Sentences with phrase «academy voters»

Many Academy voters do want to send a message, and they will vote for an unprecedented number of people of color for the win this year.

It's wonderful that so many academy voters agreed.

The blame for that outcome, of course, should have been aimed at the timid academy voters.

Many Academy voters are outright shallow, and «the narrative» of the win is often as important as the quality of the work.

Though I guess if there's a bloc of Academy voters who love snow - flecked frozen beards (and considering nearly everyone in

It remains to be seen if Netflix can successfully turn its would - be Oscar contenders into must - sees for Academy voters by hiring top Oscar campaigners, sending out screeners to members who already are subscribers, mounting events and Q&A s, and playing the awards game.

Manchester by the Sea was a hit with Academy voters because of its general critical acclaim, but that wasn't the only reason it did well with them — it also seemed like a real movie that the general public was excited to go see, rather than add to their watch queues at home.

Some veterans remain in the mix as well; Alexander Payne's Downsizing and George Clooney's Suburbicon both debuted to mixed reviews, but seem likely to play better with Academy voters who are already fans.

I have no doubt that there were several # 1 votes by Academy voters during the nomination process, but so many other movies were more beloved that year that, as a seasoned awards watcher, to complain about The Passion not being nominated is pretty ridiculous.

Another factor to consider: I wonder if Academy voters don't settle for bare - bones screeners when they can get the deluxe high - def editions of major movies for home theater viewing.

But the movie is probably too gonzo for most academy voters» tastes.

I'd never be crass enough to accuse a director of deliberately making Oscar bait, and yet Miller seems to have a gift — after Capote and Moneyball — for finding and shepherding the kind of material Academy voters love.

Why: If you think of the writing categories as the ones where Academy voters give consolation prizes to films they like but don't want for Best Picture, then expect to see Jordan Peele on stage early in the evening, picking up the hardware for his feature debut as writer / director.

From Emily Blunt in «The Devil Wears Prada» to Robin Williams in «Mrs. Doubtfire,» we've rounded up the most underappreciated actors doing what Academy voters seem to fear: making us laugh.

It's impossible to read the minds of Academy voters in any definitive way, and I wouldn't be honest if I didn't put my own prejudice out there: I'm not exactly the world's biggest fan of Guillermo del Toro's film.

Despite all of the «Potter» franchise's box - office magic (the films have grossed $ 7.7 billion in worldwide box office and sold more than 165 million DVDs) the spell has never worked on academy voters.

History was on the side of those who thought Academy voters would prove too fuddy - duddy to appreciate Immortan Joe and his War Boys.

Like the Lopezes and Pasek and Paul, Common is a known quantity among academy voters: The Chicago rapper took the original song prize three years ago with «Glory,» his and John Legend's tune from Ava DuVernay's «Selma.»

Many pundits rely on what Academy voters are talking about but no one knows if that will pay off or not.

Despite some older Academy voters allegedly refusing to see, much less vote for, Get Out, Peele's directorial debut won.

It's likely that the twisty rape drama offended the sensibilities of Academy voters more attuned to the sweet sentiments of, say, Sweden's A Man Called Ove.

But that probably won't stop Academy voters from making this the rare present - day movie — as opposed to lavish period piece or outlandish fantasy — to win for Production Design.

Who we think will win: There are all sorts of reasons that technically - minded Academy voters will pick Transformers for the Visual Effects Oscar.

It looks like Academy voters put his past on trial, stemming back to a sexual assault charge dating back his days at Penn State.

Aside from reminding Academy voters that they have yet to give Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar and maybe they should get on that, the recently released trailer for The Revenant promised a visually stunning historical adventure from both a director — Alejandro González Iñárritu — and a cinematographer — Emmanuel Lubezki — at the...

For that matter, if academy voters took international cinema seriously, they might have spared a thought for Beya, a Congolese woman who had never acted on - screen before giving her mesmerizing performance in «Félicité» (shortlisted as Senegal's entry for the foreign - language film Oscar).

Because she is still the old white Academy voter's favourite, precocious granddaughter.

We know Dark Knight and Wonder Woman both missed out on Best Picture nominations, but maybe Academy voters who weren't yet ready to nominate a superhero film are getting more accustomed to making a break with tradition.

Carell's flashy, ostentatious performance is just the sort of thing Academy voters fawn over, and while his positioning in the lead category isn't as patently insane as Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs, it's still a clear supporting role that ended up pushing out actors like Ralph Fiennes and David Oyelowo, both of whom were the actual leads of their respective films.

That's because the studios wait until the Holiday Season to release their best films in theaters, given how Academy voters tend to forget pictures and performances from earlier in the year.

Its unfortunate that academy voters vote for the young actresses and older actors irregardless of who the best is.

The reaction to this week's Oscar nominations was a loud one, because Academy voters played it so safe in a year when films expanded to explore a diverse array of themes.

But it seems Diana of Themyscira's box - office clout held no sway over academy voters.

Guillermo del Toro's creation certainly has its hooks into Academy voters, who have given his story of a mute cleaning woman a leading 13 Oscar nominations.

Academy voters still lean into the senior demo, despite recent younger and more diverse additions to their ranks; I predict they will relate.

Will Academy voters go for Lady Bird's mixture of smart charm and exceptional filmmaking?

The event lasted all day in front of a packed, invitation - only audience of Television Academy voters and PGA, SAG - AFTRA, WGAW and DGA members.

Erin Brockovich is about as funny, smart, interesting and inspiring movie as any this year and one can only hope Academy voters don't suffer from the short attention span that they are known for come nomination time.

Sometimes I suspect academy voters are trying to write the script for the Oscarcast when they mark their ballots.

As before, this voting simulation is * not * at all intended to predict the Best Picture nominees or how Academy voters will behave — it goes without saying that critics and bloggers are not industry voters.

The Board also reaffirmed its January 21st resolution to make sure Academy voters are active in the motion picture industry.

Black Panther doesn't quite have an actor who fits that profile (Forest Whitaker comes closest, but his role within the film is probably too minor, while Lupita Nyong» o's role might be too quiet to attract Academy voters), but it does have an up - and - coming movie star, in a major supporting role, who gives the kind of flashy - but - deep performance that actors love.

Will Academy voters finally notice?

Carell's flashy, ostentatious performance is just the sort of thing Academy voters fawn over, and while his positioning in the lead category isn't as patently insane as Anthony Hopkins in

They could rally behind Jordan Peele's brilliant racial satire «Get Out,» which has also been making noise this season, and could mark the message Academy voters want to send this year.

(One Academy voter recently admitted, anonymously, to having rejected Get Out, Jordan Peele's deeply innovative and urgently important Best Picture contender, out of hand — precisely because, the voter groused, «as far as I'm concerned, they played the race card.»)

A new trailer for Antoine Fuqua's pugilist drama Southpaw hit the internet earlier today; starring in a boxing movie is a perfect time for an actor to either pack on the pounds or drop some weight, which is of course something Academy voters take into consideration when choosing Best Actor nominees.

He's been the favorite ever since Oscar pundits caught glimpse of «Darkest Hour» last September, and no surprise: His interpretation of Winston Churchill represents the kind of extreme physical metamorphosis academy voters fall over themselves to honor, often at the expense of subtler alternatives.

Phoenix could be Allen's first actor to win in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category, which, personally, I think he's overdue for, but, at the very least, we can expect a nomination, after Academy voters snubbed the actor for an indelible performance in Spike Jonze «s «Her,» two years ago.