Sentences with phrase «frontrunner status»

The vice presidency is a great launching pad, but having just two years under his belt as a governor would not assure Cuomo any kind of frontrunner status in the 2016 Democratic primary.

In Saturday's case, a former federal cabinet minister renowned as one of his generation's shrewdest campaigners made good on yet another case of frontrunner status, having earlier this year easily seized the helm of the creaky PC ship and seamlessly executed a merger vote to fuse the Tories and Wildrosers into a single party.

La La Land made history at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, winning in all categories it was nominated in - a record seven trophies, including Best Picture - Comedy / Musical, cementing it's frontrunner status for Best Picture as Academy voters...

Also securing their Oscar frontrunner status in this final awards push was Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine for Best Actress.

The Los Angeles Film Critics handed Spotlight its third Best Picture win today (it had won from the Boston Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Online earlier), helping the film secure its Best Picture frontrunner status at the Oscars.

So, even if Mr. Robot misses out on a second drama series nomination, the acting branch seem certain to carry Malek into frontrunner status again with a performance most actors would kill to have.

By all appearances, the early frontrunner status of Spotlight seems to be very solid now.

Francis McDormand drew raves for her turn as a vengeful mother in «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri»; Gary Oldman solidified his best actor frontrunner status with «Darkest Hour»; and Netflix received a standing ovation for Dee Rees» «Mudbound,» which could be the streaming service's first film to be nominated for best picture.

Penn State lost at Ohio State, moving the Buckeyes into Big Ten and Playoff frontrunner status.

Her slip - up was widely seen as the first chink in her armor and signaled the beginning of Clinton's long fall from frontrunner status.

Thursday's supporting nods for McAdams — a far cry from a guarantee in the unsettled supporting actress race — and Ruffalo stops the bleeding a bit on Spotlight's dwindling frontrunner status.

Using a non-issue like this against a movie works — especially a movie that had frontrunner status foisted upon it way too early.

Eddie Redmayne solidified his Oscar frontrunner status nabbing Best Actor as well as Julianne Moore won Best Actress for Still Alice (as she will on Oscar night).

Best Picture obviously comes to mind, including pseudo frontrunner status, but that's not all.

Although the musical adaptation Les Miserables had yet to be seen by anyone, pundits were already predicting possible frontrunner status and even a win by Anne Hathaway in the Best Supporting Actress category months before its release, based simply on the fact that the musically - inclined actress was tackling the emotionally devastating role of Fantine.

In the years since its inception, Visionect utilized its market frontrunner status and know - how to perfect it even more, implementing a host of additional functionalities and features.

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

Either would immediately jump to frontrunner status in their primary.

To compare Emma Stone's standing to Jennifer Lawrence's position last year would be unfair because the Lawrence had more going for her, but Stone relates to her in another way: She holds a position in pop culture that could have been an entry into frontrunner status had it not been for Arquette.

Can Boyhood finally make good on its early frontrunner status and win here?

The burden of frontrunner status is flattening everything, distorting it.

• Gregory Ellwood says «Up in the Air» is perilously holding on to its Oscar frontrunner status.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cited his frontrunner status as proof that none of his comments have been over the line and threatened to fight back if activists attempt to takeover an event like recently happened to Democrat Bernie Sanders.

But that was before two polls released last week showed de Blasio — who has been on a multi-week streak of positive media over his left - of - center positioning in the race — tied with or beating Quinn, earning him frontrunner status for the first time.

Aside from his formidable money operation — which he touted as his frontrunner status — perhaps Boyajian's only noteworthy stamp on the contest was when a campaign surrogate bounced David Mastrianni, a Saratoga physician, out of the race over irregularities in his petitions last month.

Despite the media supernova surrounding Ratigan, as well as straw polls touted by Nelson and Cobb as evidence of their frontrunner status, Wilson indicated the field is wide open.

Quinn's announcement coincided not only with LGBT Pride Weekend but also with polls showing that her frontrunner status in the race is now in question.

While scientifically inaccurate, candidates have used them to tout what they have said is frontrunner status.

So if you see Anne Hathaway in the «likely to be nominated» category even though she's likely a shoo - in for a frontrunner status, this is why.

Though she doesn't have too many scenes, Jacki Weaver does fine work in Silver Linings Playbook as De Niro's wife, and that film's frontrunner status may nab her a nomination in this category as well.

Similarly, the acting winners aren't necessarily indicative of frontrunner status.

Long favored to win the Oscar for adapted screenplay, Kushner might be ceding his frontrunner status to the unstoppable «Argo.»

The most interesting thing about the season to come, from my vantage point, is the lack of a dreaded «frontrunner status» for any of the contenders.

Only the question of whether it's film or television complicates its frontrunner status — and given that it made the Documentary Feature lineup, that debate seems to have been settled to the Academy's satisfaction.

Ben Affleck's fantastic thriller Argo also screened at TIFF to a positive reception, and the film's wildly positive reviews and impressive box office rocketed it to frontrunner status a few weeks ago, overtaking SLP.

Russell's Silver Linings Playbook will still most definitely land a Best Picture nomination, but its frontrunner status has waned a bit.

Guillermo del Toro has picked up a bevy of trophies over the last couple of months for his incredible work bringing The Shape of Water to life, and he won the DGA award recently, solidifying his frontrunner status.

As was the case with Philip Seymour Hoffman three years ago, Sean Penn should triumph despite the tepid HFPA response to his film, while I fully expect them to confirm Anne Hathaway's rapidly - building (and to me mystifying) Oscar - frontrunner status.

Leo's frontrunner status is fading following her faux pas, and while many (like Ebert, Kris and Anne) seem to hedge their bets on Steinfeld to upset, she's still a kid and they rarely win.

In a season where several films have jockeyed for frontrunner status, the fantastical period drama has stepped into that spot.

Logic points to Sally Hawkins nabbing herself a much - needed citation to cement her frontrunner status but Frances McDormand could ride a wave of support for «Three Billboards.»

I suspect the Best Picture frontrunner status will result in a surprising (to many) nomination.

Sadly, this carried over to Chastain's frontrunner status, as the film simply became too divisive for there to be unanimous support around the actress» performance.

Though the lukewarm response to the film as a whole kept Adams from launching to frontrunner status, she most definitely solidified herself as a serious candidate for the trophy.

Best Animated Feature and Best Foreign Language Film went to Inside Out and Son of Saul respectively, further strengthening their frontrunner status in those categories.

When Miami - Dade public schools rolled out their performance pay plan to fanfare and cheering last year, it was the first district in Florida to get a head start on what will become a mandated policy in 2014 and felt like it took on frontrunner status in the nation.