Sentences with phrase «awards contender film»

It's launching a pair of expensive - looking period - set miniseries, a long - anticipated Marvel spin - off, a sophomore run for one of the best TV cult comedies of the past 10 years and their big - league awards contender film of the year.

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:

Not exact matches

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

«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.

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

For those curious about the film's awards season prospects, Witherspoon clearly moves to the front of the pack of Best Actress contenders.

Sometimes those few mostly come in the form of foreign language film contenders, but sometimes Cannes blows away even Toronto when it comes to giving awards season its main 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

During last month's 7th Annual Deadline's The Contenders awards season event at the DGA Theatre he joined me on stage with his director Joe Wright to discuss the film and the towering performance in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild members.

While it's unlikely that record will be replicated this year (though we'll find out soon enough if this year's slate at least has that potential), we figured why not take a trip down Cannes memory lane to revisit the awards season contenders Cannes has launched, getting us on the lookout for what films from this year's line up might be their successors?

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.

The first film out of the gate that could be a major contender at the Academy Awards next year is Snowden.

In the nominations for France's premier film awards, Jacques Audiard's Oscar contender leads the field with a massive 13 bids.

Gyllenhaal is currently a dark horse awards contender for «Southpaw» and he'll soon begin filming Tom Ford «s «Nocturnal Animals.»

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.

While many speculated that the jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

Awards Circuit reached out to several of this year's awards contenders and asked them to write the answer to the question, «What did 2017 films mean to me?&Awards Circuit reached out to several of this year's awards contenders and asked them to write the answer to the question, «What did 2017 films mean to me?&awards contenders and asked them to write the answer to the question, «What did 2017 films mean to me?»

Streep plays Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham and Hanks plays editor Ben Bradlee in the film, one of the year's last - arriving awards contenders.

Due out on Christmas, the film is one of the final award - season contenders to be released.

Amazon put on a lunch to show off their year ahead, a huge slate of films with an eye on auteurs and award contenders.

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 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.

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

The animated family adventure film The Adventures of Tintin arrives first on December 23rd, followed by what appears to be his awards contender for the year, the dramatic and uplifting War Horse.

You'd think that a film with Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne — from writer / director Richard Linklater — would be either a box office hit, an overwhelming critical darling, an awards contender, or a combination of the three.

Then, we revisit two interviews with first - time directors who could win major awards on Sunday: Yance Ford, whose film Strong Island is up for Best Documentary, and Greta Gerwig, a contender for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Lady Bird.

Additionally, distributor Warner Bros. shuffled the release date until later in the year to better coincide with an Oscar campaign, a sign that the studio feels the film (which co-stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Chris Pratt) is a serious awards contender and not just some low - budget doodle.

British audiences proved this past weekend that they have an appetite for serious films, putting three of the year's top awards contenders in the first three spots on the box office chart.

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.

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.

Her vividly sensual prose may make the novel a production designer's dream — and given what we've seen of the film thus far, it seems a likely awards contender in the design categories — but there should be more at play here than simple visual splendor.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Sometimes we get caught up with the awards contenders of the fall and holiday film seasons, but that doesn't mean there aren't straight - up genre films we're eagerly anticipating.

Last night, the Gothams awarded some of this year's best indies, giving us a good idea of which independent films will be serious contenders for Oscar season.

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.

The film, which has become controversial because of the way it handles race, has also been on an awards - season high lately, scooping up four Golden Globes on Sunday and continuing its march ahead as a strong Oscar contender.

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This fantastic Chilean movie is on the Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language film, and a strong contender for the award.

A number of recent movies — including some of this year's top awards contenders — revive a decades - old debate about the type of director who shapes the most memorable films.

Renowned in recent years as a key launchpad for heavyweight Oscar contenders, the 74th Venice film festival has unveiled a lineup heavy on potential award - season frontrunners, as films start to jockey for position in earnest.

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Selma is urgent and timely, and now I understand why it has plowed its way through some of the other higher profile films to mark its entry as a strong contender this awards season.

The last film, which is considered the strongest Oscar contender in the field, went home empty - handed except for the Variety Award, a previously - announced honorary award for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict CumberbAward, a previously - announced honorary award for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict Cumberbaward for bringing attention to British film, for star Benedict Cumberbatch.

They even keep it timely by relating the film to the current movie award season, drawing connections and comparisons to such Oscar contenders as Nebraska, 20 Feet from Stardom, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

The film is expected to be one of 2017's top awards contenders, being named film of the year by the National Board of Review and ranking on the American Film Institute's best movies of the year list.

I just caught wind that Focus Features» animated endeavor «9» from writer / director Shane Acker (and based on his Academy Award - nominated short film) has been slated for 2009, removing it from the already thin slate of contenders in the animated feature category.

As one of the early film awards events of the season — and a venue where attendees already know they've won — the New York Film Critics Circle awards is a fine opportunity to see leading Oscar contenders try out their speech material.

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.