Sentences with phrase «to be a dark horse»

If there is a dark horse in this category, «Up» is it, though I think its chances are slim.

He would be my dark horse for either tackle spot.

These guys are the dark horse to take the whole thing.

A half - hour presentation was enough to convince us that this could be the dark horse among 2017's RPGs.

She might even be a dark horse to win if she goes Supporting and has a knock out performance to share with us.

Somewhere out there is a dark horse worth taking chances on.

are developing what might just be the dark horse of gaming in 2018.

Winterbottom is by far at his best doing comedy, so this could be a dark horse candidate for funniest film of the year.

And with the coveted backing of Sony Pictures Classics, its captivating lead Daniela Vega could also be a dark horse contender for a historic Oscar nomination for a transgender actress.

In fact, the African nation may well be a dark horse this summer to reach the tournament's latter stages, with coach Herve Renard not only boasting an impressive tournament record but also a very solid squad.

Blade Strangers looks to be a dark horse contender for one of the better fighting games to hit the FGC in 2018.

In the race to predict the winners in last week's national elections, a group of 10th graders from Silver Spring, Md., proved to be the dark horse by beating a bunch of political pundits at their own game.

We will be up there, City will be up there, Liverpool are dark horses and who knows about United.

Everton are dark horses for top 4.

Kasich is a dark horse on the rise while Bush is hanging by a thread.

The Secret of Kells was a dark horse nominee for the Best Animated Feature category, and I know some people will be excited to see In The Loop in there for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Hacksaw Ridge might just be the dark horse of the long, gilded journey we call awards season.

My first purchase last week though was Dark Horse «s Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Vol.

Dan is a dark horse — and maybe Sean

The best - selling British writer, whose tear - jerker One Day was a dark horse hit back in 2009 and later became a film starring Anne Hathaway, returns this fall with a second novel that follows one man's attempt to rescue his broken marriage.

Tinkers was the dark horse winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize.

Canada's fastest growing company in the tech, media and telecommunications sectors is a dark horse from London, Ont., according to Deloitte Canada.

Here is why the idea is a dark horse: Buffett himself played down the idea of buying a health - care business to tie into the initiative on CNBC earlier Monday.

Porter Jr: IMO, he could easily be the dark horse in this draft; if I'm the Suns and I drop to 4 (and Trae is gone), I'm taking him.

When I ask him about 2014, in which too many analysts are calling K - State a Big 12 dark horse for them to actually be a dark horse, Snyder chuckles.

We do not even cut it to be the dark horse with Giroud out half a season.

OT: Former Tottenham chairman Lord Sugar says it is painful for him to admit that Arsenal are dark horses to win the Premier League this season.

If the Spurs are able to get Aldridge, Leonard and Gasol all healthy and game - ready before the postseason, San Antonio could be a dark horse threat to the two top dogs in the Western Conference.

Last Week in the Playoff Preview I said that Team Cy Fredrics was my dark horse — I meant it.

Could west ham be a dark horse like southampton were last year for top 4?

Besiktas are a dark horse and their investment in Champions League pedigree, with Pepe imperious at the heart of their defence, appears to have paid off.

Salzburg is a dark horse, but the side is likely happy with their draw (they host the second leg), and could be a good bet for the semis — or even a shock appearance in the final.

While Belgium are the dark horses of many, Switzerland are mine.

Croatia are a dark horse that someone like France wouldn't want to meet early in the knockout stages.

Clinton was a dark horse, no one took him seriously.

«NYDJ is the dark horse of the denim world.

As Thomas» onscreen sister, a seemingly grounded wife and mother whose carefully organized sense of self begins to collapse as she is confronted directly with her past, Zylberstein's delicate, empathetic portrayal is a dark horse to watch in the Best Supporting Actress race.

I, Tonya is an honest look at Harding's flaws — be they products of nature or nurture — and should be a dark horse Oscars contender.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance): The inexplicably parenthesized title of Alejandro González Iñárritu's study of an actor on the edge of insanity is the dark horse (dark bird?)

Inception promises some of the coolest visual effects seen this summer, and its shaping up to be the dark horse amongst all these other juggernaut films.

Rounding out the field of candidates were dark horses Golden Axe II, Streets of Rage (the sequel of which is already available on XBLA), and Wonder Boy in Monster World.

Some might say that a (mostly) silent, black - and - white pastiche from a little - known French director is a dark horse at best for major awards recognition, but the film is more accessible than it sounds: a proven audience charmer, powered by a luminous star turn from Jean Dujardin, that should gain a lot of new fans in Toronto.

With two new movies released in 2015, Pixar dominated the nominations, but there is a dark horse waiting in the wings, just waiting for an upset.

Williams is a dark horse for a win here, but I'd have trouble believing that Morricone,

Memento was a dark horse, and a win for the film was certainly conceivable, but Gosford Park was the clear favourite going in.

Pedigree: Curtis is a first - timer, Redmayne is a Tony - winner but a relative unknown in film in spite of a handful of roles, and Branagh is a dark horse, given his past propensity for shameless hamming and the fact that he's done so little acting over the past decade.