Sentences with phrase «given by the jury»

The Camera d'Or award, for the best first film, was given by a jury headed by director Wim Wenders to «Osama,» by Siddiq Barmak of Iran.

Amid the kerfuffle over the generally baffling awards given by the jury headed by George Miller at last year's Cannes Film Festival, a fair bit of attention was paid to the award for Best Actress, which was given to Jaclyn Jose, the ostensible lead of Ma» Rosa, the film directed by Filipino director Brillante Mendoza.

I do not think there is a basis in this case for this Court to interfere with the weight given by the jury to the evidence overall.

Further, the answers given by the jury demonstrate that even if the jury questions had been expressed differently, the jury would not have found in the appellants» favour.

Not exact matches

«Virtually half» of jurors who participated in the Capital Jury Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, reported they knew the punishment they would give before the trial even began.

The larger issue for Uber is that this could give credence to Waymo's argument that members of the jury be notified that Uber destroyed or did not disclose relevant evidence as the company was required to by the court.

If I walk into a bank and give the teller a note that says «you don't have to give me your money, but I'll shoot you if you don't», then defending himself by telling the jury he didn't demand the money!

My father wondered how a local jury could give the defendants a fair hearing when they had already been declared guilty by the local paper.

Given Russell Wilsons public statements about how effective the NanoBubble technology is in every bottle of Recovery Water, a jury could reasonably conclude that Wilson was activeley undermining a fellow human beings health by refusing to share his stash with him.

A move in June from Wicker Park to the West Loop increased physical exhibition space by almost 400 percent, the bulk of which is given over to the organization's Coalition Gallery program, in which 16 juried artists manage and show in the space.

The jury in the Joe Percoco federal corruption trial resumes its work today, after appearing to focus much of its attention last Friday on the low - show job given to Percoco's wife, Lisa, by a Maryland - based energy company, Competitive Power Ventures, which is behind a controversial new power plant in Orange County.

«The dramatic disparity gives rise to an unacceptably high, «meaningful» risk that the jury could find Linda Mangano guilty merely by association, «she argued in court papers.

«I think [Skelos lawyer Alexandra Shapiro] is right that in the instructions I gave the jury and in arguments made by counsel to the jury, there is a danger that the jury decided the case based on a rationale that may be rejected by the Supreme Court,» Wood said.

After then - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2015, fellow senators forced Skelos to give up his leadership post.

Just a few of these include: restrictions trial by jury, DNA databases, ID cards, a Civil Contingency Act that gives the government the power to rule by decree, control orders, the Religious Hatred Bill and a definition of glorifying terrorism that was drafted so widely that the Irish Taiseoch was reckoned to be at serous risk of annual prosecution commemorating the Easter Rising.

Mr. Donovan, however, refused to give any details about who will be called to testify, what allegations will be weighed or even who will potentially face those charges during grand jury proceedings, which are secret by law.

Ministers have given verbal assurances that the bill's powers, which would allow them to make orders to change primary legislation in all but a few specific instances, would not be used to change major laws such as the right to trial by jury.

The poll found that by a 58 percent to 33 percent margin, New Yorkers would back giving Schneiderman the power of special prosecutor to probe other instances of police brutality after a grand jury chose to not indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

«Whether it's voting to give free college tuition to illegals or allowing his campaign to be completely taken over by groups pushing for the passage of legislation that would give illegals the right to vote in our elections and serve on our juries, Todd Kaminsky has consistently put the «rights» of illegal immigrants ahead of the rights of law - abiding Long Island taxpayers and their families.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan concluded, in light of the Supreme Court's narrower definition, that the jury instructions given by the judge in Mr. Silver's trial were erroneous and that a properly instructed jury might not have convicted him.

«Given the three - year media drumbeat calling for the Skeloses» conviction and swift imprisonment, a drumbeat fueled by government misconduct, it is extremely doubtful that a New York jury will be able to perform this task with an open mind,» the court documents charge.

The 2nd Circuit said the instructions given to the Silver jury by the trial judge were consistent with precedential rulings in other cases prior to the Supreme Court decision in the McDonnell case.

The attorney general's probe marks the first grand jury investigation of a sitting district attorney by Schneiderman's office since Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order in 2015 giving Schneiderman authority to intervene in cases in which unarmed civilians are killed during confrontations with police.

An emotional Rebekah Brooks has given her first statement since she was acquitted of all phone - hacking charges, declaring she was «vindicated» by the unanimous verdicts of the jury.

In a decision dated Feb. 5, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Madden ordered a new hearing on a 2013 jury verdict in her court that gave five mesothelioma victims represented by Weitz a total of $ 190 million — the highest award of its kind at the time.

The court found that the instructions given to the jury by the judge at Silver's trial were wrong, considering the new definition established by the McDonnell case.

«Nor did the instructions prevent the jury from concluding that meetings or events with a public official to discuss a given matter were official acts by that public official.»

The original manslaughter indictment against Haste was dismissed in May by Supreme Court Justice Steven L. Barrett, who ruled that prosecutors from the office of Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson erred when they instructed the grand jury that it did not have to consider communications other officers gave Haste that Graham, 18, had a gun.

And a Special Jury Prize was given to The Dead and the Others, an experimental docudrama on the Kraho people of northeastern Brazil directed by Joao Salaviza and Renee Nader Messora.

