Sentences with phrase «light drama actor»

Not exact matches

As he did in his first two sturdy efforts behind the camera, the Boston - set crime dramas Gone Baby Gone and The Town, Affleck exhibits admirable restraint in creating the moral landscape of this film, and he aids himself by working with actors who are adept with the subtleties of sighs and flinches, who can stumble into patches of either light or darkness with equal ease.

It stars Steve Carell (tipped for a Best Actor nod for his performance), who has leapfrogged from light entertainment into the big leagues by virtue of last year's sports drama Foxcatcher.

Actors normally associated with lighter fare also received best actor nominations for their work in dramas, such as Steve Carell for Foxcatcher and Jennifer Aniston in Cake.

And for all his comments about specific actions, line readings, and so on made by the actors, he sheds no light on how he arrived at such offbeat casting choices; after all, the likes of Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Anthony LaPaglia, and Eric Stoltz aren't exactly the names that immediately come to mind for a costume drama.

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series PATRICK J. ADAMS / Mike Ross — «SUITS» (USA) STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch «Nucky» Thomson — «BOARDWALK EMPIRE» (HBO) KYLE CHANDLER / Eric Taylor — «FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS» (DirecTV) BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White — «BREAKING BAD» (AMC) MICHAEL C. HALL / Dexter Morgan — «DEXTER» (Showtime)

The first trailer for actor / writer / director Warren Beatty «s upcoming, light - hearted romantic drama Rules Don't Apply tried to do too much.

Also, since the cast mixed actors known more for conventional light comedy and drama with burlesque - trained comic Phil Silvers and true thespian wildcards like Shelly Winters and Telly Savalas, a hodgepodge of ingredients seemed appropriate.