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Glad to see Stewart got in for «Logan» and Chau is in the Supporting Actress race for «Downsizing».

Snub: Former nominee Jessica Chastain was passed over in the best actress race for «A Most Violent Year.»

«The Devil Wears Prada» and «Into the Woods» co-star Meryl Streep joins her in the Lead Actress race for «Florence Foster Jenkins».

After receiving a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nomination, Chau missed out in the best supporting actress race for playing a Vietnamese refugee in Alexander Payne's drama.

«I would really love to produce stuff for other actresses,» Amy Adams, a favorite in this year's supporting actress race for her performance opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in «The Master,» tells The Hollywood Reporter.

But 18 examples is a deep enough field to state the obvious: this is the strongest lead actress race for years.

Adams has already been nominated for Oscars five times, most recently in the Best Actress race for American Hustle.

Best Actress This race for this award is easily between Viola Davis and Michelle Williams.

Melissa Leo is considered the favorite in the supporting actress race for «The Fighter,» having won the SAG and Golden Globe for her performance as the feisty mother / manager of a struggling boxer.

Two years ago, during the annus mirabilis of Irish cinema, she was nominated in the best actress race for Brooklyn.

Could we have another «Still Alice» moment that throws the Best Actress race for a loop or is it really a Sundance reject looking for a home?

Not exact matches

Former state Sen. Terry Gipson on Wednesday pulled the plug on his long - shot bid for the Democratic primary for governor after advocate and actress Cynthia Nixon entered the race.

Nixon, an actress and advocate for public education advocate, said she was «thrilled» to receive the group's backing in the race.

Actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon has grabbed a lot of headlines since entering the Democratic primary race for governor, but still lags far behind Cuomo in New York City, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

Or consider JB Priestley's account of travelling out of London in 1933 along the Great Western road and confronting the endless, low - density exurbia of ribbon sprawl: «We might suddenly have rolled into California... This is the England of arterial and by - pass roads, of filling stations and factories that look like exhibition buildings, of giant cinemas and dance - halls and cafes, bungalows with tiny garages, cocktail bars, Woolworths, motor - coaches, wireless, hiking, factory girls looking like actresses, grey - hound racing and dirt tracks, swimming pools, and everything given away for cigarette coupons.»

A spokeswoman for Nixon said Tuesday no final decision has been made about whether the actress will enter the race.

Despite the buzz surrounding a potential gubernatorial bid by education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon and negative headlines amid a corruption trial for one of his former aides, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still the frontrunner in the 2018 New York governor's race, according to a new poll.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker said that actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been «good for the conversation» in the 2018 gubernatorial race and that a challenger «is always good» in anActress Sarah Jessica Parker said that actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been «good for the conversation» in the 2018 gubernatorial race and that a challenger «is always good» in anactress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been «good for the conversation» in the 2018 gubernatorial race and that a challenger «is always good» in any race.

McMurray noted that the effort to push him out of the congressional race came soon after the Working Families Party endorsed actress Cynthia Nixon for governor, giving Cuomo more reason to worry about his own primary.

The actress Cynthia Nixon officially jumped into the race for governor of New York on Monday, setting off what promises to be a tumultuous six months as she challenges Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in this year's Democratic primary.

Evan Rachel Wood: This Jason Wu colour - block, racing stripe suit was in keeping with the actress's affinity for menswear - inspired tailoring at the Westworld Featured Session on Saturday (March 10).

The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.

The film premiered to positive reviews out of Sundance and is slated for a 2016 theatrical release, further strengthening a the already strong forecast for the depth of the Best Actress race.

It's a formidable Best Picture contender with a strong shot at nominations across - the - board with Kristin Scott Thomas more of a threat than people think for a Supporting Actress nomination (despite a now more robust competition than evident before Lady Bird and I Tonya crushed ideas about that particular race).

• LA Times New AMPAS president John Bailey «not as boring as you think» (FYI the media has become obsessed with Laura Dern running for this position but she actually declined the nomination) • EW First look at Jessica Chastain in Molly's Game • Awards Daily Sasha looks at the Best Actress race, wonders if it's finally Annette Bening's year.

In a wide - open race she potentially could've won the Best Actress award this year for sci - fi thriller «Arrival».

The 46 - year - old actress was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama which follows the story of African American female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the Spacactress was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama which follows the story of African American female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the SpacActress for her role as Dorothy Vaughan in the biographical drama which follows the story of African American female mathematicians who worked for NASA during the Space Race.