The Fipresci jury, led by France's Michel Ciment, gave the award to «Burning» as a «visually stunning film and an emotionally complex comment on contemporary society.»

While many speculated that the jury might award only the second Palme d'Or to a film directed by a woman, the most likely contender — Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum — was instead given Cannes» jury prize.

The festival Jury, headed by director Werner Herzog, gave its Silver Bear Jury Prize -LSB-...]

The Critics» Prize, voted on by journalists at the festival and given independently of the jury, went to the Sundance winner «American Splendor,» inspired by the autobiographical comic books of the redoubtable Cleveland file clerk Harvey Pekar.

The big prizes from the festival are the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, one given by a select group of jurors and the other chosen by the festival attendees themselves.

«Moonlight» (A24) The Gotham Awards have kicked off awards season by giving the entire cast of Barry Jenkins» breakthrough indie a special Gotham Jury Award for ensemble performance.

Call Me by Your Name was given life anew in Toronto, months after screening to raves in chilly Park City and Berlin — but the jury's still out on whether it's too arty and queer for mainstream awards success.

Ultimately, Holy Motors may prove too bugfuck to win the Palme d'Or, given that the jury is headed by Nanni Moretti and not Tim Burton (whose crew Palme'd the nearly - as - bizarre Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives), but I can almost guarantee that it'll be the film by which this year's festival will be remembered in years to come.

Taking center stage: Will Gardner's (Josh Charles) judicial bribery investigation, a vendetta spearheaded by the crisply arrogant special prosecutor Wendy Scott - Carr (the terrific Anika Noni Rose), which is now at the grand jury stage where, the saying goes, they would even indict a ham sandwich — giving this episode its title, «Another Ham Sandwich.»

It's an impressive switch behind the camera for the true - crime drama, especially given the love shown to Guadagnino's latest by awards juries.

Of course, the jury, this time around led by George Miller, threw us some real curveballs, but Cannes surprises when the Palme d'Or is given out is more or less par for the course.

Palme d'Or Competition films by Michael Haneke, Hong Sangsoo, François Ozon, Naomi Kawase, Todd Haynes, and Lynne Ramsay promise to give critics and jury judges some high - quality films to choose between.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award given out by a jury comprised of Awards Circuit readers.

SIFF competitions are intended to reflect the diversity and excellence of global filmmaking with awards and / or cash prizes given to the winners as determined by independent juries as well as by audience voting.

In 1998, a Cannes jury headed by Martin Scorsese gave the festival's Grand Jury Prize (traditionally seen as the «runner - up» award to the Palme d'Or) to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful, kicking off a worldwide goodwill tour that culminatejury headed by Martin Scorsese gave the festival's Grand Jury Prize (traditionally seen as the «runner - up» award to the Palme d'Or) to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful, kicking off a worldwide goodwill tour that culminateJury Prize (traditionally seen as the «runner - up» award to the Palme d'Or) to Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful, kicking off a worldwide goodwill tour that culminated...

The Nora Ephron Prize jurors also gave a Special Jury Mention to writer / director Rachel Israel for her film Keep the Change (without additional comment), although Israel's enjoyable romantic comedy (an unusual story with a male character at its center) captured The Founder's Award for Best Narrative Feature (and $ 20,000 sponsored by AT&T).

Separate awards were given by FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics, which sponsors a jury at all major festivals.

GRAND JURY PRIZE WOMEN&WINE (KVINNER&CAVA)(Norway, 2017), directed by Liv Karin Dahlstrøm JURY STATEMENT: For its honest depiction of friendship that, over a short period of time, authentically runs the spectrum from silly and beautiful to awkward and heartbreaking, we give the Jury Award for Best Live Action Short to Women & Wine, directed by Liv Karin DahlstJURY PRIZE WOMEN&WINE (KVINNER&CAVA)(Norway, 2017), directed by Liv Karin Dahlstrøm JURY STATEMENT: For its honest depiction of friendship that, over a short period of time, authentically runs the spectrum from silly and beautiful to awkward and heartbreaking, we give the Jury Award for Best Live Action Short to Women & Wine, directed by Liv Karin DahlstJURY STATEMENT: For its honest depiction of friendship that, over a short period of time, authentically runs the spectrum from silly and beautiful to awkward and heartbreaking, we give the Jury Award for Best Live Action Short to Women & Wine, directed by Liv Karin DahlstJury Award for Best Live Action Short to Women & Wine, directed by Liv Karin Dahlstrøm.

For its wit and humor, and for immersing us into the idiosyncratic world of a local radio station, we're pleased to give a Special Jury Mention to Radio Dreams by Babak Jalali.

For its originality, confidence, strong performances, and elegant structure, we're pleased to give an additional Special Jury Mention to Moon in the 12th House by Dorit Hakim.

SPECIAL JURY MENTION WAITING FOR HASSANA (Nigeria, 2017), directed by Ifunanya Maduka JURY STATEMENT: By bringing to light one young girl's traumatic experience, this important documentary gives a voice to all 276 teenage girls whose lives were violently interrupted by Boko Haram in 201by Ifunanya Maduka JURY STATEMENT: By bringing to light one young girl's traumatic experience, this important documentary gives a voice to all 276 teenage girls whose lives were violently interrupted by Boko Haram in 201By bringing to light one young girl's traumatic experience, this important documentary gives a voice to all 276 teenage girls whose lives were violently interrupted by Boko Haram in 201by Boko Haram in 2014.