Sentences with phrase «on leading actress»

While its Oscar prospects at the moment still seem remote and to concentrate on leading actress Adèle Exarchopoulos and perhaps the screenplay, Sundance Selects hopes that good word of mouth from the festivals will propel the film from a remote hopeful to a surprise nominee in several categories.

It's a comedy about the making of a movie as three filmmakers meet in Starbucks, call on their lead actress (played by Eugene Domingo as both herself and the character in the movie) and plan their poverty drama's shoot which will take place in a garbage dump.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, the food delivery startup hoping to reinvent frozen's reputation in the era of clean eating announced that it had raised some $ 43 million in a second round of funding, led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from VMG Partners, M13, actress Haylie Duff, Bobby Flay and Shaun White.

Jolie told the magazine that the exercise led them to their leading actress, a girl called Srey Moch who was «overwhelmed with emotion» on giving back the money, which she had planned to spend on a funeral for her grandfather.

After winning a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her wild - eyed turn as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted, she attempted a few other serious acting roles but only seemed to find blockbuster success when she took on the lead role in the feature - film adaptation of the video game Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

A new poll says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is maintaining a big lead over Cynthia Nixon among state Democrats — though the «Sex and the City» actress is gaining slightly on the two - term incumbent.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) mocked the idea of actress Cynthia Nixon challenging him for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on Wednesday, leading local New York anchors to warn him against writing off celebrity candidates.

The letter to the prime minister, signed by actress Julie Christie, singer Sting, former defence secretary and Home Office minister Bob Ainsworth and a collection of former chief constables and leading lawyers, calls on Downing Street to implement «a swift and transparent review of the effectiveness of current drug policies».

Even as actress Cynthia Nixon weighs a run for governor, a leading women's organization on Thursday backed Gov.

The movie had majority of the nominations for Ghana but missed out on Best Actress in Lead Role Category.

ALBANY — Even as actress Cynthia Nixon weighs a run for governor, a leading women's organization on Thursday backed Gov. Cuomo for reelection.

Follow actress Ann Hathaway's lead and post your «I voted» selfie on Instagram.

The actress, who turned 40 on Monday, decided to charge full - speed ahead toward this new decade of life rather than lament leading up to her milestone birthday.

She is one of the leading actresses of Bollywood who manages to clad well both on and off screen.

It's fairly well made and the lead actress is not bad but that doesn't save a movie without much to offer and some rather distasteful scenes later on.

Clashes between actresses on the set of Jenny's movie somehow lead to a night of lesbian Turkish oil wrestling that ends with a visit from the cops; the hard - case colonel in charge of prosecuting Tasha's case arrives on base.

This gorefest — a thinly - disguised derivation of Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street series (with the lead actress from the third installment in that franchise) concerns Cynthia (Jennifer Rubin), an unfortunate young woman who falls into the clutches of a demented cult leader, narrowly escapes being burned to death by him, and wakes up in a hospital ward only to be pursued and psychologically tortured by the psycho's evil spirit.

He behaves equally strangely off set, insulting the leading actress, refusing to turn the air conditioning on and berating his crew, who snigger at him behind his back.

With an ensemble cast of mostly all actresses lead by the Radiant Penelope Cruz, Almodovar has written his sharpest, funniest screenplay yet, holding back on his usual outrageous elements in order to let the talented ladies of the cast work their magic with his words.

For her performance as Carrie Mathison on HOMELAND she has won back - to - back Golden Globe ® Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama, a 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award ® for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and the 2012 Emmy ® Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

For a sex scene, he walks around naked — with only sock covering his penis — and, in between bouts of insulting his leading actress» looks, orders the cinematographer to keep the camera focused on his nude butt.

Moss» striking performance led many viewers to question where she had been all these years; like many other fledgling Hollywood actresses, she had done time as a model and an actress in second - rate films while waiting for her big break.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 21, 1967, Moss decided that she wanted to be an actress at an early age.

The 1968 Rachel, Rachel was the outcome of Woodward's exile; she and Newman admitted it was carefully designed as a vehicle to resuscitate her career, and the ploy worked brilliantly — he directed, she starred, and together they led the film to four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress and Best Picture.The following year Woodward and Newman reunited onscreen for the auto - racing drama Winning, and again starred together in 1970s politically charged W.U.S.A., a reflection of the couple's high - profile support of liberal causes; when 1971's They Might Be Giants proved unsuccessful, Newman directed Woodward to Best Actress honors at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man - in - the - Moon Marigolds.

Surprise: Tatiana Maslany, «Orphan Black,» Lead Actress - Drama Tatiana Maslany finally got an Emmy nod, and it only took her playing eight characters on one show to get it.

Actress Claire Danes, winner Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series for «Homeland», poses backstage at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre, on Sept. 23, in Los Angeles.

Best known for starring in Cronenberg's Cosmopolis alongside Robert Pattinson and for her portrayal of the wife of the Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, Canadian actress Sarah Gadon is now taking on the lead role of the young Princess Elizabeth in new British comedy film A Royal Night Out.

