Sentences with phrase «nominated performance in»

Jake Gyllenhaal is better than ever here in the title role, eclipsing both his brilliant outing just last year in Prisoners as well as his Oscar - nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain.

Those who saw her Oscar - nominated performance in 2010's «Winter's Bone» already were aware of her startling screen presence — her natural beauty, instincts and maturity beyond her years.

The last time Hugh Jackman indulged in a full - scale musical, the result was a powerful Oscar - nominated performance in 2012 release Les Misérables.

Director TOM HOOPER and filmmaker BAZ LUHRMANN were among the guests at a dinner in honour of GEOFFREY RUSH's Oscar - nominated performance in THE...

The cult star, best known for her 1972 Oscar - nominated performance in movie Fat City, passed...

Stars are a draw, and Negga's nominated performance in Loving last year is still fresh in the mind.

I have yet to see her Spirit - nominated performance in the tiny indie «That Evening Sun,» but on the opposite end of the studio scale, I must give her respect for holding her own in Tim Burton's lumbering «Alice in Wonderland,» even as the film falls apart around her.

Daniel Kaluuya, hot off his Oscar - nominated performance in «Get Out,» has earned even more praise for his performance as W'Kabi, the head of Wakanda's security.

Lupita Nyong» o graces our cover this week, and she chats with Backstage about her Oscar - nominated performance in «12 Years A Slave» and her time at Yale School of Drama.

A small part as Anne Boleyn in Best Picture winner «A Man For All Seasons» was a mere taster for more full - on roles in cult sixties hit and Palme D'Or winner «Blow - Up», and her first Oscar - nominated performance in «Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment».

Curtis didn't have any more luck after the 1980s despite a Golden Globe — winning, SAG - nominated performance in 1994's «True Lies» and a Globe - nominated role in 2003's «Freaky Friday» remake.

• Donna Freydkin talks to Vera Farmiga, who, by the way, has a lot of support for her nominated performance in «Up in the Air.»

Jones is best known for her Academy Award nominated performance in «The Theory of Everything,» and most recently she led the cast of «Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.»

The five - part series (premiering Saturday) stars Benedict Cumberbatch, the hypermagnetic star of PBS's «Sherlock» who rocketed to the big time in Marvel's superhero movies and an Oscar - nominated performance in 2014's «The Imitation Game,» and, more important, uploaded himself to the lovelorn psyche of the female Internet.

For her Oscar nominated performance in «Rambling Rose,» Critic Peter Travers explained that Dern «ranks among the best actresses of her generation.»

Introducing Hong Chau as Ngoc Lan Tran in her Golden Globe ® nominated performance in DOWNSIZING.

She had a part in The Amazing Spider - Man 2 and impressed me greatly with Breathe In, but it's her sure to be nominated performance in The Theory of Everything that we should be most thankful for.

Michael Fassbender sat down with the Wall Street Journal to discuss a number of topics related to both his Oscar - nominated performance in Steve Jobs and the upcoming video game adaptation of Assassin's Creed.

Over the course of a couple of phone chats — one interrupted by a dead cell phone battery — one can hear the earnest joy in her voice, usually followed by that laughter, when talking about her journey from M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, her feature film debut, to the massive success of Jurassic World despite her character's penchant for running in heels from dinosaurs and, most recently, her 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award - nominated performance in an episode of Netflix's Black Mirror.

He gave an Oscar - nominated performance in «Witness» and should have been nominated the next year for «The Mosquioto Coast.»

If there is any justice there will be lots of awards recognition for Ronan, who follows her beautiful Oscar - nominated performance in Brooklyn with another every bit its equal.

With no Oscar - nominated performance in the bunch, this could default to Jennifer Jason Leigh who is an Oscar nominee for The Hateful Eight.

Film and music critic Tim Grierson on Julianne Moore's Independent Spirit Award - nominated performance in Todd Haynes» «Safe».

