Sentences with phrase «besting perceived frontrunner»

Not exact matches

ICYMI, I reported today in my DN column (second item) that allies of Mayor Bloomberg are trying to convince Andrew Cuomo that the lone Republican AG candidate, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, would be a better partner for the likely next governor in Albany than the perceived Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Eric Schneiderman.

But in these results there is a notable echo of last season, where the only roadblock for «La La Land» came at the WGA Awards when «Moonlight» — categorized as an original screenplay by the guild, yet adapted by the Academy's writers branch — upset the perceived best - picture frontrunner.

I expect Foxcatcher, which screened this morning, to fare extremely well in at least one of these polls, and perhaps in both; initial reactions on Twitter suggest that it's already perceived as a frontrunner in various Oscar races (Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor).

The perceived frontrunner for Best Animated Feature Film, The LEGO Movie, was snubbed despite the film's song getting a nomination.

But at this point last year Boyhood was a much stronger frontrunner, was the perceived Best Picture winner and began its losing streak here, to Birdman.

What was somewhat shocking were the lack of nominations for perceived semi-Best Picture frontrunner «The Martian» and the strength of «Trumbo,» which not only earned Bryan Cranston a Leading Actor nomination, but a Best Ensemble as well.

That year was thrown into chaos on nomination day, when perceived frontrunner Dreamgirls was left off the Best Picture ballot entirely, despite still having the most nominations of any film, and everybody else went scrambling.