Sentences with phrase «picture prizes means»
Not exact matches
Apparently everyone thought that meant there was no way «Argo» could win best picture — until it went on to win top prizes at the Critic's Choice, Golden Globe, PGA, and SAG Awards.
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Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri took home the prestigious Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday which means it could well land the Best Picture Oscar as the SAG ensemble award is often a strong indicator.
While their top prize for Cast Ensemble «isn't suppose» to mean Best Picture, it indicates a strong showing of support towards a particular film.
Meanwhile, «Selma» was nominated for Best Picture but its director, Ava DuVernay, was not nominated, nor was Clint Eastwood of «Sniper,» James Marsh of «Theory,» or Damien Chazelle of «Whiplash,» though the fact that there can only be five directors nominated for the prize means some who directed Best Picture nominees will inevitably lose out.
wins Best Picture, it's possible George Miller could sneak the Director prize, which would not only be a wonderful example of the Academy getting it right, which doesn't happen often enough, but a great case that style and prowess can still mean something even if the subject matter isn't classically «Academy Worthy» (and nothing is less «Academy Worthy» than the Doof Warrior).
If Spotlight wins Best Picture, it's possible George Miller could sneak the Director prize, which would not only be a wonderful example of the Academy getting it right, which doesn't happen often enough, but a great case that style and prowess can still mean something even if the subject matter isn't classically «Academy Worthy» (and nothing is less «Academy Worthy» than the Doof Warrior).
Even though AMPAS's decision last year to widen the Best Picture field to 10 nominees was an obvious publicity stunt, a means of boosting the Oscar telecast's ratings share by ensuring that more than one box office cash cow would compete for Oscar's top prize, we were optimistic that a few legitimately off - the - beaten - path treasures would somehow manage to enter the race.