Sentences with phrase «major awards contenders»

Hammer already has a major awards contender in his hands, as Luca Guadagnino's Sundance hit «Call Me By Your Name» will hit theaters in late November.

With a cast led by Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, and Rachel Weisz, it's little wonder why «The Light Between Oceans» is shaping up to be a major awards contender.

The answer to these questions will very much determine the awards fate of «Trumbo,» as Bleeck Street has not handled a major awards contender on its own before.

But while there's no denying that its message resonates even more in light of the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, hopefully those parallels won't end up overshadowing the movie itself, because although it's not quite as sobering as last year's Oscar - winning «12 Years a Slave,» «Selma» is a deftly made drama about an important piece of American history that's guaranteed to be a major awards contender, largely due to the outstanding lead performance from David Oyelowo.

Sony is dropping this one in December, so expect it to be a major awards contender.

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This story of the strange relationship between eccentric millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell) and Olympic wrestling champions Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) will be a major contender during awards seasons, with all three actors in the running for nominations.

Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as the two leads, the film is expected to be one of the major contenders in the upcoming Award season.

by Bill Chambers In the interest of full disclosure, I've yet to see three of the major Academy Award ™ contenders, Call Me By Your Name, Lady Bird, or Phantom Thread.

The first film out of the gate that could be a major contender at the Academy Awards next year is Snowden.

The Disaster Artist is positioned as a major Oscar contender, so during the rest of awards season, Franco will likely have to address these claims publically.

More than ever before, Hollywood's A-list actors aren't in just 1, but 2 major Awards Season contenders.

contender for the major awards, but will almost certainly take home the prize for Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography, given how many people equate length - of - shot with quality - of - shot.

Then, we revisit two interviews with first - time directors who could win major awards on Sunday: Yance Ford, whose film Strong Island is up for Best Documentary, and Greta Gerwig, a contender for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Lady Bird.

• Oscar contenders «Mary and Max» and «Samson and Delilah» pick up major nods at Australia's AFI Awards... but where's «Disgrace?»

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Whether or not he's telling the truth remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: with Anderson behind the camera and a cast that includes Hoffman, Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix (making his big screen return after wasting the last few years making «I'm Still Here»), «The Master» will likely be a contender in nearly every major category come awards time.

Interviewing Mary Rylance earlier this year I would have never suspected that I'd be talking to a major 2015 awards contender.

«The Fifth Estate» is a major disappointment for DreamWorks SKG, which had initially hoped the movie might be an awards contender.

The release of G.I. Joe marks the unofficial end of the summer blockbuster season, meaning it's only a few weeks until the major studios will begin to unveil what they consider the year's strongest awards contenders.

Two major Oscar contenders for Animated Feature, Zootopia and Kubo and the Two Strings, led the 44th ANNIE award nominations today with 11 and 10 apiece, respectively.

The film is getting a ton of awards buzz and will likely be a major contender at the Oscars next year.

Mike Leigh) Cast: Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Roger Ashton - Griffiths With a Palme d'Or and a Best Director award already under his belt (for «Secrets and Lies» and «Naked» respectively) any new Mike Leigh movie has got to be a major contender for a Cannes competition slot (he's been there four times so far, «All or Nothing» and «Another Year» being the other two competition players).

Because, in the first place, as I mentioned before, Oscar loves a powerhouse drama, and second, the other major contenders for this award, Penelope Cruz and Maggie Gyllenhaal, while each clearly strong performances, do not measure up to the grit and Oscar - worthiness of Mo'Nique's performance nor to Precious.

The Lobster, which just won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association «s screenplay award and major Oscar contenders like Florence Foster Jenkins and Lion won't be getting any love from the...

But plenty more of the latter movies are just around the corner, and Netflix has just debuted the first teaser trailer for what could turn out to be a major contender for Academy Awards.

Over the past seven years, the Academy Awards race has often included one major contender of the quirky independent comedy variety.

There are some who are predicting that a split will occur between Picture and Original Screenplay (where all the major contenders are), but this would appear to be because «Three Billboards» was not eligible for the Original Screenplay WGA Award due to their asinine rules, which led to it being given to «Get Out» instead.

Following its positive reception at Telluride, «Argo» will have its official world premiere in Toronto next week, where distributor Warner Bros. will likely use the buzz to position the movie as a major awards season contender.

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Artistically, though, this was a clear success, a critical darling that would be a major awards season contender if voters could remember pre-fall releases and actually honor worthy cinema.

But thanks to some non-traditional contenders sneaking their way into major awards conversations, and services like Netflix snagging the rights to big - name features, plenty of 2017's best and most lauded films are already available to stream and rent.

That is one explanation for how it went from certain major Academy Awards contender to a film with three fruitless acting Oscar nominations.

Cannes hasn't been the best launching point for major Oscar contenders as of late (for winners, at least) so looking to the two highest profile films that lost — Wonderstruck and Happy End — I don't think their losses here will have a big impact on their awards chances.

Thelma Adams: From rage to rapture, Melissa Leo runs the gamut in another Awards Season contender, lifting up Maggie Betts» Novitiate for a major hallelujah.

Bullock's major contender for the Oscar is, of course, the iconic Meryl Streep, who counts two Oscars and 15 Academy Award nominations under her belt.

The film didn't garner as much of a response at TIFF as some were expecting, and since it's not necessarily a commercial draw, it will need a groundswell of critics support in order to become a major contender in the awards season.

Speaking of Bejo, she won Best Actress, for Asghar Farhadi's The Past, which is sure to be a major contender come award season, in the Foreign Language category if nothing else, though Bejo will likely be a top contender for Best Actress, too.

Immensely entertaining, impeccably structured and featuring excellent performances from its entire cast, «American Hustle» is one of the year's absolute best films and a serious contender for every major award.

While some other major launches have been marred by bugs and bad pre-release press, the early buzz was that Inquisition would be a major contender come awards time.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is reviewing 27 contenders for spots on its major projects panel as it prepares to award spots on an expanded roster by the end of the year.

Coming to all major U.S. carriers, it's another contender for this year's «Best Android Smartphone» award, right alongside the new HTC One M9 and the Galaxy S6.