and so in theory could Sigourney Weaver), but, at worst, it's another tempting taste of Bayona's talents before he tackles the «Jurassic World» sequel for Universal.
Laurie Metcalf, already a three - time Emmy winner and recent Tony winner, on Tuesday earned her first nomination for an Oscar —
a supporting actress nod for «Lady Bird.»
Roberts received a Best
Supporting Actress nod for a performance composed entirely of crying, having seizures, and coma acting.
Hidden Figures also landed a Best
Supporting Actress nod for Octavia Spencer as well as Best Picture honors.
-- After being completely blanked in the Golden Globes nominations, the sleeper hit romantic comedy «The Big Sick» made a much healthier showing in the SAG nominations, earning a rather surprising spot in the ensemble category as well as
a supporting actress nod for Holly Hunter.
Surely there could have been room for an Original Screenplay or even
Supporting Actress nod?
It's Spielberg's best and truest action film since Jaws, relentlessly paced, pitch - perfectly acted (the young Fanning is almost certain to get a Best
Supporting Actress nod come Oscar time), and rife with moments of such horrifically poetic imagery that it's all you can do not to stop thinking about them long after the film has ended.
Singer earned Best Original Song, Best
Supporting Actress nods for contributions to Dee Rees» «Mudbound»
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.
Diaz did pick up
some supporting actress nods, most notably from the star - loving Golden Globes, while Cruz curiously contended for the Worst Actress Razzie Award on the basis of this, Blow, and Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
That same day, Roberts hit New York City's Ziegfield Theatre for the premiere of «August: Osage County,» which earned the red - haired superstar
supporting actress nods from the Screen Actors Guild and the Golden Globes when nominations were announced this week.
Not exact matches
Netflix's critically acclaimed original drama «Mudbound» earned four nominations for the company, including
nods for best
supporting actress (Mary J. Blige) and best adapted screenplay (writer - director Dee Rees).
The black dress she wore when collecting her best
supporting actress Oscar for Girl Interrupted had the ghosts Carolyn Jones and Yvonne De Carlo (Morticia Adams and Mrs Munster)
nodding in approval.
In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a
supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am.She found genuine success with the sitcom Molly and Me, playing one - half of a weight - challenged couple opposite Billy Gardel and earning an Emmy
nod for Best
Actress in a Comedy Series.
The former grabbed 6
nods, including a surefire Best
Actress bid for the sadly Oscar - snubbed Kristin Scott Thomas, while I'm pleased to see her wonderful co-star, Elsa Zylberstein, finally getting some awards love in the
supporting category.
So, though it was inexplicably denied best picture and director nominations, Todd Haynes» «Carol» ended up with six
nods, including
actress nominations for co-equal stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, a result that validated the Weinstein Co.'s controversial decision to put Mara in the
supporting category.
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.
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.
Phantom Thread received other
nods in Best Actor (Daniel Day - Lewis) and Best
Supporting Actress (Lesley Manville).
Denzel Washington's adaptation of Fences came made off with a Best Picture
nod and a handful of major nominations, with Washington doing double duty as Best Director and Best Actor; his costar Viola Davis takes one step closer to bringing home a
Supporting Actress statuette.
The film picked up surprisingly strong notices on the festival circuit, and Dench (a
Supporting Actress winner in ’99 for «Shakespeare In Love «-RRB- could be due again, having just missed out on another
nod last year for «Skyfall.»
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.
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.
Only six actors under 18 have received Oscar
nods in the lead and
supporting races combined, while the 10 youngest
supporting actress nominees ever are all under 18.
In addition to McDormand's leading
actress nod, Gary Oldman won for his Winston Churchill in «Darkest Hour,» and the
supporting performances went to Allison Janney for «I, Tonya» and Sam Rockwell for «Three Billboards.»
Patricia Arquette («Boyhood «-RRB- and J.K. Simmons («Whiplash «-RRB-, front - runners in the
supporting categories, would both be first - time nominees; Felicity Jones («The Theory Of Everything «-RRB- and Rosamund Pike («Gone Girl «-RRB- look likely to pick up
Actress nods; and it feels very likely that this year's Best Actor category will be made up entirely of actors who've never been nominated before now (Bradley Cooper's the only really serious contender with a
nod already under his belt).
Arden and Blyth both got Oscar
nods for
supporting actress.
The Shape of Water led the nominations this year with 12
nods, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Guillermo, Best
Actress for Sally, and Best
Supporting Actress for Octavia.
As well as a best
supporting actress nomination, Mary J Blige also gets a
nod (along with co-writers Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson) for this song from the Netflix drama about the racism experienced by returning second world war soldiers in the southern US.
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).
I would say Winslet is another lock for The Reader for
supporting actress too along with Tomei, Cruz, and Davis... it appears like everyone is really ok with going along with her
supporting campaign for the film (knock on wood — but she has received BFCA and Globe
nods already)...
Luckily, most of us are easy targets, judging from the movie's early Oscar buzz — a best
actress nom seems to be a lock for Ronan; «if there is any justice in the world,» says Deadline, Laurie Metcalf, who plays Lady Bird's mother, will receive a
nod for best
supporting actress; and fingers crossed that, in Vanity Fair's words, Gerwig's «warm, confident filmmaking» will also be recognized at this level.
Sunday she was sitting at a table with Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and John Patrick Shanley at the Hollywood Foriegn Press Association's Golden Globe Awards where she was nominated for Best
Supporting Actress, one of five
nods the film received.
The Best
Supporting Actress category was very similar to yesterday's SAG Award nominees, with «Imitation» actress Keira Knightley, «Boyhood» actress Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep of «Into the Woods,» and «Birdman» actress Emma Stone all earnin
Actress category was very similar to yesterday's SAG Award nominees, with «Imitation»
actress Keira Knightley, «Boyhood» actress Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep of «Into the Woods,» and «Birdman» actress Emma Stone all earnin
actress Keira Knightley, «Boyhood»
actress Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep of «Into the Woods,» and «Birdman» actress Emma Stone all earnin
actress Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep of «Into the Woods,» and «Birdman»
actress Emma Stone all earnin
actress Emma Stone all earning
nods.
Hugs: Daniel was presented with the award by 2015 Rising Star nominee Margot Robbie, who is nominated in this year's Best
Actress category for I, Tonya and Octavia Spencer, who received a
nod in the Best
Supporting Actress group for The Shape of Water
«I went to a lot of pubs,» said Weaver, speaking on the day she won a best -
supporting -
actress nod for the movie, which today goes into wider release to capitalize on its awards - season success (eight Oscar
nods, a Golden Globe win for Jennifer Lawrence).
Those
nods included Best Picture, Best Director for Del Toro, Best
Actress for Sally Hawkins, and Best Supporting actor and actress for Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer, respec
Actress for Sally Hawkins, and Best
Supporting actor and
actress for Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer, respec
actress for Richard Jenkins and Octavia Spencer, respectively.
Fans of The Big Sick who were disappointed by its Golden Globes snubs will feel somewhat vindicated, as Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon's real - life love story turned romantic comedy picked up two acting
nods — for outstanding cast in a motion picture, and a separate nomination for Holly Hunter in the outstanding
supporting actress category.
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.
At this early stage it's tough to suss out exactly what the chances of a film like Sicario making a big splash in the Oscar race are, but
Supporting Actor (for Del Toro), Cinematography, and Sound seem like its safest bets, with
nods for
Actress, Director, Picture, and Score potentially in the cards — assuming the Academy doesn't brush this off as «too challenging», that is.