Sentences with phrase «film is in contention»

For Deadpool 2, the former is the reason the film is in contention for the Oscars this year even if the film itself would have to chase the Makeup & Hairstyling category to otherwise have a shot at consideration.

Not exact matches

In the seven years since that threequel set box office records and earned a Best Picture nomination, the studio has had some generally liked if not quite loved triumphs (Finding Dory, Brave, Monsters University), one film that most would agree is at least in contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good DinosaurIn the seven years since that threequel set box office records and earned a Best Picture nomination, the studio has had some generally liked if not quite loved triumphs (Finding Dory, Brave, Monsters University), one film that most would agree is at least in contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good Dinosaurin contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good Dinosaur).

As most of the films in the set were sourced from older flat video masters, quite a rhubarb was raised over WHV's justifying the lackluster transfers with the contention that full - frame transfers were Stanley Kubrick's preference.

A selection of heavyweight titles from top - drawer auteurs has been unveiled for this year's Cannes film festival, with previous winners of the Palme d'Or, Jacques Audiard, Michael Haneke and Ken Loach, all back in contention.

Alejandro González Iñárritu, whose film Birdman was pipped to the post by Boyhood last year for best film — before proceeding to bag the Oscar a fortnight later — is back in contention for brutal wilderness adventure The Revenant, which has eight nominations.

Previously, it was reported that Jane the Virgin «s Gina Rodriguez, Orphan Black «s Tatiana Maslany and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl «s Olivia Cooke were on the shortlist for one of the female leads in Johnson's Star Wars film, but now it appears that Mbatha - Raw is also in contention for this role.

As always there were a huge number of films in contention for a limited number of spots and making room for some meant dashing the hopes of others.

In need of a quick refresher of every film in contention for Hollywood's highest honors — that would be the Academy Award for Best Picture, of course — perhaps of the video varietIn need of a quick refresher of every film in contention for Hollywood's highest honors — that would be the Academy Award for Best Picture, of course — perhaps of the video varietin contention for Hollywood's highest honors — that would be the Academy Award for Best Picture, of course — perhaps of the video variety?

Also in contention must be Fremon Craig's script, which plays to the teen audience with recognisable moments of anguish and glee (the romance subplot involving Hayden Szeto's American / Korean student feels both fresh and warmly familiar) while exploring some very adult emotions; as with the best of the genre, it is a film about teenagers but not just for teenagers.

Nicole Kidman has been hailed the Queen of Cannes this year, with a whopping four films in contention at the festival.

Plus, these are not film critics, they are working professional, and most haven't had a chance to see all the films in contention before their ballots are due for the nominations.

Lars von Trier) Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Shia LaBeouf, Uma Thurman, Jamie Bell Even aside from the whole persona non grata that resulted after his ill - advised comments while promoting «Melancholia» at the festival two years ago (and there have been some suggestions that Lars von Trier «s work is still welcome at the festival, just not so much the filmmaker himself), it's very unlikely that von Trier's latest will be on the Croisette this year, for the principal reason that it's not ready: the film's producer indicated that the two - part movie just wouldn't be prepared in time to screen for contentions very unlikely that von Trier's latest will be on the Croisette this year, for the principal reason that it's not ready: the film's producer indicated that the two - part movie just wouldn't be prepared in time to screen for contentions latest will be on the Croisette this year, for the principal reason that it's not ready: the film's producer indicated that the two - part movie just wouldn't be prepared in time to screen for contentions not ready: the film's producer indicated that the two - part movie just wouldn't be prepared in time to screen for contentions producer indicated that the two - part movie just wouldn't be prepared in time to screen for contention.

Gugu Mbatha - Raw (Beyond the Lights) and Eve Hewson (The Knick) are among the actresses in contention for the film being directed by Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders).

The buzz on the film (which premieres on Sunday at the London Film Festival) has been solid in advance, and Thompson (who like Streep, has two Oscars) has her most promising role in years as «Mary Poppins» author P.L. Travers, which combines the always awards - friendly elements of a tragic backstory and a sharp - tongued old lady (of which Thompson is the third in contention, after Streep and Dench).

There are few certain front - runners, and the major films in contention have all received recognition in some shape or form.

Also at the festival are under - the - radar pictures like the Clive Owen / Juliette Binoche film «Words And Pictures,» Andre 3000 - starring Jimi Hendrix biopic «All Is By My Side,» comedy - drama «You Are Here,» the feature debut of «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contentiare under - the - radar pictures like the Clive Owen / Juliette Binoche film «Words And Pictures,» Andre 3000 - starring Jimi Hendrix biopic «All Is By My Side,» comedy - drama «You Are Here,» the feature debut of «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contentiAre Here,» the feature debut of «Mad Men» creator Matthew Wiener, Biafra war film «Half Of A Yellow Sun» with Chiwetel Ejiofor, the James Corden - starring «One Chance» (which has the Weinstein Company «s backing, but seems more «Unfinished Song» than «Silver Linings Playbook «-RRB- and, perhaps most importantly, Stephen Frears ««Philomena,» which could see Judi Dench being in contention.

