Sentences with phrase «serious awards contender»

It opens in October, the month when serious awards contenders start rolling out on a regular basis.

On paper, The Sea of Trees was foreseen as a potentially serious awards contender.

Presented every year by the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the Gothams traditionally bestow early recognition on titles that will go on to become serious awards contenders.

Handsome and moving if a bit cautious, «Battle» is full of smart complexities and sensational acting, and it deserves to be considered a serious awards contender.

Its lack of even a single Golden Globes nomination revealed that, despite the timing and its inclusion in the National Board of Review's annual top ten list, this is not a serious award contender like many of this year's other new releases.

Those that loved it think it a serious awards contender, but the question is will it have enough wide support.

As Richard Linklater's groundbreaking Boyhood looks poised to be a serious awards contender this year, the director has already started production on his next film.

Though it lacks the «wow» factor to be a serious awards contender, «The Way, Way Back» is still a really enjoyable film thanks to its winning script and talented cast.

Roger Deakins» cinematography is stunning with a number of strong visuals and Alexandre Desplat's score hits all the right marks of a serious award contender.

Between Steven Spielberg's reverential directing and Daniel Day Lewis» amazing performance, the film felt like a loving tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the most exciting history lesson ever and a serious award contender in every year - end category.

What You Need to Know: Another wide release in January, «Lone Survivor» continues to be touted as a serious awards contender.

Prior to the media implosion in mid-August, Nate Parker's Nat Turner - drama was tracking as a serious awards contender.