Sentences with phrase «of acting nominees»

* This article originally stated that the last time the Academy Awards featured an all - white slate of acting nominees was in 1995.

Despite the lack of acting nominees of color, which the Academy can not control, producers have been working since the #OscarsSoWhite backlash to make sure the Oscars «will have true diversity and will represent what the world looks like.»

Fully three - sixteenths of the acting nominees this year rock the fiery hair colour.

Common shared how he met Boone Isaacs in 2015, the first year of the all - white slate of acting nominees that inspired the «Oscars so white» online protest and criticism of the academy's diversity.

All 20 of the acting nominees are white, which hasn't happened since... well, since last year.

Not exact matches

The controversy erupted after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year's Oscar nominations earlier this month, revealing a list that included no non-white acting nominees for the second year in a row.

As for the acting nominees, Avello tells the newspaper that Larson and DiCaprio are the runaway leaders, along with Stallone and Vikander, though there could be «possible upsets» in the supporting acting fields from Bridge of Spies «Mark Rylance and Steve Jobs «Kate Winslet.

He called the alleged conspiracy «an act of unprecedented treachery: the campaign of a nominee for President of the United States in league with a hostile foreign power to bolster its own chance to win the presidency.»

As the U.S. businessman has gone from long - shot Republican presidential candidate to the party's nominee for the White House, fears that Mr. Trump will act on some of his campaign statements — like renegotiating the North American free - trade agreement and pulling the United States out of the Trans - Pacific Partnership trade agreement — have spooked some Canadian small - business owners with U.S. interests.

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The complaint describes the «conspiracy» as «an act of previously unimaginable treachery: the campaign of the presidential nominee of a major party in league with a hostile foreign power to bolster its own chance to win the presidency,» adding that WikiLeaks «disseminated the information at times when it would best suit the Trump campaign.»

But the PM last month anointed Johnson as the «sole nominee» after the venue's trustees objected to the house - share proposal, saying it ran contrary to the act of parliament enacting the wishes of its owner, Lord Stanhope.

«It's outrageous that the chairman of the Democratic Party acts that way with Democratic candidates,» said Rick Montano, a former Suffolk legislator who had a similar issue with Schaffer as a State Senate nominee in 2012.

Lawmakers say they would no longer entertain any request for confirmation of any nominee until the acting president respects the rejection of Mr Magu.

Senator Sani in his point of order drew the attention of lawmakers to remarks allegedly made by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo that the Senate has no powers to confirm nominees apart from ministerial and ambassadorial nominees.

«However, if the nominee is coming from another sector, just like in the case of the RECs, it means they can not act.

Western Regional Acting Chairman for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government, Mr Francis Ndede Siah has appealed to the Assembly Members in Jomoro and Ellembelle Districts respectively to consider the development of their areas first and confirm the awaiting President's DCE nominees.

«And just because some people that don't call themselves conservatives and don't always act conservative do something conservative,» he said, using the example of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry serving in the Navy.

Voters in North Brooklyn can also cast ballots on who the Democratic nominee will be in the crowded Brooklyn district attorney race, where Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will run against a host of other candidates including former prosecutor Anne Swern.

Labour promised to reform the House of Lords when it came to power in 1997, and under the House of Lords Act 1999 swept away the majority of the hereditary peers and replaced them with political nominees.

With a line - up of some of the hottest acts on the nominee list for this year's VGMAs, Charterhouse Productions, in collaboration with headline partner, Vodafone are happy to announce that all is set for the biggest outdoor jam to hit the Central Region in 2018!

As required under the Section 16 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act 2017, the deputy special prosecutor must be of «high moral character and proven integrity», a quality the North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa sought to know if the nominee deems herself fit.

But Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, the Democratic Senate nominee, told The Washington Post's David Weigel that Paul's statements on MSNBC made it clear that the Republican «rejected the fundamental provision of the Civil Rights Act, and to me that's a rejection of the progress we've made over the last half - century.»

A spokesman for the Democratic mayoral nominee said he was acting as an elected official responding to the needs of constituents in both instances.

A spokesperson for Acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco, who selected nominees for the position, said that he received hundreds of letters of support for Christie «from everyone from the Assembly speaker down to the county level, close to every member of the Legislature and every county chairman.»

While those proceedings pend, the Senate, whose President is accused of corruption by the EFCC, has declined confirmation of the acting Chairman of the EFCC citing a report by the Department of State Services, which accuses the nominee of abuse of power and of human rights.

Continuing he said, «Have u ever heard of «Acting Minister» or «Acting Ambassador» when Senate rejects nominees to those positions?

