Not exact matches
First, Meg Whitman's
nomination to HP's board was made at the behest of Ray Lane, the chair of HP's (hpq) board, circumventing the board's
nominations processes,
which raised concerns with ISS, a proxy advisory firm, and
others.
The firm was also a finalist in two
other categories: «Robo Advisor Tools — Best in Class,» and a
nomination for «Founder of the Year,»
which was shared by its co-founding father and son Walter and Jeff Cruttenden.
In a way, the studios pretty much decide ahead of time
which films they want to push for getting those
nominations from
other Hollywood insiders, and as a result, some of the best films of the year can get ignored.
Like
others, he surmised that this could have implications for the way in
which bishops would now be appointed: «According to a highly placed Vatican source», he went on, «the previous Nuncio, Archbishop Sainz, did not impress everyone with his
nominations for bishops.
The State Department defended his
nomination for the position,
which facilitates international cooperation over refugees, internally displaced persons, and
other migrants.
Coach of the Year
nominations are reviewed for how well the nominee exemplifies the NYSCA Coaches» Code of Ethics,
which consist of placing the emotional and physical well being of players ahead of any personal desires to win, treating each player as an individual, being an enthusiastic team leader, a positive role model and having a thorough knowledge of the techniques and rules for the sport they are coaching, among many
other important aspects.
Gadzama and
others emerged at the formal opening of expression of interest /
nomination form,
which was done in the presence of aspirants, their representatives and observers at the NBA national headquarters, Abuja.
Faso, a former Assembly minority leader, is competing against five
other Republican candidates for the GOP
nomination in the 19th congressional district,
which is being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson at the end of the year.
Among
other interesting fodder for discussion for this year's Republican Convention, there's rule 40b,
which stipulates that:» (b) Each candidate for
nomination for President of the United States...
Rose raised nearly $ 330,000 in the most recent period,
which covers July to the end of September, and brought in more money than the at least six
other candidates vying for his party's
nomination and Grimm.
Akua Donkor and 12
others were disqualified by the Electoral Commission on October 10 after it found various irregularities and errors, some of
which the Commission says bother on criminality, on their
nomination forms.
The
other motion reduces from 15 per cent to 5 per cent the number of parliamentary Labour party
nominations required for leadership contests —
which would smooth the path for a left wing replacement to Corbyn.
The duly constituted authorities of the political party for the district, county, city, or town in
which any
other office is to be filled shall have the right to determine the method by
which a party
nomination for that office shall be made.»
The NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF),
which represents 54,000 professional, scientific and technical state and
other public - and private - sector employees, has endorsed Teachout and Tim Wu in their primary bids for the Democratic Party
nomination for governor and leiutenant governor, respectively.
Take away The Wind Rises,
which was briefly screened in 2013 only to qualify for awards (
which it did, collecting an Oscar
nomination for best animated film), and Disney's 2013 average drops to 53.4 (the studio's lowest average since 2010), though that was still higher than four
other major distributors last year.
She also received Oscar ® and SAG Award ®
nominations for her starring role in Frozen River, for
which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and a Spotlight Award from the National Board of Review, among countless
other accolades.
Some of his
other noted works include the soundtracks for Blade Runner (1982) and 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), the latter of
which earned him a Golden Globe
nomination.
Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By the Sea (six
nominations) is another film by a real movie artist: a study of grief and the ways in
which it is denied and displaced into
other human activities
which in turn have their effects on
other people.
The
other big show was Shuffle Along, Or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed,
which picked up 10
nominations.
Other film front - runners include the coming - of - age story «Boyhood» and World War II code - cracking drama «The Imitation Game,»
which have five
nominations each, including best picture (drama).
Daniels had a massive hit with his previous film «Precious,»
which premiered here in 2009 and went on to earn six Oscar
nominations with two wins, and countless
other awards worldwide.
He's attempted dramatic roles in
other true stories such as Ali and The Pursuit of Happyiness both of
which earned him Oscar
nominations.
Other movies up for Best Picture include director Tom Hopper's take on the hit musical Les Misérable (one of its 11
nominations), Silver Linings Playbook (one of 10
nominations), Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, The Master, Moonrise Kingdom, and Zero Dark Thirty,
which the New York Film Critics Circle voted Best Picture.
The only
other category I'm really interested in is the Cinematography Oscar, in
which Roger Deakins has received
nominations for both
One
other movie that barely was finished in time — «Wolf of Wall Street,»
which had to postpone its release for more than a month from Nov. 15 because director Martin Scorsese was behind schedule — collected a
nomination for star Leonardo DiCaprio in the comedy or musical actor race.
In this week's analysis, we look at two films
which some pundits are considering as longshots for an Foreign Language Film Oscar
nomination while
others have a bit more faith in, given how straightforward their narrative is, and given how they appeal to different voter sensibilities.
This year's nominees are lead by Jordan Peele's «Get Out,»
which pulled in four
nominations (including Best Feature, Breakthrough Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor), but the breakout debut is trailed by four
other hot contenders, each with three
nominations to their name.
The only
other multiple winner of the ceremony was fellow Best Picture Oscar nominee «Winter's Bone,»
which took a well - deserved brace of supporting trophies for John Hawkes and Dale Dickey — the film's only reward for a field - leading haul of seven
nominations.
