Sentences with phrase «breakthrough film performance»

In 1987, she made her breakthrough film performance in the romantic comedy Making Mr. Right, ideally cast as the high - fashion publicist Frankie Stone opposite the literally robotic John Malkovich.

Not exact matches

An independent film darling, Ross made her debut in STRANGER INSIDE, winning an IFP Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough and an independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance.

Above all else, the film will be remembered for O'Connell's breakthrough performance.

Denzel gives yet another solid performance of a tough but dignified, righteous man but the film is pretty much yanked out from under him by Don Cheadle in his breakthrough role.

It's been over a year since we heard about Greetings from Tim Buckley, a film from Daniel Algrant (director of People I Know and some «Sex and the City»), that would follow the true story of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley's breakthrough 1991 performance at his father's tribute concert at St. Ann's Church.

New for 2011, films in competition were also eligible for Jury Awards for Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Score / Music, Best Screenplay (narratives) and Breakthrough Performance (narratives).

His breakthrough year was 2001, however, with standout turns in a pair of indie films: a haunted adolescent in the cult classic Donnie Darko and a gawky teen in love with an older woman in Lovely & Amazing, a performance he more or less repeated the next year opposite Jennifer Aniston in The Good Girl.

After a breakthrough performance in the 2013 independent film «Short Term 12,» she has been making more studio films, playing Amy Schumer's little sister in last summer's comedy «Trainwreck,» and getting cast in «Kong: Skull Island,» due next March.

In the years since her breakthrough in Late Marriage (2001), also an Israeli Oscar submission, and the first Viviane installment, Ronit has become the face of Israeli cinema having delivered brilliant performances in films like The Band's Visit and Or.

Represented in international markets by TF1 Studio, the film stars Mélanie Thierry who plays a young Duras and delivers a breakthrough performance.

Cameron's breakthrough performance in the 1994 Jim Carrey vehicle «The Mask» gained her the studio attention needed to start a serious film career.

Lauren and Christopher adapted The Strange Ones into their first feature film of the same name, starring James Freedson - Jackson and Alex Pettyfer, which world premiered to critical acclaim at the SXSW Film Festival in 2017, receiving the Jury Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

General audiences won't get the chance to see Hong Chau's breakthrough performance in Alexander Payne's «Downsizing» until the film is released on Dec. 22, but film festival viewers have already been raving about her heartfelt comedic turn.

The film won a Special Jury prize at SXSW for the Breakthrough Performance of James Freedson - Jackson.

With breakthrough performances from Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff and Jack Kilmer, the film is anchored by three prominent characters that can be relatable in one - way or another for younger viewers.

Perhaps one of the best performances ever given in a bad film was Morgan Freeman's breakthrough in «Street Smart,» portraying a vicious pimp using a journalist portrayed by Christopher Reeve to get off a murder rap without realizing that he too is being used.

When it comes to LGBTQ representation, the films with the best chance for nabbing some academy recognition are «Battle of the Sexes,» in which tennis and lesbian icon Billie Jean King is played by reigning Oscar champ Emma Stone, and Luca Guadagnino's «Call Me by Your Name,» in which Timothée Chalamet delivers a breakthrough performance as a 17 - year - old boy who falls in love for the first time.

In addition, the film won «breakthrough performances» recognition for stars Rachael Harris and Matt O'Leary.

Although he was just a background voice in his first film, Jack's appearances in such television shows as The X-Files (1993), his breakthrough performance in High Fidelity (2000), and his rock - comedy band, Tenacious D, have created an ever - growing cult following.

Though the film's lead Bel Powley got the film's most glowing reviews performance wise, she'll be competing in a potentially very crowded Best Actress race that might not make things easy for newcomers to breakthrough.

Williams also starred in the «The Incredible Jessica James,» a film in the Sundance program which is being called her breakthrough performance.

BOYHOOD: Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes.

The film was also nominated for Outstanding Ensemble, Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male for the three actors playing the film's protagonist, Chiron «Black» Little through various time periods, Alex Hibbert, Trevante Rhodes, Sanders and Outstanding Score for Nicholas Britell.

One such film is 1995's excellent Carl Franklin drama «Devil in a Blue Dress,» which not only contains one of Denzel Washington's best performances but was really the breakthrough for Don Cheadle, who steals the film in only a few scenes.

When I saw the film when it first aired on network TV, not only did Duke's Oscar - winning performance take my breath away (the scene when Helen has her communication breakthrough with the word «water» is the second time a movie made me cry).

