Sentences with phrase «because academy voters»

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Because of James Cameron's involvement and its huge box - office gross, «Avatar» probably had these nominations in the bag before any Academy voter even saw the movie.

Though it didn't make the final cut for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars (probably because the source material was a little too lighthearted for those misery - loving Academy voters), «The Intouchables» is one of the most crowd - pleasing movies that I've seen all year, boasting an infectious charm that had me grinning from ear to ear.

Because while one is accustomed to the mercurial whims of the Academy voters, the total exclusion of JC Chandor's period thriller seems nonsensical in the extreme.

(One Academy voter recently admitted, anonymously, to having rejected Get Out, Jordan Peele's deeply innovative and urgently important Best Picture contender, out of hand — precisely because, the voter groused, «as far as I'm concerned, they played the race card.»)

This year, these two slots could be taken up by Unbroken and American Sniper because inside the insular world of Academy voters, with only five slots for nominating, and not the freedom of ten, they tend to «vote with their heart.»

Because she is still the old white Academy voter's favourite, precocious granddaughter.

Historically, academy voters have often preferred the non-auteur directors, perhaps because these filmmakers seem to be more collaborative, working closely with writers, actors and other crew members rather than running a one - man show.

Here's hoping Oscar voters have a long memory for next year's Academy Awards, because if The Upside of Anger had been released three months ago, Joan Allen would have given Hilary Swank a run for her gold.

But then either reality struck or I lost my nerve, or both, because obviously any number of voters and critics in any number of precursors weren't as persuaded as I. (The fact that Academy voters have to see all the nominees might make a difference, but I doubt «Water» went entirely unseen by the precursor voters either.)

Manchester by the Sea was a hit with Academy voters because of its general critical acclaim, but that wasn't the only reason it did well with them — it also seemed like a real movie that the general public was excited to go see, rather than add to their watch queues at home.

Given that some Academy voters said prior to the ceremony that they hadn't even watched Get Out because they didn't consider it a contender, there were some fears that the landmark film would be completely snubbed.

It takes more than that, and some impossible - to - measure percentage of Academy voters ultimately supported Moonlight precisely because they knew it would irritate Trump.

by John Villeneuve Generally, it is difficult to surmise what the academy voters will choose amongst the foreign films submitted to them, because, more often than not, they pick films without controversy, without edge, and without...

The Academy is undergoing growing pains of its own, after adding more voters because of #OscarsSoWhite.

That's because the studios wait until the Holiday Season to release their best films in theaters, given how Academy voters tend to forget pictures and performances from earlier in the year.

Obviously, we now know perhaps more than we want to about the more human side of the academy, but because the voters can be unpredictable I continue to be curious about what they will choose.

However, most Academy voters are just like you and me, and they'll choose the film because silly - looking pirates and talking polar bears don't stand a chance against giant f ****** robots!

Eager to piece together any reason for the lack of a clear frontrunner for this year's Oscar race, Variety's Peter Bart has put out a thesis: it's because movie critics like bummer movies that Academy voters don't.

That said, the critics and the Academy have still been overlapping more of late because of the shrinking selection of the kinds of movies that Oscar voters like.