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True Detective's Cary Fukunaga directs British star in the first competition film to screen at this year's Venice film festival — and the first awards contender from Netflix's new cinema division
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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.
One of the most inspiring parts of the day was during judging of the student awards, when the jury called in the top contenders — students from Brigham Young University in Utah and Filmakademie Baden - Wurttemberg in Germany.
Tiger Woods was presumably at least a couple hundred miles from TPC Sawgrass when Players Championship contender Justin Rose was assessed and then awarded two shots for a penalty that a few hours later the PGA Tour decided was not a penalty after all.
The Puskas award itself would be riddled in bias, the panel (chose the contenders) had three of them hailing from the British isles.
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.
From awards contenders to action flicks to romantic comedies, there's plenty of diverse choices this week on Blu - ray.
«To me, monsters are different from anyone,» said the Mexican director at Deadline's seventh annual The Contenders awards - season event last month.
The new movie Molly's Game from STXfilms kicked off Deadline's 7th annual The Contenders event celebrating the launch of the movie - awards season.
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?
Denzel Washington directs and stars in the new awards season contender based on August Wilson's award - winning play, featuring an astonishing performance from Viola Davis.
Don't forget to check out our previous previews where we look at hits from other fests and potential awards contenders.
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.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild managed to snatch the 2017 Game Awards GOTY from a crowded field of contenders that included Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and somewhat controversially, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
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.
August is one of those award season contenders you see coming from a mile away.
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From I've seen so far this year, I consider it an awards season contender.
The first trailer has almost everything required of an Oscar contender, and audiences might be dissuaded from seeing a movie they believe is purely meant to capitalize on awards potential.
Of, for those still catching up on this year's awards contenders, we also have a list of which 2018 Oscar nominees are on VOD, from Netflix's documentary contenders, Icarus and Strong Island, to Amazon Prime Video's The Big Sick.
That's a nice change - of - pace from some of the more dramatic and heavy awards contenders, and Hidden Figures has found a sizable audience.
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.
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.
After Zero Dark Thirty, Chastain has become acting royalty and every role of hers from here on out will be viewed through an «awards contender» lens.
Top pics from inside the bashes as fall festivals and premieres bring out awards contenders, pretenders and hopefuls for the Oscars on February 28, 2016
A tear - jerking true story from the director of The Queen and starring Judi Dench, this has «awards contender» written all over it.
As first reported (exclusively) by Variety, several high - profile Oscar contenders will not find a boost from the Writers Guild of America as they have been deemed ineligible for its awards.
Tom McCarthy's journalism drama «Spotlight» is the current frontrunner for the Screen Actors Guild ensemble award, which makes it a mighty Oscar contender indeed, with strong support from the Academy's dominant actors» branch.
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...
He singled out several awards season contenders from women directors, adding that «' Mudbound,» «Lady Bird» and «Wonder Woman» are all terrific.»
But while there's no denying that its message resonates even more in light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, hopefully those parallels won't end up overshadowing the movie itself, because although it's not quite as sobering as last year's Oscar - winning «12 Years a Slave,» «Selma» is a deftly made drama about an important piece of American history that's guaranteed to be a major awards contender, largely due to the outstanding lead performance from David Oyelowo.
David Michod «s The Rover (with stars Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce in attendance), Kasimir Burgess «Fell and Amiel Courtin - Wilson and Michael Cody's Ruin will vie for the award against a host of high - profile contenders, including opening night selection 20,000 Days on Earth, Berlinale winner Black Coal, Thin Ice, Richard Linklater «s time capsule Boyhood, Tom Hardy vehicle Locke, Two Days, One Night from the Dardennes brothers, and Bong Joon - Ho «s first English - language feature, Snowpiercer.
The awards contender written by the actress, playwright and screenwriter received the title from the site upon collecting 165 positive reviews against zero negative ones.
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 Mill Valley Film Festival provides attendees with a chance to catch an early glimpse of potential Academy Award ® contenders and discover some of the best films from around the world.
Looking at it from an awards standpoint, it's an instant Oscar contender and should find its admirers from voters of all generations, as well as general audiences.
Piracy collective Hive - CM8 has leaked copies of three of this year's Oscar contenders to file - sharing networks, reportedly ripping the movies from awards screener DVDs.
Each year the festival provides attendees with an early look at the potential Academy Award ® contenders and the opportunity to discover some of the best films from around the world.
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).
First up, The Hollywood Reporter has delivered another one of their awards - themed roundtable discussions, this time with a focus on some of the Best Actor contenders from this awards season.
In recent weeks, Casey Affleck's performance in Manchester by the Sea has gone from acclaimed awards contender to near - Oscar lock.
It is definitely one of those festivals that offers ticket buyers a chance to experience everything from high - profile awards contenders to indie flicks that may not play again outside of the Scotiabank theater.
While an almost certain Academy Award contender for Sarah Greenwood's (Anna Karenina) production design and Jacqueline Durran's (Mr. Turner) costumes, from an emotional standpoint this Disney effort is about as lively as a roomful of catatonic narcoleptics high on sleeping pills.
That is one explanation for how it went from certain major Academy Awards contender to a film with three fruitless acting Oscar nominations.
Thelma Adams: From rage to rapture, Melissa Leo runs the gamut in another Awards Season contender, lifting up Maggie Betts» Novitiate for a major hallelujah.
But her achievement benefits from some bonus wind beneath her Best Picture contender's wings, thanks to the outcry over a disgraced male movie mogul who aggressively re-shaped the art of awards season campaigning for better but also for worse.
With nominations now from the Golden Globes, Critics» Choice, and the SAG awards, I, Tonya's Oscar chances are looking good, but it all started for the film early last month when stars Margot Robbie, Allison Janney and Sebastian Stan, along with director Craig Gillespie and writer Steven Rogers appeared in front of a packed house of AMPAS and key guild voters during Deadline's 7th Annual The Contenders awards season event at the DGA Theatre.
Spencer and Monáe are supporting actor awards contenders this season for the»60s - set «Hidden Figures» from 20th Century Fox.
BEST ACTRESS Another impressive awards - season feat: How Jennifer Aniston came from nowhere in «Cake,» a tiny film that wasn't widely acclaimed, to make herself a real contender in what is admittedly a thin Best Actress field.