Shoppers were keen to recreate the classic vibes for their own home office, with more than 1,000 searches for vintage telephones the week
of nomination announcements.
Starting now and leading up to the 90th annual Oscars, I will be offering my final predictions in each category next month (ahead
of the nominations announcement on Jan. 23) and breaking down the frontrunners as well as who should and will win in the following months.
I'll go back to them next month, probably the day
of the nominations announcement.
The fact that the most interesting part
of the nominations announcement was Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs saying «Dick Poop» instead of «Dick Pope» for Mr. Turner's Best Cinematography nod probably says it all.
Perhaps the biggest surprise
of the nominations announcement (for some, anyway — ha) was Maggie Gyllenhaal sliding into the running with nary a precursor mention in sight.
Not exact matches
In fact, Birdman has made more than $ 11 million
of its total gross so far since last month's
announcement of the 2015 Oscar
nominations.
There was little sign
of any market reaction in the run - up to the
announcement of Powell's
nomination.
With the Progressive Conservatives planning to complete candidate
nominations in all 87 constituencies by March 15, 2015, there have been plenty
of announcements since my previous update:
During last Thursday's
nomination announcement, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert celebrated Isaacs's «34 years
of experience living and working around the world to provide lifesaving emergency humanitarian assistance and development aid.»
Columnist Ellen Goodman took alarm when, at the
announcement of his
nomination, Thomas expressed gratitude to the nuns who had taught him as a child.
(Washington, D.C.) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, in response to the
announcement by the White House on the
nomination of Steve Censky, CEO
of the American Soybean Association, as deputy secretary: «Americans enjoy the safest and most affordable food in the world, and Secretary Perdue is assembling an all - star team that will protect and preserve the public's longstanding confidence in the food and.
Manchester United fans have reacted with frustration following the
announcement of the Puskas
nominations, with Mkhitaryan being overlooked for the award.
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Traditionally, the covnentions start with the
nomination of down ballot statewide candidates — state comptroller and state attorney general — on Day One, and build up to the main event —
nomination of the governor and his running mate (the identity
of whom we still don't know, thanks to LG Bob Duffy's recent
announcement that he won't be on the ballot)-- on Day Two.
Even on the day
of Labour's mayoral
announcement, most commentators assumed that Labour's Tessa Jowell would scoop the
nomination, yet Khan ended up winning by a landslide.
The
announcement is sure to spark a fresh round
of speculation that Gillibrand is a possible contender for the Democratic presidential
nomination in 2016.
Late in the day Governor Cuomo's campaign announced that he was dropping out
of contention for the Working Families Party
nomination altogether, saying «Given the
announcement today that the remaining unions will no longer be a part
of the WFP, we stand in solidarity with them and will not be seeking the endorsement
of the 3rd party line at their convention next month.»
Cuomo aides made a point
of rolling out a diverse team over the course
of the two - day convention, starting with the
announcement that former Governor David Paterson, who quietly rivaled with Cuomo in 2009 and 2010 as Cuomo edged him out for the Democratic Party's
nomination, would take over the Democratic State Committee.
The
announcement comes in advance
of Cuomo's widely expected
announcement that he'll seek the Democratic
nomination for governor by next week's state Democratic convention.
President Obama's
announcement of Michael Greco's
nomination can be found at http://1.usa.gov/1qIWDZw.
In politics, timing is everything and no one could have timed it better than Cynthia Nixon with her
announcement this week that she will be challenging Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic
nomination as governor
of New York.
The Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) received the
announcement of the
nomination of Martin Alamisi Amidu as Special Prosecutor with utmost shock and will like to call on Parliament to reject the president's nominee because he is too bitter, vengeful and does not in any way reflect the independence
of the office he will be holding in the event parliament approves his
nomination.
Mitt Romney's
announcement on August 11 that Paul Ryan is his choice for the Republican
nomination for vice-president did not end all the suspense about the identity
of presidential and vice-presidential
nominations.
National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member
of Parliament for the Tamale Central Constituency, Inusah Fuseini, has welcomed the
nomination of Martin Amidu by President Akufo - Addo as the Special Prosecutor, describing the
announcement as a «refreshing news».
