Sentences with phrase «featured in films nominated»

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No wonder, then, that seven of the films on our list of movies that feature entrepreneurs have been nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Awards (of them, Forrest Gump won the top honor in 1994).

He worked with stars like John Legend and Oprah Winfrey before launching his own multi-platform media company, Macro Ventures, which was behind the production of Denzel Washington's Academy Award - nominated feature film «Fences» in 2016, and more recently, the acclaimed indie film «Mudbound,» which Variety predicts may be the first Netflix feature to compete for an Oscar.

In 2010, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary and helped bring the world's attention to the dangers of hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking.

Knowing the documentary would premiere on Cupid's big day, our friends at Single Edition invited us to an advanced screening in New York City, which featured a Q&A with Robert Kenner of the Oscar - nominated Food, Inc., who both directed and produced the film.

Example: «this year for Distinguished Feature and Short Documentary — will be selected by IDA's members through a process in which members who wish to participate will view all of the nominated films in these categories through a secure, password - protected online system.

Prior to that, he produced and starred in Phil Morrison's black comedy ALL IS BRIGHT alongside Paul Rudd and lent his vocal talents to the English - language version of the Oscar - nominated French animated feature, ERNEST & CELESTINE, and the highly anticipated feature - film adaptation of THE LITTLE PRINCE, directed by Mark Osborne.

Twice nominated Independent Spirit Award director Sean Baker, in his fourth feature film, shows us the development of...

The film features some of the earliest screen appearances of Emmy - nominated sitcom veteran Ed O'Neill («Married... With Children», «Modern Family»), playing a mercenary reluctant to go on the mission, and a young Jim Broadbent, who is lowly credited but instantly recognizable in a brief background role.

To spotlight a few of those 7 percenters, BFF included in its five - day run an all - female From the Director's Chair panel featuring Oscar - nominated director Jennifer Yuh Nelson («Kung Fu Panda»), actor - filmmaker Maggie Kiley («Caught,» «We Own the Night»), documentary director Elisa Paloschi («Driving Selvi»), and Meera Menon, director of the fest's opening film «Equity,» the first female - centered Wall Street story (Anna Gunn stars opposite Alysia Reiner, Sarah Megan Thomas, and James Purefoy.)

His narrative feature debut, Tornando a casa (Sailing Home) won the director several awards at international film festivals in 2001 and was nominated for Best First Feature at the Italian Golden feature debut, Tornando a casa (Sailing Home) won the director several awards at international film festivals in 2001 and was nominated for Best First Feature at the Italian Golden Feature at the Italian Golden Globes.

Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (Anna Karenina), Danny Cohen, BSC (Les Miserables), Claudio Miranda, ASC (Life of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (Skyfall) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards for Outstanding Achievement.

In 1998, he and Spike Lee were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film «4 Little Girls.»

DOXA programmers have nominated female - directed films in two EDA Awards categories: Best Female - Directed Feature Length Documentary and Best Female - Directed Documentary Short.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

On the feature film side of things, Guillermo del Toro took the top prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his work on the Best Picture nominated The Shape of Water, putting him on the level with his «Three Amigos» compadres Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro González Iñfeature film side of things, Guillermo del Toro took the top prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his work on the Best Picture nominated The Shape of Water, putting him on the level with his «Three Amigos» compadres Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro González IñFeature Film for his work on the Best Picture nominated The Shape of Water, putting him on the level with his «Three Amigos» compadres Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro González Iñárritu.

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HollywoodNews.com: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will honor Oscar ® - nominated actress Gloria Stuart's career in film and celebrate her 100th birthday with a program featuring film clips and an onstage conversation between Stuart and her longtime friend, film historian Leonard Maltin, on Thursday, July 22, at 7:30 p.m., -LSB-...]

