Sentences with phrase «as an awards contender»

The constant presence of Manchester, in the background, in theory, as critical darling, as awards contender, turned my anticipation into fear so gradually that I didn't notice until the opportunity to see the damn thing finally presented itself.

The movie will be headlined by Frank Grillo, who is best - known for his roles in «The Purge» and «Wolf Warrior II,» which has grossed an estimated $ 850 million in China; Jamie Bell, who stars opposite Annette Bening in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» which SPC is positioning as an awards contender; Margaret Qualley, who starred in «The Nice Guys» and «Novitiate,» which SPC has acquired; and James Badge Dale («Only the Brave»).

Oldman is also being talked about as an awards contender (if you like Oscar talk, that is.)

The final film of DreamWorks Pictures distributed by Disney both domestically and abroad, Light Between the Oceans can't be taken seriously as an awards contender on account of its too - early Labor Day weekend release.

Awards Speculation: After his Golden Globe win for In Bruges, Farrell will always be seen as an awards contender when he teams up with McDonagh.

In I, Tonya — which was released last month and has gained momentum as an awards contender, including a Golden Globes win for Allison Janney's portrayal of Golden — Harding and her mother's tumultuous relationship is on full display.

At the same time, the advanced buzz that has the film pegged as an awards contender for this year is looking like the real deal after people have actually screened the movie.

It could go either way as an awards contender, with seemingly attractive roles for Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington.

It's going to stick around as an awards contender all year long.

In fact, for the most part, Ayer's film, which stars Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of the second World War, has established itself as an awards contender.

Steve Jobs and The Martian also emerged as awards contenders, with Kate Winslet winning Best Supporting Actress and Aaron Sorkin winning Best Screenplay, plus Matt Damon winning Best Actor and Ridley Scott's sci - fi winning Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

Unfortunately, Stephen Gaghan «s latest directorial effort, which The Weinstein Company positioned as an awards contender, so far hasn't connected with critics.

Not exact matches

The so - called «Nobel Prize in Economics» (more accurately known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) will be awarded Monday morning and two Canadian economists are considered to be top contenders.

He may be on form at the moment, but Ashley Young has certainly not lived up to the potential he showed as a youngster at Aston Villa, never looking a contender to win the senior Player of the Year award.

And finally, tweet of the night surely goes to Matt Spiro, who perfectly sums up the enigma that is Olivier Giroud — a player equally capable of missing two - yard sitters as scoring several Puskas Award contenders a season...

Just one goal behind James Rodriguez in the race for the top scorer award and having done more than anyone to drag Germany to the quarter finals, Muller deserves as much respect as other contenders with more exotic names and trendy haircuts.

Although the judges were as rigorous as with any other category - «and there were a lot of strong contenders for this particular award - «there was only ever really going to be one winner.

Granit Xhaka's long - range strike against Hull City has been named as one of eight contenders for the Carling Goal of the Month award - vote for Granit here.

And for Joe Hart to come through as a talisman, having beaten the big names like David Silva, Mario Balotelli, Gareth Barry and having ousted Shay Given from his throne, there is no doubt that he is a strong contender for the PFA award.

In the period leading up to the announcement of the Fields Medal, which is awarded every 4 years to a mathematician under the age of 40, both the winners and the «similarly brilliant» mathematicians recognized as contenders show similar levels of productivity, Borjas and Doran found.

Angelina Jolie's second feature as director is another film expected to be an awards contender.

Still, there's no denying this handsome period pageant ticks all the right boxes, the Four Feathers director building a suitably imposing epic around his radiant leading lady who, off the back of this and Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, is sure to enter the awards season as a leading contender.

For those who don't know, most studios use the fall film festivals as a kind of launching pad for their big awards contenders.

Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as the two leads, the film is expected to be one of the major contenders in the upcoming Award season.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of N... Read

All three women joined me on the DGA Theater stage recently as part of the A24 presentation at Deadline's 7th annual The Contenders awards - season event.

Earlier this week, Franco won the Best Actor prize at the Gotham Awards and is considered a strong contender as the season rolls on.

Sam Elliott gets the role of his long acting career in The Hero, and as he told a packed audience at Deadline's 7th annual The Contenders awards - season event last month, the biggest surprise of all for him was that he actually got to play an actor for the first time.

