Sentences with phrase «film awards race»

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Louie Psihoyos, the film's director, describes Racing Extinction as an eco-thriller, similar to his previous Academy Award winning doc, The Cove, which followed the mass slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama, Japan.

Two of the biggest studio films of the year in the awards race are both from Paramount, and both will be challenging for mainstream audiences — Silence and Arrival.

The youth and comparative inexperience of the «Social Network» ensemble would make it an atypical winner in the category — but at the same time, counting out Jesse Eisenberg's long - shot Best Actor bid, this is the only place where voters can acknowledge the most acclaimed and awarded film in the race.

«The Palme d'Or win opened up a lot of doors with the press, festivals and exhibitors, so there was great anticipation for the film in advance of its North American bows at Toronto and the New York film festivals and has given the film some great momentum in the awards race as well,» said Cowal.

HollywoodNews.com's Awards Season Roundup collects insights from around the Internet on films that are running in the Oscar race.

The same would hold true of a Lead Actor bid for Boseman — though James Brown is an enormously compelling real - life figure whose life is replete with the material that wins actors awards, the Best Actor race more than any other acting category is closely tied to the Best Picture race, and Boseman will likely struggle against competitors in stronger films overall.

Already decorated with over 20 honours, including the 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Best Live Action Short Film award, Graffiti marks the Barcelona - born director's return to both short films and the Oscar race; he was previously shortlisted for 2005's Avatar.

Although Oscar winners Rachel Weisz (Agora) and Jennifer Connelly (Creation) were previously linked to the project, it is impossible to contemplate the magnificence and menace of the operatic film without the award - winning Portman (currently monopolising the 2011 best actress Academy Award race in what has rightfully been called the best work of her career) at its ceaward - winning Portman (currently monopolising the 2011 best actress Academy Award race in what has rightfully been called the best work of her career) at its ceAward race in what has rightfully been called the best work of her career) at its centre.

Here is a list of all major 2016 films in the Oscar race this year and their FYC / awards pages.

Which film distributors have which horses in which awards season races?

Spielberg signed on soon after that; then Streep and Hanks followed suit, putting the film on the fast track to qualify for this year's awards race.

The first section of the podcast my guest, Gold Rush Gang member Matt Dinn, and I talk about the impact of this on the current landscape of the Oscar race, specifically to The Weinstein Company's awards efforts and the surprising news last week that Ridley Scott would cut Kevin Spacey out of his Getty kidnapping drama All the Money in the World, replace him with Christopher Plummer (the actor he originally wanted for the role of Getty) and the race to do this and keep the film's December 22nd release date.

«The Shape of Water,» Guillermo del Toro's striking, sensual fantasy film, won the Producers Guild of America's top honor Saturday night at the PGA Awards, cementing its place as one of the front - runners of this year's wide - open Oscar best picture race.

Now the race is wide open, and is expected to go at a dizzying pace, with announcements to come from the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild, the Producers Guild, SAG - AFTRA, the Independent Spirit Awards and many film critics» associations from across the nation, leading up to the actual announcement of the Academy Award nominations.

It's interesting that there is so much attention invested in which films and filmmakers get left out of critics awards in the early stages of the Oscar race.

These six films have divided and conquered awards group all across the land in what is perhaps the most exciting Best Picture race in a decade.

EW — On Wednesday, the SAG Awards announced their nominees for this year's best performances in film and television, kicking the Oscar race into high gear.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: HollywoodNews.com's Awards Season Roundup collects insights from around the Internet on films that are running in the Oscar race.

The National Society of Film Critics has named its favorite films of the year as the awards season race picks up speed.

That film won two Academy Awards and while Frankenweenie isn't expected to match that total, it is considered one of the leading candidates in this year's Best Animated Feature Oscar race.

Angelina Jolie's Cambodian drama, First They Killed My Father, was nominated in the best - foreign - film category, as was Paul Verhoeven's Elle, which raced through the stateside awards season last year.

The film, which has become controversial because of the way it handles race, has also been on an awards - season high lately, scooping up four Golden Globes on Sunday and continuing its march ahead as a strong Oscar contender.

Elizabeth Karlsen, one of the producers on Todd Haynes» «Carol,» told Variety that the awards season felt like a roller - coaster ride this week, following the Producers Guild of America's decision to leave the film out of its nominations list on Tuesday; now the pic's team were on a high again with its very strong showing in the BAFTA race.

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Forty years after Annie Hall topped Star Wars for Best Picture at the Oscars, we take a look at the awards race to see if the «right» film won.

The film led the 2018 Academy Awards race with a massive 13 nominations, taking home four....

Join Scott for his new «The Feinberg Feed» webisodes, where he will feature commentary on major releases, film festivals, and awards groups; interviews with key players in the race; and expert predictions and analysis.

Today we take a look at what will likely be the biggest film in the awards race this year, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar.

