Sentences with phrase «award contender like»

But Mannone's heroics, besides trumping honourable Stats Zone Award contenders like Cech, Cardiff's David Marshall, Adrian of West Ham, and Southampton's Artur Boruc, have given Sunderland plenty of optimism for the future.

«Maze Runner: The Death Cure» is the highest grossing film of the weekend, but according to studio estimates Sunday, many moviegoers also chose the first weekend after Oscar nominations to catch up with some awards contenders like «The Shape of Water» which had its highest grossing frame with $ 5.7 million.

Last week, we shared an enlightening roundtable video interview with the directors of some of this year's awards contenders like Alfonso Cuaron, David O. Russell, and Steve McQueen.

Last year's TIFF saw the public coronations of future Academy Award contenders like The Martian and Spotlight; this year we expect no less from directors such as Oliver Stone (Snowden) and actors like Natalie Portman (Jackie).

The Spirit Awards cap nominees at a budget of $ 20 million or less, which eliminates some bigger - budget awards contenders like «Dunkirk.»

Will offbeat awards contenders like The Disaster Artist and The Shape of Water make it to the Oscar shortlist?

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Part of that likely has to do with the absence of many truly great movies this year, and the fact key contenders — like «The Shape of Water» (the pick by the directors and producers guilds) and «Get Out» (the WGA's original screenplay winner)-- come from genres that seldom receive top awards recognition.

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.

Looks like the type of project that could be another awards contender for Ben Affleck following on from his impressive stellar work on GONE BABY GONE and THE TOWN.

For a spell, it looked like Oliver Stone «s Snowden could be a contender in this year's awards race.

Seeing the three of them and other respected actors like Molina, Dean Norris, and Michael Kelly assembled here in a movie unspooling just before Thanksgiving gives Secret the illusion of being an awards season contender.

Elsewhere on the list are more recent films and awards season contenders like «The Artist» from The Weinstein Company and «Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy» from Focus Features.

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.

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

Most teens see — almost exclusively — PG - 13 movies, and it's no secret that the Academy likes their pictures to be serious, adult stuff, which almost guarantees an R rating for the majority of awards contenders.

It feels like an obvious Critics» Choice contender / frontrunner for lead actor and series in the comedy races, especially since this is the same voting body who has repeatedly awarded a showrunner / star like Louis CK and even championed Glover's first show Community.

While it is a light year for Best Actor contenders and it's possible to mount something late (Fox Searchlight bought both Oscar - contenders «The Wrestler» and «Jackie» in Toronto), it's a tall order for a fledgling studio like Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, even with top - flight awards wranglers on board.

Between Steven Spielberg's reverential directing and Daniel Day Lewis» amazing performance, the film felt like a loving tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the most exciting history lesson ever and a serious award contender in every year - end category.

Some of these launched at prestige fall film festivals («Downsizing,» «Molly's Game,» «Hostiles,» «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»); others are bonafide awards contenders (Steven Spielberg's «The Post» and Paul Thomas Anderson's «Phantom Thread»); and some, like Hugh Jackman vanity musical «The Greatest Showman,» will soon skid into either bad reviews or audience reaction, or both.

As I mentioned last week and the week prior to that, with the festival season well underway and a good portion of the major contenders for the Academy Awards having screened or about to screen, now seems like as good a time as any to take a look at the -LSB-...]

Though it boasts the strongest pedigree of all 2012 awards contenders, Lincoln doesn't play like obvious Oscar bait while you're watching it.

Looking at Haynes» past works, it looks like Wonderstruck will be one of the top contenders to get an Oscar nomination at the 90th Academy Awards.

She talked about how she feels about the impact of her character and whether she'd add onto her range as an actress by not only doing more award contender films but also maybe still playing with genre, specifically if she'd be open to playing in the Disney Marvel sandbox with the likes of Chris Pratt and Bradley Cooper:

And while it's still too early to say for sure, the film looks like it could be a contender on the awards circuit when Oscar season heats up later this year.

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.

Despite being more aesthetically pleasing than Michael Bay's garishly executed Pearl Harbour, Nolan's big film in service of a small story has more in common with that much - maligned war pic than more serious minded award season contenders of past years like Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, Peter Weir's Gallipoli or Terence Malick's The Thin Red Line.

The Lobster, which just won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association «s screenplay award and major Oscar contenders like Florence Foster Jenkins and Lion won't be getting any love from the...

Seeing the three of them and other respected actors like Molina, Dean Norris, and Michael Kelly assembled here in a movie unspooling in theaters just before Thanksgiving gives Secret the illusion of being an awards season contender.

As I've been mentioning to you all over the past couple of weeks, with the festival season well underway / now nearing completion and just about all of the major contenders for the Academy Awards having screened or about to screen, now seems like as good a time as any to -LSB-...]

Though scheduled like an awards contender with a limited coastal Christmas bow leading to today's wide expansion, A Monster Calls most likely is not one (though it has drawn dozens of nominations and two wins from minor regional film festivals).

She was so good in that movie that the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle honored her with their Best Supporting Actress award, meaning that she beat out contenders like Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird), and Mary J. Blige (Mudbound).

While the academy always seems to take a liking to an up - and - coming ingénue or a bright smiling young man, the increase in AARP - qualifying contenders won't be a one - time blip on the awards circuit.

But thanks to some non-traditional contenders sneaking their way into major awards conversations, and services like Netflix snagging the rights to big - name features, plenty of 2017's best and most lauded films are already available to stream and rent.

feels like a pretty solid awards contender.

I swear they have some tribute to every single contender... they're like the NBR, carefully giving out enough awards to get EVERY studio to their annual dinner

Like you said, Fox has actual awards contenders this year.

The wins for The Revenant mark the movie's first big wins in this year's awards race, which until now has looked like an also - ran to supposedly stronger contenders like Spotlight and The Big Short.

Directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb, the film looks like a sure - fire awards season contender with its starry ensemble cast and end - of - year distribution through Warner Brothers.

The unlikeliest dark - red horse in this year's Oscar race is Deadpool, the foul - mouthed superhero movie whose nomination for awards from the Directors Guild, the Writers Guild, and the Producers Guild puts it several steps ahead of previously presumed contenders like Martin Scorsese's Silence.

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As to my other favorites: High - profile books like The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith, Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (which just won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature) and Bone Gap by Laura Ruby are favored award contenders in many circles — and deservedlAward for Young People's Literature) and Bone Gap by Laura Ruby are favored award contenders in many circles — and deservedlaward contenders in many circles — and deservedly so.

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