Best Picture «Another Year / Black Swan» Best Director Darren Aronofsky, «Black Swan» Best Actor James Franco, «127 Hours» Best Actress Natalie Portman, «Black Swan» Best Supporting Actor John Hawkes, «Winter's Bone» Best Supporting Actress Lesley Manville, «Another Year» Best Adapted Screenplay «The Social Network» (Aaron Sorkin) Best Original Screenplay «Another Year» (Mike Leigh) Best Art Direction «Inception» Best Cinematography «Inception» Best Costume Design «Black Swan» Best Film Editing «Inception» Best Makeup «Black Swan» /» Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows» Best Sound Editing «TRON Legacy» Best Visual Effects «Inception» /» Alice in Wonderland» /» Black Swan» Best Animated Feature «Chico and Rita ″ — one to watch Best Ensemble «Another Year» Most Underrated Film of the Year «4.3.2.1» — another one to watch Most Overrated Film of the Year «Inception» — I know I've awarded it a lot but a tadge overrated Breakthrough Performance (Female) Jennifer Lawrence, «Winter's Bone» Best Performance in a Bad Film Bojana Novakovic, «Devil» Worst Performance in a Good / Fairly Decent Film Mia Wasikowska, «Alice in Wonderland» Best Hero Luz / She, «Machete» — she was a good freedom fighter, shame about the film Best Villain Nina Sayers, «Black Swan» / Mal Cobb «Inception» Best Poster «Black Swan» Best Trailer (for a trailer released in 2010, not necessarily a film released in 2010) «Black Swan» Most Surprising Film of the Year «Centurion» Most Disappointing Film of the Year «Robin Hood» Most Ambitious Film of the Year «Inception»

Saoirse Ronan's breakthrough performance came in a film based on an Ian McEwan novel.

Newcomer Lupita Nyong» o was honored with the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the 7th annual Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon for her work in critically acclaimed film, 12 Years a Slave, presented by fellow actress, Alfre Woodard.

Comments Durling, «These four individuals not only gave us standout breakthrough performances, but they all carry their own individual films — and they all do it virtuosically.

The film stars James Freedson - Jackson who was awarded a Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance at SXSW.

He entered film with small roles in features including Scent Of A Woman and Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, but since his breakthrough role in Anderson's Boogie Nights, he's assembled a string of strong, memorable performances in films including Flawless, Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, State And Main, Happiness, Almost Famous, Punch - Drunk Love, and 25th Hour.

Neon also scooped up the female hip - hop drama «Roxanne, Roxanne» and the Aubrey Plaza - Elizabeth Olsen film «Ingrid Goes West» at Sundnace — both award winners on Saturday for «Roxanne» star Chante Adams» breakthrough performance and for Matt Spicer and David Branson Smith's «Ingrid» screenplay.

Oscars» Best Actor and Best Actress winners, Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) and Brie Larson (Room), still have more awards to possibly grab for their films as DiCaprio is nominated for Male Performance and Best Fight and Larson is nominated for Breakthrough Performance.

Keen as I am on all five performances I dredged up from the January - to - June wilderness, I was somewhat disappointed to note a very similar template forming to last week's list: one French breakthrough talent, one blockbuster high point, even one star from a particular film.

Burning like a sparkler at the film's center, though, was poised and petite Nicole Beharie, whose excellent breakthrough performance in the leading role unfortunately got buried in the rubble of the movie's missteps.

The breakthrough actor rightly becomes the film's heartbreaking point of entry; showcasing life on the fringes in an impersonal bureaucracy, it's an unfettered, eye - opening performance from a superb talent on the rise.

At the centre of the film is a powerhouse performance by Daniela Vega, a breakthrough turn by a transgender actress.

Julia effortlessly began her budding film career in the Shakespearean hit «10 Things I Hate About You,» winning a MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance.

In fact, although it's not quite on the same level of the first «Iron Man,» «Thor» is a thoroughly enjoyable superhero film featuring a pair of breakthrough performances.

Among the highlights of Mark Leckey: Containers and Their Drivers will be Leckey's breakthrough film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), which uses sampled footage to trace dance subcultures in British nightclubs from the 1970s to 1990s; a selection of the artist's Sound System sculptures (2001 — 2012), functioning stacks of audio speakers that recall those used in street parties in London; his pedagogical lecture performances; GreenScreenRefrigeratorAction (2010), a video and installation that considers «smart» objects and our increasingly technological environment; and a new iteration of the installation UniAddDumThs (2014), which Leckey created as a «copy» of a touring exhibition, The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, that he had curated the year before.

SYNOPSIS: Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (a breakthrough performance by Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen before our eyes.

Among the highlights of Containers and Their Drivers are Leckey's breakthrough film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999), which uses sampled VHS footage to trace dance subcultures in British nightclubs from the 1970s to 1990s; a selection of the artist's Sound System sculptures (2001 — 2012), functioning stacks of audio speakers that recall those used in street parties in London; his pedagogical lecture performances; GreenScreenRefrigerator (2010 - 16), an installation that considers «smart» objects and our increasingly technological environment; and the fullest iteration to date of the installation UniAddDumThs (2014), which Leckey created as a «copy» of a touring exhibition, The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, that he had curated the year before.