Sentences with phrase «chance at a nomination»

Paul Massey has support within the party and has a realistic chance at the nomination.

Bachmann stands out for having torpedoed her chances at the nomination by advocating for bad science.

Similarly, James Franco was thought to be a shoo - in for a Best Actor nomination for his great work in «The Disaster Artist,» but sexual misconduct allegations by five women shortly before Oscar balloting closed likely eradicated his chance at a nomination.

The director of Dallas Buyers Club, the writer of An Education, and baity source material will give Witherspoon her best chance at another nomination since she won this category for Walk the Line.

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At this point, Eight's best chance at a nomination is in the Best Original Score category, where it will compete against John Williams» sentimental and tough to beat Star Wars score.

Not exact matches

Cruz and Kasich are both incapable of securing the GOP nomination on the first ballot from a mathematical perspective, and so their collaboration is aimed at blocking Trump from reaching 1,237 delegates — a goal they must attain if they hope to stand a chance at a contested convention.

With this encomium to Rick's virtue that seem like a campaign elegy, I don't mean to write off his chances for ultimately winning the nomination as the primary season goes on (though I think the chances are doubtful at best).

But the fiscal conservatives and the strong foreign - policy advocates don't have that power either, and without at least a good percentage of social conservatives to form the third leg of the Reagan coalition, no candidate has much chance of winning the Republican nomination.

A successful populist conservatism has to combine evangelical voters with a large share of moderately conservative voters in order to have a serious chance at the Republican nomination.

And although there is little chance Senate Democrats can overcome GOP majority resistance to a Supreme Court nomination this year, they're joined at the hip in calling for the Senate to «do its job» and follow the Constitution.

(CNN)-- Jim DeMint's political operation is firing back at anonymous Senate Republican aides who criticized the conservative South Carolina Senator on Tuesday night for helping Christine O'Donnell capture the GOP Senate nomination in Delaware, possibly jeopardizing the party's chances of winning the seat in November.

He denounced «parasites» at the State Capitol — including some in his own party — and belittled his rivals for the Republican nomination as weaklings who stood no chance of standing up to the juggernaut of Andrew Cuomo, then the attorney general.

He worked to discredit the notions that de Blasio will be easily reelected and that Paul Massey has a lock on the Republican nomination, urging Republican leaders to «take a good look» at Dietl and give him a chance to run in the primary.

At year's end, it seemed that Mr. Cuomo had no realistic shot at getting the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination even if Hillary Clinton opted not to run, and his chances beyond next year didn't look appreciably betteAt year's end, it seemed that Mr. Cuomo had no realistic shot at getting the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination even if Hillary Clinton opted not to run, and his chances beyond next year didn't look appreciably betteat getting the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination even if Hillary Clinton opted not to run, and his chances beyond next year didn't look appreciably better.

So, in order to build a coalition that could give him a chance at the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, he'll most likely need strong support from Republican establishment types, like those who formed the core of Romney's formidable operation.

Interesting perspective from a political party head — that Allen giving people a chance to vote their opinion at the polls as opposed to a small group of political hacks making the decision on the nomination, represents a «back door.»

Election 2016 Sanders and Clinton battled it out in Brooklyn on Thursday, and at the end of the debate Sanders was feeling good about his chances: «I think we're going to win this nomination to tell you the truth.»

Goss thought that Trump would have a good chance at winning the Republican nomination, so he bought the domain and received a lot of support for his idea from friends on both sides of the political spectrum.

The only major awards nominations «All the Money» has a chance at are the BAFTAs (noms out Jan. 9) and The Oscars (noms announced Jan. 23)-- if Scott, Plummer and crew can get filming and editing done in time.

To have the chance to play an iconic leader like Winston Churchill at this point in my career was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I am so happy that my colleagues and partners on this wonderful film have also been honored with nominations.

The film's best chance at recognition is a Best Actor nomination for Tom Hanks, who is as beloved by the Academy as he is by... literally everyone else.

