Sentences with phrase «major film categories»

From the winners shown below, this may be what we see some of the major film categories look like.

The tables below display the current odds for eleven major film categories, plus one bonus prop bet.

Not exact matches

Mad Max rode a winning streak in several technical and behind - the - scenes categories to score six Oscar statues last night, though the film ended the night shut out of most of the show's major categories, such as Best Picture and Best Director.

The report suggests that the major VR and AR areas that will be generating revenue fall into one of three categories: Content (gaming, film and TV, health care, education, and social); hardware and distribution (headsets, input devices like handheld controllers, graphics cards, video capture technologies, and online marketplaces); and software platforms and delivery services (content creation tools, capture, production, and delivery software, video game engines, analytics, file hosting and compression tools, and B2B and enterprise uses).

As with the documentary category, the Academy previously released a foreign film shortlist in December, and at that time the omissions of films such as the widely praised Two Days, One Night, Winter Sleep (which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year), and Mommy were considered major snubs.

The film isn't a Best Picture frontrunner, but is a player in other major categories, making it one that's difficult to miss for those trying to keep up.

Paramount's highest - scoring 2014 film, Selma, was one of just two best picture nominees to come from one of the majors, and Paramount finished with 7 Oscar nominations in all (even with Selma's snubs in other categories).

In a year that saw the Academy heavily criticized for its noticeably white nominees across every major category, the inclusion of Tyldum as Best Director and the title amongst the Best Picture nominees came as a bit of a surprise considering the film's very routine, unavoidably square structure as a well - intentioned, noble biopic.

Two major fall films tied in multiple categories, and they couldn't be more different.

The first film to accomplish the very rare feat of sweeping all five major Oscar categories (best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best screenplay), It Happened One Night is among the most gracefully constructed and edited films of the early sound era, packed with clever situations and gags that have entered the Hollywood comedy pantheon and featuring two actors at the top of their game, sparking with a chemistry that has never been bettered.

Basterds Nine Bright Star An Education (The Queen was nominated and the film will be a major player so...) The Young Victoria (this category is just not complete without some period porn)

Below are reviews of the films nominated in the major categories.

Two weeks ago, as part of his summer - long institute, Redford held a weekend conference of most of the major exhibitors and distributors of «specialized» films - a category that includes independent U.S. features, foreign films, «art films,» cult films, revivals and almost anything else that isn't a big - budget, first - run standard Hollywood production.

Released in the same year (1963) that saw Sidney Poitier become the first black man to win an Oscar in a major category (for Lilies in the Field), Donovan's Reef is a shockingly, unapologetically racist and misogynistic film about braggadocio, therapeutic rape, and belittling the natives.

Another big snub: Greta Gerwig didn't get nominated for Best Director for Lady Bird, a film that's connecting with audiences in a major way right now and could very well end up as an Oscar contender in multiple categories.

Now, try to imagine such a film being uncertain to be recognized in every major award category.

On one side, there was the trio of living legends Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro and Tommy Lee Jones all playing pivotal roles in films that won elsewhere in major categories.

Usually, though, a Best Picture winner will only win Score if a sweep is afoot, and hardly ever does the rest of the time because in years when the Academy spreads the wealth, they seem to divide the films they like along the lines of tech, craft and major categories.

In terms of Academy Award attention, the film is a no - brainer for lots of the major categories including Best Picture.

This is always an interesting category because the winner usually falls into one of two (or sometimes both) categories: a major action film or the Best Picture winner.

Benton's film walked away with five Oscars, beating Being There in every major category.

To this day, only one superhero film, The Dark Knight, has earned an Academy Award in a major category.

Of course, based on the early buzz, it seems to have paid off, because even if the film doesn't dominate in the major award categories, it's sure to land a few technical awards for the stunning visuals and incredible animal effects.

If Daldry's film delivers (and this is a big if in my opinion), it could be a major player in the visual categories and bring Menges back into the race.

Because the Golden Globes breaks up lead acting and best film into the two categories, there are few major snubs.

However, it's the only film that hit all of the major categories of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.

But Bill Morrison's «Dawson City: Frozen Time» is a major work in any category, a historical spelunking expedition that dives into a long - buried trove of films discovered in a Canadian mining town and comes up with a conjoined history of the Gold Rush and American cinema.

The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced earlier this week, and while Edgar Wright «s music - driven heist film Baby Driver didn't end up with any nods in the major categories, the film did end up with a few technical awards, including Best Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Design.

Get Out was the only film centering on a person of color to score a Best Picture nomination but it showed up big in the major categories, with three additional nominations: Director, Lead Actor, and Original Screenplay.

It's clear that the Academy has a strong affinity for American Hustle over all, as Russell's last two films have now earned Oscar nods in all six major categories.]

After collecting trophies for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series and Best Television Series (both in the Musical or Comedy categories), the triple threat was met with questions from the press about his other major project — playing young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars anthology film.

But still, but still... the films nominated for major categories are almost always worth taking a look at.

Of course, I remain skeptical of the film's chances in the major categories, so I'm not buying here, but she has her fans.

And while we did love seeing Sylvester Stallone take home his first trophy since his one and only Golden Globe nomination for «Rocky» 40 years ago, there were admittedly few major surprises across the film categories.

The DGA also released its nominations for a new category, recognizing excellence by directors releasing their first major feature film in 2015.

However, the 2017 awards season could bring the best chance to date for a superhero film to seize serious Oscar gold — that is, in multiple major categories — with «Logan,» Hugh Jackman farewell to his career - defining role as Wolverine.

That, perhaps, explains the increasing convergence of the British and American Academy awards, with the same actors and films dominating the major categories.

Presented by Don Cheadle, Laura Dern, and Anna Kendrick, the picks of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spanned film and television categories, one of the only major awards voting bodies to do so.

Very few women are ever nominated for this category in major film awards ceremonies; fewer still win.

They've also instituted a diversity mandate which only impacts the British film categories, and not the major categories like Best Picture (although wouldn't that be great if they did?).

Unless you're one of those ridiculous dreamers who supposes that films like Elle or Toni Erdmann might have a shot at securing major category Oscar nods in January, the schedule for my excursion to the London Film...

With Disney Animation and other major studios producing critically acclaimed animated films at a rate far higher than 15 years ago, the animation categories have experienced an explosive growth in competition.

The Washington Post's three film critics have forecast who will win in the major categories — and also weigh in on who should win and who should have been nominated.

Most of the major categories showcase six nominations, so I guess it wasn't hard for a film to be a «record breaker» in the nod tally.

With its successful and sought - after parks, its massive film studio, the numerous successful cable channels, one of the US's major broadcast networks (ABC), and its complementary consumer products business, Walt Disney is in a category of its own.