She succeeded on stage with a Tony - award nominated performance in «Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Rooney Mara is best known for her Golden Globe ® and Academy Award ® nominated performance in David Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

While this isn't her first role since her much hailed Oscar nominated performance in The Artist (she has a fluffy supporting role in the crowd pleasing Populaire) Bejo finally gets to inhabit a fleshed out, multifaceted role.

A noteworthy adaptation was Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones, which featured Dorothy Dandridge's Oscar - nominated performance in the titular role.

Hayek, for the first time since her Oscar nominated performance in Frida is written a role that reminds us of her tremendous talent not just her beauty.

The supporting cast includes Wes Studi as Chief Yellow Hawk, Ben Foster and Timothee Chalamet (who's having quite a year with this along with his work in «Lady Bird» and his Oscar - nominated performance in «Call Me by Your Name»).

Jack Black's finest display of acting prowess is his 1996 Oscar nominated performance in the critically acclaimed blockbuster Mars Attacks in which Black stars as a plucky upstart U.S. Army soldier who valiantly attempts to defend the planet from the evil martians and in doing so, allows Pierce Brosnan to see less screen time.

Her parents got to see her Oscar - nominated performance in Mike Leigh's film Vera Drake, the role she still regards as the «big gear change... I think they were proud.

Multi-talented Daphne Rubin - Vega first received notice for her Tony - nominated performance in the Broadway musical Rent.

Starring Saoirse Ronan in a career - defining role (even more so than her first Academy Award - nominated performance in 2007's Atonement), it may just be among the finer historical period pieces in recent memory.

More film, television, and stage work followed, but Tyson did not truly become a star until her Oscar - nominated performance in the Depression drama Sounder (1972).

But the play was a deeply religious work, metaphorical, the imagery of man merged with horse essential to its message, so while Richard Burton and Peter Firth gave excellent, Oscar nominated performances in the film, the picture never quite captured the power of the stage play.

And three nominated performances in a row is hard to do.

Oscar - nominated performances in «The Danish Girl» and «Creed,» as well as Seth Rogen's bawdy Christmas comedy «The Night Before» lead this week's new releases.

Her extensive range of film, television and theater credits includes Academy Award ® nominated performances in IN THE BEDROOM and THE WRESTLER, and a Drama Desk Award ® nomination for her role in the Broadway production TOP GIRLS.

Well, at least the Academy realized that if it was going to nominate a performance in Nocturnal Animals it should be Michael Shannon's slightly creepy lawman and not Aaron Taylor - Johnson's totally forgettable outlaw.

Not exact matches

The performances are so good, that both Steve Carell and Christian Bale have been nominated for Golden Globe Awards for «Best Actor in a Comedy» and McCay and Charles Randolph, who co-wrote the movie, were nominated for «Best Screenplay.»

Duke was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1965 for her dual performance as two identical cousins.

Noma Dumezweni, who plays the beloved Hermione in the blockbuster hit «Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,» was nominated for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play.

That actually worked out pretty well for the actress considering she was later nominated for an Oscar for her performance in «Leaving Las Vegas.»

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Michael Shannon (who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Nocturnal Animals), Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher and Adam Driver all contribute great performances to this visually beautiful ensemble piece.

Not only did he take home five awards in the 11 categories he was nominated in (including Best Rap Album for his amazing To Pimp A Butterfly), but his electric performance of «The Blacker The Berry» and «Alright,» provide the evening's most talked - about moment.

The reformed band were recently nominated for Headline Performance of the Year in the UK Festival Awards alongside Metallica, The Cure and Jay - Z.

Similarly, Rooney Mara has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Carol and Worst Supporting Actress for her performance in Pan.

Mahrez was key in helping the Foxes to lift the Premier League title in the 2015 - 16 campaign, and was rightfully nominated as the PFA Premier League Player of the Year in that season, and those performances put him right in the limelight, and attracted plenty of interest from potential suitors.

His performances in the 2004/05 campaign saw the South Korean nominated for the UEFA Best Forward Award.