A surprisingly large number of black performers helped pave the way with Oscar - winning and - nominated performances from McDaniel through Diahann Carroll, who earned
her lead actress nomination in the 1974 comedy «Claudine.»
The chart - topping singer who came to fame as the lead singer of the Supremes, earned
a lead actress nomination for her 1972 film debut in «Lady Sings the Blues,» playing legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Carroll actually made her film debut in 1954's «Carmen Jones» and was an established recording artist, Broadway star («No Strings») and groundbreaking sitcom star («Julia») when she earned
a lead actress nomination for the charming 1974 romantic comedy «Claudine.»
The legendary African American actress, who earned a Tony last year for «A Trip to Bountiful» and is best known for her Emmy Award - winning turn in the landmark 1974 TV movie «The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,» received
a lead actress nomination for «Sounder» as the resilient Rebecca Morgan, the wife of a sharecropper in Louisiana, circa early 1930s, who tries to keep her family together despite tremendous odds.
Thompson: If Brie Larson landed
a lead actress nomination for Cinedigm SXSW pickup «Short Term 12,» which she would have if Fox Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics or Harvey Weinstein had been behind it, I would be happy.
Or that Meryl Streep's
lead actress nomination for «August: Osage County,» the screen version of Tracy Letts» Pulitzer Prize - winning drama, is in comedy, no matter that the work owes as much to Eugene O'Neill as it does to Edward Albee, or that Julia Roberts» nomination for supporting actress in the film doesn't get classified as comedy or drama.
If In the Fade was more mainstream, or at least more visible, Diane Kruger would merit consideration for
a Lead Actress nomination.
In 2010, she received her fourth Emmy nomination, for her work in Barry Levinson's YOU DO N'T KNOW JACK with Al Pacino, following
a lead actress nomination in the film BERNARD AND DORIS and two previous guest actress nominations in a comedy series (FRIENDS, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE).
Bette Midler also scored a Best
Leading Actress nomination for her performance in Hello, Dolly!
«Carol» probably sealed a Best Picture Oscar nomination with six Spirits nods including Best Feature and two
Lead Actress nominations for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Todd Haynes» return to film, the 1950s romance Carol, landed an impressive 10 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Haynes), Best Adapted Screenplay, technical nods for Cinematography, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Production Design, Original Score, and two
Lead Actress nominations for Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.
Not exact matches
Romantic musical «La La Land,» the tale of a struggling
actress and a jazz pianist in Los Angeles, went into the Oscars with a
leading 14
nominations and emerged with six, including for its score and theme song «City of Stars.»
NEW YORK — British television productions received a
leading seven International Emmy
nominations Monday, including best actor and
actress nods for Jason Isaacs in «Case Histories» and newcomer Joanna Vanderham in «The Runaway.»
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) mocked the idea of
actress Cynthia Nixon challenging him for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination on Wednesday,
leading local New York anchors to warn him against writing off celebrity candidates.
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She appeared in a string of independent films throughout the 1990s, in addition to all the aforementioned Di Cillo titles; she had the
lead, opposite Anne Heche, in the acclaimed Walking and Talking (1996), written and directed by Nicole Holofcener, a role which earned her an Independent Spirit Award
nomination for Best
Actress.
Sarandon's five Oscar
nominations for
lead actress is a total exceeded by only eight people in history (including Bette Davis, whom Sarandon plays in the limited series FEUD).
The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they
led the film to four Oscar
nominations, including Best
Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best
Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.
Proving that Bafta is not slavishly following the US awards circuit's
lead, Tinker's 11
nominations were accompanied by four for the Ryan Gosling thriller Drive, another near shut - out at the Globes, which included a best supporting
actress for Carey Mulligan.
Todd Haynes» lesbian 1950s romantic drama is the most nominated film not nominated for picture with six bids, including
lead actress Cate Blanchett (seventh
nomination) and supporting
actress Rooney Mara (second
nomination).
Even as the parenting dramedy «The Kids Are All Right» hauled in the
nominations — for best picture, original screenplay,
lead actress (Annette Bening) and supporting actor (Mark Ruffalo)-- director and co-writer Lisa Cholodenko expressed a degree of shock that «Kids» co-
lead Julianne Moore had been overlooked.
And so, while Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water
leads the pack with 12
nominations, it's helped by a superb Sally Hawkins, who's up for Best
Actress, and is going up against Call Me By Your Name, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — nine
nominations and directed by our own Martin McDonagh — Winston Churchill drama Darkest Hour and Christopher Nolan's bold war film, Dunkirk.
The film accolades continued with a 2014 Screen Actor's Guild
nomination for Judi Dench for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a
Leading Role and 2014 Golden Globe ®
nominations for Judi Dench for Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Best Screenplay — Motion Picture, and Best Motion Picture — Drama.
Binoche received her ninth César
nomination — the French Oscar — for her
lead role, while Stewart became the first American
actress to win the award for her supporting turn.
On the television side, Netflix's political drama «House of Cards»
led nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking three nods for best actor (Kevin Spacey), best
actress (Robin Wright) and best cast performance in a drama series.
