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It has some sparkly rivets and the neckline has a dramatic shape so it looks like it's made to be the star of the outfit, rather than a supporting actor.
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«Partnering with the Ivorian government, with the support of the World Bank, allows Mondelēz International to have a greater impact and to protect forest areas more effectively than any one actor could on its own,» says Hubert Weber, Executive Vice President and President Mondelēz Europe.
«Our craft services buy in bulk rather than buying individually wrapped snacks,» adds the Best Supporting Actor Emmy winner, who offsets the gas guzzling Ford truck he drives by diligently recycling his trash.
According to the actor, the musician rather than been grateful to Prophet Badu Kobi for providing him a car goes about in town spreading falsehood about the man of God who is willing t support every individual willing to spread the word of God.
None of the supporting performances are bad, per se, it's just there isn't much for the other actors to do (which could be a byproduct of the Disaster Artist book more than anything else).
The second film's success was perhaps even more staggering than the first: The Godfather, Pt. 2 garnered six more Oscars, including a win for Coppola in the Best Director category; Robert DeNiro won his first Academy Award in the Best Supporting Actor field; and the movie itself became the first and only sequel ever to win Best Picture honors.Next, Coppola began adapting the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness, transferring its story to the heart of the Cambodian jungle at the height of the conflict in Vietnam.
And while Farrell is admittedly quite good as the smooth, charismatic Jerry, Yelchin is simply unable to become the compelling protagonist that the narrative clearly requires - with the actor's less - than - engrossing performance matched by an underwhelmingly bland supporting cast (eg Toni Collette, playing Charley's concerned mother, is hopelessly wasted here).
Perhaps the biggest problem with either of the leads is that the supporting actors are almost universally more entertaining than either of them.
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Yet unlike so many of the director's previous cinematic puzzle games, Redbelt cares far less about tricking its audience than about plumbing its protagonist's psyche in a way both viscerally exciting and intensely analytical, a nifty trick that's aided by a host of uniformly sturdy but tonally divergent supporting actors (dainty Emily Mortimer, chilly Rebecca Pidgeon, hammy Rodrigo Santoro, goofy Tim Allen) who don't, at first glance, seem well - suited to coexist with each other.
Having handed in a restrained performance as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in «The Social Network,» British actor Andrew Garfield was heralded by more than a few gurus of gold as the guy to beat in the supporting actor race.
Speaking of big impact, «Lower» Manhattan makes more than a cameo appearance, it's practically a supporting actor.
It was no surprise to see Christoph Waltz win Best Supporting Actor for his turn in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, but I think more than a few eyebrows were raised when The Hangover scored the trophy for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)!
The list of nominees for Best Supporting Actor 2013 could not be more impressive than it is: Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones and Christof Waltz.
With a much more expanded cast of supporting actors and its usual charm makes for a slight improvement than its predecessor.
As a lonely, antagonistic police officer with far more dimension than initially meets the eye, Sam Rockwell was awarded Best Supporting Actor.
It grossed more than $ 225 million worldwide and earned nine Academy Awards nominations — winning for best supporting actor for Robin Williams and, of course, best original screenplay for Affleck and Damon.
Elsewhere, Rami Malek won Lead Actor, Drama for Mr. Robot (it'll be interesting to see if the show's more divisive second season appears on nominating lists next year), while Ben Mendelsohn won a Supporting Actor, Drama award for Bloodline, which is better news than the series has had of late.
But getting a lead nomination is so much better than getting a supporting actor nomination.
Winning Academy Awards for supporting actor and actress, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, as well as a host of other known and unknown actors like Mark Wahlberg and Amy Adams, turn in easily the best ensemble performance of the year in this unique boxing flick which is more about the relationships than the fight.
The actors aren't all well cast (I counted only about three I'd consider to be above average for their respective roles — Acker as Beatrice, Fillion (Waitress, White Noise 2) in the supporting role of Dogberry - the only time the audience I viewed the film with laughed at anything in the film that came from actual dialogue, rather than the injected slapstick and actors occasionally comical facial expressions, came from Fillion's delivery - and British actor Paul Meston in the minuscule part of Friar Francis) The rest often appear as though they're reciting lines without any sense of meaning in the words they are saying, and when one of those happens to be the male romantic lead, that's one hell of a liability.
I would be more surprised if Dafoe does not pick up his third Academy Award nomination for his turn here than if he wins the Best Supporting Actor award last claimed by Moonlight's Mahershala Ali.
And in support the cast is unimpeachable, with a hotter - than - hot Matthew McConaughey featuring and Oscar nominee Jonah Hill, «The Artist» Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler and rising Aussie actress Margot Robbie rounding it out, plus directors Rob Reiner and Spike Jonze in small parts.
Washington is now approaching his 60th birthday and he's spent more than a quarter of a century on the big screen, breaking into the big time when he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor on the back of 1989's Glory and became a household name in the 1990s with the likes of Malcolm X, The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia, Crimson Tide and Courage Under Fire.
12 Years a Slave,» about a free black man ripped from his family and sold into more than a decade of bondage, won six awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong» o), Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer).
There are no two actors on the planet that are better choices for Andy and Strickland than Day and Cube (bonus points for working an N.W.A. song title into his dialogue), and the supporting cast is just as good.
For all of the unpredictability this Oscar season has provided, nothing stands as more of a mystery than the Best Supporting Actor race.
