Sentences with phrase «screenplay nomination last»

This is the Greek director's second English - language feature after The Lobster, which earned a much - deserved best - screenplay nomination last year.

Not exact matches

He would later move to Hollywood and was notably successful there, even sharing an Academy Award nomination for the screenplay of Josef von Sternberg's The Last Command (1928).

«Hillbilly Elegy» «The Shape of Water» took home the biggest award at last night's Oscars ceremony, and while it didn't take home the statue for best original screenplay, writer - director Guillermo del Toro earned a nomination, and it's no surprise that his co-writer Vanessa Taylor is already prepping to write a new script.

Sheridan copped a well - justified Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination last year for Hell or High Water, a modern - day Western rife with carefully shaped, literate dialogue.

Ever since Get Out opened last February, I'd been cautioning that, realistically, an Original Screenplay nomination was its best bet for Oscar (because based on Oscar history, it was, but Oscar seems ready for a new phase).

While Stewart was on the list last month, those who have read the book and screenplay note that her character might not have the depth and arc needed for a nomination.

They have had three nominations in the last four years, but never more than that, and we wonder if «Blue Jasmine» might be a surer thing for the company (that said, it might also not lead to anything beyond screenplay and a nomination for Cate Blanchett, but that's a discussion for another time).

And consider the astonishing four nominations (director, screenplay, cinematography, editing) for the Brazilian film «City of God,» which was ineligible in last year's foreign film category because the Brazilians refused to nominate their brilliant and angry film.

With six nods in total, it cements the streaming giant's place at the movie industry table, with Amazon — which won last year's race to become the first streaming player to win an Academy Award — only picking up one nomination this year: Best Original Screenplay for The Big Sick.

Last year, Amazon had a huge breakthrough success in their film division, with Manchester by the Sea becoming an indie hit, followed by a bunch of Oscar nominations (including Best Picture) and wins for star Casey Affleck and writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's screenplay.

His most recent nomination came last year, when 2014's Inherent Vice was up for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Left out: Greta Gerwig, director of Lady Bird, was notably absent from the shortlist — despite the film receiving nominations for Original Screenplay, Leading Actress and Supporting Actress and winning two Golden Globes last week

Alexander Payne is on some kind of hot streak, with all four of his major features receiving Oscar nominations and his last two (Sideways and The Descendants) both earning Best Picture nominations and taking home statues for Best Adapted Screenplay.

SNUB: Holly Hunter for «The Big Sick»: Kumail Nanjiani's true - story dramedy earned a screenplay nomination, but Hunter, who was considered an early contender for Best Supporting Actress last summer for her performance as Kumail's tough but loving future mother - in - law, ended up sliding out of the final list.

The Gist: After garnering a screenplay Oscar nomination for the vastly underrated 2011 Wall Street drama «Margin Call», Chandor returned last year with a subtler, but nonetheless acclaimed film, «All is Lost,» starring a silent Robert Redford.

Sheridan's writing credits include last year's «Sicario,» for which he received a WGA nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

The sumptuously filmed classical drama will be a strong awards contender (for cinematography as well as foreign film) and could prove an art - house hit in North America, adding to such Amazon successes as Kenneth Lonergan's «Manchester by the Sea» (Roadside Attractions) and Asghar Farhadi's «The Salesman» (Cohen Media), which both won Oscars, as well as last year's Sundance acquisition, summer hit «The Big Sick» (Lionsgate), which earned an Original Screenplay nomination.

The movie also scored nominations for Paul Haggis for best direction and original screenplay (co-written with Bobby Moresco), continuing his streak after «Million Dollar Baby,» which he wrote, won as last year's best picture.

Boasting sumptuous period production design, cinematography in the irregular 2.0:1 aspect ratio by accomplished Italian cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, and a number of Warren Beatty films), and costumes, Café Society could get recognized in some technical award categories, even if it doesn't add to the long list of original screenplay nominations (and wins) Allen has earned with apparent apathy.

Last year Focus Features» parent Universal Pictures sneaked the Blumhouse title Get Out at midnight Tuesday last year, which kicked off a roaring box office whirlwind of $ 255M worldwide for the socially - conscious horror title and a year long - plus awards season march which hasn't stopped including two Golden Globe noms (comedy, lead actor), two SAG noms (ensemble cast and lead actor Daniel Kaluuya), Critics Choice wins for best horror film and Jordan Peele's screenplay, two DGA nominations for best picture and first time feature by Peele, as well as the Stanley Kramer honor at last night's PLast year Focus Features» parent Universal Pictures sneaked the Blumhouse title Get Out at midnight Tuesday last year, which kicked off a roaring box office whirlwind of $ 255M worldwide for the socially - conscious horror title and a year long - plus awards season march which hasn't stopped including two Golden Globe noms (comedy, lead actor), two SAG noms (ensemble cast and lead actor Daniel Kaluuya), Critics Choice wins for best horror film and Jordan Peele's screenplay, two DGA nominations for best picture and first time feature by Peele, as well as the Stanley Kramer honor at last night's Plast year, which kicked off a roaring box office whirlwind of $ 255M worldwide for the socially - conscious horror title and a year long - plus awards season march which hasn't stopped including two Golden Globe noms (comedy, lead actor), two SAG noms (ensemble cast and lead actor Daniel Kaluuya), Critics Choice wins for best horror film and Jordan Peele's screenplay, two DGA nominations for best picture and first time feature by Peele, as well as the Stanley Kramer honor at last night's Plast night's PGAs.

Greta Gerwig, director of Lady Bird, was notably absent from the shortlist — despite the film receiving nominations for Original Screenplay, Leading Actress and Supporting Actress and winning two Golden Globes last week.

Last season, Jordan Peele broke the mold with «Get Out» and earned a much - deserved Best Director Oscar nomination (and Original Screenplay win).

The last time Universal screened one of their big summer comedies at South by Southwest, it turned out to be «Bridesmaids «-- a movie that not only went on to be a massive financial success (and a breakthrough for its cowriter / star Kristin Wiig) but a critical one as well, even earning an Academy Award nomination for its screenplay.

Among the other notable nominations: James Gandolfini has been shortlisted posthumously for Best Supporting Male for his performance in his last film, romantic comedy Enough Said, and the Best First Screenplay category features Lake Bell for In A World and Joseph Gordon - Levitt for Don Jon.

The guild, which crosses over significantly in membership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, tends to be one of the better Oscar predictors — it's only missed one Best Picture nominee in each of the last three years — and considering Deadpool also netted a surprise Writers Guild of America nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay last week, its selection certainly positions the film as a serious (if still relatively unlikely) contender.