«Masterpiece Theatre's» reboot of its 1970s classic, «Upstairs, Downstairs,» earned six
nominations, including one for Jean Marsh for
lead actress in a TV movie or miniseries.
Although there has been a lot of funding turmoil at PBS, it earned 43
nominations, including 11
nominations for its lavish «Masterpiece Theatre» miniseries about the British aristocracy, «Downton Abbey,» which was nominated for best miniseries and best
lead actress in a movie or miniseries for Elizabeth McGovern.
And «Brooklyn,» this year's Little Engine That Could, took off from its Sundance premiere a year ago to take three top - drawer
nominations, including
lead actress for Saoirse Ronan, adapted screenplay for the veteran Nick Hornby (working from Colm Tóibín's novel) and even best picture.
From Amy Adams»
leading actress snub to Mel Gibson's resurgence, L.A. Times film critics Kenneth Turan and Justin Chang discuss the Oscar
nominations.
L.A. Times film critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan discuss the 2017 Oscar
nominations, including Amy Adams»
leading actress snub and Mel Gibson's resurgence.
«The Shape of Water»
leads all films this year with 14
nominations including Best Picture, Sally Hawkins for Best
Actress, Richard Jenkins for Best Supporting Actor, Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting
Actress, Guillermo del Toro for both Best Director and Best Original Screenplay alongside Vanessa Taylor, Dan Laustsen for Best Cinematography, Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, and Jeff Melvin for Best Production Design, Sidney Wolinsky for Best Editing, Luis Sequeira for Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, Best Sci - Fi or Horror Movie, and Alexandre Desplat for Best Score.
Director Reed Morano,
lead actress Elisabeth Moss, costume designer Ane Crabtree and production designer Julie Berghoff all received Emmy
nominations for their efforts Thursday morning, as did Miller for his writing on the pilot episode, «Offred.»
However, since neither of those three
actresses has a real lock hold on this final slot, this category is actually pretty ripe for an upset — my guess could be an Alicia Vikander changing course on The Danish Girl and entering herself as a
lead here to nab a double
nomination — and if that happens, I reserve the right to count it as a correct prediction since it was impossible to plan for.
Silver Linings can get Actor,
Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting
Actress and Cast, and as such, it could
lead the
nominations tomorrow.
And with the coveted backing of Sony Pictures Classics, its captivating
lead Daniela Vega could also be a dark horse contender for a historic Oscar
nomination for a transgender
actress.
Steven Spielberg's «Lincoln,» starring Daniel Day - Lewis as the 16th President of the United States,
leads this year's Academy Award nominees with 12 total
nominations including best picture, best director (for Spielberg), best actor (for Day - Lewis), best supporting actor (for Tommy Lee Jones), and best supporting
actress (for Sally Field).
Alexander Payne's «Nebraska» followed with six
nominations, including film, director,
lead actor for Bruce Dern, supporting actor for Will Forte and supporting
actress for June Squibb.
This is a competent enough, if plodding, espionage thriller with mostly compelling actors (except for the
lead, Jessica Chastain, a lightweight who is mysteriously being called great in this film, and who just received a Best
Actress nomination) that tells the story of the painstaking intelligence gathering that
led to the ultimate revenge killing, when U.S. Navy Seals exacted retribution for the murder of 3000 people on September 11, 2001, on U.S. soil.
The film received seven
nominations, including best picture, director,
lead actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, supporting actor for Michael Fassbender and supporting
actress for Lupita Nyong «o.
In addition, Shaw nabbed a
lead actress in a comedy or musical
nomination for her role as Bridgette Bird.
Laurie Metcalf Two decades after winning three Emmys for «Rosanne,» Metcalf took time out from the stage to land three different Emmy
nominations for three different shows in three different categories:
lead comedy
actress in HBO's «Getting On,» guest comedy
actress for «The Big Bang Theory» and guest drama
actress for Louis C.K.'s «Horace and Pete.»
Emma Stone's «La La Land»
led Monday's Golden Globe
nominations, picking up seven nods including Best Performance by an
Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for the 28 - year - old.
But «The Sinner» was blessed with heavenly awards news Monday, scoring two marquee Golden Globe
nominations, one for best TV movie or limited series and another for Biel as the
lead actress, making the show one of the big surprises of the Golden Globe derby.
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water
leads the pack with a whopping 13
nominations, including Best Picture, Best
Actress and Best Director.
I was worried about this film as the
lead actress Frances McDormand is often in Cohen Brother's films and I tend to think they're utter cack, but three billboards is worthy of the Oscar
nomination it has received, as is she for hers.
Watch out for: Anthony Anderson, Black - ish Of Black - ish's three
nominations — comedy series,
lead actor and
lead actress — this is the best spot to reward it for its stellar, thought - provoking second season.
She could have been very competitive for a
nomination here to add to her likely Best
Actress nomination for Arrival and the Academy really like its same year
Lead / Supporting
nominations for
actresses.
It even earned a number of award
nominations and not just in the Golden Globes» easily cracked Comedy / Musical categories but contending for
lead actress, cinematography, and costume design Oscars.