New York Times bestselling children's author Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spiderwick Chronicles) details the precedent - setting augmented reality used in his new Simon & Schuster novel The Search for Wondla; LAIKA president / CEO Travis Knight (lead animator on the Oscar - nominated stop - motion movie Coraline) explains how his studio will continue to take bold chances in the animated feature film world; and graphic novelist and Comic - Con special guest Douglas TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) describes exactly how a blank page comes to be inhabited with his compelling imagery.

Morrison is the first woman to compete in the organization's feature film category and the first woman nominated for cinematography in the 90 - year history of the Academy Awards.

Expect to see him again, or to cry foul if his film is rejected for more topical material — as at this year's show, which neglected to nominate apparent early favorite Jane in the feature doc category.

In honor of the movie's home video release (and before this weekend's Academy Awards, where it's nominated for Best Animated Feature), I spoke with Molina about the power of the film's music, how physically visiting a place like Monte Alban actually translates into a movie's screenplay, and much more.

Nominated for Netflix's «Mudbound,» Morrison made similar history two weeks ago with her nomination in the feature - film category at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards.

The film is the feature - length debut of writer - director Jonathan van Tulleken, based on his BAFTA - nominated short, and is set in the harsh, frozen Canadian tundra.

Douglas Pipes is a film and television music composer based in Los Angeles, whose feature films include the Academy Award - nominated and Sony animated feature MONSTER HOUSE, the Warner Bros / Legendary Films cult hit TRICK «R TREAT, and the Legendary / Universal Pictures Christmas horror comedy KRAMPUS.

In 2014, he appeared in a featured role in the Golden Globe - nominated film Pride, about a gay - rights group that raises money to support British miners striking during the Thatcher erIn 2014, he appeared in a featured role in the Golden Globe - nominated film Pride, about a gay - rights group that raises money to support British miners striking during the Thatcher erin a featured role in the Golden Globe - nominated film Pride, about a gay - rights group that raises money to support British miners striking during the Thatcher erin the Golden Globe - nominated film Pride, about a gay - rights group that raises money to support British miners striking during the Thatcher era.

Hence when a film entitled I Love You Phillip Morris comes around, you can be forgiven for thinking that you're in for a satire along the lines of Jason Reitman's first feature Thank You For Smoking, or a whistle - blower drama akin to Michael Mann's Oscar - nominated The Insider.

Ava DuVernay, the director behind the Oscar - nominated Martin Luther King Jr. biopic «Selma,» will write, produce, and direct a feature film set in the time of Hurricane Katrina, the company backing the film said on Monday.

Despite the variety of animated features released in 2016, Disney still reigns supreme with Oscar - nominated films Zootopia and Moana.

Arrival marks Villeneuve's second film in a row featuring a female protagonist, following last year's Oscar - nominated Sicario.

But yeah, most everyone else is focused on the Oscars, and just in time for some last minute cramming for your Oscar pools comes two more nominated films: Chico and Rita, a hand - drawn musical from Spain nominated for Best Animated Feature, opens at the Seven Gables (John Hartl reviews it for The Seattle Times), and Bullhead, the Belgian drama nominated for Best Foreign Language Feature, opens at The Uptown.

Despite the variety of animated features released in 2016, Disney still reigns supreme with Oscar - nominated films

Seven of his films, including Alice in the Cities (74) and Kings of the Road (76), screened at the inaugural Festival in 1976, and he returned to TIFF with the features Paris, Texas (84), which won the Palme D'Or and the British Film Academy Award; Lisbon Story (94); Land of Plenty (04); Pina (11), which was nominated for an Oscar; Every Thing Will Be Fine (15); and Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez (16).

Twice nominated Independent Spirit Award director Sean Baker, in his fourth feature film, shows us the development of an unlikely friendship between two people with nothing in common and nearly 60 years separating them apart.

Over the course of a couple of phone chats — one interrupted by a dead cell phone battery — one can hear the earnest joy in her voice, usually followed by that laughter, when talking about her journey from M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, her feature film debut, to the massive success of Jurassic World despite her character's penchant for running in heels from dinosaurs and, most recently, her 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated performance in an episode of Netflix's Black Mirror.

