Hanks has two Oscars for his acting and three
other nominations while Eastwood has four Oscars — two for directing — and another seven nods.
Not exact matches
The ongoing effort turned particularly hot this week as Democratic senators moved to block two of his circuit court
nominations while two of his
other nominees to top courts were grilled during a Capitol Hill hearing.
Other Democrats,
while surprised that the governor didn't push through a map more favorable to Democrats, saw the sting of his decision fading by 2016, when he could be locked in a battle with O'Malley for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
While Rep. Tom DeLay's (R) legal troubles and battle for a 12th term have dominated the political landscape for much of the last six months, there are three
other Texas races of import that could well be decided today: the fight for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination and congressional primaries in the 17th and 28th congressional districts.
Another thought is that
while Bradford West in an highly unusual seat in many ways, and the result here is not likely to be reproduced in many
other seats, one seat that does have a similarly high level of Muslim voters is Birmingham Hodge Hill, the seat of Liam Byrne who may be resigning to stand as Birmingham mayor if he wins the Labour
nomination.
Meanwhile, Feud's several
nominations will pit Alfred Molina against Stanley Tucci in the supporting actor, TV movie or limited series category,
while Judy Davis and Jackie Hoffman will compete against each
other — as well as Laura Dern, Regina King, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead — in the corresponding supporting actress race.
While we're ecstatic that Avatar's loathsome original song didn't warble it's way into an Oscar
nomination, those blue aliens and a few
others did squeeze out a few of our favorites.
As Oscar
nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, some of the newly minted nominees took to Twitter to express their excitement,
while other stars not involved in this year's films celebrated their colleagues.
While presumably disqualified from Best Original Score and without a song, I honestly think every
other nomination is not out of the realm of possibility.
While Skyfall got plenty of recognition in the minor categories, the
other three have a grand total of one Oscar
nomination (The Avengers for Visual Effects).
In this week's analysis, we look at two films which some pundits are considering as longshots for an Foreign Language Film Oscar
nomination while others have a bit more faith in, given how straightforward their narrative is, and given how they appeal to different voter sensibilities.
While Rachel McAdams earned a Screen Actors Guild
nomination, benefiting from being the only woman in a guy - heavy flick, both Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton failed to get SAG and Golden Globe mentions, presumably because they kept canceling each
other out.
While a dozen or so are undeniably in the running for a Best Picture
nomination, the best that can be said for most
others named here is that...
It starred Will Smith (of «Concussion» and 2015 non-Academy Award
nomination fame), Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid, Judd Hirsch, Bill Pullman (not to be confused with Jeff Daniels or Bill Paxton) and Vivica A. Fox, among
others and
while panned by most critics, had enough oomph to best it's nearest rivals, «Twister» and «Mission: Impossible» by nearly twice as much money.
While 12 Years a Slave unsurprisingly pretty much cleaned house (earning 5 wins of its 7
nominations), it was nice to see some recognition for
other, smaller films like Mud and Short Term 12.
Wrestling drama «GLOW's
other two
nominations were acting nods for Alison Brie and Marc Maron,
while «Big Little Lies» scored three in just one category.
Instead, it's getting the «Selma» treatment, earning a Best Picture
nomination but only getting one
other nom for Meryl Streep
while Spielberg misses out on an eighth Oscar
nomination.
Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester by the Sea earned five
nominations,
while Other People, Jackie and Free in Deed all racked up four apiece.
Directed by: Richard Linklater Written by: Richard Linklater Main Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, and many
others as well... Past Oscar relations: Richard Linklater has been nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Adapted Screenplay for Before Sunset and Before Midnight),
while Ethan Hawke has three Academy Award
nominations (the -LSB-...]
While we're on the subject, The Post was a veritable no - show — it landed a happy - to - be-there Best Picture
nomination, but only one
other, for Meryl Streep, of course.
While there were no director
nominations for
other leading female contenders, as some had hoped, including Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman) and Dee Rees (Mudbound), with these
nominations, Gerwig becomes the fifth woman to be nominated for best director since the Academy Awards began in 1929.
While Denis Villeneuve missed out on a best director
nomination for Blade Runner 2049, the film did pick up a number of nods in
other categories.
Some were nominated, yet snubbed somewhat on the night,
while others failed to even get a
nomination.
While films and their leading actors are split into «drama» or «musical or comedy» categories, the Golden Globes» supporting actors hail from all films; for that reason the two categories have a stronger correlation to the eventual Academy Award
nominations than most
others.
The committee approved the
nominations of former Alabama Congressman Spencer Bachus, who faced insider - trading allegations
while in Congress; Kimberly Reed, who held high level positions at the Treasury Department and Lehman Brothers in the lead up to the financial crisis; and Claudia Slacik, whose submission to the Office of Government Ethics reveals investment in Exxon, a recipient of Ex-Im Bank financing, and many
other energy companies.
J. Craig Williams: Well many praised Trump on his
nomination, citing parallels to Justice Scalia,
while others saw Judge Gorsuch's documented conservatism as a possible threat to Supreme Court rulings.
While nomination is an authorisation to receive the policy monies in the event of death of the life assured, it does not give the nominee an absolute right over the money received to the exclusion of
other legal heirs.