Earlier in the year when the prestige pictures were vying for the early awards buzz, Angelina Jolie's Unbroken was kicked around as a contender.

Unfortunately for Get On Up, Universal may see Unbroken as that top contender, as they have demonstrated by giving that film a Christmas Day release, traditionally considered the premier launching pad for an awards run.

Jolie and her co-writer Loung Ung visited last month's 7th annual Deadline's The Contenders all - day awards - season event at the DGA Theater to talk about their film (as part of Netflix's presentation) to a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters.

But as they told a packed audience of AMPAS and key guild voters at Deadline's 7th annual The Contenders awards - season event last... Read

The Disaster Artist is positioned as a major Oscar contender, so during the rest of awards season, Franco will likely have to address these claims publically.

The creature (Doug Jones) watches as Emily (Sally Hawkins) shows him a card she purchased for him in «The Shape of Water,» one of the top contenders for the best picture Academy Award.

Shaping as an unlikely but very real award season contender, it was scary as hell, but also smart, funny, stylish and perfectly timed to rattle Trump's America.

La La Land racked up 14 Oscar nominations, tying a record set by Titanic and All About Eve, while Moonlight, Arrival and Hell or High Water also scoring multiple nods as the contenders for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced this morning.

Matt Rodgers on 2018's forgotten Oscar contenders... As Jimmy Kimmel steps out onto the Dolby Theatre stage to deliver his introduction to the 90th Academy Awards, spare a thought for those who still have their pre-ordered tuxedo hanging in the closet, or that dress they'd practiced the red carpet walk in still tagged for return, -LSB-...]

««Jumanji» gets the MVP box office award for Super Bowl weekend with a stunning late run ascension to the number one spot as «Maze Runner» adds to its total and «Winchester» enjoys a bit of counter programming success amidst a sea of Oscar contenders over what is a typically slow moviegoing weekend,» said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore.

Hammer already has a major awards contender in his hands, as Luca Guadagnino's Sundance hit «Call Me By Your Name» will hit theaters in late November.

«Moonlight,» «Arrival,» «Hell or High Water» also earn multiple nods as Academy Awards contenders are announced

Brie Larson in Room is the real wild card as she and her film really burst onto the scene in late summer, culminating in a surprise People's Choice Award win at the Toronto International Film Festival in September that cemented her as not only a contender but as a threat to win.

As «Frost / Nixon» continues to pop up as a formidable guild contender this awards season, I must say, despite my personal appreciation for the effective drama, I'm a little surpriseAs «Frost / Nixon» continues to pop up as a formidable guild contender this awards season, I must say, despite my personal appreciation for the effective drama, I'm a little surpriseas a formidable guild contender this awards season, I must say, despite my personal appreciation for the effective drama, I'm a little surprised.

The Foreign Press loves international stars, so, although Queen of the South comes across as a little too mainstream to be an awards contender, Alice Braga could easily sneak into the drama actress race.

As the cinematic awards season amps up, other female - led films also are leading the way, with the like of «The Shape of Water,» «The Post,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «Lady Bird» and «I, Tonya» considered strong contenders to bring home various statuettes.

So, seizing the opportunity of a sympathetic audience, and amidst a season where many of the 84 movies put forward by their home countries as Academy Award contenders are floating around at festivals — big and small, rural and urban, American and elsewhere — I thought I'd weigh in on the titles I've caught.

As far as Andrew Garfield films go, we'd assumed that Silence would be his awards contender this yeaAs far as Andrew Garfield films go, we'd assumed that Silence would be his awards contender this yeaas Andrew Garfield films go, we'd assumed that Silence would be his awards contender this year.

As Backstage waits with baited breath for the Dec. 13 announcement, we're breaking down some of the most exciting, groundbreaking, and award - worthy 2017 contenders.

With both the two strongest contenders being some kind of makeup award as well, it's a question of which topic the Academy finds the most compelling.

As one of the very last unseen Academy Award contenders this year, David O. Russell's film Joy is among the most scrutinized of 2015 holiday releases.

Speaking of Paramount, the studio that wishes «Slumdog Millionaire» had gone straight to DVD as planned has a trio of live action contenders in the fray, none of them, I'm told, specifically aimed at the awards season.