Sentences with phrase «perceived frontrunner»

Well, it happened; Alejandro G. Iñárritu has won the Directors Guild of America award for Best Director of 2014 for Birdman, besting perceived frontrunner Richard Linklater for Boyhood.

Sometimes though, especially in Oscar predicting, seeing is believing and perceived frontrunners on paper either solidify that position of vacate it after mediocre reviews.

Sherlock managed some big wins at the Creative Arts Emmys last week and then even bigger ones tonight in Writing over both Fargo and The Normal Heart (which went in as the frontrunner), Lead Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch), who bested Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman in Fargo and perceived frontrunner Mark Ruffalo for The Normal Heart.

That year was thrown into chaos on nomination day, when perceived frontrunner Dreamgirls was left off the Best Picture ballot entirely, despite still having the most nominations of any film, and everybody else went scrambling.

The former federal minister is the perceived frontrunner to lead this new party fusing Alberta's Wildrose and Tory oppositions, but no matter which candidate succeeds, UCP will have a leader prone to jousting outside the provincial lines.

(Liz writes: As per a commentor's note, the words «want to» were added to the first sentence in the above paragraph, as Wright is the perceived frontrunner in the pro-Rangel camp to succeed the congressman should he step down mid-term.

The man who disdained debating back when he was the perceived frontrunner of the GOP gubernatorial primary — even when dogged by a woman (as it turns out) in a duck suit and heckled by Carl Paladino supporters — is now anxious to go mano - a-mano-a-mano with the Buffalo businessman and the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo.

The attacks have been largely focused on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and things are starting to look less rosy for the perceived frontrunner.

As a perceived frontrunner, she's been subject to critical commentary and press.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra has told sources that he is considering a run and would definitely enter the race if Wilson - the perceived frontrunner for the nomination according to many state officials and analysts — declines.

Weinstein was a mainstay of awards season, credited with creating the modern Oscar campaign (a seemingly endless parade of celebrity grip - and - grins paired with a whisper network aimed at crippling the perceived frontrunners).

Defying all possible odds to best the perceived frontrunner (even with its weak spots) means the Academy was ready for something different and weren't about to be told what was going to win.

The perceived frontrunner for Best Animated Feature Film, The LEGO Movie, was snubbed despite the film's song getting a nomination.

It's probably best to take out the perceived frontrunners in their respective categories and that would be Arquette, Simmons, Moore and Redmayne OR Keaton.

Moreover, in recent years this race has gone to the «artsy» screenplay over the perceived frontrunner.

After beginning the pre-awards season as the perceived frontrunner, only to be hobbled by the major critics awards, 12 Years a Slave came roaring back to the lead with a field best four nominations at the Screen Actors Guild this morning.