Announcement: Brian Jones will seek
Nomination from Green Party to be candidate for Lieutenant Governor
of New York
After the Senate sent President Obama's
nomination of Green back to the White House, the
announcement followed from the executive offices that Green will not be renominated after the first
of the year.
Republican and Conservative party leaders almost immediately responded with
announcement reaffirming their support for Randy Altschuler, who won the
nomination last year and went on to lose to Mr. Bishop by 593 votes out
of nearly 200,000 in November.
Klein made the
announcement in a joint release with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who promised to push for a Senate Democratic reunion when he accepted the
nomination of the progressive Working Families Party last month.
Late in the day Friday, Governor Cuomo's campaign announced that he was dropping out
of contention for the Working Families Party
nomination altogether, saying «Given the
announcement today that the remaining unions will no longer be a part
of the WFP, we stand in solidarity with them and will not be seeking the endorsement
of the 3rd party line at their convention next month.»
Additional names may be placed in
nomination for any
of these positions by petition
of at least one hundred Members submitted to the Executive Officer within thirty days following the
announcement of the election.
Additional names may be placed in
nomination for any
of these positions by petition
of at least fifty members
of an Electorate submitted to the Executive Officer within forty - five days following the
announcement of the election.
After the recent
announcements of the submitted Feature and Shorts in the Documentary categories for the Academy Awards, the International Documentary Association has revealed their
nominations today.
Before that in the film awards calendar comes this Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony — and the
announcement next Thursday
of the Oscar
nominations.
And so the awards season, which started in mid-December with the
announcement of the Golden Globes
nominations, came to an end this last Sunday in...
The Screen Actors Guild
nominations generally don't deliver giant head - scratchers on the level
of the Golden Globes nods, but this morning's
announcement still had its share
of surprises.
Yes, the deadline for ballots to be in is today, and that's coming right on the heels
of the British Academy
of Film and Television Arts (or BAFTA) making their
nomination announcement in the wee hours.
Anyone who's been playing armchair industry - insider over the past few weeks got a cold dose
of reality this morning, as the
nomination announcement for the 89th Academy Awards confused, delighted and outraged awards - show obsessives.
Guillermo del Toro's fantastical romance «The Shape
of Water» made the biggish splash Tuesday during the
announcement of Oscar
nominations, outpacing the competition with its 13 nods.
With Monday's
announcement of the 2018 Golden Globe
nominations, it seems clear that nothing can measure up to famous people playing famous people.
Make sure to check out my Oscar Watch 2013 page for the latest updates leading up to the
announcement of the
nominations and through Oscar Day!
Now the race is wide open, and is expected to go at a dizzying pace, with
announcements to come from the Golden Globes, the Directors Guild, the Producers Guild, SAG - AFTRA, the Independent Spirit Awards and many film critics» associations from across the nation, leading up to the actual
announcement of the Academy Award
nominations.
The
announcement comes less than two weeks after she was passed over for an Oscar
nomination for best director, an exclusion that fueled a debate over the lack
of diversity in this year's Academy Awards
nominations.
The film has already received dozens
of honors this award season, and during this morning's
announcement of the Oscar
nominations, it racked up eight more, including nods for best director and best picture.
What a weird decision — it renders the actual
nomination announcement something
of an anti-climax, particularly with so few surprises in the lineup.
AMPAS had already revealed the dates for the 2017 and 2018 telecasts last year and the calendar pretty much sticks to the same schedule as previous year except for two important dates: the end
of phase one voting and the
nomination announcements themselves.
In today's BAFTA
nominations announcement, The Shape
of Water seemed to have pre-emptively swept the board, receiving the most
nominations of any film — 12 — including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Film.
The film looks to be in danger
of frontrunner fatigue as the critics groups
announcements thus far have mostly neglected to recognize the film (though NYFCC named Steve McQueen Best Director), but Nyong» o still seems like a lock to land a Supporting Actress
nomination.
Here are my reaction and takeaways, consisting
of five snubs and five surprises, coming out
of this morning's
nominations announcements.
The first wave
of guilds — directors, producers, and actors — all supplicated down on their knees for The King's Speech, all in near - simultaneity with the
announcement of the film's dozen Oscar
nominations.
The kick - off to awards season really starts next week with the
announcement of the 31st Film Independent Spirit Award
nominations on Tuesday, November 24th.