How will these claims affect their careers, and will they hurt Franco's chances at an Oscar nomination?

Both Sally Hawkins and June Squibb received their first Oscar nominations this year, but have a much greater chance of getting recognized at the Independent Spirit Awards than here.

Like The Help last year, it's clear that Silver Linings Playbook is the actor's film of the year, and fans may jump at the chance to secure the film's ensemble nominations in all four categories.

• Jeff Wells is beside himself because Oscar prognosticators understand «Che» has a snowball's chance in hell at a best Picture nomination.

Given Silver Linings Playbook's Best Picture frontrunner status, director David O. Russell also has a decent chance at pulling off a nomination.

For my For Your Consideration pick, I'm actually going with a film that has a fair chance at landing a nomination: Sam Mendes» Skyfall.

Since the Globes aren't a surefire Oscar predictor — and because the HFPA is a very different voting body from the Academy, which began voting on Oscar nominations two days before the Globes took place — The Post's losses at the Globes don't mean much regarding its chances at the Oscars in March.

I think Rylance gave my single favorite male performance of the year in Bridge of Spies, so it stings a bit seeing him not win, but he's going to have a real chance at the Oscar and I doubt Isaac will even be considered for nomination, so this feels like a situation where I'm okay with how it ended up.

Though likely not a top - five contender, the movie's Best Picture nomination chances look fairly solid at the moment, boosted by a very impressive box - office performance.

At this point in his career it's somewhat disheartening that Haynes has never earned a DGA nomination and his chances at Oscar recognition may be fadinAt this point in his career it's somewhat disheartening that Haynes has never earned a DGA nomination and his chances at Oscar recognition may be fadinat Oscar recognition may be fading.

After falling agonizingly short of a nomination for «Force Majeure», this art world satire will be his third chance at bat.

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.

Meanwhile, Mary J. Blige «s nomination in the same category for the song «Mighty River» from Mudbound currently stands as Netflix's best chance at winning their very first Oscar for a narrative feature.

Ryan Reynolds discusses Deadpool's chances of earning a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, teasing a «crazy reaction video» if that happens.

Like Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool, this is a performance that stands little chance at scoring an Oscar nomination, but really deserves to be in contention.

There always seemed to be at least somewhat of a chance that it would make it into the Best Picture category as one of those token nominations, which was aided by the under - performance of

There always seemed to be at least somewhat of a chance that it would make it into the Best Picture category as one of those token nominations, which was aided by the under - performance of Unbroken, but it was also just as likely to get bumped by more mainstream fare like Gone Girl or Interstellar or a similarly positioned low profile picture like Nightcrawler.

After seeing his Nocturnal Animals co-star Aaron Taylor - Johnson take the Golden Globe and nab a BAFTA nomination, Michael Shannon might have been right to feel he didn't have much of a chance at an Oscar nod, but it turns out his grizzled veteran detective was just the ticket for Oscar voters.

All four of those films have a good chance at Oscar nominations as well.

Do you think it has a chance at a Best Picture nomination?

«Maleficent» got pretty poor reviews, but most agreed that Jolie was by far the best thing about it, and without much other viable competition, she'd be a possibility for the half - way Oscars (she doesn't have a chance at year's end, though don't count out a Globes nomination from the Jolie - loving HFPA, and she could be a directing nominee for «Unbroken» so she won't be too heartbroken.

Since 2009 the Academy increased its Best Picture nominees from five to a maximum of 10, so although a SAG nomination is harder to come by, a film's chances of winning the ensemble award once nominated is up to twice as high as at the Oscars.

The choice stunned Ms. Reno's supporters, and may have done the GOP incumbent a favor: a heated race for the Democratic nomination might help Mr. Bush's chances at re-election.

If we eliminate that group from those eligible for law schools, or at least raise the admission standards — say nothing below nomination for Nobel prize or its equivalent (excluding economics)-- it seems we'll have a reasonable chance of a graduating law school students who know how many legs there are in a syllogism, and where to put them.