From Academy Award - nominated screenwriter JOHN LOGAN (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall) and acclaimed, Tony Award - winning director MICHAEL GRANDAGE in his feature film debut, comes Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world - renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger - than - life literary giant Thomas Wolfe.

With 10 best picture nominations to choose from, there could be a twist: Perhaps the blockbuster «Toy Story 3» (also nominated in the animated feature film category) or the Coen brothers» revisionist Western, «True Grit,» could sneak in and snatch the big prize.

Directed by: Dean DeBlois Written by: Dean DeBlois Main Cast: Voices of Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Djimon Hounsou, Christopher Mintz - Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, and others Past Oscar relations: The first film in the franchise was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score Here -LSB-...]

I just caught wind that Focus Features» animated endeavor «9» from writer / director Shane Acker (and based on his Academy Award - nominated short film) has been slated for 2009, removing it from the already thin slate of contenders in the animated feature category.

The feature films nominated for Best Film this year are «Frank» which gives an insight into the weird and wonderful world of the enigmatic musician; the gritty urban family drama of «Glassland»; the raw, moving and honest «I Used to Live Here»; the feel good true - life story of «Noble»; the poignant and sensitive exploration of mental health in «Patrick's Day», and the beautiful Irish animated fantasy «Song of the Sea»; Three of the Best Films also get nominations for Best Director; Lenny Abrahamson for «Frank»; Gerard Barrett «Glassland» and Terry McMahon for «Patrick's Day», with John Carney also in that category for the musical drama «Begin Again».

The Academy has regularly nominated international works with minimal commercial prospects for Best Animated Feature, but since Miyazaki's Spirited Away won in 2002 - 03, the actual award has almost exclusively gone to computer - animated, family - friendly American films with nine or even ten - figure domestic grosses.

More recently, Murray starred opposite George Clooney in The Monuments Men and was featured in the 2015 Oscar - nominated film The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Santa Monica, CA — April 8, 2013 — Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE ® (NYSE: LGF) company, announced today that principal photography has commenced in Chicago on the highly anticipated feature film adaptation of Divergent, starring Golden Globe nominated Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Academy Award ® winner Kate Winslet.

In addition to discussing the feature - film awards, I gave a shout - out to the Oscar - nominated shorts, which I recommend you see, if you can.

In fact, the story of Po (voiced by Jack Black), a clumsy, overweight panda and kung - fu fanatic, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and is currently the 49th highest - grossing film of all time.

The 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place in Santa Monica, Los Angeles yesterday, and it was a very good night for Moonlight, with the film sweeping all five awards it was nominated for — Best Feature, Best Director (Barry Jenkins), Best Screenplay (Jenkins), Best Cinematography and Best Editing — as well as receiving the -LSB-...]

Nine or 10 Best Picture nominees Not only is «Beauty and the Beast» the only animated film to be nominated for Best Picture in a year with only five Best Picture nominees, but the creation of the Best Animated Feature category has made it all - but - impossible for any other animated film to crack a five - film list.

Lachman was previously nominated in 2012 in the television movie category for HBO's «Mildred Pierce,» and for the feature film «Far From Heaven,» both directed by Haynes.

Oscar - nominated short film director Patrik Eklund's feature debut showcases the wry wit that made his shorts so hugely popular in this tale of a small town telecom company plagued by anti-radiowave anarchists.

The caustic, darkly comic ballbuster Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri walked away from the Globes with trophies in four of the six categories it was nominated in, and the most awards of any feature film of the night: The movie took the Best Motion Picture — Drama) prize, stars Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand both took home acting awards in their categories, and director Martin McDonagh won for his screenplay.

As she prepares to break ground with Marvel's historic Black Panther, Mudbound has already seen her make history, making her the first woman nominated for an ASC Award for a feature film (the society has nominated women for TV work in the past).