The coming of age movie has picked up Best Film awards in New York and Canada with lead actor Aide Spratt also taking home a Best Actress award in LA for her work on the film.

The actress will appear alongside Kingsman: The Secret Service's Taron Egerton in the «gritty revisionist take» retelling of the Robin Hood legend and said she is «excited» to take on the leading role.

On the television side, Netflix's political drama «House of Cards» led nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking three nods for best actor (Kevin Spacey), best actress (Robin Wright) and best cast performance in a drama series.

Leading actors tend not to be in the single digits on the occasion of their debut Oscar bids: Keisha Castle - Hughes was 13 when she got a best actress nod for Whale Rider in 2004, and how many people remember Jackie Cooper, who was indeed nine when he was tapped for a prize for Skippy in 1931?

The five actors nominated for the prestigious award, which honours the future stars of cinema, include Brits Jack O'Connell, who began his career in the E4 drama Skins in 2007 and this year took the lead role in the Angelina Jolie - directed feature Unbroken, and Gugu Mbatha - Raw, already an established name on stage and television, who was named best actress at this year's British Independent Film Awards for her portrayal of Dido Elizabeth Belle in the period drama Belle.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis - Dreyfus, Veep Laurie Metcalf, Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

The «Happyland» actress lands the lead role in the series based on the bestselling «Mortal Instruments» novels.

The cast of this US remake includes two actresses who have held on to leading lady status longer than almost anyone but Meryl Streep.

PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE: 2oth Century Fox has made test deals with a small group of actresses for the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool, based on the character he originated in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The director, Daryl Wein, and lead actress, Zoe Lister - Jones, are a couple in real life, and this romantic comedy - drama is based on their experiences.

Ingrid Goes West will make you think twice when you next log into post the latest photo of yourself on whatever social media platform you frequent and thanks to standout performances from its two lead actresses, Spicer's impressive debut film overcomes some highly implausible plot developments to become a memorable and in many ways important musing on our growing dependency to be connected to an often fanciful online world.

Margot is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for I, Tonya at the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4

Director Reed Morano, lead actress Elisabeth Moss, costume designer Ane Crabtree and production designer Julie Berghoff all received Emmy nominations for their efforts Thursday morning, as did Miller for his writing on the pilot episode, «Offred.»

Back in October, it was revealed that the Avengers and Lucy star Scarlett Johansson would play Major Motoko Kusanagi in DreamWorks Pictures» Ghost in the Shell after Margot Robbie bailed to do Suicide Squad and now Variety brings word that the actress has signed on to play the lead in the live action adaptation of the classic manga by Masamune Shirow.

Margot is nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role while her co-star Allison Janney is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for I, Tonya at the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4.

Jordan Phipps is making big waves this year in the genre community, with a stellar performance in this year's festival favorite Close Calls and a lead role in the upcoming Halloween horror anthology 10/31, so we were thrilled to catch up with Jordan on the Orange Carpet for quick interview following our screening of Close Calls at the 2017 Halloween International Film Festival in Kill Devil Hills, NC, where she would go on to win the Best Actress award.

This affected the outlook on both the Lead Actress and Supporting Actress fields with all sorts of scenarios being predicted, but when it came down to it The Academy took the bait on both and went with it.

She was nominated 12 times for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her performance as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote but never once took home the golden winged statue.

However, since neither of those three actresses has a real lock hold on this final slot, this category is actually pretty ripe for an upset — my guess could be an Alicia Vikander changing course on The Danish Girl and entering herself as a lead here to nab a double nomination — and if that happens, I reserve the right to count it as a correct prediction since it was impossible to plan for.

Come on, the lead actress could've been a multicultural set of nominees with both Constance Wu and Tracee Ellis Ross in the mix besides Rodriguez, just as Randall Park and Anthony Anderson in lead actor, because there's no way that's happening at the Emmys, Also, instead of Niecy Nash in supporting you've got a white woman portraying a woman of color in whiteface.

If cast, the actress could establish herself as Hollywood's go - to - gal for staring fearfully at a ping - pong ball on a piece of fishing line and pretending it's a massive, scaly beast — the kind of lucrative reputation that leads to roles in Game Of Thrones, or the next Godzilla movie.

Zoe Lister - Jones (a regular on TV's «Whitney») has been acting regularly since 2004, and this is her first «all in» film project where she is writer / director / producer / lead actress.

This is a competent enough, if plodding, espionage thriller with mostly compelling actors (except for the lead, Jessica Chastain, a lightweight who is mysteriously being called great in this film, and who just received a Best Actress nomination) that tells the story of the painstaking intelligence gathering that led to the ultimate revenge killing, when U.S. Navy Seals exacted retribution for the murder of 3000 people on September 11, 2001, on U.S. soil.

Bruni Tedeschi takes the lead role as Louise, a retired unmarried actress in her forties, and sister of the ailing Ludovic (based on her own brother, to whom the film is dedicated, and played by Filippo Timi).