“I'm incredibly proud to have been nominated in the past and it really means a lot to me because I do work very hard when I'm making a film and I do really do absolutely give my all. To get that kind of pat on the back, it's really amazing and also never something that I anticipated would possibly happen to me, ever. So I am very, very proud to have been there before. And, you know, the nice thing about nominations is that, same as awards, no one can actually take them away from you and I'm proud of that.” KnowsGivingKindMeanHas BeensHardHappensPastFilmNiceProudAwardsReally MeanNice ThingsAway From YouNominationsReally Amazing Author:Kate Winslet
“People want to know everyone for a lot of different reasons. It doesn't have to be anything as big as an Oscar nomination. It could be a brand new job. People see their opportunity. And, when you're winning, everyone loves a winner.” PeopleKnowsWantDifferentReasonBigsJobsOpportunityWinningBrandsWinnerOscarsOne LoveBrand NewNominationsNew Job Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“It [going from mini-series to series] was never even discussed because it [The Starter Wife] was, you know, an adaptation of a novel. And we - the mini-series encompassed the whole novel. And so it was always going to be a finite sort of event. And then I imagine when people started to really respond to the show and then we got ten Emmy nominations, USA sort of said, "Oh, I think maybe we have something here."” PeopleThinkingKnowsSaidWholeShowsNovelImagineEventsTenSeriesUsaFiniteAdaptationNominationsEmmys Author:Debra Messing
“From 1976, Judy to 1996, we had six presidential elections. And it was run under the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1974. In all six of them, every candidate agreed to limits of what he could collect in contributions and what he could spend in seeking a nomination. And they all abided by it.” RunningLimitsSixElectionSeekingCampaignsFinanceReformPresidentialCandidatesContributionNominationsPresidential ElectionCampaign FinanceCampaign Finance Reform Author:Mark Shields
“George W. Bush in 2000 went to private financing for the nomination, but he accepted public funding in the general. And, quite frankly, so did - it was broken in 2008, when Barack Obama decided he wasn't going to do that.” BrokenDecidedAcceptedBarackFundingNominationsFinancing Author:Mark Shields
“Trump's last name is an omen that he'll win the Republican nomination, since "trump" means "triumph." One might suggest that this will constitute the triumph of insanity over reason, except that none of the other Republican candidates make any sense either. Trump just makes them seem less crazy by comparison.” MeanReasonSeemsMightLastsWinningNamesCrazyTrumpRepublicanTriumphInsanityCandidatesComparisonNominationsOmen Author:Michael R. Burch
“If I want to be up for an Academy Award, I'm either going to have to play a tour de force of some kind or have a tracheotomy just before the nominations.” IfsWantKindPlayForceAwardsAcademyNominationsAcademy Awards Author:Burt Reynolds
“I've had my ups and downs, and I definitely have a sense - in America, especially - that once you've made your mark and gotten your Rolling Stone piece and your Grammy nomination, that they're on to the next piece of meat, and they don't necessarily like to follow the twistsand turns of an artistic career. Throwing an opera at them is something they have to notice. There's nothing subtle about it.” MadeAmericaTurnsNextCareersPiecesStonesMarkArtisticMeatSubtleThrowingOperaRollingUps & DownsRolling StonesNominationsOne PieceGrammy Author:Rufus Wainwright
“I accept the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, to represent the State of Illinois.” StatesAcceptingRepublicanSenateNominationsIllinois Author:Alan Keyes
“Given that most movies are bad, and that there are whole categories and sub-categories of badness - the sequel, the Madonna Movie, the Friday 13th Series, or Movies Starring John Travolta Before Pulp Fiction - it is almost impossible to choose a single film for worst movie of all time. But strangely, I do have a nomination and I believe it is actually the worst movie ever made. It is Boxing Helena. The director is David Lynch's daughter, and the film comes with the almost insane-making faults that the family connection might imply.” BelieveMadeWholeMightFilmGivenI BelieveFictionImpossibleWorstDirectorsDaughterConnectionsFaultsSeriesInsaneAll TimeMade ItBoxingCategoriesFridayMovie StarSequelsNominationsBadnessPulpWorst MovieFamily Connections Author:Andrew O'Hagan
“If no one can do that, yeah, Donald Trump better man the lifeboats, because there's some significant chance he'll win the nomination.” IfsMenWinningCan DoChanceTrumpYeahSignificantNominationsBetter ManLifeboats Author:Dalia Mogahed
“I think the guy who gets the least chatter, given how high his chances are of winning the nomination, is Ted Cruz.” ThinkingGuyWinningGivenChanceChances AreNominationsCruzChatter Author:Dalia Mogahed
“I just want to point out that Warren Harding, The Times assailed his nomination for president.And we can see how effective that was.” WantPresidentNominationsHardingWarren Harding Author:Dalia Mogahed
“We are divided between those who think with their heads and those who know with their heart. Consider Harriet Miers. If you think about Harriet Miers, of course her nomination is absurd. But the President didn't say he thought about his selection. He said this: "I know her heart." Notice how he said nothing about her brain? He didn't have to. He feels the truth about Harriet Miers.” IfsThinkingKnowsFeelsHeartSaidCoursesPresidentBrainAbsurdDividedSelectionNominations Author:Stephen Colbert
“God willing, even I might scrape a nomination.” MightWillingGods WillNominations Author:Michael Caine
“Cry when you get a Golden Globe. Then you can get an Oscar nomination.” CryGoldenGlobesOscarsNominations Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“The biggest reward from that record was the enthusiasm everyone had to sing on it. The Grammy nominations and the chart positions are great, but ultimately the way you interact with other musicians is the most important thing to me.” WayImportantRecordsPositionMusicianImportant ThingsRewardsEnthusiasmNominationsGrammy Author:Chris Botti
“If Hillary can't win the nomination - and it's clearly very, very hard for her - she's basically a stalking horse for McCain. She's preparing the demographic ground for McCain, by getting white working-class Democrats used to (if you will) not voting for Obama.” IfsHardUsedWinningWhiteClassHorseDemocratVotingWorking ClassPreparingStalkingMccainDemographicsNominationsCan't WinNot Voting Author:Rich Lowry
“After the confetti is swept and the champagne bottles are tossed a more sober reality will take hold. Not just that her net gain of delegates this week will be, at most, in the single digits. But worse. There is no plausible scenario in which Clinton can win the nomination. At least not democratically.” RealityWinningWeekGainsClintonBottlesSoberScenariosChampagneNominationsPlausibleDelegatesConfetti Author:Marc Cooper
“Watch the speech. Really, watch: if this man gets his party's nomination, he's going to be the next president. By a landslide. And he is going to transform this country. If I were a Republican, I'd be very, very afraid. Oh wait, I am a Republican.” IfsMenCountryNextWaitingPresidentPartyWatchesRepublicanSpeechNominationsLandslides Author:Rod Dreher
“I think I'd rather win, for example, a Writer's Guild award than almost anything on earth. And the few nominations I've had with the guild, and the few awards I've had, represented to me a far more legitimate concrete achievement than anything.” ThinkingEarthWinningExampleAchievementAwardsConcreteNominationsGuilds Author:Rod Serling
“The man [Donald Trump] seems to out-trump himself - no pun intended - every time he speaks in his bid to win the Republican nomination.” MenSeemsWinningSpeakHe ManTrumpRepublicanNominationsPun Author:Corri Wilson
“Tom [McCarthy] said to me, "Buddy, you got an Oscar nomination through that haircut! That's the real feat, man."” MenSaidRealTomsOscarsBuddyFeatsNominationsHaircuts Author:Mark Ruffalo
“When he [Franklin Roosevelt] ultimately does not get the Republican Party nomination and decides to start his new Bull Moose Party, he does, for the first time, let black delegates be part of the party from elsewhere in the country.” FirstsDoeCountryBlackPartyRepublicanFirst TimeElsewhereRepublican PartyBullsFranklinNominationsDelegatesMoose Author:Geoffrey Cowan
“After having edited numerous shorts, earning award nominations for it, and then 4 features edits, the director inside me is now burning to share its voice. Thriller, Horror, zany Comedy.” VoiceComedyShareHorrorDirectorsBurningFeaturesAwardsEarningEditsThrillersNominationsShortsEdited Author:Kyle Cassie
“What we won when all of our people united just must not now be lost in suspicion, distrust, selfishness, and politics among any of our people. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.” PeopleLostPresidentTermUnitedPartyAcceptingSelfishnessSuspicionDistrustNominations Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“There was also a sense that if he [Obama] did not win in Iowa, that it was very unlikely that he would be able to come back and win the Democratic nomination and win the general election. It was sort of an all-or-nothing bet. The stakes were that high.” IfsWould BeAbleWinningElectionDemocraticStakesUnlikelyNominationsIowaGeneral Elections Author:Josh Earnest
“I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when Bill Clinton got the nomination. That was certainly a part of my growing interest in politics.” StillsRememberInterestGrowingTelevisionSummerBillsDemocraticClintonConventionsCoverageNominationsWatching TelevisionInterest In Politics Author:Josh Earnest
“"Embrace Of The Serpent" has been a big deal for Colombians outside the Amazon. It's been showing continuously there for more than three months. And the Oscar nomination, the film's producer says Colombians are comparing it to having the national team in the World Cup.” WorldHas BeensBigsFilmThreeDealsTeamMonthsEmbraceProducersCupsCompareOscarsBig DealAmazonThree MonthsSerpentWorld CupNominationsNational Team Author:Tom Cole
“No Republican has ever won South Carolina and Iowa or New Hampshire, as Trump has, without going on to win the nomination.” WinningTrumpRepublicanSouthCarolinaNominationsIowaSouth CarolinaHampshireNew Hampshire Author:Chuck Todd
“Republicans woke up Sunday with an undeniable reality. Donald Trump's the clear front-runner now for their party's nomination. Trump, celebrated, of course, his big win in South Carolina.” BigsRealityCoursesWinningPartyClearFrontsTrumpRepublicanSouthSundayRunnersCarolinaNominationsSouth Carolina Author:Chris Matthews
“Another wing of the party seems to be putting its hands up. They're not all resisting and accepting the [Donald] Trump - the fact that he could very well win the nomination.” WellsFactsHandsSeemsWinningPartyAcceptingTrumpWingsResistingNominationsHands Up Author:Chris Matthews
“I thought The Big Short deserved a nomination because Adam MacKay is one of the best filmmakers. A lot of what he does deals in comedy and he co-produces with Will Farrell, people don't really give it the credit that it deserves. I think that they actually do great screenwriting and they make great films, very entertaining.” PeopleThinkingGivingDoeBigsFilmDealsComedyProduceDeserveCreditFilmmakerAdamEntertainingNominationsScreenwritingGreat FilmBest Film Author:Bun B
“Lenny Abrahamson is really the only threat to [Alejandro González ] Iñárritu, simply because the entire act one of Room is amazing. I believe Brie Larson is absolutely deserving of her nomination [for Actress in a Leading Role]. I'm not sure if she's going to win, but I think this is a big moment for Brie Larson, I think her trajectory is going to go straight up.” IfsThinkingBelieveMomentsBigsWinningI BelieveRoomsRolesThreatActressesNot SureDeservingNominationsTrajectoryStraight UpBrie Author:Bun B
“I think as he gets older, Quentin [Tarantino] is growing more and more into his directorial side, but the writer in him won't stop the pen. I don't think he deserved a directing nod. Like I said, it's beautifully shot - it's cinematography, obviously, deserves a nomination - but he's not the camera man.” ThinkingMenSaidSidesGrowingShotsDeserveCamerasPensNominationsQuentinTarantinoCinematography Author:Bun B
“Just someone trying to shoot in 70mm deserves the nomination, and he[Quentin Tarantino] is shooting interiors, like tight interior shots, for that matter. Obviously [Quentin] is the director and demanding the shots, but all credit for the beauty of that film [Hateful Eight] goes to the director of photography.” TryingMatterFilmDirectorsPhotographyShotsDeserveEightCreditShootingInteriorsHatefulNominationsQuentinTarantino Author:Bun B
“The director Denis [Villeneuve] is actually an actor (he's from Sons of Anarchy and he's a great character actor) and he's also a screenwriter (he wrote What Lies Beneath). It blows my mind to see when people from one sector move to another and excel. I think Sicario was one of the best directed and written films. It did get [a nomination for best] cinematography, though.” PeopleThinkingMindCharacterFilmMovingLyingActorsWrittenSonDirectorsBlowAnarchyScreenwritersNominationsGreat CharacterCharacter ActorsCinematography Author:Bun B
“[Best original song nomination in 2016] should be Wiz Khalifa for "See You Again," but this is an amazing song and it's easily the biggest song out of any of the songs nominated. It was a huge hit. And really, I'm just happy for Weeknd as a person.” ShouldPersonsSongHugeOriginalsYou AgainNominationsWizAmazing Song Author:Bun B
“I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is.” KnowsShouldPersonsPresidentSecurityAssumingPresident ObamaHomelandNominationsHomeland SecurityStop And Frisk Author:Adepero Oduye
“I think, ultimately you know in your heart how much work you've done. You know what you're doing, if you're being honest on stage or not. That's all you being you. But when you acknowledges it - especially with a Tony Award nomination - you just can't help with the guilty pleasure!” IfsThinkingKnowsHeartDoneHelpingPleasureStageHonestGuiltyBeing HonestAcknowledgeAwardsNominationsGuilty Pleasure Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“Republican party leaders have been worrying about the damage a [Donald] Trump nomination could do to the party, but also what might happen if he left the GOP and took his supporters with him. But Trump said he would stay a Republican and do everything in his power to beat Hillary Clinton.” IfsHas BeensSaidMightHappensLeftPartyLeaderWorryTrumpRepublicanBeatsClintonDamageSupporterRepublican PartyNominationsGop Author:Ted Cruz
“I never endorsed Donald Trump or any of the candidates who are running for the nomination that would make them the leader of their party. I said of Mr. Trump that I give him credit as the only one who stood in front of "some" members of the Jewish community and told them he did not need or want their money. This was very big because any man who is able to stand on his own is free enough to do what is in the best interest of the country. That is what I said and that is what I meant.” MenWantNeedsGivingSaidCountryEnoughBigsRunningAbleInterestCommunityPartyLeaderFrontsTrumpMembersCreditCandidatesNominationsJewish Community Author:Louis Farrakhan
“With two years till the nomination, both [Joe] Biden and [Hillary] Clinton are positioning themselves to be the Democratic nominee. And are they stressing their experience, their ideas, their excellent hair? No. They've been talking about their poverty.” YearsTwoIdeasTalkingPovertyHairStressDemocraticClintonExcellentTwo YearsNominationsBiden Author:Peter Sagal
“The historical resonances are sharp. [Louis] Brandeis is nominated on Jan. 28, 1916. Confirmed on June 1. Waits 125 days between nomination and confirmation, which remains an unbroken record, although Merrick Garland will surpass it in July, if my math is right. Anti-Semitism was definitely not the central reason for the opposition, which tended to focus more on his anti-corporate radicalism, but it was a theme.” IfsReasonWaitingRecordsFocusRemainsHistoricalMathCorporateThemeOppositionJuneJulyResonanceAnti SemitismNominationsUnbrokenConfirmationGarlandsRadicalismLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“[Donald] Trump won fair and square! He got 13.3 million votes. He won all over the country. He won when the race was crowded and when it was a one on one against Ted Cruz. There's just no reasonable way to keep Trump from the nomination while insisting that the will of the Republican voter is being respected.” WayCountryRaceMillionsTrumpRepublicanFairsVoteReasonableVotersSquaresCrowdedNominationsCruzInsistingOne On One Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“The debate over judicial nominations is a debate over the judiciary itself. It is a debate over how much power unelected judges should have in our system of government, how much control judges should have over a written constitution that belongs to the people.” PeopleShouldGovernmentWrittenJudgingShould HaveConstitutionDebateJudicialNominationsJudiciarySystems Of Government Author:Orrin Hatch
“Supreme Court nominations are an occasion to pause and reflect on the values that make our nation strong, just and fair. And we must determine whether a nominee has a demonstrated commitment to those basic values.” ValuesStrongNationsCommitmentFairsCourtDetermineSupremeOccasionsPausesSupreme CourtNominations Author:Edward Kennedy
“This [Judge Samuel Alito] may be one of the most significant or consequential nominations that the Senate will vote on since I've been here in the last three decades.” MayLastsThreeJudgingVoteDecadesSignificantSenateNominations Author:Joe Biden
“No judicial nomination should answer any question that is designed to reveal how the nominee will rule on any issue that could come before the court.” ShouldAnswersIssuesCourtJudicialNominations Author:Jon Kyl