After 14 career
nominations, Deakins finally won the Best Cinematography Oscar this year for his stellar work on Blade Runner 2049,
which got me thinking — how do past winners stack up against each
other?
Other films earning multiple
nominations, but absent from the Best Picture field, include Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, with six
nominations, Steve Jobs,
which landed acting and ensemble recognition, Creed, Ryan Coogler's rebranding of the Rocky franchise (3
nominations), and the pop culture movie of the year, Star Wars: The Force Awakens,
which rallied for four technical
nominations.
Originally made as part of a German television series called «Erotic Tales,» the short played at the Telluride Film Festival,
which led to
other festivals,
which led to Academy screenings and a
nomination.
Coming off the breakout success of his debut film Shifty (
which netted him a BAFTA
nomination for Outstanding British Debut, among
other accolades), Creevy is given a much higher profile and two name lead actors to tell his energized tale.
The lack of any
nominations for his films
which are absolute classics and an integral part of cinemas genre history is much more shocking when
other filmmakers have simply missed out at the final ballot stage whereas Leone didn't even get to hear the starting pistol fire.
Other TV projects co-starring Danson include a Golden Globe - winning performance in the memorable 1984 telepic «Something About Amelia,» «Gulliver's Travels,» «Mad Money,» «Knights of the South Bronx,» for
which he received a SAG Award
nomination, «Our Fathers» and «It Must Be Love.»
The
nominations for the ceremony were also heavily dominated by Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape Of Water,
which received, among
other nominations, a best director nod for Del Toro and best actress for Sally Hawkins.
The gamble —
which also re-teamed the Coens with No Country producer Scott Rudin — paid off handsomely: True Grit grossed more than twice as much as any of their
other films and received Academy Award
nominations in a remarkable 10 categories.
Four years later, Alfred Hitchcock — already a four - time nominee who was responsible for Best Picture - winner Rebecca — released Psycho,
which earned him his fifth and final Best Director
nomination, as well as three
other nods, including one for Best Supporting Actress for Janet Leigh.
The cream of the celluloid crop are positioning themselves for the Oscars and the myriad
other gong - giving ceremonies, including the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild awards, both of
which announced
nominations this week.
The biggest surprise was the big love for Ridley Scott's All the Money in the World (
which no
other awards group had screened to date) but the Golden Globes do like to be first as is always evident in their TV
nominations which are generally quite favorable to new series (note the love for The Handmaid's Tale, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, and more).
Kaluuya picked up a nod for his role in Get Out, Jordan Peele's stirring social thriller,
which also picked up a slew of
other nominations, including best original screenplay, best director, and best picture.
The end of the year came and went since the last rankings update,
which meant a handful of round - up posts here at The End: Books (and
Other Words), Film Discoveries, and Endy Award
Nominations.
Working with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers in both independent and studio films, Gyllenhaal starred in Ang Lee's classic «Brokeback Mountain,» for
which he received an Oscar ®
nomination and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor; Bong Joon - ho's «Okja;» David Ayer's «End of Watch;» Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama «Southpaw;» Dennis Villeneuve's highly acclaimed films «Prisoners» and «Enemy;» Richard Kelly's cult hit «Donnie Darko;» David Fincher's «Zodiac;» Sam Mendes» «Jarhead;» Nicole Holofcener's «Lovely and Amazing;» Ed Zwick's «Love and
Other Drugs,» for
which he received a Golden Globe
nomination, and Tom Ford's «Nocturnal Animals,» for
which he earned a BAFTA
nomination.
Other releases include «The Hundred - Foot Journey,» starring Helen Mirren, Steven Spielberg's «War Horse,» based on Michael Morpurgo's award - winning book and was nominated for six Academy Awards ® including Best Picture, and «The Help,»
which resonated with audiences around the country and earned over $ 200 million at the box office and received four Academy Award ®
nominations with Octavia Spencer winning for Best Supporting Actress.
Farrell and McDonagh didn't really know each
other before the latter cast the former in In Bruges,
which went on to land an Academy Award
nomination (for best original screenplay) and is widely perceived as the film that turned Farrell's career around - in a good way, that is.
Initially, it seemed that Spotlight had the upper hand, but ever since the
nominations, The Revenant,
which is a near - lock in multiple
other categories, has seemed to have all the momentum.
Often touted as an heir to Tarkovsky, Russian cinema's
other famously austere Andrey, Zvyagintsev previously competed at Cannes with «Leviathan» (2014),
which won the jury's screenwriting award and went on to score an Oscar
nomination for foreign - language film.
The 70 - year - old actress received not one, but two
nominations this year — one for her leading role in «Woman in Gold,» and the
other for a supporting role in «Trumbo» —
which is a rare accomplishment, especially surprising because «Woman in Gold» wasn't critically acclaimed and awards darling Jennifer Lawrence has a new drama in theaters this year, as well.
HBO landed two of the
other nominations with Veep and Silicon Valley, but Amazon snuck in there with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a series
which is getting plenty of attention after a key Golden Globe win last weekend too.
I'm betting it gets two
nominations for acting,
which will be more than any of his
other films (though I'm not sure if the supporting nod will go to Roberts or Martindale - or maybe even both).
Other Oscar hopefuls were among the nominees including Silver Linings Playbook in Best Ensemble and Beasts of the Southern Wild,
which picked up 2
nominations in Breakthrough Director and Actor.