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"award attention" means to give recognition or focus to someone or something that has achieved or accomplished something significant.
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With a bounty
of awards attention ahead, expect it to surge ahead of all those totals even if it doesn't win.
With a number of actress - driven films
getting awards attention, voters had to make tough decisions to narrow down the field to 5.
Funny that I included a Korean actress, but not the right one (at least in terms
of award attention).
Close, in particular, gives one of those performances that if it wasn't in a genre movie, would likely
get awards attention.
The third season of Better Call Saul picks up with our beloved Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) still in the midst of a legal war with his mentally ill brother Chuck (Michael McKean, who was SNUBBED of
awards attention for his performance this season), and things don't look so good.
In fact, I would argue that this is McDormand's best work since Fargo more than two decades ago and I would be surprised if she didn't
attract awards attention.
The real question is, right now, half way through the year, which films have even laid a claim for film
awards attention in the brutal season that will be here before we know it?
Allison Janney has been showered
with awards attention for her supporting performance as Harding's mother in «I, Tonya,» but Hauser's supporting performance is just as vital to selling the movie's distinctive seriocomic tone.
Jim Jarmusch «s «Paterson,» and its star Adam Driver,
deserve awards attention as well, though Jarmusch's intimate character study is so quiet and subtle that it may well get lost in the shuffle.
If Davis strikes gold again then the film might also
bring awards attention to its other stars Joaquin Phoenix and Chiwetel Ejiofor and could lead to a host of other Bible - based pics on the way.
With its relatively straightforward approach, it hasn't amassed the same level of
awards attention as its fellow nominees.
Like The Dallas Buyers Club before it, we've reached a platform where central gay characters can consistently court
awards attention if retaining the mainstream demand to be presented in asexually, neutered formats.
When The Social Network was deservedly
garlanding awards attention, one aspect which was widely praised was Aaron Sorkin's script; it moved through the creation of Facebook at a blistering pace, conveying both the natural impatience of the characters and the ruthlessness of the world in which they exist.
I know you're a huge fan of her, Guy, but what do you think about Duff's chances to
score awards attention next year instead?
After awards attention for his work in «Lost in Translation,» Bill Murray and his career seemed to be going very well.
A big drop from last weekend as James Franco's film looks like it has taken in most of its still impressive total prior to its
potential awards attention.
AWARDS ATTENTION Jackman starred in 2013's «Prisoners», with Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo and Terrence Howard.
Barring
possible awards attention for Carey Mulligan, this looks to be about the end of the line for this feminist British period piece (a hit in the UK), which got a wide rollout but never quite lived up to expectations on this side of the pond.
In a calculated bid for buzz as well - timed as it ever could be, Wrekin Hill will release «Miss Julie» in LA and NY on December 5 as it looks to tap into the free -
flowing awards attention paid to Chastain's supporting turns in «A Most Violent Year» (unlikely to pay off in an Oscar nod) and «Interstellar» (more likely).
De Niro and Pfeiffer are no stranger to Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics Choice and
SAG Awards attention.
After all, Capote and Moneyball — Miller's previous directorial efforts — attracted
heavy awards attention in 2005 and 2011, respectively.
In recent years, Walt Disney Pictures has never shown the prowess for prestige movies or the ability to
capture awards attention the way Searchlight has — and it has also shied away from the more adult - oriented and R - rated fare that is a staple of the indie unit's slate.
«A Fantastic Woman» (Chile) U.S. distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Synopsis: With seven feature length films under his belt, Chilean director Sebastián Leilo finally got major
international awards attention with «A Fantastic Woman,» the first of his works to be nominated for an Oscar.
Especially when you consider how most of Tarantino's movies have
received awards attention, it's folly to assume that this one will be shut out.
As evidenced by last year's slate of Oscar nominations, the kinds of feature films that
generate awards attention are still working within a distressingly narrow field of representation.
The aforementioned Ryan Reynolds stars with Helen Mirren, with the latter probably getting a push for Academy
Award attention down the line.
Buzzed out of Sundance and definitely primed for
Spirit award attention, Mara is worth remembering as one of the year's standouts.
That split can lead to some controversy (as it did already this year with the characterization of Get Out as a comedy), but it also means that comedies and musicals, which get much less
prestigious awards attention than their dramatic cousins, can get a little love, too.
When he eventually breaks it makes for an astonishing climactic scene — one that deserves to earn actor Eddie Marsan
supporting awards attention.
There are tons of screenwriters in the business that have been unjustly passed over for
awards attention before, but few have been as unjustly snubbed in their careers so far as the team of Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber have.
Neither performance was remotely flashy enough to
get awards attention, but both are subtly superlative.
Through the years, few roles have garnered
more awards attention for more actresses than Elizabeth, so it's only natural to assume that someone of Redgrave's esteem would continue the trend.
In terms of
Academy Award attention, the film is a no - brainer for lots of the major categories including Best Picture.
It's not the kind of turn that will ever
attract awards attention, at least outside the festival circuit: the film's too esoteric, and the performance too subtle, for that.
The sprawling gangster story was given more than enough budget to pull it off, and even landed a release date that typically coincides
with awards attention.
Moonie's mother (Bria Vinaite) is an ex-stripper who sells herself to pay the rent on their room at the ironically named Magic Castle Motel, run by put - upon manager named Bobby (Willem Dafoe, in a performance that deserves
major award attention).
The A-list ensemble cast is sure to draw some kind
of award attention and with the backing of Megan Ellison's AnnaPurna Pictures, the sky is the limit for Vice.
The «McConaissance» is in full swing, and while Matthew McConaughey is currently garnering well - deserved
awards attention for his lead role in Dallas Buyers Club, he's also pretty great as the title character in director Jeff Nichols» drama Mud.
Blade Runner was exceptional but not really seeing
the awards attention it probably deserves, though Deakins looks to have a good chance to FINALLY win for Cinematography, so that's better than nothing.
Netflix fascinates me, especially when it comes to their hopes at Academy
Award attention.
Also appearing in a supporting role is Jennifer Aniston, reuniting with Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon, producers of «Cake,» which brought
her awards attention in 2014.