Sentences with phrase «sure academy voters»

The Board also reaffirmed its January 21 resolution to make sure Academy voters are active in the motion picture industry.

Not exact matches

That means the studio will have to work hard making sure Academy and industry voters see all three movies.

But it's possible that some Academy voters who missed the summer hit will make sure to catch Girls Trip on - demand (or on a screener) after seeing Haddish's comedic stylings on S.N.L. Haddish already seems like a lock for a Golden Globe nomination — given the show's separate categories for comedy performances — but this S.N.L. appearance could be the beginning of a very smart Oscar campaign as well.

Audiences and Academy voters don't want to feel like they're seeing the same movie twice (even 1998's Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line felt like completely separate entities), and they sure might if the same pretty - boy - officer - faces - Japanese - torture narrative becomes the focal point of both war dramas.

Time will tell if the Academy's newest rule adjustment will throw off the mojo of latecomers like Les Misérables, but it's sure to benefit a movie like The Master, which has graciously offered voters several months to see it before casting their ballots.

It manages to humanize a historical figure without diminishing him in any way, thanks to director Ava DuVernay's sure hand, a superior screenplay by Paul Webb, and an incredible performance by David Oyelowo in the leading role (why was he snubbed by Academy voters I'll never know).