Sentences with phrase «first academy award»

Then in 2011, Natalie Portman took home her first Academy Award, a Best Actress Oscar, for «Black Swan» (she also took home the Golden Globe and BAFTA that same year).

Unfortunately, Haley's script almost mirrors 2009 flick Crazy Heart that won Jeff Bridges his deserved first Academy Award.

Janney wins her first Academy award, against competition from Laurie Metcalf and Lesley Manville, for her dark turn as Tonya Harding's mother

Then, in response to the Black Power Movement came the return of the relatively - assertive rebel as played by Denzel Washington, who won his first Academy Award for Glory in 1990.

After all, an Oscar win for either of these movies would be the company's first Academy Award since Toy Story 3 «s 2010 win and every little bit of awards momentum counts.

This is Greig Fraser's first Academy Award nomination.

Cotillard won her first Academy Award for A her perf in 2007 ′ s» La vie en rose».

This has been an Oscar storyline for a while now, but this could finally be the year that celebrated cinematographer Roger Deakins could finally win his first Academy Award on his fourteenth nomination.

It's a moment that saw her earn her first Academy Award nomination in 2015, for The Theory of Everything.

He played the great novelist Tolstoy opposite Helen Mirren in The Last Station (2009) for Sony Classics, for which he received his first Academy Award nomination.

In fact, I was flipping through the channels the other day and ending up watching «The Last Picture Show,» Bridges» first Academy Award nomination.

The actor won his first Academy Award for Alejandro G. Iñárritu's «The Revenant» last night.

Coburn (The Nutty Professor, Hudson Hawk) did score his first Academy Award here, but he should consider that a gift for his body of work, since his performance was not convincing and detracted from Nolte's powerful performance when the two were onscreen together.

Portman won her first Academy Award for «Black Swan» in 2010.

Depp's turn earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, the summer attraction lingering in voters» minds unusually long and over more serious, conventionally Oscar - friendly cinema.

Natalie Portman wins Israel's Genesis Prize, Iran makes first Academy Award submission directed by a woman, Sundance Selects acquires Rachel Dretzin's documentary «Far from the Tree,» and Kathryn Bigelow, Kate Winslet and more are honored by SAG - AFTRA Foundation.

Then came Good Will Hunting, released at the end of 1997 and earning Williams his first Academy Award the following March.

The Departed (2006), Martin Scorsese's return to American urban crime cinema, became the biggest hit of his career and earned him his very first Academy Award for Best Director.

Four years after delivering the film that would ultimately go on to earn Jacki Weaver her very first Academy Award nomination, writer - director David Michôd is back with his second feature film, «The Rover.»

Kate won her first Academy Award, after a stunning past 5 nominations, for her role as Hanna Schmitz in Stephen Daldry's 2008 «The Reader» directed by Stephen Daldry.

Although, this movie seemed to me like a modern remake of Stallone's first Academy Award winning Rocky where he's the underdog yet again and ends up going the distance with the champ.

In 1998, Condon debuted as a screenwriter in Gods and Monsters, which won him his first Academy Award.

Former Best Supporting Actor winner Christian Bale is nominated for «American Hustle,» while Bruce Dern earns his first Academy Award nomination since 1979's «Coming Home» for «Nebraska.»

The 14th time was the charm for Roger Deakins on Sunday evening, when the legendary cinematographer won his first Academy Award after over a dozen nominations.

Dustin Hoffman gained universal attention in his role as Benjamin Braddock in Mike Nichols» «The Graduate,» for which he was nominated for his first Academy Award ® for Best Actor.

Now, he's an A-lister hoping for his first Academy Award nomination this year, either for The Revenant or this week's release, the -LSB-...]

Margot Robbie not only starred as notorious figure skater Tonya Harding in the off - kilter biopic «I, Tonya,» for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination for best actress, but she also produced the acclaimed film under her LuckyChap Entertainment banner.

Things changed for the duo in 1985 when Universal released «Back to the Future,» a film that spawned two successful sequels, earned Gale and Zemeckis their first Academy Award nominations and made Michael J. Fox a star.

If there's any justice, «Call Me By Your Name» should garner him his first Academy Award nomination.

Robbie not only starred as notorious figure skater Tonya Harding in the off - kilter biopic «I, Tonya,» for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination for best actress, but she also produced the acclaimed film.

Arguably Spike Lee's best film (although some might make the case for She's Got ta Have It, Four Little Girls, Bamboozled, School Daze or The Original Kings of Comedy), this refreshingly - frank exploration of black - white relations earned Spike his first Academy Award nomination (in the Original Screenplay category).

The well - received film garnered major acclaim from critics and got Weitz his first Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In 2002, Hawke received his first Academy Award ® nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Antoine Fuqua's Academy Award ® - winning film Training Day opposite Denzel Washington.

We're also looking at Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years to possibly earn her first Academy Award nomination and Elle Fanning could find Academy love in Three Generations (which will undergo a name change soon), in which she plays a transgender teen.

Saoirse Ronan earned her first Academy Award nomination for Focus and Working Title's Atonement, and was again an Academy Award nominee for Brooklyn; she also starred for Focus as the title character in Hanna.

His first brush with this controversy came as a screenwriter, with the uproar surrounding Midnight Express, forwhich he took home his first Academy Award ®, and again shortly after with Scarface.

It was Adams» role in Phil Morrison's Junebug in 2005 for which she earned her first Academy Award ® and SAG nominations, as well as several awards, including the Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor.

Roberts received her first Academy Award nomination for her supporting role in this film.

After a 30 - year acting career, Sam Rockwell won his first Academy Award on Sunday for best supporting actor, which he dedicated to «my old buddy Phil Hoffman.»

Lupita Nyong» o, who won her first Academy Award for «12 Years a Slave,» is Nakia.

Triumphant: After a 30 - year acting career, Sam Rockwell won his first Academy Award on Sunday for best supporting actor, which he dedicated to «my old buddy Phil Hoffman»

Oldman leads a superb cast of British acting talent that includes Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke, and there's already plenty of talk that his performance will be recognised by a long overdue first Academy Award nomination.

Perhaps it looked to many like the Coens were taking this one off after enjoying their first Academy Award for Best Picture, but we loved the mock - suspense of «Burn After Reading.»

Brad Pitt, who won his first Academy Award in 2014 as a producer of Best Picture winner «12 Years a Slave», stars as Captain Don «Wardaddy» Collier.

He received his first Academy Award ® nomination, for Best Actor, for his masterly portrayal of gay film director James Whale, in Bill Condon's 1998 classic Gods and Monsters.

This year's biggest kudos circuit breakout at the fest might be Joe Wright's «Darkest Hour,» with Oldman leaping to the front of the best actor line, presumably on track to win his first Academy Award for a ferocious (and unrecognizable) turn as Winston Churchill.

And although Netflix clearly wants to secure that first Academy Award Win for Best Picture — and could possible achieve that with Martin Scorsese's forthcoming gangster flick, The Irishman — they're still in the business of putting as many eyeballs on their projects as possible.

Tarantino exploded on the film stage in 1992 with the brilliant Reservoir Dogs, before following that up with the superior Pulp Fiction, for which he won his first Academy Award.

The actress, 60, won her first Academy Award more than 20 years ago for her role as the pregnant police chief in the Coen brothers» black comedy «Fargo» and currently stands one Grammy shy of EGOT status.

The legendary actress has been in the mix for her first Academy Award nomination since winning the Best Actress honor for «45 Years» at the Berlin Film Festival last February.