However, not all Oscar titles will be able to achieve that crossover status, so using On Demand to get the films in front of more people would be a smart and convenient way to include more viewers in the awards race discussion.

The film is absolutely one of the best of the year and features powerful performances by the whole cast, especially Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong» O, and it will be a major player in this year's awards race.

««Detroit» is likely destined for the Oscar race, where Smith and Poulter could go head - to - head with best supporting actor nominations, if the film sustains itself through the long awards slog,» wrote USA Today's Andrea Mandell.

«I'm not sure rave reviews or buzzing awards talk are enough to express the amplitude of what director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal achieve in «Detroit,» a film about race riots from half a century ago.

The film's visual effects are superb (they won an Academy Award) and soundtrack will leave anyone's heart racing and on the edge of the seat.

Liv Ullmann's searing adaptation of the iconic August Strindberg play «Miss Julie» has finally been picked up for U.S. distribution by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, which will release the film in theaters this December, just in time for the awards race.

With no film establishing an early lead in the Oscar race, most distributors are expanding slowly and being careful not to overextend their contenders — particularly since two other awards hopefuls this season, Warner Bros.» «The Walk» and Universal's «Steve Jobs,» sputtered when they expanded quickly into wide release.

Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the WGA Original Screenplay award last night, a coup of sorts since the film was moved over to Adapted by the Academy (where it's Oscar - nominated) so most felt the WGA race was between La La Land and Manchester by the Sea.

In a perfect world those two conversations merge and the awards race backs the best films and people flock to those films because they have been given the golden seal of approval by the industry and the critics.

During the wide - ranging conversation they looked back at Deadpool's opening weekend and discussed the film's unexpected place in the awards race, where they're at in the pre-production process on Deadpool 2, how the hiring of David Leitch to direct the sequel has impacted the film, the action scenes, collaborating with Ryan Reynolds, how Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in the sequel, the challenge of writing Cable, laying the foundation for an X-Force movie, the budget, and more.

FESTIVAL FILMS Now we're getting into films that might really figure into the awards FILMS Now we're getting into films that might really figure into the awards films that might really figure into the awards race.

If you think there's wiggle room here, take note: Because Colin Firth and Morgan Freeman are still solidly in this race, even though Tom Ford's embarrassing impersonation of Wong Kar - wai throughout A Single Man and Clint Eastwood's dully exploitative pushing of a Mandela - as - Obama message in his elegantly composed Afterschool Special Invictus didn't do either actor any favors, it's probably unlikely that Viggo Mortensen will sneak in for The Road, which has unfairly gotten less love this award season than those two films.

Having said that, it's foolish to start counting films out before the awards race has even kicked into first gear, so I'll just say that Sicario is certainly worthy of consideration for Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay for Taylor Sheridan, among others.

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By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: The 2011 awards marathon hasn't officially begun yet — most films planning to compete are gathering at the starting line waiting for festivals in Venice, Toronto and Telluride so the real race can launch — and already we are seeing a war of words between Oscar bloggers.

Just one year after taking home the awards for Best Picture and Best Director for his film, «Birdman,» Alejandro G. Inarittu finds himself back in the race as his new film, «The Revenant,» led all films nominated today for the 88th Annual Academy Awards with (12) nods, including Best Picture and Best Dirawards for Best Picture and Best Director for his film, «Birdman,» Alejandro G. Inarittu finds himself back in the race as his new film, «The Revenant,» led all films nominated today for the 88th Annual Academy Awards with (12) nods, including Best Picture and Best DirAwards with (12) nods, including Best Picture and Best Director.

As I've mentioned recently, this film was one of the last of the unseen Academy Award hopefuls, so now the Oscar race has ever -LSB-...]

And that brings up a couple of other points: First, the Cannes jury is typically instructed not to give any of its other awards to the film that wins the Palme d'Or — so if it decides to give the best - actress award to Braga, say, that'll likely cut «Aquarius» out of the big race.

Outside of the competitive races in the acting categories, the cast of «Spotlight» — which includes Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci and Brian D'Arcy James — will be given a special ensemble acting award for their work in the film.

The Deep Blue Sea Another year, another mad rush to rank, award, and translate critical consensus into, at turns, Oscar prognostications or thought pieces about race (Django Unchained, Lincoln) or torture (Zero Dark Thirty), or the death of film (Holy Motors).

«Creed» isn't award worthy material like «Fruitvale Station», however if the supporting actor race doesn't get any stronger, a powerful Thanksgiving box office turnout for this film could make way for Stallone to snag a nomination.

The main lineup may be lighter on films that could figure into the Oscar race than in some recent years; it won't likely have as much of a U.S. awards presence as it did in 2011, when Best Picture nominees «The Tree of Life,» «The Artist» and «Midnight in Paris» all screened in Cannes, or last year, when «Nebraska,» «Inside Llewyn Davis,» «The Great Beauty,» «Fruitvale Station,» «All Is Lost» and «The Great Gatsby» were part of the program.