Sentences with phrase «attract academy voters»

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.

What do you think attracted the Academy voters to it?

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In our conversation last month at the DGA Theater in front of a packed house of Academy and key guild voters, she discusses why she was attracted to taking on the movie, her first theatrical feature since 2003's Monster.

And while The Shape of Water has been recognized by film journalists and critics, it has also attracted big attention by industry voters, including nominations from the Screen Actors Guild, the Director's Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America and the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs).