The film, starring michael keaton as a former superheroplaying actor trying to recharge his career with a broadway play. A mere ten days ago, you heard pundits talking up cake, the kind of doleful movie that most of us wouldnt go see on a. Cake is an emotionally moving film carried by anistons sharp performance. In a turn that stands as the single best performance by an actress this year, aniston offers her heart and soul in the role of her career. The golden globes surprise again with nominations for st. List of awards and nominations received by jennifer aniston. Gen up on the likely titles to be read out here, and follow the action live on the site later. In cake, thats particularly the case, because it follows a woman weighed down by tragedy on a therapeutic journey from one stage of grief to the next.
Jennifer aniston awards and nominations during jennifer aniston showbiz career. As she uncovers the details of ninas suicide and develops a poignant relationship with ninas husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy. Feb 20, 2015 cake masters magazine 2014 cookie award winner. Jennifer anistons cake is a heaping slice of oscargrubbing. Jan 23, 2015 written by patrick tobin and directed by daniel barnz, cake opens with claire upending her chronicpain support group. It debuted in the special presentations section of the 2014 toronto international film festival. Dec 18, 2014 this week, the buzz grew louder when ms. Jennifer aniston on cake and empathy the new york times. Jan 23, 2015 the oscars giveth and the oscars taketh away. Jan 16, 2015 jennifer aniston speaks out about cake oscar snub. For her performance in the 2014 drama film cake, she received screen actors guild award and golden globe award nominations. Cake is about one womans inability to find closure from trauma. For each category, our points system works as follows. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
I am not a jennifer anniston fan although i have enjoyed the odd thing she has done over the years but she truly is gifted in this portrayal. The emmy and golden globewinning actress, best known for the longrunning. That cake is such a risible film makes cinelou seem like. Its about a grieving woman suffering with chronic pain. Dec 11, 2014 the golden globes surprise again with nominations for st. Ansel elgort and eva longoria announced the nominees for the 21st annual screen actors guild awards this morning, with birdman, boyhood, the. Jan 23, 2015 the films tortuous road to distribution aside, perhaps its claires graceless defeatism thats led so many to dismiss cake, a thoughtful and frequently moving drama that. Fox searchlights birdman flew with seven nominations for the 72nd annual golden globes, followed by five apiece for boyhood and the imitation game.
Academy awards winners below is our current running tally of the most honored 2014 films and individuals, which will be updated daily throughout awards season december february as new nominations and awards are announced. Full list of golden globe film nominations indiewire. Dec 11, 2014 fox searchlights birdman flew with seven nominations for the 72nd annual golden globes, followed by five apiece for boyhood and the imitation game. Aniston nayttelee claire simmonsia, joka karsii kroonisista kivuista ja tutustuu tukiryhmansa jasenen leskeen. Cake masters magazine 2014 cookie award nominations. Cake, which morrison lensed for director daniel barnz, premiered at the 2014 toronto international film festival.
Dec 10, 2014 the sags honor outstanding performances from 2014 in five film categories and eight television categories. Released in 2014, its meant as a deglamorized showpiece for jennifer aniston. As she learns that one of her fellow group members attempted suicide, claire becomes obsessed with the womans story, gets to know the womans husband, and faces her own inner demons. Jennifer anistons careerdefining performance in hit movie cake has earned her a flurry of plaudits and award nominations. Jan 22, 2015 jennifer aniston has a stellar supporting cast, including chris messina, but cake is a maudlin confection thats more calculating than surprising. Dec 11, 2014 cnn birdman flew high at the nominations for the 72nd golden globes.
Sen paaosissa ovat jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, felicity huffman, william h. The biggest snubs and surprises from the oscar nominations. Nov 26, 2014 birdman flies high at the film independent spirit award nominations. Jan 09, 2015 cake, another 2014 film that has been getting some award buzz and stars jennifer aniston, was not nominated because it was not eligible. How on earth did one of the very worst films of 2014 become a nearshooin. The 2014 winner of the best feature prize, 12 years a slave, went on to win the academy award for best film, while matthew. Cnn birdman flew high at the nominations for the 72nd golden globes.
Below is our current running tally of the most honored 2014 films and individuals, which will be updated daily throughout awards season december february as new nominations and awards are announced. Jennifer aniston attends a special screening of her new film, cake, on november 23, 2014 in west hollywood, calif. Daniel barnzs cake stars jennifer aniston as claire, a member of a support group for people who are affected by chronic pain. Jennifer anistons cake an oscar contender jennifer aniston was the most obvious unobvious choice shes megatalented, but weve never seen the. Starring jennifer aniston, anna kendrick, william h. The film, starring michael keaton as a former superheroplaying actor. Aniston served as an executive producer and, following an aggressive awards season campaign, she was not nominated in the best actress. Reasons jennifer aniston will win the oscar for cake variety.
Clearly, claire is suffering from pleaseputmeoutofmymisery envy in a very big way. Alfonso cuaron gravity is a triple nominee, in the film, directing and editing races. How on earth did one of the very worst films of 2014 become a nearshooin for an oscar nod. Cake takes us into the darkly funny world of claire bennett jennifer aniston who initiates a dubious relationship with a widower sam worthington while. The featured attraction in this circle of despair is a large, mounted. The sags honor outstanding performances from 2014 in five film categories and eight television categories. Jennifer aniston speaks out about cake oscar snub abc news. The films tortuous road to distribution aside, perhaps its claires graceless defeatism thats led so many to dismiss cake, a thoughtful and frequently moving drama that. Jennifer aniston scored a semiunexpected nod for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role when the sag award nominations were.
With jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, anna kendrick, sam worthington. Cake star jennifer aniston wins first filmacting prize of career. The 2014 winner of the best feature prize, 12 years a slave, went on to win. Dec 10, 2014 jennifer aniston scored a semiunexpected nod for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role when the sag award nominations were announced by eva longoria and ansel elgort on live. Cake is mostly a melancholy, tragically stunning film, with a groundbreaking performance by aniston and enough biting humor and heart to create the perfect balance it needs to make a lasting.
Toronto international film festival jennifer aniston. Oscar nominations snubs and surprises business insider. Complete coverage thrs guide to the 2014 emmy nominations. Cake star jennifer aniston wins first film acting prize of career. Dec 10, 2014 ansel elgort and eva longoria announced the nominees for the 21st annual screen actors guild awards this morning, with birdman, boyhood, the grand budapest hotel, the imitation game, and the. Cake is a 2014 american drama film directed by daniel barnz, written by patrick tobin, and starring jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, felicity huffman, william. Cake indeed features a strong dramatic turn from jennifer aniston and it may or may not win her an oscar nomination. To say the competition is fierce would be putting it lightly. Jennifer aniston has a stellar supporting cast, including chris messina, but cake is a maudlin confection thats more calculating than surprising. Joining the elite list is the beautiful and incredible jennifer aniston in daniel barnzs cake costarring academy award nominee adriana barraza.
Cake 2014 daniel barnz synopsis, characteristics, moods. Jennifer anistons sag award nomination for cake ups her. Jennifer aniston reacts to her cake oscar snub video. Cake is a 2014 american drama film directed by daniel barnz, written by patrick tobin, and starring jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, felicity huffman, william h. The film stars stars jennifer aniston, anna kendrick and sam worthington and will open nationwide on january 23, 2015. Jan 23, 2015 but there is a plot to tell and cake starts to fall flat every time claire hallucinates that ninas ghost has materialized in the form of anna kendrick oozing meangirlish attitude to discuss the ins and outs of pulling off a suicide. The acerbic, hilarious claire bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. This time shes up against her the morning show costar and fellow executive producer reese witherspoon in the best performance by an actress in a television drama series. Jan 16, 2015 jennifer aniston reacts to her cake oscar snub video aniston was nominated for a golden globe, sag award and critics choice award before the academy award nominations were announced this week. Cake on vuonna 2014 ensiiltansa saanut daniel barnzin ohjaama draamaelokuva. Oct 28, 2014 jennifer anistons cake an oscar contender jennifer aniston was the most obvious unobvious choice shes megatalented, but weve never seen the whole range of her extraordinary comic and. Cake, another 2014 film that has been getting some award buzz and stars jennifer aniston, was not nominated because it was not eligible. But aside from that its just a solid smallscale character study.
Cake stars jennifer aniston as an accident victim the. To say the competition is fierce would be putting it. Birdman flies high at the film independent spirit award. Birdman flies high at the film independent spirit award nominations. Aniston about the film and her role on a chilly day in late november over green tea at the bowery hotel in manhattan. The modestly scaled, sadfunny indie drama cake centers on a woman and the kind of grief thats so unbearable this movie cant even handle. Cake stars jennifer aniston as an accident victim the new. She changes her mind at first but as the film concludes, she pulls the lever and the chair returns to. She was previously nominated in 2002 for friends and again in 2014 for the movie cake.
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