Two pieces of important information have come to light recently that may impact the Best Actress race: Anne Hathaway will be campaigned for lead as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and Jessica Chastain will also go lead for Zero Dark...

We hope the word of mouth is there for it because if Oscar is going to honor a sports movie this year let it be this one rather than I Tonya (which has scheduled it's one - week qualifying Oscar release in NY & LA for December 8th) since this one is actually well - made across the board and beautifully acted with Emma Stone making a strong case for herself in the gorgeously overstuffed Best Actress race.

This gender - fluid performer and former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant (and who made our list of 100 Intriguing LGBTs to Look Out for in 2017) was submitted for both the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards for an amazing performance in Confessions of a Womanizer.

Nathaniel Rogers has sketched an outline for what the Best Actress race might look like.

The film adaptation is getting rave reviews locally in London, as Smith throws her hat in the crowded race of over 65 actresses looking for an Oscar nomination.

Walters should join Helen Mirren and Annette Bening as a frontrunner for this year's Best Actress Oscar race.

Aside from Allen in an Original Screenplay, Director, and Picture race, the early word is that we need to begin to pencil in Academy Award winner Kate Winslet for one of the highly sought - after Best Actress spots.

And can any of these ladies be players for next year's Best Supporting Actress race?

Particularly in the supporting actress race as more fine roles meant a richer pool for voters to choose from.

We previously heard Abrams was looking for a female actress who is either of mixed race or black to possibly play Obi - Wan Kenobi's daughter or granddaughter as well so let's hope some of this diversity actually winds up in the film.

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The Best Actress race has been shaken up a bit with the announcement that Alicia Vikander for The Danish Girl and Rooney Mara for Carol are «going lead.»

Far fewer industry observers were predicting the film to factor into the highly competitive races for best picture, director and supporting actress, where Lesley Manville received a nomination for her magnificently icy turn as Woodcock's sister and business partner.

A funny thing happened in this year's Oscar race for Supporting Actress.

But by all accounts the film is also something of a personal triumph for the actress who did take up the reins, Sandra Bullock, as her casting was initially greeted with jeers in some quarters, but her performance is now being tipped to feature in the Best Actress Oscaactress who did take up the reins, Sandra Bullock, as her casting was initially greeted with jeers in some quarters, but her performance is now being tipped to feature in the Best Actress OscaActress Oscar race.

SNUB: Diane Kruger, «In the Fade» After winning the best actress prize at Cannes, for playing a woman dealing with grief after losing her family in a terrorist attack, Kruger hasn't been able to break into the awards season race.

Try to tell me that this year's best actress race wouldn't be completely different if «Grey Gardens» or «Prayers for Bobby» were in theaters instead of on TV.

With last year's winner for Outstanding Actress in a Drama, Kyra Sedgwick, noticeably not nominated, Kit Bowen takes a look at a more wide open race in our Road to the Emmys Series.

Some of the best episodes carried controversy lightly on their shoulders — The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee dealt with race and the Confederate flag; Jeremy Goodwin dated an «adult film actress» over a four - episode arc; The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail dealt with date rape by a sports star; co-anchor Dan begins therapy, and so much more — not for the sake of controversy, but always in service of telling a compelling story.

The best - actress field shapes up as a two - woman race between Annette Bening for «The Kids Are All Right,» who won the Globe for actress in a musical or comedy, and Natalie Portman for «Black Swan,» who received the Globe for dramatic actress.

For me, it remains one of the last Oscar season's less excusable oversights that, in one of the weakest Supporting Actress races in years, Tomei's blazing performance in «Before the Devil Knows You're Dead» gathered no momentum whatsoever.

One of the films that didn't blow us away at Sundance, but offered a solid film full of jokes made just for cinephiles, was In a World... The film directed by actress Lake Bell follows a young female voice coach (Bell) as she joins the all - male race to land the white - hot new trailer of a blockbuster trilogy, and with it lay claim to the legendary trailer catchphrase «In a world...» She faces stuffy, douchebag competition in Ken Marino and even her own father (Fred Melamed), a legendary voice - over artist who can't bring himself to recognize his daughter's talent.

It appears as if the Best Supporting Actress race will be between Jennifer Lawrence and Lupita Nyong» o, and with the latter recently winning at the Screen Actor Guild, we have her slightly nudging out J - Law for the win.