Sentences with phrase «about the awards race»

It's an annual tradition around these parts for me to write an early article about an awards race without mentioning the player who actually wins it, so you're welcome, Yankees fans.

The thing about the awards race, or maybe just in general, when...

The thing about the awards race that we can pretty much count on: the fix is in.

Not exact matches

Racing media is sure to ask trainer Todd Pletcher about his «sketchy» Derby record, but there is a reason why he's a 7 - time Eclipse Award winner.

Some other interesting notes: Genting, which won the contract to operate the Racino at Aqueduct race course in Queens, spent about $ 870,000 in lobbying last year even though they were awarded the contract to install the VLT's in 2010.

Top Chef host and producer, award - winning author, RuPaul's Drag Race guest judge, passionate endometriosis advocate — there's a lot to love about Padma Lakshmi.

United Kingdom About Blog Jeff McCarthy is a 5x award - winning blogger, writer for Trail Running magazine, #Run1000Miles ambassador for 2 years, race reviewer, kit reviewer, runner interviewer and interviewee.

Stars and publicity — if only the awards race could be about that.

The first section of the podcast my guest, Gold Rush Gang member Matt Dinn, and I talk about the impact of this on the current landscape of the Oscar race, specifically to The Weinstein Company's awards efforts and the surprising news last week that Ridley Scott would cut Kevin Spacey out of his Getty kidnapping drama All the Money in the World, replace him with Christopher Plummer (the actor he originally wanted for the role of Getty) and the race to do this and keep the film's December 22nd release date.

The young star definitely doesn't have the raw talent that some of the other upcoming actresses like Natalie Portman use to their advantage in getting the noteworthy roles that you hear about come awards time, but don't count Brittany out of the race just yet.

For months, the only consensus about this year's awards race has been that there is an overall lack of consensus.

The World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary was presented to Senna, directed by Asif Kapadia; written by Manish Pandey, about legendary racing driver and Brazilian hero Ayrton Senna, taking us on the ultimate journey of what it means to become the greatest when faced with the constant possibility of death.

Earlier in the season, especially after Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig were not nominated for best - director Golden Globe awards, it looked as if the directors» race might be tinged with injustice, a distillation of creaky prejudices about women and people of color directing movies.

It's January, the Oscar nominations are out there and everyone's giving their two cents about Hollywood race / gender bias, complaining that their favorite movie didn't get enough attention, and praying to the golden - statue gods that Leonardo DiCaprio finally nabs that elusive award he's been chasing since he was five years old or something.

There were some rumblings last fall about the possibility that Vega could crack the best actress race, marking the second time in recent years (following a campaign for «Tangerine» breakout Mya Taylor) that a trans woman faced serious awards prospects.

Going even deeper, one of the most interesting things about the SAG Award for Actor is how it can be used to change the perception of the race.

«If you think of race as the third rail of this country, I think it's something that is perhaps incumbent and imperative for all of us to try and do something about,» Bigelow told Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr. during our annual The Contenders awards - season event last month.

«I'm not sure rave reviews or buzzing awards talk are enough to express the amplitude of what director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal achieve in «Detroit,» a film about race riots from half a century ago.

Bringing an end to one of the most wide open best picture races in years, «The Shape of Water» — a fantastical fable about a mute woman who falls in love with an aquatic creature — claimed the top prize Sunday night at the 90th Academy Awards, beating out...

Typically, when it comes to predicting Oscar's acting awards, we schedule out our predictions so that we can write about the easiest race first and work our way toward making the toughest call.

Awarding the indie hit Moonlight, a rave - reviewed coming - of - age drama about complicated intersections of identity and race, would be a push for more searing relevance.

The absence of those hysterical dramatics in the race can lead to people who spend a superfluous amount of time thinking about the outcome of these awards to speculate who would win if the frontrunner were not nominated in the category.

Also on the prestigious AFI list released earlier this week are The Big Sick, Kumail Nanjiani's heartfelt, award - winning rom - com based on his own life and Get Out, a horror flick with profound commentary about race relations.

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The Deep Blue Sea Another year, another mad rush to rank, award, and translate critical consensus into, at turns, Oscar prognostications or thought pieces about race (Django Unchained, Lincoln) or torture (Zero Dark Thirty), or the death of film (Holy Motors).

