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.
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.
Not exact matches
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In both 2013 and 2014, Chef Maslow
was nominated
for the James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year
Award, and this past year
was a Food & Wine «The People's Best New Chef: New England»
contender.
The Spain international
is also one of the main
contenders for the PFA player of the season
award.
And that
is why I would rather not see Wenger beating the three other
contenders for the September Manager of the Month
award.
Benteke's effort
is an early
contender for goal of the season, but he insists personal
awards are of little interest to him and would have swapped his strike
for a victory:
This year's revelation has
been forward James Posey, a defensive specialist turned scorer who, after averaging 24.2 points over the last five games,
is a
contender for the Most Improved Player
award.
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 Egyptian has
been in fine form so far this campaign, scoring 36 and assisting 12 in 41 appearances in all competitions, form that will surely see him
be in the
contender of the
award for Premier League Player of the Year.
Although the judges
were as rigorous as with any other category - «and there
were a lot of strong
contenders for this particular
award - «there
was only ever really going to
be one winner.
Tottenham Hotspur have punched way above their weight this season, with Pochettino already one of the stronger
contenders for the end of the year manager of the season
award —
for the impressive work he
's done in a fairly short time at the North London club.
Granit Xhaka's long - range strike against Hull City has
been named as one of eight
contenders for the Carling Goal of the Month
award - vote
for Granit here.
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.
Driving their fans to distraction, Newcastle United
are again leading
contenders for the «Most Frustrating Club of the Year»
award.
With four wins out of four, there
was only one real
contender for this
award.
Neil had a stellar election campaign and many of his bruising interviews
are worthy
contenders for this
award.
This story of the strange relationship between eccentric millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell) and Olympic wrestling champions Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) will
be a major
contender during
awards seasons, with all three actors in the running
for nominations.
This earned an Oscar
for Best Cinematography, though had a Best Makeup
award existed back then, surely Don Cash would have
been a
contender for superb work that allowed a then -41-year-old Wayne to convincingly pass
for someone a quarter - century older.
When said rare movie opens in theaters one week before Christmas with a fair amount of pre-release buzz, it
is expected to not only
be good, but a wisely - timed serious
contender for Hollywood's
award season.
This fascinating movie that will undoubtedly
be a strong
contender at the Academy
Awards for Best Picture and Best Director and deservedly so.
The Film Stage has
been sharing the screenplays
for this
award season's top
contender movies, and the official one
for Lady Bird, written by Greta Gerwig,
is now available!
Nominations
for Film Independent's 31st Annual Spirit
Awards have been announced, and this year's serious awards season contenders begin to take further
Awards have
been announced, and this year's serious
awards season contenders begin to take further
awards season
contenders begin to take further shape.
The first clip and poster
for Wonderstruck, based on Brian Selznick
's critically - acclaimed novel of the same name, have
been officially released today, and it
's shaping up to
be one of this year
's most promising
awards contenders.
Sam Elliott gets the role of his long acting career in The Hero, and as he told a packed audience at Deadline's 7th annual The
Contenders awards - season event last month, the biggest surprise of all
for him
was that he actually got to play an actor
for the first time.
For a spell, it looked like Oliver Stone «
s Snowden could
be a
contender in this year'
s awards race.
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?
Earlier in the year when the prestige pictures
were vying
for the early
awards buzz, Angelina Jolie's Unbroken
was kicked around as a
contender.
And
for foreign language Oscar
contenders, your best friends
are the favorable critics,
awards voters and general audiences.
Gyllenhaal
is currently a dark horse
awards contender for «Southpaw» and he'll soon begin filming Tom Ford «
s «Nocturnal Animals.»
It
's the right timing
for an
Awards contender.»
It
's that time of year again - the road to the Oscars
is fraught with rumours, shifts in momentum and, of course, all the
contenders maximising their
awards potential
for the audiences» «consideration».
This week kicks off the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and we'll
be catching glimpses of plenty of indie releases that will likely
be hitting theaters throughout the year, not to mention some possible
awards contenders for next year.
La La Land racked up 14 Oscar nominations, tying a record set by Titanic and All About Eve, while Moonlight, Arrival and Hell or High Water also scoring multiple nods as the
contenders for the 2017 Academy
Awards were announced this morning.
««Jumanji» gets the MVP box office
award for Super Bowl weekend with a stunning late run ascension to the number one spot as «Maze Runner» adds to its total and «Winchester» enjoys a bit of counter programming success amidst a sea of Oscar
contenders over what
is a typically slow moviegoing weekend,» said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore.
The movie will
be headlined by Frank Grillo, who
is best - known
for his roles in «The Purge» and «Wolf Warrior II,» which has grossed an estimated $ 850 million in China; Jamie Bell, who stars opposite Annette Bening in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» which SPC
is positioning as an
awards contender; Margaret Qualley, who starred in «The Nice Guys» and «Novitiate,» which SPC has acquired; and James Badge Dale («Only the Brave»).
As «Frost / Nixon» continues to pop up as a formidable guild
contender this
awards season, I must say, despite my personal appreciation
for the effective drama, I
'm a little surprised.
La La Land
is the leading
contender for the 89th Academy
Awards with a record - equalling 14 nominations.
Todd Haynes» deeply felt lesbian love story, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, will
be a strong
contender for critics groups
awards.
As Backstage waits with baited breath
for the Dec. 13 announcement, we
're breaking down some of the most exciting, groundbreaking, and
award - worthy 2017
contenders.
The flamboyant and funny Ezra Miller won the Boston Society of Film Critics
Award for Best Supporting Actor, and with a wildly inconsistent batch of
contenders, there
is no sure thing in this category.
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.
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.
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.
The black horse
contender is Chris Pine
for Hell or High Water, which
is shaping up to
be something of an underdog come this
awards season.
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.
And former champ Stallone makes
for a gracious, understated presence on the sidelines this time (he
was awarded this year's Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe in recognition); likewise, that famous theme does make an appearance but it doesn't overshadow the emergence of a whole new
contender.
But beyond that, it
was «Gomorrah» all the way, marking an auspicious start to the
awards season
for a
contender generating buzz beyond just the Best Foreign Language Film category.
But even in her absence, the young lady
is generating enough to buzz to plant her as a strong
contender for the Best Actress
award.