We know that a long list of actresses has been in contention for two parts in the new version that roughly correspond to their counterparts in the previous film.

The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January and is in contention for an Oscar ® in the Best Documentary Feature category.

Four of the five films in contention were Best Picture nominees, which is typical, and understandable: surely a picture's putative Best - ness has a lot to do with the excellence of its various elements?

That being said, this seems to be the year in which Hollywood is cleaning its house and exorcising its demons, and it so happens that there are plenty of films in contention that align with the righteous indignation against prejudice and victimization, as well as a handful of female - centered masterpieces.

All of the nine films that are currently in contention for Hollywood's highest honor have at least one extraordinary moment.

Farhadi won an Academy Award for directing 2011's A Separation, and he's back again (and in contention for another Oscar) with a film about an Iranian married couple who undergo an ordeal when the wife is attacked in the couple's new home.

With the Cannes Film Festival only two days away, it's time to take a long hard look (or just a look, if you prefer) at the 20 films in contention for the Palme d'Or, a typically eclectic bunch married by only one factor: all but one are from directors who have been in the race before.

Another point of contention, concerning marketability of this film to the U.S., was the heavy references to Japanese culture and folklore that most in the Western world would not understand.

Beyond that, she also said the film about a biracial pop singer's (Gugu Mbatha - Raw) existential crisis was «superior to several [Oscar] titles in contention, including «The Theory of Everything,» the banal, sentimentalized and the tear - jerking biopic of Stephen Hawking.»

Only two other animated films have ever been in contention at the France - based festival, both films from DreamWorks Animation, Shrek and Shrek 2.

The film was not in contention for awards there but stories of the Cannes audience crying behind their 3D glasses jumpstarted its incredibly successful run at the box office and throughout awards season.

I had only seen one of the films in contention, Raiders of the Lost Ark, of course, but all I really remember is the theme song from Chariots of Fire.

Warner is said to have gone back to the drawing board on the supernatural DC ensemble, with Jon Spaihts (Doctor Strange) rumoured to be penning a new draft, and Safe House and Life helmer Daniel Espinosa and New Zealand filmmaker Gerard Johnstone, director of the 2014 horror - comedy Housebound, said to be among the candidates in contention for the film...

For, because a late - film revelation concerning Diane triggers a genuinely forceful outburst from Lane, and their mother - daughter contention is reasonably potent throughout; against, because Farrow simply can't compete with the vivacious senior actress (nor can anyone else in the film for that matter).

Palfi only shot the film in January, but has been planning a quick turnaround, and it's expected to be complete by April, which should put him right in contention — perhaps even for a Competition slot?

Although her latest film wasn't in contention for the Palme d'Or this year, The Bling Ring did screen at Cannes to mixed reception.

While I still remain skeptical on how it will be received overall, Deakins will almost certainly be in contention should the film deliver in the slightest.

As so often seems to be the case, my favorite foreign language film of 2017 isn't going to be in contention for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Oscars.

A Fantastic Woman, Chilean director Sebastián Lelio's best foreign language Oscar nominee, is not the first film about a trans woman to be in contention for an Academy Award.

It's one thing to read early Academy Award predictions to see what folks like myself think will happen at the end of the year, but it's another thing entirely to actually know which films will be in contention.

Paramount arguably botched its roll - out, though the studio was hampered by the crowded slate of awards films (including Arrival and Fences) and by being unsure until late in the season that Silence would even be ready for awards contention.

But everyone knows the Oscars never stay silent for long and the films that look likely to be in contention for one...

For all of its advantages and benefits, digital distribution has long been a source of contention in the film industry.

There are others in contention, but if they're all of Hardy and Cumberbatch's caliber, the film should be in good shape.

Currently 10th and 11th on the list are Kate Winslet (Wonder Wheel, 80/1) and Annette Bening (Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, 100/1), but I think they'll both overleap Jessica Chastain, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and Emma Stone to come into serious contention once their films have been seen more widely.

This year's Best Picture slate is a wild blending of the old guard and the new, and there are examples of social relevance among each of the top films in contention.

At one point, Pitt was in contention for the role of this film's villain, Cable, but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

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Also, in a year when long - overdue support for diversity and female empowerment is helping power many films to awards contention and triumphs, can a brilliantly crafted, rousing celebration of the «great man» theory of history still score with voters?

«Dear Jack,» wrote the respected director and industry leader Norman Jewison, «When every Academy member can view all the films in contention, then it's a fair and even playing field.

Since sexuality can provoke so much contention in people, developing a film around these topics can be like walking through a minefield.

«Pearl Harbor» star Josh Hartnett was also in contention for Superman there for a while (just as he was with both McG and Brett Ratner when they were prepping early incarnations of the film that would become «Superman Returns»), and Peterson was also said to be interested in a former child star named Christian Bale for the role of the Caped Crusader, shortly before the film collapsed.

Olivier Assayas nails it when he talks about a «hyper - perception of objects» in Hitchcock's films, but I'd question his contention that Truffaut isn't a stylist.

She is also in contention for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical for her film Florence Foster Jenkins.