Joining him to discuss the Best Picture race and more generalized discussion about supporting actressing in 2017 are: Andrew Carden (Awards Connection / Gold Derby) Chris Feil (The Film Experience), Candice Frederick (Reel Talker), Erica Mann (NYC Film Chick), and Kevin P O'Keeffe (Into).

Backstage at the Oscars, after Rockwell explained his shout - out to Hoffman, he also fielded a question about the criticism leveled at Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and its portrayal of race relations — which has dogged the film throughout the awards season.

«Robert Elswit's two sides of L.A. in «Inherent Vice,» «Nightcrawler»»: Amy Dawes of The Los Angeles Times chats with the master cinematographer about his two excellent L.A. - set pictures in the awards race.

Cate Blanchett will enter this year's Oscar race with another lead performance in James Vanderbilt's Truth, about Mary Mapes, an award - winning news journalist who broke the Abu - Ghraib prison story.

Bringing an end to one of the most wide open best picture races in years, «The Shape of Water» — a fantastical fable about a mute woman who falls in love with an aquatic creature — claimed the top prize Sunday night at the 90th Academy Awards, beating out a strong field of eight rivals that included box office hits such as «Dunkirk» and «Get Out» as well as smaller, more intimate fare such as «Call Me By Your Name» and «Lady Bird.»

Morningside Center, in collaboration with researchers, was awarded a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to increase equity in schools through a novel combination of SEL, restorative practices, and courageous conversations about race.

As states consider whether to apply for the first or second round of Race to the Top Fund grants under the economic - stimulus program, the U.S. Department of Education is emphasizing that they shouldn't worry about being first in line to win a piece of the $ 4 billion being awarded.

States and education groups are curious about whether, if they win a grant, they can award a portion of their Race to the Top money to a select group of school districts, or if they have to dole out money to all of them.

As fans, we can also vote for the Most Popular Driver Award and I will make no bones about throwing my support behind Corvette Racing driver Johnny O'Connell.

DL: Vaccine Nation is the story of an award - winning documentary filmmaker who is handed whistleblower evidence about the U.S. vaccination program, and then races to expose it before a megalomaniacal pharmaceutical company CEO can have her killed.

Winner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Literary Fiction A riveting, kaleidoscopic debut novel and the beginning of a major career: a novel about race, history, ancestry, love, and time that traces the descendants...

GT Sport does let you amass various types of virtual currency and XP — you'll be awarded Credits, Mileage Points, Daily Workout Points, and experience every time you finish a race — but it's hard to care much about any of it.

Brian Ekberg from Turn 10 Studios joined us to talk about quite a few exciting updates and features coming soon to the award - winning racing game Forza Motorsport 7.

Yes, there are loads of cars that are fairly awarded and boast loads of tuning options, not to mention a whole mess of races across a gorgeous open world, but Playground Games» latest is actually more about the simple act of driving.

Prey 2, the sequel to the award - winning 2006 game, was to be an open world sci - fi shooter about Air Marshal Killian Samuels, who was abducted by a cruel race of aliens.

The Atlantic published a conversation with author N.K. Jemisin, the recent Hugo Award - winner, about science fiction, race, gender, power, and Trumpism.

She has contributed to, and been written about, in several anthologies of literary criticism including: The Racial Imaginary: Writers on Race in the Life of the Mind (Fence Books, 2015); The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip - Hop (Haymarket Books, 2015); What I Say: Innovative Poetry by Black Writers in America (University of Alabama Press, 2015); The & Now Awards 3: The Best Innovative Writing (Northwestern University Press, 2015); I'll Drown My Book: Conceptual Writing By Women (Les Figues Pess, 2012); eco language reader (Portable Press at Yo - Yo Labs and Nightboat Books, 2010); American Women Poets in the 21st Century (Wesleyan University Press, 2002); and An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the Diversity of Their Art (University of Michigan Press, 2002).

I thought about it for a minute and wondered if there was an art prize called «Most Valuable Artistic Statement for the Benefit of the Human Race Award» what would my entry be?

Sure, there's that presidential race, but we are talking about the competition to select the Best Law Blog as part of the 2007 Weblog Awards.

United Kingdom About Blog Jeff McCarthy is a 5x award - winning blogger, writer for Trail Running magazine, #Run1000Miles ambassador for 2 years, race reviewer, kit reviewer, runner interviewer and interviewee.

Morningside Center, in collaboration with researchers, was awarded a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to increase equity in schools through a novel combination of SEL, restorative practices, and courageous conversations about race.