New York's delegates have high hopes for their nominee Donald Trump's speech tonight, but some also want him to tone down some of his rhetoric and act more presidential.

This followed the Attorney General - nominee, Gloria Akuffo's assertion that the Independent Prosecutor's office would be established via an Act of Parliament during her vetting by Parliament.

From Jennifer Lawrence dazzling in a gown not designed by Christian Dior to several of the season's top acting nominees, the ceremony had a lot to offer.

The lead acting categories are packed with eight nominees apiece, giving us very little in the way of beginning to narrow down contenders to what will eventually be Oscar's final five.

Ejiofor is at the center of an embarrassment of acting talent throughout this film with even smaller roles occupied by the likes of Brad Pitt, Michael K Williams, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, and last year's Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild).

Apart from the acting nominees — which include Julianne Moore, Ricky Gervais, Helen Mirren, Steve Carell, and Jake Gyllenhaal — a spate of A-listers are set to serve as presenters.

The Twittersphere erupted in protests over lack of diversity in this year's nominations; despite rave reviews for Oyelowo, in 20 years this is the second time all acting nominees were white.

And finally, and perhaps most notably, seven of the 20 acting nominees were POC, tying the record set by 2006's class a decade prior.

U.S. Office of Government Ethics shared these statistics related to the nominee transition process with NPR under the Freedom of Information Act.

Cool characters abound: Get Out Oscar nominee Daniel Kaluuya plays an impatient tribal leader, Forest Whitaker is a Wakanda shaman, Martin Freeman acts as a CIA agent drawn into the mix (although this is not like past examples of the CIA meddling in foreign regime change).

#OscarsSoWhite No More Frankly, it was an embarrassment that last year's slate of major acting nominees had not a single black face among them, especially in a time so rich with talent of all colors.

And each of the four acting categories have at least one black nominee.

Among those up for their acting in the musical or comedy category are Sacha Baron Cohen for «Borat,» Beyonce Knowles for «Dreamgirls,» Johnny Depp for «Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,» Toni Collette for «Little Miss Sunshine» and Chiwetel Ejiofor, a surprise nominee for the overlooked gem «Kinky Boots.»

«All the Money in the World» star Christopher Plummer, the veteran actor who at the last minute stepped into the role of billionaire J. Paul Getty when Kevin Spacey was dropped from the completed film amid sexual misconduct allegations, is the oldest acting Oscar nominee to date.

Hill's Academy Award nominee status makes for a few great gags, Rogen's lack of variety in film roles is a punch - line and Robinson gets confused between «acting» tough and actually being strong.

Ed Harris is probably the weakest of the nominees, if only because he and Meryl Streep try to out - act each other in their first scene together.

She's a surefire nominee, and perhaps more than anyone in any of the acting categories, seems like a potential winner at this point.

It shone a light on the much - discussed whitewashing of the Oscar acting nominees, all 20 of which exclude people of color.

It was also a Special Mention in the category of Golden Eye for Best International Documentary Film, alongside Joshua Oppenheimer's «The Look of Silence» (the follow - up to his Oscar nominee, «The Act of Killing»), at the Zurich Film Festival.

The film promises to act as a direct sequel to the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic and stars an impressive cast of actors that includes Oscar winner Adrien Brody (King Kong), Topher Grace (Spider - Man 3), Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Danny Trejo (Grindhouse), Walton Goggins (TV's The Shield) and Oscar Nominee Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

In a VERY strong year of acting performances it was unfortunate that Tom Hanks was the odd man for the Oscar... all 5 nominees are worthy... to bad they couldn't add a 6th... however it's Matthew McConaughy's year!

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Queen Latifah (Life Support) Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect: The Final Act) Mary - Louise Parker (The Robber Bride) Debra Messing (The Starter Wife) Gena Rowlands (What If God Were the Sun) Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Robert Duvall (Broken Trail) Tom Selleck (Jesse Stone: Sea Change) Jim Broadbent (Longford) William H. Macy (Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King) Matthew Perry (The Ron Clark Story) Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Greta Scacchi (Broken Trail) Anna Paquin (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Samantha Morton (Longford) Judy Davis (The Starter Wife) Toni Collette (Tsunami: The Aftermath) Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV - movie: Thomas Haden Church (Broken Trail) August Schellenberg (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Aidan Quinn (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) Edward Asner (The Christmas Card) Joe Mantegna (The Starter Wife) Also see the acting nominees in the comedy and drama races, as well as the assorted outstanding - series contenders.