More often than not, these occur in the Supporting Actor / Actress categories, and it could...
All of those supporting - actor awards have been unanimously given to Sam Rockwell, who has a bigger, flashier role than Dafoe's — and whose character arc, from witless racist antagonizer all the way to slightly better person, seems to appeal to awards - voting bodies in search of some hope for those currently lost to Trumpism.
Will Forte may be the (misleadingly named) title character, but Season 2 of the hit Fox comedy «The Last Man on Earth» has proven that he's more than ably supported by some terrific actors, from Kristen Schaal and Mary Steenburgen to Australian Cleopatra Coleman.
If AMPAS wants to show it appreciates Asian performances more than history states it does (little to none, by the way), perhaps Japanese rock singer - turned - actor Miyavi might be a «Supporting Actor» contender for his work as the abusive Sergeant Mutsuhiro «The Bird» Watanabe, who ran the interment camp Zamperini was imprisoneactor Miyavi might be a «Supporting Actor» contender for his work as the abusive Sergeant Mutsuhiro «The Bird» Watanabe, who ran the interment camp Zamperini was imprisoneActor» contender for his work as the abusive Sergeant Mutsuhiro «The Bird» Watanabe, who ran the interment camp Zamperini was imprisoned in.
The film is set to be released on 20 December 2013 in the USA, and has already been generating critical acclaim during the upcoming awards season, being nominated for no less than 7 Golden Globes including, Best Motion Picture, Best Actor — Christian Bale, Best Actress — Amy Adams, Best Supporting Actress — Jennifer Lawrence, Best Supporting Actor — Bradley Cooper and two nominations for director David O'Russell with Best Screenplay and Best Director.
• «The Kids Are All Right,» with major nominations including picture, actress (Annette Bening), supporting actor Mark Ruffalo) and screenplay (Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg), joins «Milk» among top nominees with a homosexual subject, and in a way is more meaningful because it shows a functioning family rather than a single person.
Actor in a Supporting Role feels more open than it should.
• A loser was Ben Affleck's «The Town,» which was expected to do better in major categories than its (deserved) supporting actor nod for Jeremy Renner.
• The underdog winner of the year is the indie film «Winter's Bone,» made for less than $ 2 million, which won at Sundance just a year ago and now has nominations including Best Picture, actress (Jennifer Lawrence), supporting actor (John Hawkes) and adapted screenplay.
Whether he was the lead, a supporting actor, or a featured player, Hoffman was incapable of delivering anything less than a stellar performance.
Besides Sarsgaard and Sevigny, there are the other good supporting actors who do more than fill the space in the story in spite of their small roles.
Woody Harrelson also has a strong chance at claiming a «Best Supporting Actor» nod, perhaps even more so than Colin since supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously Supporting Actor» nod, perhaps even more so than Colin since supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously supporting roles in comedies usually receive more accolades as previously mentioned.
Featuring supporting turns from up - and - coming character actors like Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out) and Macon Blair (The Green Room), The Florida Project looks to be a more than worthy followup to Baker's last big screen outing.
No one illustrates this better than Michael Caine, who clocks in with an almost certain Best Supporting Actor turn (alongside Jeffrey Wright in Broken Flowers).
At the film's recent press day, del Toro and Gutierrez spoke about the genesis of the project, Gutierrez's unusual pitch that convinced del Toro to produce the movie, Gutierrez's vision using authentic folk art characters, the film's humanistic tone, casting a talented and eclectic international group of actors to voice the larger than life characters, choosing Reel FX to tackle the complicated animation design, gaining the support of Fox's Jim Gianopulos, how Zoe Saldana and Diego Luna learned to sing, the film's amazing music, and del Toro's upcoming projects including «Crimson Peak,» «The Strain,» «Pacific Rim 2,» the «Pan's Labyrinth» Musical, and the possibility of a «Hellboy 3.»
The supporting cast isn't too shabby, either, boasting actors like Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis, Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara and Jason Alexander, but most of them are nothing more than glorified cameos.
The strong supporting cast also tries, but even the great John Carradine (easily the best thing about the film) and Anthony Quinn (who seriously out - swaggers Power here) can't change the fact that the bloated script slows the scenes to a trot, and Mamoulian appears far more interested in directing the light of shadow across the faces of his actors than in the actual actors.
When people look at the poster for this film, chances are that they'll only recognize the supporting actors rather than the two leads.
The most inspired move here would be a Supporting Actor nomination for Rhys Ifans, whose Earl of Oxford and supposed true Shakespeare, Edward de Vere, is less the lead character than the vivid standout of an ensemble.
Drama Series — Outstanding Drama Series — Outstanding Actor, Drama Series — Outstanding Actress, Drama Series — Outstanding Directing, Drama Series — Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series — Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series — Outstanding Writing, Drama Series — Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama (Appears in less than 51 % of the episodes)
Comedy Series — Outstanding Comedy Series — Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series — Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series — Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series — Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series — Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series — Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series — Outstanding Guest Performer, Comedy (Appears in less than 51 % of the episodes)
From the cast of more than 20 stars, Dillon scored a best supporting actor Oscar nomination.
The producers should also be commended for hiring inexperienced young actors in the lead and supporting roles rather than the typical seasoned stars of the high school / frat pack genre, who you would normally associate with films of this nature, and they by and large acquit themselves rather well.